--- title: Neil Young, Jimmy Fallon Sing Old Man on Tonight Show: Video description: A very weird, beautiful duet canonical: https://time.com/3695239/jimmy-fallon-neil-young-old-man/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-02-04T15:15:32.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:48:05.573Z og:title: Watch Neil Young and Jimmy Fallon (As Neil Young) Sing 'Old Man' og:description: A very weird, beautiful duet og:url: https://time.com/3695239/jimmy-fallon-neil-young-old-man/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt946adfec30d0320c/69877d898e06012d2445a1e5/screen-shot-2015-02-04-at-9-27-41-am.png?branch=production&width=959&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 959 og:image:height: 539 og:image:alt: Screen Shot 2015-02-04 at 9.27.41 AM og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Neil Young and Jimmy Fallon (As Neil Young) Sing 'Old Man' twitter:description: A very weird, beautiful duet twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt946adfec30d0320c/69877d898e06012d2445a1e5/screen-shot-2015-02-04-at-9-27-41-am.png?branch=production&width=959&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Neil Young and Jimmy Fallon (As Neil Young) Sing 'Old Man' > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Feb 4, 2015 3:15 PM UTC  by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Feb 4, 2015 3:15 PM UTC On Tuesday’s episode of _The Tonight Show,_ Jimmy Fallon busted out his famous [Neil Young impression](http://time.com/2966390/watch-jimmy-fallon-channel-his-inner-neil-young/) — and this time, he got to do it alongside the _actual_ Neil Young. Fallon begins with a mellow performance of Young’s 1972 hit “Old Man,” perched on a stool and hunched over an acoustic guitar. Then, after the first chorus, the real-life Neil Young walks on stage, dressed exactly the same as Fallon, and joins in. Obviously the real Neil Young has more soul and depth and wisdom and Canadian-ness in his voice, but Fallon totally holds his own. ### Photos: David Letterman’s Early Career  One of David Letterman's earliest roles before he made it as a television host was as a guest star on Mork & Mindy. CBS/Getty Images  Before he received his own show, Letterman was a regular guest host for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Above, he is seen interviewing Betty White. Paul Drinkwater—NBC/Getty Images  In 1980, Letterman finally got his own morning comedy show, The David Letterman Show. Above, he is seen interviewing Truman Capote. Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images  After the cancellation of his morning show, Letterman was given a new show and time slot, Late Night With David Letterman which immediately followed The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. The first version of the Late Night franchise, debuted on February 1, 1982 and would eventually be succeeded by Conan O’Brien, seen above. Al Levine—NBC/Getty Images  Letterman left NBC for CBS to start the Late Show with David Letterman when NBC gave the reigns of The Tonight Show to Jay Leno instead of him after Johnny Carson's retirement. The first show debuted on August 30, 1993, with Letterman's retirement announced for 2015. 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