"Embrace Me" During The Super Bowl - SNL

A Super Bowl party is ruined when the bar owner lets his brother-in-law's new wave band, The Fingerlings, sing a song inspired by the Green Bay Packers called "Embrace Me." The lyrics involve lipstick, mascara, crying and Paris. [Season 36, 2011]
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[@hanra057]

Bill Hader is the king of 80s dance moves

[@dazem8]

he's king period!

[@itswherethecomedycomesin8864]

legitimately

[@Dukeflyhawker]

Not denying Bill's talent but he did almost nothing here. Dana Carvey and Fred Armison were way better in this one

[@MsJellyBellyLove]

He had no lines, but he stole the show many times!

[@Research0digo]

@@Dukeflyhawker you can play guitar and bass? Kewlness! :D

[@MichaelBarrett1984]

Fred Armisen is a gift from God

[@Turdferguson90]

He's talented in so many ways. Comedically, musically, as a writer and actor. Love him and Bill on Documentary Now!

[@svenefouuuuu5352]

I love that guy always makes me laugh and Bill also

[@henrythompson5224]

One of my favourites on SNL.

[@rohsei1721]

yes ❤️

[@ericshippie1563]

I am crazy for him

[@goldinho]

As a British person Fred’s accent is spot on! And Dana gives off a Gary Oldman vibe.

[@docedetrece2597]

Cheers!

[@flala2261]

Agree!

[@kathleenjohnston7344]

I thought it was Gary in the thumbnail 🤭

[@LeeBee-hs6mj]

@@kathleenjohnston7344 same!

[@black76561]

❤️

[@throwawayaccount6130]

“This is about the Super Bowl” “Smearing my lipstick on the bedroom mirror while I cry about you”

[@joepowell3]

“LIPSTICK?”

[@eddietat95]

That's defo an Aaron Hernandez move.

[@devekut2]

Bill Hader's killin' it in the back...

[@m3li55a5]

I’ve watched this skit several times and never even payed attention to him until now 🤣

[@Research0digo]

@@m3li55a5 WHAT?! I am the opposite - I know I must give Fred his due, so I drool over Bill a couple times, then I watch a third time for Fred. :)

[@oriel9347]

He is channelling one of those girls from an 80's Robert Palmer video.

[@quartzhyalos1068]

Bill Hader's very convincing stoic new wave movements..yes!

[@hihowareyouthen]

Fred: "This is about the Super Bowl anyway, isn't it?" Dana: "That's right, it's about the Super Bowl - " Fred: "SMEARING MY LIPSTICK ON THE BEDROOM MIRROR WHILE I CRY ABOUT YOU"

[@laguvids]

Lol

[@duke7424]

Jason: "LIPSTICK?" LOL

[@Turdferguson90]

Lmaooo I love that part.

[@blushingfrieza]

Vikings fans can relate.

[@user-ox5kh3fy8g]

Yup....that’s what happened in the video....

[@ABRASILERA17]

Bill Hader silently KILLING IT lmao I love this

[@sgt.pepper2599]

"Embrace Me" could`ve been easily in any record in the 80s of Soft Cell, Human League or Spandau Ballet

[@dachicagoan8185]

or early Depeche mode

[@kennelson5611]

Or Roxy music

[@davidw2739]

NOT Spandau Ballet! ABC for sure, maybe the Thompson Twins.

[@radiolivetransmission222]

Or Infornation Society, New Order too, Real Life too 😍

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Later on, perhaps Lush with Miki and Emma

[@Joy-is-me]

I actually just a little tiny bit liked the song :P

[@Joy-is-me]

+MrHazey123 hehe

[@laguvids]

Haha yup

[@rickrose5377]

Very 'Human League'/'Thompson Twins'. Take Green Bay and lay the points!

[@evilsacramento]

...not bad song

[@victortoomes5685]

Lol Awesome song.

[@lindonbridge]

Hader in the background is really what made me laugh.

