Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Jimmy Fallon's 'Young' cover Iggy Azalea's 'Fancy'
On Tuesday, fans of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young will be able to buy a new box set, CSNY 1974, with three CDs and a DVD recording their final tour 40 years ago. On Monday night, David Crosby, Graham Nash, and Stephen Stills appeared on Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show to promote the audio-visual time capsule. Neil Young was unavailable to join them — he spent Monday night in Iceland, kicking off an 18-date European tour — but Fallon does a pretty impressive Young impersonation, so...
This isn't, technically, a CSNY reunion, but it's about as close as you're likely to get to hearing the folk-rock supergroup perform Iggy Azalea's hit song "Fancy." Fallon, per usual, is spot on. Crosby, Stills, and Nash don't exactly have their famously tight harmonies down perfectly, but it's a pretty impressive showing for a trio of septuagenarians who may not have much Iggy Azalea on their iPods:
For CSNY fans who may not know the Azalea original (some NSFW lyrics), you're welcome? --Peter Weber
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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.
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