SNL musical visitor Hozier closed the season along with his hit “Too Candy” and a canopy of The Pogues‘ “Fairytale of New York” at the Martin Brief-hosted episode Saturday night time (Dec. 21).
Presented by way of Brief, Hozier carried out “Too Candy,” his 2024 chart-topper that took off 10 years after his leap forward unmarried “Take Me to Church,” which he’d performed throughout his SNL debut in 2014.
“Too Candy” hit No. 1 at the Billboard Scorching 100 previous this yr, in addition to the Pop Airplay and Rock & Choice Airplay charts. At the Billboard Scorching 100 year-end chart, it is available in at No. 10.
Later within the display, the Irish singer-songwriter, his accompanying vocalists and his band carried out a spirited tackle “Fairytale of New York” — the 1987 tune recorded by way of The Pogues, the place the band’s Shane MacGowan traded vocals with Kirsty MacColl for the duet that turned into a vacation season vintage. (MacGowan unfortunately kicked the bucket final yr of pneumonia, and MacColl handed in 2000 in a sad boating coincidence.)
A small lyric trade was once made with a wink throughout Saturday night time’s efficiency, with the ballad’s authentic slur being changed with the lyric “You’re reasonable and also you’re haggard.”
The efficiency was once well-placed in SNL’s vacation episode. Previous this week in rehearsals, Hozier filmed some festive promos with Brief and Keenan Thompson. Brief comedically complained in regards to the decor and the script, and in every other run bonded with Hozier about vacation celebrations.
“Martin, don’t you simply love Christmas?” Thompson requested within the clip. “Neatly, if truth be told, I like to have fun the traditional Roman vacation Saturnalia, so Christmas is simply ‘Wednesday’ for me,” Brief responded. “A fellow Saturnite?” Hozier quipped.
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