Jimmy Fallon And Sting Sing ‘Roxanne’ As Barbershop Quintet [Video]


Sting was on the set of the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon last night, sporting a full beard and barbershop quartet jacket and hat for a harmonizing acapella version of “Roxanne.”

At first, it appeared it was just Jimmy Fallon performing with his quartet known as “The Ragtime Gals,” but as the four sang a couple of bars of the song opener, Sting poked his head through the center of the bunch, belting out the lead vocals and turning the quartet into a quintet while taking an 80s favorite back to the 1930s.

Watch it here.

“Roxanne” is, of course, a hit by the 1980s musical staple The Police in which Sting was the bass player and lead singer before launching a highly successful solo career. Sting’s most recent accomplishment was a Tony nomination for his musical The Last Ship.

While Jimmy Fallon was sure to congratulate Sting on his latest awards nod (Sting already has 16 Grammys under his belt), he also brought up the crooner’s private vineyard, prompting him to pop open a bottle of wine and share a glass. This, of course, was a ploy to get Sting to loosen up and play an unplugged version of a song from The Last Ship on his acoustic guitar for a starstruck Fallon.

It’s been a busy month for both men. Jimmy has been performing new skits and sketches with his Tonight Show guests for May sweeps, and Sting presented and performed in a special showing of The Last Ship for charity. Ship had previously been curtained in January. Next month, Sting embarks on a world tour.

Jimmy Fallon fans are used to seeing the Tonight Show host perform musical numbers. In fact, earlier in the week, Fallon’s musical battle with Jamie Foxx went viral.

Despite Fallon’s popularity, however, Sting admitted that the quintet version of “Roxanne” caught him a little off guard. During his interview with Jimmy, Sting stated that the barbershop arrangement of the song “really messed with my mind.”

Not to worry, Sting — your barbershop quintet with Jimmy Fallon appears to be a big hit on Twitter:

Was Sting’s performance with Jimmy Fallon your favorite Tonight Show skit of the week?

[Image courtesy of Guardian Liberty Voice.]

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