Jack Black singing War Pigs | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Jack Black sings Black Sabbath's War Pigs on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (5/19/11)
Episode #19.150
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[@derekmuir7055]

Jack Black needs to make a Sabbath cover band called "Jack Black Sabbath"

[@spud_grrrl]

Or jack sabbath

[@YYZed12]

You mean "Jack Sabbath"?

[@Stevo_Drums]

Or Jack Black and Jack White as “The Oreos”

[@zigabric263]

@@Stevo_Drums kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYDElJhqf9WVras

[@mrmike8782]

@@Stevo_Drums they should do black sabbath covers and call themselves jacks sabbath

[@NORUGA]

This guy is a good singer. He should form a band. He is so tenacious.

[@strangefruit42]

Sick iDea. Maybe he has a buddy who can play a mean guitar, so they could form a band. As long as there's a record deal, they'll always be friiieeends.

[@saccamadiqeu2600]

and they should call themselves "TENAC" !

[@chris71388]

He is actually in a band called Tenacious D! Funny you didn’t know that

[@NORUGA]

@@chris71388 I know it. Since Play station guitar Hero. What i wrote was a joke. I am from Rio de JAneiro. He played here at Rock in Rio.

[@renny_alt]

@@saccamadiqeu2600 or maybe IOUSD?

[@chrissmith000]

All jokes aside, Jack’s voice is amazing. Really wish he’d do more Ozzy

[@forbesy8568]

yeah me too

[@Sagah]

Bootlicker

[@tommyt1971]

INDEED!! Wouldn't mind hearing him go thru all of Sabbath's Ozz catalog. He could so some amazing stuff with the likes of Sleeping Village/Warning!

[@anthonyzullo]

He's really good at covers but he doesn't do them often because he feels it's a form of disrespect when he can actually sing and create music. Covers are for bands with no real talent. When you have real talent but still copy others works isn't very chill. Especially covering classics and music that'd the industry you're in.

[@anthonyzullo]

Covering music is like remaking a good movie. Why touch it when the original work is good enough.

[@DWhite-el4ih]

Props to these studio bands that can seemingly play any style of music requested of them. Truly professional musicians.

[@alexgray6373]

100%

[@SlickArmor]

Seemingly? Seriously? And yes, they are paid professional music makers no matter how bad the guitarist and drummer is.

[@seanculver9487]

I thought the same as I watch the band play it’s not an easy song for any of them and they play it so well.

[@DWhite-el4ih]

@@SlickArmor Are you ok?

[@SlickArmor]

@@DWhite-el4ih You're silly. It's not brain surgery. It's simple for professional musicians.

[@rocket5557]

I beginning to believe Jack Black just plays himself in every movie he’s in.

[@hybridstrik3266]

Just how we want it

[@thelittlebeefcake4831]

He does lol

[@juliolp95]

He was the original Seth Rogan

[@jacobw.8094]

Well I hope that’s not the case in Bernie

[@stephen300o6]

No shit

[@Kalenz1234]

His voice is just sick... He really was born to rock.

[@prometheusvenom7189]

Kalenz Well he is the Dean after all

[@DrewHelander]

Well he did teach the school of rock

[@overdrive112]

So fucking true

[@oldaccount5217]

@@Iliek there’s no shortage of “serious” Cringe Musicians out there.

[@Beast-mf7br]

@@prometheusvenom7189 ? you trying to say he is the D?

[@BassOutcast]

The studio band is having the time of their lives

[@tonyknightgaming1525]

I didn't know I needed to hear Jack Black singing Sabbath, but I'm all for this.

[@Julie-lh9mw]

Me neither it's great.

[@H3xx99]

I kinda wish Jack Black would release a serious cover album with no jokes. Because he has a truly awesome voice.

[@Pughhead]

You can hear his awesome voice on Tenacious D albums, what's your problem?

[@dip_doop]

@@Pughhead they said a cover album

[@CallumOB]

@@Pughhead The problem is that you cant read apparently

[@justinb1382]

@@CallumOB ITS NOT HIS FAULT HE CANT READ!!!

[@vegaspony]

@@CallumOB how's he supposed to know what you said?

[@LocalManMakesMusic]

Dude is a legitimately top notch singer.

[@anthonymoses3697]

Yes his singing was great, but the band butchered that song lol

[@husq48]

🤣

[@smackdownhotel8830]

Top notch musician

[@noirpxp_9751]

@@anthonymoses3697 I was listening and all I found focus on was the band 😂

[@rickvan9218]

Really?? Lol what a joke

[@jaredgreen760]

Dude I don't know why he doesn't release an album if I'm doing strictly covers of classic rock songs. His vocals are really incredible. I would buy it in a heartbeat. Not only does he have great vocals, but he has the hilarious stage presence that just makes it so much better. He's like Chris Farley if Chris Farley had an amazing voice and loved to rock out..

