“Pants on the Ground” gets Neil Young treatment
By now I’m sure everybody with access to a television or internet-equipped device has seen the ubiquitous video of 62-year old American Idol contestant Larry Platt showcasing his original rap song, “Pants on the Ground.”
American Idol may be good at churning out lowest common-denominator pop drivel year after year, but at least every once in a while we get something like this out of its first few weeks of audition episodes.
So I watched the video. I laughed. And then I thought nothing more of it. That is, until I found that someone had the insight to dig deep into the song’s subtext and bring out its true meaning with…a “Neil Young” cover. Yup, you heard that right – in all its Harvest-era glory.
And of course I put Neil Young in quotations because it was actually Jimmy Fallon channeling Mr. Young who brought us this great reinterpretation.
Check it out:
Jimmy Fallon – “Pants on the Ground”
See the original “Pants on the Ground” after the jump.
Larry Platt – “Pants on the Ground”
-Sam
Thanks Robbie. If there’s anything you’re interested in seeing get covered here, let me know.
lookin like a fool with your pants on the ground.. rofl she asks ‘how old are you’… REJECTED. HAHAHA