Brandi Carlile returned to 30 Rockefeller Plaza for the second time in 14 months to serve as musical guest on Saturday Night Live. Alongside dual hosts Steve Martin and Martin Short, Carlile revisited her earlier catalog and welcomed Lucius to help spotlight her more recent work.
On a stage lit up with Christmas lights and flanked by poinsettias, Carlile first performed “The Story”. The title track to the singer-songwriter’s 2007 album was actually written by Phil Hanseroth who, alongside his twin brother Tim Hanseroth, has served as Carlile’s performing and songwriting partner for nearly two decades. The song garnered early success for Carlile and The Twins when it was featured on Grey’s Anatomy in 2007 and was later covered by Dolly Parton.
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Skipping forward to the present day, Carlile performed her Grammy-nominated song for Record of the Year, “You and Me on the Rock”, with Lucius. Carlile’s song written for her wife struck the ideal sentimental tone for the SNL Christmas episode, as the indie pop vocalists created a chorus of voices with Brandi.
Watch Brandi Carlile perform “The Story” and “You and Me on the Rock” with Lucius on Saturday Night Live. The NBC variety sketch show also revealed over the weekend that Lizzo will now serve as musical guest for December 17th’s year-ending show with host Austin Butler. Yeah Yeah Yeahs were originally scheduled to close out the year, but the New York City indie favorites have canceled their remaining shows for 2022 as guitarist Nick Zinner continues to recover from pneumonia.
Brandi Carlile – “The Story”
Brandi Carlile, Lucius – “You And Me On The Rock”
(Videos: Saturday Night Live)
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