Saturday Night Live didn’t lose any time to mock Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez who died last week.
Imitating Elton John, Justin Timberlake performed a very special version of the British singer’s Candle in the Wind as a tribute to Chavez.
“I have to confess I didn’t know Hugo Chavez very well,” Timberlake began, “but as the saying goes, ‘Hey, a gig is a gig!’ I did a bit of research, and it turns out President Chavez was quite a complex man.
“So, here it goes. Everything in this song is true.”
Timberlake then launched into a song going through a raft of the late leader’s infamous quotes.
“And it seems to me like you lived your life like a candle in the wind, if a candle could pull out two pistols at a press conference,” Timberlake sang.
Another hilarious line from the song was “You said the US causes earthquakes and you outlawed Coke Zero.
“And on your shoulder sat your parrot with a matching red beret”
The episode featured also Tom Hanks, Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd and Andy Samberg.
But watch for yourself…
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