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Nelly Furtado Performs Missy Elliott’s ‘Get Ur Freak On’ With Full Band on Tiny Desk Concert

See Nelly Furtado sing "Promiscuous," "I'm Like a Bird," "Say It Right," "Get Ur Freak On," and other hits on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert.

How long did they have to practice nailing the seamless segues, like violinist William Lamoureux leading everyone into clapping hands for “Explode”? Mysteries aside, Furtado & Co. look like they had a blast performing 11 songs, including “Promiscuous” (which features even more of Beanz), “Maneater,” “I’m Like a Bird,” and Missy Elliott’s “Get Ur Freak On.” During a break, Furtado (with eyes wide open) joked, “We might be a little nervous” about the performance, “but the good kind, the exciting kind.” “DJs were remixing my songs at concerts, clubs, and on social media, and I realized how much people like to dance and escape to my music.”

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