[@primrosedahlia9466]

I love Bill Hader. He's hilarious. But what made me ROLF was the dancing at the beginning! Priceless🤣and ofcourse them speaking British

[@EyeBelieveSo]

Bill Hader in the back lol

[@laguvids]

Yeah was waiting for him to suddenly sing or do somethg Lol

[@jahlya1783]

The Vindicator nice profile pic

[@catslogics]

Im having crush on this bass player Bill, I want to see more of him. I think obsession for Bill Hader is getting quite unhealthy now.

[@alexpilgrim1659]

Stefoooon

[@stranraerwal]

@@catslogics : You're darn right...it's not good for you, Hani-mouse

[@putler965]

This was actually better than 90% of Super Bowl halftime shows.

[@lorinock2872]

Ultravox meets Duran Duran meets Tears for Fears. I truly appreciate this song...is it a skit? It’s too real to me as a child of the 80’s.

[@jonp72]

I got more of an early Depeche Mode vibe, before Vince Clarke left to form Yaz.

[@davidserlin8097]

Yes! and also maybe a touch of Modern English.

[@taliajung1553]

As I was watching this sketch, I couldn't help but think "I'm gonna tell my kids that this was 'The Smiths' "

[@hd-xc2lz]

From Bill Hader I got more of a Robert Palmer-female-bassist-in-"Addicted to Love" vibe.

[@jayjay5640]

Soft cell "standing at the door of the pink flamingo crying in the rain"

[@meshuggah2]

As a child of the 80's I have to say it really is not that bad - the song that is.

[@anne-droid7739]

As an adult of the 80s, I have to say that it is.

[@faithfulforsf9689]

@@anne-droid7739its pretty good lol

[@anne-droid7739]

@@faithfulforsf9689 Well, there are certainly a number of post-80s words for it... :D

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@anne-droid7739 You cried on the dance floor to this in 1982 when you were still a guy, tho

[@lamarravery4094]

The song was pretty bad.

[@celesteramirez7827]

Bill Hader can take a scene without saying a word

[@KidAstronaut]

I was JUST thinking that.

[@corycarroll6482]

As I watched this, I thought Armesin did amazing especially asking if it was a superbowl song. Noticed Hader had no lines and the skit held up fine but I knew there would be comments like this and your way off. Get off Bill's nuts and give some credit where its due

[@dingnghetakhiangte3870]

@@corycarroll6482 Exactly

[@chandlerbing6048]

@Dr. Hughie L Mungus M.D. exactly like Im new to SNL's world and i love fred ,bill n others ..they are so talented but it gets annoying sometimes when i see only bill hader comments even tho if someone else is more deserving.

[@StylistFia127]

@@corycarroll6482 Fred is always amazing!!!!

[@RingoMonsanto]

Embrace Me Standing in the motel room Looking out to the neon lights Your finger traced my lips As we drove through the Paris night Weeping in the pouring rain With blue mascara running down my face Dancing with my trousers off At the disco in Berlin All I can say is Embrace me Embrace me Under the neon lights Embrace me Smearing my lipstick on the bedroom mirror While I cry about you Traipsing through the streets of Rome With sparkles in my hair All I can say is Embrace me Embrace me Under the neon lights Embrace me

[@tysonrinker5958]

Thx

[@karlasandoval925]

Thank you!!

[@milpool001]

I have 2 words for you. ‘EMBRACE ME’

[@charlie5thumbs351]

I actually love this type of music.

[@colorfulsparkles294]

I love it too!

[@sonofhibbs4425]

Me as well.

[@delilasloan8914]

Same here.

[@AmberAmber]

SAME!!!!

[@dachicagoan8185]

i wouldn't have been to disappointed if this band went on during the game.

[@jonajager635]

HOW in the world is this LEGENDARY sketch so rarely watched?

[@vsen7]

Lol, Taran's dance at the end is just amazing!

