For their 1996 SNL debut, No Doubt brought the somber “Don’t Speak” and riotous “Excuse Me Mr.” to the table, proving that Stefani’s range went far beyond the shrill pubescence of “Just a Girl.” Tragic Kingdom brought No Doubt out of Anaheim and into the mainstream, making Gwen Stefani’s one of the most immediately recognizable voices of Nineties rock and pop in the process and letting the world know that power chords and reggae rhythms could make it a radder place. Within five seconds of joining her onstage, Kelly was wearing Lady Gaga, hitting his notes with the pop diva thrown over his shoulder like a sack of disco potatoes, only for Gaga to turn around and ride him throughout the song’s climax. Kelly, elicited more raised eyebrows than anything else that night. Gaga pounded out “Gypsy” on a Technicolor piano and looked like she was clad in a UFO while doing so, but “Do What U Want,” her duet with R. But key to her enduring success is that she and her team pen killer bridges and choruses like those she treats us to here - that glittery sugar rush you feel when belting “She wears short skirts/I wear T-shirts” radiates out of her as well, even if the star singing it would never be the one in the bleachers.įor her 2013 turn on SNL, Lady Gaga not only sang tracks from ARTPOP but hosted the episode as well, proving that her thespian and comedic chops are just as formidable as her pipes. A major part of Swift’s appeal is the sense that she’s just like us, even if she always looks like a Disney mermaid freshly prepped for a Vanity Fair cover shoot. Touchingly, she’s a bit uncertain on the first verse, feeling around for the final note the way you might at karaoke. Here’s the pop goddess–to-be at the peak of her young-talent-being- real phase, singing live, without digital sweetening, and making damn sure we know it. The performance would serve as Smith’s first major introduction to the American viewing public on his own (i.e., without Disclosure, with whom he achieved his mainstream break with “Latch”), and it set a high bar that he’d repeatedly match, and surpass, in the coming months as he began to sell out venue after venue on his first tour stateside. Smith stopped by SNL in the spring of 2014 to play his on-the-rise single, “Stay With Me,” and “Lay Me Down” with a string section and choir.
Sam Smith’s extraordinary debut, In the Lonely Hour, is now a Grammy-decorated smash, but he made a splash on American late-night television long before the record dropped and the world fell for the baby-faced British crooner. (Just don’t send the Land Shark after us if we did.)
Read (and listen!) on to find out who made the cut, and let us know if we missed your favorite. The chaos that ensues in Studio 8H makes legends out of men and shadows out of artists who aren’t up to the challenge of performing on its stage, and the most memorable musical moments can be dubbed as good, bad, infamous, and everything in between. These 40 musical moments spanning the history of Saturday Night Live are not necessarily the most pristine, the most technically sound, or even the most enjoyable they’re not a collection of perfect presentations and radio-ready tracks.
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To perform on SNL is to really, truly make it, proving that the late-night TV mainstay is about breaking artists who make you laugh and artists who make you sing (and/or scream out a chorus at the top of your lungs) in equal measure. Over 40 years, SNL has drawn stunning musical performances from artists of all walks of genre, documenting the rise of rock mavens, hip-hop kings, and pop players alike. The writers, actors, and pop-culture heavyweights who’ve had the pleasure of hosting the show are a collection of greats who’ve gone on to net Oscars, stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and more - but SNL has never been a one-trick pony in the legacy creation department. Countless characters have leapt off the television screen and into the hearts of viewers for generations, from the stone-faced Blues Brothers to the spastic Spartan Cheerleaders to the glorious cultural exploits of Stefon. In its four decades of endless laughs and infamous shenanigans, Saturday Night Live has produced some of the most beloved and iconic snapshots in the history of American comedy.
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