Questlove and the Art of the Subversive Musical Dig
The Roots---the house band of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon---are known for sneaking flyby jabs into 10-second snippets of walk-on music.
The Roots---the house band of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon---are known for sneaking flyby jabs into 10-second snippets of walk-on music. We compiled the best of bandleader Questlove's cleverly subversive ditties for recent political guests.
Donald Trump
“20 Feet Tall,” by Erykah Badu; “What More Can I Say?” by Jay Z
NBCU Photo Bank/Getty ImagesBarack Obama
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Chris Christie
NBCU Photo Bank/Getty ImagesStephen Colbert
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John Oliver
NBCU Photo Bank/Getty ImagesRahm Emanuel
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Ted Cruz
NBCU Photo Bank/Getty ImagesBill O’Reilly
“Reagan’s Dead” (originally “Raise the Dead,” by Mac Lethal)
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Bernie Sanders
NBCU Photo Bank/Getty ImagesJeb Bush
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Rachel Maddow
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Dan Winters
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