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‘SNL50: Homecoming Concert’ Most Memorable Moments: Lady Gaga, ‘Post Nirvana,’ Jack White, Cher, Will Ferrell, Robyn and More
Memorable performers on 'SNL50: Homecoming Concert' included Jack White, Lady Gaga, Cher, Lauryn Hill, Brandi Carlile, Will Ferrell and Ana Gasteyer.
The pair ran through a medley that incorporated “Brat,” “Good Luck, Babe!,” “Unholy,” “Denial Is a River” and other recent hits, all getting the Marty-and-Elaine-at-the-Dresden-Room treatment, with the eternal joke being that these happily-marrieds really do mean to be hep but just are never going to think about lyrical appropriateness as much as getting the harmonies right. The first and most expansive of his twin performances had the long-dormant Arcade Fire coming back to life as his primary co-star for a medley of Bowie’s “Heroes” and that band’s “Wake Up,” with St. Vincent brought in to play the role of Robert Fripp. Later, he returned with Robyn for a second medley, as her “Dancing on My Own” segued into Talking Heads’ “This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody).” That latter pick would have been a perfect closer for a show with “homecoming” in its title — it’s practically the best truly sentimental song ever written — but “SNL50” still had a ways to go.
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