Debuting вЂњBlack Skinhead,вЂќ one of the more aggressive cuts from his in-your-face YeezusВ album, Kanye dons a black leather jacket and comes on like NIN meets Depeche Mode meets crazed subway ranter. ThereвЂ™s an air of resignation in Ben AffleckвЂ™sВ voice when he introduces Kanye West as вЂњtheВ man you came to see.вЂќ ItвЂ™s like he knows he canвЂ™t possibly compete with вЂYe, and man, was heВ right. Kanye West, вЂњBlack SkinheadвЂќВ (May 18, 2013) still got a terrific look at the newlyВ funkdafied Arcade Fire, whose artful, existential grooving on ReflektorВ standout вЂњAfterlifeвЂќ smacked of Talking Heads circa Stop Making Sense. To celebrate its 2013 season premiere, SNLВ gave Arcade Fire not just the standard two performance spots, but also a half-hour special, Here Comes the Night Time,В which airedВ directly afterward.

Unfortunately, MayerвЂ™s six-stringВ wizardry is better heard than seen, so while the guitarist made hilariously pained facialВ expressions, Frank wisely hopped on a vintage arcade consoleВ and kept himself busy.ДЄrcade Fire, вЂњAfterlifeвЂќ (SeptemberВ 28, 2013)

Frank Ocean pared things down to four minutes for SNLВ but kept all theВ best parts, including the whining solo from John Mayer. On record, вЂњPyramidsвЂќ is a nine-minute arthouse-R&BВ epic about Cleopatra, strippers, and aВ bunch of other stuff. The Beasties absolutely rip as a New Wave backing band, and Costello has a blastВ reliving his punky early days.ДЇrank Ocean, вЂњPyramidsвЂќ (SeptemberВ 15, 2012) Costello recreated the moment on the showвЂ™s 25th anniversary special, interrupting the Beastie BoysвЂ™ mid-вЂњSabotageвЂќ and leading themВ through the very tune that caused all the trouble 22 years earlier. In 1977, Elvis Costello got himself bannedВ from SNLВ by calling an audible seconds into вЂњLess Than ZeroвЂќ and instead playing вЂњRadio, Radio,вЂќ a song producers werenвЂ™t expecting. Any showier or more sentimental, and this tribute wouldвЂ™ve fallen flat.Д®lvis Costello and the BeastieВ Boys, вЂњRadio, RadioвЂќ (September 27, 1999) Later, he sang theВ lines from Neil YoungвЂ™s вЂњHey Hey, My My (Into the Black)вЂќ that Kurt had included in his suicideВ note. At one point, Vedder pulled open his jacket to flashВ the вЂњKвЂќ heвЂ™d scrawled on his T-shirt. It was obviously on singer Eddie VedderвЂ™s mind, and as he and the bandВ performed вЂњDaughter,вЂќ he honored his fellow grunge icon with subtlety and class. Even the rehearsal takes (readily availableВ online) capture the giddiness of the performance.Д®leven days before Pearl Jam made their second SNL appearance, Kurt Cobain was foundВ dead in Seattle. got away with вЂњShiny Happy People,вЂќВ an uncharacteristically silly song featuring background vocals from Kate Pierson of the B-52вЂ™s.В Some fans figured it wasВ a joke, but Stipe and Pierson fully committed with flailing-armВ choreography for their SNLВ run-through. In 1991, with the Gulf War and Rodney KingВ beatings fresh in everyoneвЂ™s memory, the worldВ was very much in need of good vibes. farewell Atlanta xo you moved me to tears after so long milennia God bless you dear wish i had been allowed to live Comment by levi.Here are the 10 best SNL musical performances since 1990. Slowed and reverb рџ¤ўрџ¤® Comment by Christina Masden Genre Contemporary R&B, Rhythm and blues, Neo soul, Alternative R&B Comment by M

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