Black Simon and Garfunkel sing the Weeknd—with the actual Art Garfunkel
"I can't feel my face when I'm with you" isn't quite as evocative a statement of love as "like a bridge over troubled water, I will ease your mind."
But when it's sang by Black Simon and Garfunkel, who can really tell the difference?
America's favorite Simon and Garfunkel cover group—aka, the Roots' Questlove and Captain Kirk Douglas—reappeared last night on Fallon to give the Weeknd hit their signature treatment: acoustic guitars, falsetto harmonies, beatnik turtlenecks, etc. And right before the chorus, in a matching black mock turtleneck, the actual Art Garfunkel emerges on stage to join them.
But of all the songs Black Simon and Garfunkel and Garfunkel could've chosen, it's kind of sad they went with such a straightforward pick. No Fetty Wap? Or Drizzy? Or What Do You Mean? We have some suggestions for next time: