Miley Cyrus and Mark Ronson treated their fans to a modernized version of an old Christmas favorite late last week when they debuted a cover of John Lennon and Yoko Ono‘s “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)”, which included backing vocal contributions from their son and psychedelic rocker, Sean Ono Lennon. The two pop musicians were at it again on Thursday night with a pre-recorded appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where they debuted an updated version of “Santa Baby” with new, feminist-friendly lyrics.
The performance video shared to Jimmy Fallon‘s YouTube on Thursday begins with Cyrus and the famous comic preparing for their skit while Miley questionably looks over the outdated lyrics to Joan Javits‘ 1953 holiday tune. Miley makes the good point of asking Fallon what “slip a sable under the tree” could possibly mean, and if she actually has to “hook up with Santa” if he provides her with all the material-based gifts mentioned in the lyrics. Before either of them can figure out a game plan, Cyrus and Fallon are called to the stage and Cyrus makes a point right there to update some of the lyrical rhetoric to fit her own celebratory agenda. Miley is then seen strutting her way across a decorated living room in a Christmas-themed red and green outfit as the familiar opening to “Santa Baby” begins playing for the live audience.
From the opening moments, it’s clear which lyrics Cyrus decided to throw in as she starts the song in singing, “Santa baby, I hear you have some presents for me, Miley/I’ve been an awful good girl”. Fallon and Ronson eventually make their way onto the set to help showcase some of the “fancy jewelry” and other material objects which Miley melodically rejects in her new lyrics. The three continue their playful holiday performance with Cyrus finally stating that the only thing she really wants for Christmas this year is equal pay and some respect, dammit. The full performance can be watched in the video below.
Miley Cyrus with Mark Ronson and Jimmy Fallon – “Santa Baby” – 2018 Version
[Video: The Tonight Show]
Cyrus and Ronson were recently filmed and recorded performing their new collaborative material in addition to covering Ariana Grande during a media stop at BBC Radio 1‘s “Live Lounge” earlier this week. These entertaining performances make for a solid ending to a busy year for the young pop singer, who back in March was also hit with a $300 million copyright lawsuit over the rights to her 2013 single, “We Can’t Stop”. All’s well that ends well I suppose. Merry Christmas, Miley!
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