When two music legends like Neil Young and Jack White sit down to talk vinyl, you expect tales of analog magic, lost tapes, and iconic gear. But during a memorable Tonight Show interview promoting Neil’s lo-fi, vinyl-only album A Letter Home, the conversation took a delightfully unexpected turn—right into Jimmy Fallon territory.
As the trio discussed the stripped-down, deeply personal nature of A Letter Home, recorded in Jack White’s 1947 Voice-o-Graph booth, Jimmy couldn’t resist bringing up one of his most viral moments: his impersonation of Neil Young singing Willow Smith’s “Whip My Hair.” The moment the title dropped, Neil cracked a smile.
“I remember seeing that,” Neil said, half-laughing, half-shaking his head. “You had my voice down better than I did.”
Jack White, grinning beside him, chimed in: “I thought it was Neil for the first 10 seconds.”
The now-legendary parody performance, where Jimmy channelled Young’s signature tremble and harmonica-wrapped earnestness, had once stunned even the most loyal Neil Young fans. It wasn’t just funny—it was eerily spot-on. And now, with Neil giving it his own stamp of approval, the moment had come full circle.
But the best part? Neil wasn’t annoyed. He was impressed.
“It’s flattering,” he admitted. “If someone’s gonna poke fun, at least do it in tune.”
Leave it to Jimmy Fallon to go from parodying a rock legend… to being praised by him on national television.