Watch Jimmy Fallon unite Art Garfunkel with Black Simon & Garfunkel for an
The twosome – actually the Roots’ Questlove and “Captain” Kirk Douglas, outfitted in black turtlnecks – reverently sang a chunk of the song before Garfunkel arrived, eliciting cheers and squeals from the audience.
Past mashups have included Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” and Lorde’s “Royals”.
Fact: Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel are not likely to reunite any time soon (see Garfunkel’s remarks about Simon this past spring).
Art Garfunkel made a surprise appearance on Wednesday night’s episode of The Tonight Show, joining Black Simon and Garfunkel for a folk rendition of “Can’t Feel My Face”.
Notably, Garfunkel’s former partner-turned-seeming-nemesis Paul Simon was involved in a similar viral-hopeful appearance on Stephen Colbert’s Late Show.
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.
In the past they have provided their take on Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky” and “Thrift Shop” by Mackelmore.