OK Jimmy Fallon has officially knocked it over the top and won my heart with his coverage of my darling immortal?Freddie Mercury of Queen. To honor the Super Bowl win pulled off by the New England Patriots, Fallon and the Roots joined?Carrie Underwood, Sam Smith, Ariana Grande, Blake Shelton, Usher, Meghan Trainor, One Direction and Christina Aguilera for an amazing?a cappella version of “We Are The Champions,” one of Queen’s most iconic hits.
From Ultimate Classic Rock:
As you can see in the video [below], Fallon begins the song by himself, but he’s immediately joined by his show’s house band the Roots. Even the hip-hop group’s Damon ?Tuba Gooding, Jr.? Bryson got in on the fun as the nine-box format evoked both ?Hollywood Squares? and?the opening of ?The Brady Bunch.?
But before you can start wondering about the one day when the lady met this fellow, Carrie Underwood takes over the Ann B. Davis / Paul Lynde center square, much to the surprise of Ahmir ?Questlove? Thompson, who’s in the center-left. After that, it gets a bit mad, with, in succession, Sam Smith, Ariana Grande, Blake Shelton, Usher, Meghan Trainor, One Direction?and Christina Aguilera?contributing to the song, which also includes some old-school beatboxing.
My favorite part, without question, is when Usher gives a VERY heartfelt?”You brought me fame and fortune and everything that goes with it. I thank you all” and pointed to his audience and smiled. Love it! Enjoy this video of one of the best We Are the Champions covers I’ve ever heard.
