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Michael Stipe Performs New Theme Song Live
3 Jun
Summary
- Michael Stipe performed "I Played the Fool" on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
- The song is the theme for Steve Carell's new HBO comedy "Rooster."
- Andrew Watt accompanied Stipe on guitar for the performance.
Michael Stipe, the iconic frontman of R.E.M., recently graced the stage of Jimmy Kimmel Live. He performed "I Played the Fool," the new theme song for Steve Carell's HBO comedy series, "Rooster." This performance featured a full band, including Grammy Award-winning producer Andrew Watt, who also composed the score for the show.
Since R.E.M.'s disbandment in 2011, Stipe has released several solo tracks, with his debut solo album eagerly awaited. He has previously hinted at its contents, describing one song as "the sound of a tree hearing itself for the first time" and mentioning a cover of "Drunken Sailor."
This solo appearance follows a brief R.E.M. reunion in 2024 for their induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Their last full public concert was in November 2008.
