By Ann Donahue 1 hour, 47 minutes ago
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Among those in on the gag: Joan Jett, Good Charlotte's
Benji & Joel Madden, Perry Farrell, Macy Gray, Fall Out Boy's
Pete Wentz, Huey Lewis and Josh Groban, who is featured in a
heartfelt/obscene crescendo.
"From the minute Sarah's video with Matt played, revenge
has been percolating in Jimmy's mind," says Jill Leiderman, the
show's executive producer. "The Friday morning after it aired,
Jimmy came in and said 'I need Ben Affleck."'
"Basically, we devised the list: 'Who has been on the show
in the past that we really like?"' Igoe says.
The music for the song was written by Kimmel's bandleader
Cleto Escobedo, with the lyrics devised by Kimmel, Kimmel's
brother, John, and the show's writing staff. The video was
filmed in two days at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, and at
nearby Henson Studios, site of the "We Are the World" session.
"Half the e-mails I've gotten the day after have been from
publicists so disappointed that their clients weren't in it,"
Igoe says, mentioning Faith Hill, Tim McGraw and Paul
McCartney.
Whether the song will be released as an official download
is up to ABC, Leiderman says, but she promises they'll make the
appropriate inquiries to see if they can get a single put out.
Reuters/Billboard
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