[@tinajeppesen5948]

Right!? Lol

[@djungelskogsn7529]

Spencer from iCarly vibes

[@Rachel98246]

Fred's accent, genuinely not that bad :D

[@batbabysitter3533]

Chicken Permission you know, i have been binge watching snl episodes where bill hader is present even the slightest. and you always there

[@Rachel98246]

Mahardika Pitaloka Haha, yeah, I'm kind of addicted, I just love him so much xD

[@tinajeppesen5948]

Fred is my favorite when he looks like he’s gna break 🤣

[@catslogics]

@@Rachel98246 yep me too. I think I'm obsessed with him.

[@matthewvelasquez4499]

I’m really feeling this song.

[@Testosterone-herself]

Matthew Velasquez Yeah man, it’s a JAM! 😺

[@flala2261]

Saame! I want to play it on repeat 🎶

[@cxqcxq5176]

Yass. You're my people.

[@kimfpy527]

Bill Hader though 😂👌🏻

[@noemiisland]

Bill Hader is epic here as a bass player :D

[@hihowareyouthen]

The rhythm section killed it.

[@tryanwithers]

Noémi lol . L.,, .

[@tinajeppesen5948]

This skit is cast perfect Jason sudekis and bobby could never switch places with Fred n Dana n bill lol and Taran perfect as the bartender too awesome lol

[@lyannamillen8095]

Noémi its so frigging hilarious

[@Nonameforyoudangit]

Homie's got moves

[@tazzandstuff7666]

I fucking love this song

[@jturner405]

Tazz AndStuff me too

[@cxqcxq5176]

the only way to say it

[@thelordfosk]

When early 80s Depeche Mode walks into a Buffalo Wild Wings on Superbowl Sunday...

[@pattycifra2602]

Dana's facial expressions and dance moves make me laugh so hard, and the fingerless gloves - nice touch. Definite Gary Oldman vibe. Fred Armisen is a music parody master, everything he does is brilliant comedy. Love the band's trenchcoats and 80's hair, and "Embrace Me"....can't get it out of my head!! The lyrics - OMG LOL SNL

[@charlie-obrien]

Gary Oldman...or Gary Numan? Lol

[@dina.j]

Bill Hader really enjoying the music there. Love him!

[@BlueMHart]

I want Bill Hader to hold me the way he's holding that bass at the beginning. :D

[@jeffreyyelverton5567]

This song gets stuck in my head from time to time.

[@tylerfox7269]

Glad to hear I’m not the only one!! Ha ha! 😂 Had to rewatch this clip as it popped into my head today! 👍😊

[@Kimberly-pi6du]

I revisit it occasionally.Would 💯 listen.

[@Artisan74]

Dana reminded me of Gary Oldman.

[@567HeyPandaBoo]

You beat me to it! LOL!!!

[@Ellier215]

John waters.

[@surrealcereal603]

Totally. Glad I'm not the only one. I legit thought it was Gary for a bit.

[@ssrrapper]

I thought the same thing.

[@Mudge07]

Embracetheweird Yup click-baited by Dana’s wee ‘tache. I love the cod-English vibe, probably been watching Ricky Gervais’ On Top of The Pops doin his Bowie cloned vocals.

[@michaela2302]

I don't know how bill wasn't breaking😂😂😂

[@pamrubio9552]

It appears he broke a tiny bit at 2:30!

[@Research0digo]

He loves music...

[@topsykrett2431]

If you were feeling "embrace me" then you'll really love "space pants" with Peter Dinklage

[@lj3794]

Not a fan of Peter Dinklage so I highly doubt it.

[@jeneraljax29]

This is very true, space pants is a banger!!!!

[@cellytron]

Thank you so much for this recommendation! I can seriously see Space Pants released on November 13, 1980, staying at #1 until January 1982, and then Embrace Me takes over.

[@blotcho84]

I love Taran's smile at 3:16

[@LetsGetMikey982]

This is every song made in the 80s.

[@laguvids]

Totally

[@JammastaJ23]

False

[@noahhurley-abelew6536]

^

[@adammiller9366]

Ever hear of Mötley Crüe, Metallica, Skid Row, etc.

