{"id":288124,"date":"2020-02-12T05:15:28","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T12:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1122320"},"modified":"2020-02-12T05:15:28","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T12:15:28","slug":"you-cant-miss-jimmy-fallon-and-the-backstreet-boys-barbershop-remix-of-thong-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/you-cant-miss-jimmy-fallon-and-the-backstreet-boys-barbershop-remix-of-thong-song\/","title":{"rendered":"You Can&#8217;t Miss Jimmy Fallon and the Backstreet Boys&#8217; Barbershop Remix of &#8220;Thong Song&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/2020112\/rs_600x600-200212032616-600-Backstreet-Boys-Fallon.jpg?fit=around|600:467&amp;crop=600:467;center,top&amp;output-quality=90\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"photo-txt-0\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"40.098870056497\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-photo-text\" readability=\"23.587570621469\">\n<p>Backstreet&#8217;s back&#8230;on Fallon!<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/backstreet_boys\">Backstreet Boys<\/a><\/strong> made an appearance on Tuesday&#8217;s&nbsp;<em>The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon<\/em>, but before they sat down on the couches for their interview, there was something they needed to do first.<\/p>\n<p>Dressed in red, green and yellow-striped blazers, white pants and straw hats, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1122019\/watch-the-backstreet-boys-help-a-man-pull-off-the-sweetest-surprise-proposal-on-live-tv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the boy band<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/jimmy_fallon\">Jimmy Fallon<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;performed an a cappella barbershop cover of&nbsp;<strong>Sisqo<\/strong>&#8216;s &#8220;Thong Song.&#8221; Their group name? The Ragtime Gals.<\/p>\n<p>As Jimmy said before getting started, &#8220;Now, this thing right here is letting all the ladies know what guys talk about.&#8221; Then he set the pitch with his trusty pitch pipe, and the performance began.<\/p>\n<p>Singing first was&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/nick_carter\">Nick Carter<\/a><\/strong>, who sang the lines &#8220;Ooh that dress so scandalous \/ And you know another fella couldn&#8217;t handle it \/ So you shakin&#8217; that thang like who&#8217;s the ish \/ With a look in your eyes so devilish.&#8221;&nbsp;Next up was <strong>Kevin Richardson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-2\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"57.270358306189\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"7.7654723127036\">\n<p>As he crooned, &#8220;You like to dance on the hip hop spots \/ And you cruise to crews to connect the dots \/ Not just urban she like the pop.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The crew then sang in unison before&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/aj_mclean\">AJ McLean<\/a><\/strong> got his own solo. The six men got through the rest of the song without missing one beat, and it ended in glorious harmony.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-4\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"59.483535528596\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"19.071057192374\">\n<p>Later in the episode, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hxGo9eDjAlA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the boy band<\/a> sat down with Fallon to talk about their successful comeback.<\/p>\n<p>As AJ said, &#8220;It&#8217;s a testament to the fans, first and foremost, man. And being so freaking blessed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1008234\/multiple-lawsuits-a-fake-rivalry-and-a-surprising-ryan-gosling-connection-20-secrets-about-the-backstreet-boys-you-probably-forgot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">have timeless music<\/a>, man. And just being able to work with <strong>Max Martin<\/strong> and amazing producers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After Fallon noted that the group has sold a total of 130 million albums <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/shows\/ladygang\/news\/1035902\/hear-aj-mclean-s-plea-to-justin-timberlake-about-a-possible-backstreet-boys-nsync-reunion-tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in their time together<\/a>, Nick replied, &#8220;It&#8217;s&nbsp;unbelievable, it really is. But we&#8217;re grateful. We&#8217;re just grateful to be here.<\/p>\n<p>As Kevin chimed in, &#8220;This was our first marriage.&#8221; Then, <strong>Howie Dorough<\/strong> joked, &#8220;No prenup.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"video-int-txt-5\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"42.763728323699\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-video-text\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"27.868497109827\">\n<p>And of course, AJ, Nick, Howie, Kevin and Brian reminisced on old times.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of the group&#8217;s roots, the host asked, &#8220;Who was in the band first? How did it go?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>AJ, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1028944\/n-sync-vs-backstreet-boys-the-true-story-behind-their-epic-boy-band-rivalry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the group&#8217;s founding member<\/a>, responded, &#8220;I was the O.G. in &#8217;92, and then a year later is when Nick and Howie joined. And then, there was a different incantation of the actual band and then that didn&#8217;t work. This was what was meant to be. Kevin came next, and then Kevin called his cousin <strong>Brian <\/strong>[<strong>Littrell<\/strong>], and here we are 26 years later.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Now, check out the full video to see the guys spontaneously perform the first song they ever sang as a group,&nbsp;<strong>Shai<\/strong>&#8216;s &#8220;If I Ever Fall in Love.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>(E! and NBC are both part of NBCUniversal.)<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tune-in-6\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"32\">\n<p class=\"tune-in__text\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\">Watch <i>E! 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