--- title: Amy Poehler, Jack Black Sing The Rose at Festival Supreme description: Poehler wore an incredible outfit, too canonical: https://time.com/4070431/amy-poehler-jack-black-the-rose/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-10-12T19:35:56.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:48:02.104Z og:title: Watch Amy Poehler and Jack Black Sing a Bette Midler Classic og:description: Amy Poehler reveals yet another one of her talents og:url: https://time.com/4070431/amy-poehler-jack-black-the-rose/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Amy Poehler and Jack Black Sing a Bette Midler Classic twitter:description: Amy Poehler reveals yet another one of her talents twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch Amy Poehler and Jack Black Sing a Bette Midler Classic > Sponsored content. 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At Tenacious D’s third annual [Festival Supreme](http://festivalsupreme.com/) in Los Angeles Saturday, the _Parks and Recreation_ star joined Jack Black for a heartfelt rendition of Bette Midler’s classic song, “The Rose.” It wasn’t a surprising song choice, since Poehler has revealed that she’s a huge Bette Midler fan. “So I first met Bette Midler in my head when I watched the film _The Rose_ in 1979,” Poehler[ told](http://www.vulture.com/2014/05/amy-poehler-dreams-of-bette-midler.html#) _Vulture_ last year. “And since then, her and I have been best friends, in my head. In my head, she and I travel together, we have cut an album, and we pranked George Clooney.” Decked out in a Janis Joplin-inspired get-up, Poehler definitely did the song justice, so maybe this will bring her one step closer to a best friendship with Midler. To be fair, though, we’d think Poehler did an incredible job if all she did was stand onstage and[ giggle](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtmEQ6%5FCXS8). ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] Hey girl. Hey I have a sister reunion. What's your deal? I've been having a lot of fun. I don't need lotion in there. Yeah, you do need lotion in there. We are looking for an yard artisan to do some work on our bushes. I bet working on other people's bushes really makes you wanna wack your weeds. That was dirtier than I thought. I'm sorry. I got dirty really fast. [ MUSIC ] No. Mom and Dad sold our childhood home. This should've been passed on. [ NOISE ] All we need you to do is clean out your bedroom. Oh boy. [ MUSIC ] It's a damn Shame that you never had your night here. We cannot have a party. You've been divorced two years. You can't avoid putting yourself out there forever. Do not work me like this. [ MUSIC ] You have so much to do. You have to invite that cute guy from down the street. Hey. Hey. I'm Maura I'm James. I just wanted to say hi. So that's done. Oh. [ NOISE ] [ MUSIC ] It's a lot of under- teat, but I think I'm getting away with it. It's on backwards. I don't get this dress. One of my apples keeps rolling out of the bag. I like the story it tells with the fringe. Oh, there we go. I've been thinking. Why? Will you not drink tonight so I can let my freak flag fly? I would love to. [ MUSIC ] I heard you were having a party from someone who got invited, that's pretty sad. That's a snazzy belt. Oh thank you. Yeah congrats on your wrestling championship. [ MUSIC ] We need to say goodbye to this house. But we sure had fun here. You're the type of badass that I'm susceptible to. My safe word is keep going. [ MUSIC ] Everyone start cleaning up the area where they're standing. Woo! Aah! Oh, oh! Ow! Oh! Did you fall on something sharp? Yeah. [ MUSIC ] It's my ballerina music box. [ MUSIC ] It really is a beautiful melody Be. [ MUSIC ] And where to. Nope. 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