[@trollingisasport]

Uh the 80s is much more diverse than early 80s new wave

[@Turdferguson90]

All I can say is Embrace Me! Under the Neon lights, Embrace Me! Lol its stuck in my head. Catchy Tune

[@ariajam5221]

I love how the drummer is actually trying to sound like he's playing the drums. It's all in the details.

[@daveandeiffert5605]

As one who was there, I can say they nailed the 80's pretentious glam thing!

[@thomasdidymus1393]

"Come on for the Packers... embrace me." 😂

[@josephhunt8622]

This song has been stuck in my head and I had to come back and hear it again

[@crimeandpunishment1130]

Joseph Hunt hahahah same here

[@567HeyPandaBoo]

BIll Hader looks like John Taylor of Duran Duran ♥

[@mfcyeahyouknowme]

I'm pretty sure that was the point. lol

[@lisamelroy2855]

It was the hair - totally the same!!!

[@Zoecat101]

When I saw this I instantly thought of Duran Duran

[@jodiee3848]

Omg yea

[@lifewithjadajarvis]

Out of all the footage of Bill Hader I’ve watched... I always come back to this one, where he doesn’t say a word, yet my eyes still stay locked on him.

[@annaleebliss4618]

This song is actually kinda good. Hader's dance moves on the bass were spot on to 1984.😅😃

[@elspethslocum2624]

Absolutely!

[@wildechild5]

I have watched it so many times it's still cracks me up every time. But the first time was the best cuz I nearly pissed myself laughing.

[@KidAstronaut]

I just noticed that was Bill Hader in the back and this scene got 1 million times better LMAO

[@lennibizzle]

“Embrace me- come on, for the Packers!” why is this line so funny to me

[@tiffanyadams1797]

Is it bad that I would legitimately listen to them😂😂😂

[@peacexfrogx]

Bill hader, looks like a even more emo stefon in this skit

[@hayley8806]

"With blue mah-scah-ra running down my face" lol

[@MELANIE-kk2qx]

i can't get that : ' embrace me under the neon lights embrace me ' out of my head !! # Help !! :D

[@ramonamars7904]

I absolutely love this song. Fred is genius

[@brandonibara1093]

I love Sudekis's angry outbursts. GrEeN bAy!!!

[@DeeEsmeralda212]

Bill is in the back gettin it!🤣

[@sammyeagleson5352]

"You know the more you carry on like that, the more of the game you going to misss" >D

[@rialove3457]

Jason’s “NO!” At 2:49 always gets me

[@TheJaxVillain]

Fred had me at: "Hellooow.."

[@CelestialWriter01]

Dana + Bill + Fred= perfect!

[@darioalleyne39]

Hearing Jason sudeikis say "lipstick" during keenan sad face, just made me lose it😂😂

[@heather937]

They kind of remind me of The Thompson Twins. I love Fred Armisen’s voice. He is a great singer in anything he does,

[@barav3382]

I actually really like the song and its 80s new wave/synthpop sound. Definitely inspired by Soft Cell's Say Hello, Wave Goodbye.

[@edieoteque657]

song reminds me of soft cell's say hello, wave goodbye, fred's martin gore hair, and bill's mick karn moves THIS IS MY ONE FAVOURITE SNL SKETCH

[@briananorman2903]

i rather listen to them then watch sports any day. That was actually a good song.

[@tinajeppesen5948]

Haha I don’t wana watch sports or listen to that shit BUT together they make a funny as hell skit ;)

[@Flappatackle]

@Kanishk Nishar More Soft Cell, methinks

[@jturner405]

I liked it too

[@april1969simnel]

@Kanishk Nishar No, but it's understandable to think that. British New Wavers and New Romantics were his musical "children", so to speak. Almost all of them are huge fans of his, and many of them say that seeing him sing Starman on Tops of the Pops in 1972, when they were tweens and teens, changed their lives.

[@jaspergillgannon4991]

@Kanishk Nishar More just New Wave

[@moneyallspent7117]

I adore 80’s British new wave/romantics music. I would’ve been into this band if they were real “embrace me!”

