It is such a treat to be able to watch The Roots play every night. One of the overwhelming favorites of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is the creativity and thought The Roots put in to deciding what songs to play as each guest walks on. Have you ever paid attention to that? It's a fun game to figure out why they chose what they chose. Sometimes it's obvious but sometimes it takes more thought to find the connection. Can you name why they played what they played? We've been keeping track of all the songs for you! Here's the most recently updated list:
Dylan McDermott: "We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue", Curtis Mayfield
Wendy Williams: "Maneater", Hall and Oates
Sean Willian Scott: "Ice Ice Baby", Vanilla Ice
Keyshawn Johnson: "Keys Open Doors", The Clips
Kevin Connolly: "Entourage", Omarion
Alexa Chung: "Everybody Wang Chung Tonight", Wang Chung
Lauren Graham: "I Know There's An Answer", Beach Boys
Bill Engvall: "Big Bad Bull Is Sweet William Now", Van Halen
Anna Paquin: "Groove Me", King Floyd
Mancow Muller: "Talking Loud And Saying Nothing", James Brown
Will Arnett: "Final Countdown", Europe
Emmanuelle Chriqui: "Oh Come Emanuel"
Alec Baldwin: "Them Crazy Ball Heads", Bob Marley And The Whalers
Michael Ian Black and Michael Whowalter: "Get On The Mike", Beastie Boys
Fred Armisen: "Synthetic Substitution", Melvin Bliss
See the rest after the jump.
The Mighty Boosh: "My Boo", Usher and Alicia Keys
Kevin Nealon: "Hits From the Bong", Cypress Hill
Demi Lovato: "Best Friend", Brandy
Bob Saget: "Rolling with Bob Saget", Jamie Kennedy
Anthony Mackie: "Return of the Mark", Mark Morrison
Holly Hunter: "Way Out There", Pete Seger
Mark Seliger: "Peg", Steely Dan
Sean "Diddy" Combs: "Get Busy", The Roots
Marissa Jaret Kinokur: "Dancing Queen", ABBA
Leslie Mann: "Get Your Freak On", Missy Elliot
Michael Lang: "Star Spangled Banner"
Ashley Tisdale: "School's Out", Alice Cooper
Tim Meadows: "Pass the Courvoisier", Busta Rhymes
Adam Sandler: "Red Hooded Sweatshirt", Adam Sandler
Jimmy Buffet: "Jimmy", Funkadelic
Marlan Wayans: Theme from GI Joe
Judd Apatow: "Bad Reputation", Joan Jett
Channing Tatum: Theme from GI Joe
Joan Rivers: "No Nose Job", Digital Underground
Chris Kattan: "What is Love", Haddaway
Joe Scarborough: "Run Joe", Louis Jordan
Jeremy Piven: "What's so Funny About the Noise", Elvis Costello
Charlyne Yi: "Crying", Solomon Burke
Paul Giamatti: NBC Theme
Ken Jeong: "Calling Dr. Love", Kiss
Eric Bana: "Eric B is the President", Eric B and Rakim
Jordana Spiro: "Good Times", Chic
Ashton Kutcher: "Punks Jump Up to Get Beat Down", Brand Nubian
Triple H: "Kings of Kings", Motorhead
Jon Hamm: "Ham and Eggs", Tribe Called Quest
Hugh Dancy: "Let's Dance", David Bowie
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