{"id":12480,"date":"2019-09-05T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/?p=12480"},"modified":"2020-10-31T05:14:24","modified_gmt":"2020-10-31T12:14:24","slug":"matr-bruce-springsteen-and-jimmy-fallon-whip-my-hair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/05\/matr-bruce-springsteen-and-jimmy-fallon-whip-my-hair\/","title":{"rendered":"MatR: Bruce Springsteen and Jimmy Fallon, Whip My Hair"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bruce Springsteen has performed a lot of unlikely covers across his long and illustrious career, but I&#8217;m not sure that anyone would have ever predicted this one, let alone on television and as an official CD release.<\/p>\n<p>In the autumn and winter of 2010, ten-year-old Willow Smith&#8217;s debut single &#8220;Whip My Hair&#8221; was\u00a0<em>everywhere<\/em>. Whether you liked it or hated it, odds are that you couldn&#8217;t get it out of your head no matter how hard you tried.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"758\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kMhUt5Y7fNc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>So when Bruce made an appearance on\u00a0<em>Late Night with Jimmy Fallon<\/em> at the height of the song&#8217;s popularity, Bruce and Jimmy conspired to blow fans&#8217; minds by covering it.<\/p>\n<p>Bruce was already a fan of Jimmy&#8217;s Neil Young impression, so they decided to make it a duet with Jimmy in character. Bruce and Jimmy collaborated an arrangement that parodied a typical Springsteen concert arrangement, but the idea for Springsteen to perform as &#8220;1975 Bruce&#8221; was entirely Bruce&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to Jimmy tell the story:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"758\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o_cFobBHYqU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>And yes, when Bruce walked out on stage for the cold open that night, the crowd (and almost certainly, the entirety of E Street Nation) did indeed go nuts. The result&#8230; well, it may not be one of Bruce&#8217;s best covers, but it&#8217;s certainly one of his most viral.<\/p>\n<div id=\"v-ETduz4Hn-1\" class=\"video-player\"><iframe title='VideoPress Video Player' aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='758' height='426' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/ETduz4Hn?hd=1&amp;cover=1&amp;loop=0&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;permalink=1&amp;muted=0&amp;controls=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;useAverageColor=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" src='https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/video\/assets\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js'><\/script><\/div>\n<p>What did Bruce think of the performance? Let&#8217;s follow him backstage and find out:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"758\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nKtm2g6Pp_w?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Eighteen months later, Bruce still must have felt pretty good about that performance, because he gave Fallon permission to release the recording on Jimmy&#8217;s second album,\u00a0<em>Blow Your Pants Off. <\/em>(Their duet is the closing track on that 2012 album.)<\/p>\n<p>Bruce and &#8220;Neil&#8221; would also reprise their performance two years (and ten fashion years) later, this time covering &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2018\/03\/24\/matr-bruce-springsteen-and-jimmy-fallon-sexy-and-i-know-it\/\">Sexy and I Know It<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Even so, I wouldn&#8217;t bet on Bruce picking a sign for &#8220;Whip My Hair&#8221; anytime soon. That was almost certainly a one-time-only experience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Whip My Hair<br \/>\nRecorded: <\/strong>November 16, 2010<strong><br \/>\nReleased:\u00a0<\/strong><em>Blow Your Pants Off\u00a0<\/em>(2012)<strong><br \/>\nFirst performed:<\/strong>\u00a0November 16, 2010 (New York City, NY)<br \/>\n<strong>Last performed:<\/strong> November 16, 2010 (New York City, NY)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bruce and Jimmy Fallon (as Neil Young) perform the unlikeliest of covers in one of Bruce&#8217;s most viral moments. 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