Jimmy Fallon Brings Back “Balls In Your Mouth” With Florence Welch
Florence and the Machine swung by Late Night With Jimmy Fallon last night for a very special performance of “Spectrum (Say My Name)” at the end of the show, but the real highlight came earlier, when Florence Welch joined Fallon for a rousing rendition of “Balls in Your Mouth” – the protest song he wrote in 2010 about the tar balls washing up on the shore following the BP oil spill.
As Hurricane Isaac has caused old tar balls to reach shores again, it was an apt opportunity to bring back the track. Welch joined Fallon, The Roots and the studio audience in singing the catchy refrain – “Balls in your mouth / Balls in your mouth / Don’t swim in the ocean / You’ll get balls in your mouth” – and giving it a full diva makeover.
This isn’t the first time a celebrity singer has joined Fallon in singing “Balls In your Mouth.” Eddie Vedder appeared on the show about the same time last years and joined Fallon in warning the masses about the dangers of swimming in the Gulf of Mexico through the majesty of song.