[@gavari6023]

He has a band

[@somestalecontent]

Tenacious D is his band

[@sethabdou7607]

He's done a few recorded covers. He and Kyle did Last in Line by Dio and they Did Time Warp. But I agree I want more

[@TerryOffDairy]

Know what I love?? Seeing the whole band get into this. Doesn’t matter what music they like, or what they practice. Some songs are like that, they transcend cultures

[@mr.cookey]

Great music is great music. In my experience, when someone loves good music, they'll enjoy it across genres, even if they prefer some to others

[@regisfilia]

I love how stoked the band was to play this with him. Not many chances they had to rock like that.

[@RaymondBCrisp]

To be fair, Jack put on an incredible performance here, and I'm sure they fed off of each other to create this memorable moment.

[@nicolasmartinez795]

This is one of the songs that people want to learn early in guitar and bass playing and I'm sure it brought back memories of their youth being able to rock out like that

[@jasonfifi]

i wanna say the guitarist at this period of leno was paul jackson... so i'm sure he's having a lot of fun, but he has more chances to rock than anyone alive.

[@King_Flippy_Nips]

i'm willing to bet money every single member of that band has been in countless bands in the past as well as possibly doing session work for other bands

[@ExplorerOfTheGalaxy]

Yet the guitarrist does it wrong.

[@CHFafard]

Jack Black always looks like he's having so much fun. Be like Jack.

[@charleslindbergh8222]

Life isn't about having fun. Grow up.

[@gregorio3139]

Except the subject of 'war pigs' is not supposed to be 'irreverent and fun'. Listen to the lyrics, and ask Ozzy/

[@deathmeatle3171]

@@gregorio3139 Ozzy: well I hmam bumble lum ah hmm

[@greyblenker7192]

@@charleslindbergh8222 live is about having fun just gotta keep a good fun work schedule were you have fun sometimes and sometimes not

[@SlickArmor]

While he's most likely is crying on the inside.

[@jackbauer4186]

When you realize how tight Jay Leno's band actually was. Damn. Dudes were basically a jazz/cover band for the show's purposes, but they sounded simply identical (or better) to Sabbath's recorded version of War Pigs... But live. Thoroughly impressed. They seemed to love it as well. It also shows how connected early heavy metal/hard rock was to blues and Jazz sounds. They were just tuned up, harder, sticatto versions of those Bo Fiddle type licks.

[@paigeanne1325]

They looked and sounded like they play this shit when they aren’t doing the show 😂😂fuckin love it

[@josephbroccoli6349]

“sounded simply identical (or better)” 💀💀💀

[@federicoabella776]

Yes man, I was just to type same thought. They nailed it and you have to really pay attention to notice those old guys in suite are actually rocking that hard, and its not a backing track. Impressive

[@andjustjizzforall]

Dude you did not just say it was identical to the original lmao. Not trashing them at all but that guitar tone is so incredibly different to the commanding, godly tone that Tony Iommi has

[@armandj.8864]

Spot on. Bill Ward was highly influenced by Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich, among others.

[@ironfae]

I would pay for an entire album of THIS!!!

[@laynefuller]

"Black Sabbath? Anyone?" No answer or applause. I feel that.

[@michaelshepherd733]

Right!!! wtf?

[@juliolp95]

No, you good? Fair enough, have a nice day.

[@NoradNoxtus]

The crowd literally had no clue 🤣

[@8LiterallyJustTheNumber8]

I'm pretty sure it was a joke, there hardly was even time for anyone to react, he says "Black Sabbath?" after those first 2 notes, and you CAN hear a few in the audience start cheering before JB interrupts them "Not Really? Anyone" it throws them off.

[@davidwilliams1856]

Because Jack Black is not worthy and not funny.

[@punkiller666]

"Black Sabbath? not really? anyone?" oh man, I'm genuinely sad. Jack, there are many of us out there still hearing the air raid siren and dreading figures in black, I wish I was there to yell my lungs out for you.

[@Perromedic0]

punkiller666 Black Sabbath was nothing like I had ever heard at the age of 13 , in 1980. Heavy , menacing , dooming ...

[@lilyholmquist2013]

punkiller666 Yep

[@mivvy3182]

@@Perromedic0 I am 14 and I recently just got into Ozzy and Sabbath. When I heard Paranoid it blew my mind.

[@briantravelman]

As Dewey Finn would say, "Oh God, what do they teach in this place?"

[@100PercentMuscleUsage]

Dude I would have screamed my lungs out for a duet with Mr. Black.

[@Kitch-hu7tm]

What a talent. He can sing anything and give every song justice.

