On see-saw, James Taylor and Jimmy Fallon explore identity, absurdly, in a new song

James Taylor and Jimmy Fallon sing on a see-saw
(Image credit: The Tonight Show)

What would induce James Taylor to get on a giant, adult-sized see-saw with an identically dressed Jimmy Fallon and sing a James Taylor-like song about "Two James Taylors on a See-Saw?" Well, why not? The song explores what it might be like to face yourself on a teeter-totter, philosophically but mostly absurdly. "Don't jump off," Taylor tells Taylor (Fallon), "If you hurt me, you'll just hurt yourself." Still, they look like they're having fun, and you can watch them below. Peter Weber

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Peter Weber, The Week US

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.