[@SS-dp7lt]

Totally

[@thegardenofserendipity]

I love the song. It makes me think of "say hello, wave goodbye".

[@alissabartozzi8013]

"were the fingerlings" I lost it

[@SamanthaMac912]

They would play at my wedding 😂

[@leeannasloan2292]

I would hire crisis of conformity for a wedding.

[@tracegillespie5916]

Bill's face, straight out of an early 80's video, LOL!

[@shinyauehara5615]

Wow, this song is really amazing. It is like a good band played a good song in front of the wrong people in the wrong place.

[@bimbobunnyz]

Iconic, Fred and bill fit so well in this I love them

[@cgarcia3614]

I genuinely like the song, to my surprise.

[@jmsmith1767]

Love Paul Britton silently holding his own with three legends

[@jzhilarious]

Haha yes his 80s new wave smirk the whole time 😏😂

[@HeyyMrsCarter.]

Come on for the packers lol 😂

[@micacam2684]

As soon as they beat dropped I was like “hell yeah!”

[@jazlenysparkle8718]

Someone needs to make this song LEGIT I can't hear it anywhere but here !

[@ericpanissidi6761]

that's awesome like soft cell depeche mode sparks

[@hanra057]

These guys are incredibly charming- I would def go see them

[@beccas9783]

Have to come back to this after Cumberbatch’a singing sketch

[@throwawayaccount6130]

Depeche Mode/The Cure/Soft Cell/Duran Duran/The Human League/Tears For Fears

[@theevilascotcompany9255]

When your sister gets married and you get a brother-in-law, you basically have to decide whether you're the bartender or the singer in this sketch.

[@cellytron]

Whoever made the choice at 2:12, to show Kenan going ☹️ while Jason yells “LIPSTICK”, almost like it’s Kenan’s inner monologue… man that person deserves a raise

[@FabianaDeSouza]

Bill Hader serving Duran Duran realness

[@saverag]

I disagree with all who wrote about Depeche Mode, its clearly Erasure

[@thelordfosk]

I stand corrected! You're absolutely correct.

[@Juli_Ane13]

I also getting Fischer-Z vibes...

[@powderedtoastfacekillah734]

@@Juli_Ane13 with a splash of Kajagoogoo (Not really...I just wanted to write “Kajagoogoo”)

[@geoffreybrown7115]

Had snl on autoplay, fell asleep and this song was in my dream. It got pretty weird 😭

[@helencarroll1650]

The youtube algorithm has finally worked out what sort of snl sketches I like. What a crack up.

[@elizabethjolly2335]

SNL has done several skits about unexpected/unwanted new wave synth bands. And I love every one. Also, Bill Hader looks amazingly hot in this.

[@tatewinter8056]

pretty good British accents

[@Megan-kt2yp]

Man, this whole episode of SNL with Dana hosting was so good. I remember watching it over and over again.

[@mitchellhughes5180]

I love that the song takes place in every European city

[@yeee9368]

smearing my lipstick on the bedroom mirror while I cry about you isn‘t that basically the opening scene of skeleton twins?

[@elizabethbennet4791]

bill hader so hot here

[@april1969simnel]

They styled him like John Taylor, the bass player from Duran Duran.

[@itswherethecomedycomesin8864]

he looks good with glasses

[@__-zd9hg]

Bill looks like Jarvis Cocker there.

[@yseson_]

This is totally my bar in Chicago art kids vs townies

[@peternicholson2504]

SNL has some good songs.

[@budgethitman2212]

Bill Hader was the best part

[@Dukeflyhawker]

Best Superbowl song of all time

[@imcharming4808]

Mascara running down my face...

[@bobbart6498]

This song would’ve slapped in the 80s

[@Cinciman09]

That's a great SNL sketch

[@jazlenysparkle8718]

Ok but this song slaps 😂 👌

[@arturorubio751]

Embrace me!!!!!! lol love it

[@Dan-rn5js]

This is actually better than most super bowl halftime shows.