Pharrell — he’s just like us! That is, he gets bored of listening to “Happy,” too. That might explain why the star producer (switching up his usual choice in hats) gave his inescapable Despicable Me 2 smash such a dark and dramatic makeover at the Grammys, with a little help from veteran film composer Hans Zimmer and pianist Lang Lang. See his remixed rendition in the above clip.
Hillary Clinton
Best Spoken Word Album, 1997:
It Takes a Village
Bill Clinton
Best Spoken Word Album, 2005:
My Life
Stephen Colbert
Best Comedy Album, 2010:
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!
Robin Williams
Best Comedy Album, 2003:
Robin Williams Live – 2002
Best Comedy Album, 1989:
Good Morning Vietnam
Best Comedy Album, 1987:
A Night at the Met
Best Comedy Album, 1980:
Reality…What a Concept
Whoopi Goldberg
Best Comedy Album, 1986:
Whoopi Goldberg: Direct From Broadway
LeVar Burton
Best Spoken Word Album, 2000:
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Lewis Black
Best Comedy Album, 2011:
Stark Raving Black
Best Comedy Album, 2007:
The Carnegie Hall Performance
Zach Braff
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media, 2005:
Garden State
Chris Rock
Best Comedy Album, 2000:
Bigger & Blacker
Best Comedy Album, 1998:
Roll with the New
Kathy Griffin
Best Comedy Album, 2014:
Calm Down Gurrl
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