“Elton John” Sings Goodbye To 24 At The Emmys

Emmys host Jimmy Fallon‘s musical talents didn’t end at the opening Glee number.

He brought his guitar through the audience to introduce each mass category (drama, comedy, reality, etc.), but he also whipped through three costume changes for a farewell song to departing dramas – where he portrayed, among others, Elton John.

“Goodbye, 24,” started Fallon as Elton John, in an updated version to “Candle In The Wind.” Sample line: “I would like to thank you for all the torturin’, for Jack and Chloe and CTU, and the first Black president.”

Then Fallon changed into a Boyz II Men look for a Law & Order-related “It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye” (complete with pouring one out for the loss) and followed that up with a Green Day inspired tribute to Lost. “The island it was mythical, but in the end they died, I didn’t understand it but I tried,” sang Billy Joe.

We’ll let these two tweets from TV critics sum up Fallon’s, and NBC’s, performance so far. Tim Cuprisin of OnMilwaukee.com: “Yeah, I’d say that, at least so far, Jimmy Fallon’s the biggest Emmy winner of the night.” Rick Porter of Zap2It.com: “This is *very* strange. The Emmys are both an entertaining show and awarding a lot of deserving people. You all are seeing this too, right?”

Here’s the full song:

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