Madonna joins Jimmy Fallon to recreate her hit 'Music' with classroom instruments
Madonna is on the triangle!
Last updated 30th Aug 2022
Back in 2000, Madonna released her song 'Music', which was a Number 1 hit around the world, but who'd have thought it would get the classroom instrument treatment more than two decades later?
It might have been two-and-a-half years since the classroom instruments feature was on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, but that didn't stop them reviving it for the Queen of Pop. Madonna joined Jimmy Fallon along with the house band Roots, to sing 'Music', with the leading lady on the triangle.
Announcing the feature's return, Jimmy tweeted: 'The return of Classroom Instruments begins tonight with the one and only @Madonna. Honored. Play it loud and come together! #Music #FallonTonight.' (sic)
In the video shared on YouTube, Madonna, Jimmy and the band are all seen wearing black tops with thick white lines, and the reason for their 'uniform' is soon apparent. At various points throughout the performance the lights dim and the black light shows the band's tops with the white lines replaced by bright colours, along with neon coloured sunglasses, and instruments.
At the time of its release, 'Music' was the lead single from the album of the same name in 2000. The singer performed it live at the 2000 MTV Europe Music Awards and at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards, where it earned two nominations - for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
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Now take a Madonna through the years:
1985: Madonna performing on 'The Virgin Tour'
1985: Madonna performs at Live Aid
1987: Channelling her inner Marilyn Monroe for 'Who's That Girl'
1990: The iconic pointy corset was worn on Madonna's 'Blonde Ambition' tour
1993: Madonna went for a close pixie crop hairdo on her 'Girlie Show' tour
Evita
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1998: She went for a more natural, stripped back look to promote 'Ray Of Light'
1998: In the same year, she went drastically dark for the 'Frozen' music video
2001: Looking sleek at the Mean Machine premiere with her then-husband Guy Ritchie
2004: She was back to curly blonde locks for the 'Reinvention Tour'
2008: She was looking fierce in black on her 'Sticky & Sweet Tour'
2012: She gave the cheerleading performance of her life on the 'MDNA Tour'
2013: She chose a blunt black wig for the Punk-themed Met Gala
2015: Madonna caught everyone's eye with her Matador performance at the BRIT Awards - especially with that cape
2017: She turned heads in camo at the Met Gala
2019: Madonna sported an eye patch for her performance at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest
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