{"id":793467,"date":"2019-02-27T07:12:03","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T14:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=800732"},"modified":"2019-02-27T07:12:03","modified_gmt":"2019-02-27T14:12:03","slug":"see-weezer-jimmy-fallon-sing-buddy-holly-as-barbershop-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/music-news\/see-weezer-jimmy-fallon-sing-buddy-holly-as-barbershop-group\/","title":{"rendered":"See Weezer, Jimmy Fallon Sing \u2018Buddy Holly\u2019 as Barbershop Group"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Weezer<\/a> dusted off their power-pop anthem \u201cBuddy Holly\u201d on Tuesday\u2019s Tonight Show<\/a><\/em>\u00a0with a comedic twist by joining Jimmy Fallon<\/a> and his barbershop-style vocal group, \u201cthe Ragtime Gals,\u201d for a late-night rendition.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

All four Weezer members\u2014frontman Rivers Cuomo, guitarist Brian Bell, bassist Scott Shriner and drummer Patrick Wilson\u2014adopted cartoonish vocal styles for their a capella<\/em> version of the 1994 hit, with everyone dressed in matching, red-green-and-yellow jackets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Later in the show, the group played a non-jokey take on \u201cLiving in L.A.,\u201d the latest single from their upcoming 13th LP Weezer,<\/em> better known as \u201cthe Black Album.\u201d Cuomo and Bell joined played crunchy power chords in unison, with Shriner adding high falsetto vocals, bass harmonics and funky verse fills. The track ended with some brief guitar fireworks, as Cuomo ventured into a finger-tapped wah-wah solo.<\/p>\n

\u201cLiving in L.A.\u201d is one of four singles Weezer have released from the Dave Sitek-produced album, along with \u201cCan\u2019t Knock the Hustle<\/a>,\u201d \u201cZombie Bastards\u201d<\/a> and \u201cHigh as a Kite.\u201d<\/a> The band will promote the record on a co-headlining North American tour with Pixies that launches March 8th in Louisville, Kentucky.<\/p>\n