The Roots
As 'Black Simon and Garfunkel'
August 11, 2011 11:10 AM
Black Simon and Garfunkel – you know, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel if they were black – made a brief appearance on last night's episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. The duo, better known as Roots members ?uestlove and Captain Kirk Douglas, played a tremendously somber rendition of LMFAO's goofy summer hit "Party Rock Anthem." As it turns out, the song actually works pretty well as a gentle folk ballad and ?uestlove is surprisingly adept at approximating the real Garfunkel's high harmonies.
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