[@JayRedding12_12]

Not only are his vocals amazing, but also is his passion for Rock

[@hyperawesomedude6344]

That “Oh Lord yeah!!!” was so fucking good tho

[@ashchaya3491]

Fukn oath. I really felt that.

[@bartonjackson2726]

Yes agree, but the dance ending pinched it🤘

[@ashchaya3491]

@I am the Best Yeah agreed. He can't help himself.

[@11KKas10]

JB- True master of the power stance.

[@johnkowalsky1988]

Nothing cringe about a man doing his thing, feeling the music.

[@dannyaltieri4489]

Jack Black needs to make a full studio version of this...

[@lexus14blacklist]

When I was a kid i always thought it was it was Jack singing War pigs.

[@r4ymon]

lexus14blacklist bro I thought he sang the guitar hero 2 version

[@kiillabytez]

As long as he employs a band who actually knows the songs, I'm down. He'll, I'd play guitar on that!

[@PoAssProductions]

If would be very hard to beat Faith No More’ s cover

[@JesseJames-wh9sp]

@@PoAssProductions not at all. zakk wylde does it better then them.

[@Chiwalker]

Major props to the band for fulling knowing how to play the song as it's not the easiest song to play. And Jack Black absolutely killed it!

[@kungpaopizza2126]

How awesome is it that the house band can get down like that! 🎸🎤🥁

[@DavisSchulz]

man hes awesome, love it.

[@leninbugout4420]

Wenn man sich den Algorithmus einfach mit nem Dudelsack teilt

[@definitelynotfranz7918]

Davis Schulz, meine Damen und Herren!

[@mberry1199]

No way, hab literally gerade eben ein Video von dir angeschaut

[@eddievedder5864]

Definitely agree

[@gorgegarcia6609]

@@leninbugout4420 Bayern's Munich

[@GordoDustin]

Jack Black needs to make a serious album though, for real. He's a super good singer and needs a serious band along with Tenacious D.

[@djmay5588]

He dosnt want to

[@greyfoxzero]

You know he won a grammy singing a dio song right?

[@tempo869]

Grey Fox yeah

[@kyleconger2109]

Dustin Nelson did you hear tenacious d cover dio’s song “last in line”? Took it seriously and it’s awesome

[@raphaels33]

He already talk about this.... he said that already exist too much ''serious'' band outhere and tenacious D is like unique cause is not serious band but very serious If you understand what this mean.

[@RaidenLimbSlicer]

I jove this guy, every time I see anything from him it always puts a smile on my face, let it be music, movies, whatever. Sometimes I think to myself, Jack Black might be the best celebrity ever. Thank you for existing man! Keep rockin!!

[@lsghost5805]

what's amazing about this is not just Jack being awesome as always but the band are really into it too and having a blast!

[@jii-ro7083]

He's such an underrated musician/ singer. People don't take him seriously cause he is goofy and shit.

[@flagtheoffense]

That's why I don't, right or wrong.

[@hortstu4734]

This was a veiled bipartisan political comment that he got away with and didn't damage his career. He's smarter than the average bear.

[@ReverendWin-id9gp]

Jack black is a genius... ...he knows the game well

[@Juggaliath]

cuz his music is goofy n shit

[@jii-ro7083]

@@Juggaliath True. But his talent isn't. Anyone who has listened to THE D will know how amazing singer he is.

[@schouten841]

Wow his deep voice at 0:21 is sick man. I want to hear that voice more!

[@strangefruit42]

Check out Daddy Ding-Dong by Tenacious D. He is growling the whole song like this.

[@SUPERMA5TER]

Man if we can get a cover album of all of these eventually that would be legendary!!! 🤟(Wicked Game, War Pigs, Kiss From a Rose just to name a few)

[@randomzebra1233]

He literally did this May 2024 at the Tenacious D gig in the home of Black Sabbath, Birmingham. It was Awesome!

[@tierankarb]

i wish he could make an album and have people take it seriously

[@olle446]

he has said that he would never make a serious album, he needs the comedy built in.

[@FilingTown]

He actually said their next Tenacious D album will be serious...

[@nikodemvankenobi]

FilingTown And he was totally serious.

[@SatEight]

His antics help him to hide the flaws of his voice. Without it it would be obvious that he is not so good at all. Ozzy was the weakest vocalist in Sabbath, but he's still 10 times better than Jack Black

[@AdmiraHax]

+SatEight I mean... He wasn't better than Gillan, but man... Even if he is not the best, he is one of the best.

[@macknolan410]

would love to have heard the whole song

[@user-dg5wm2fq1r]

Yeah. But with another guitarist

[@hubflower5433]

@@user-dg5wm2fq1r literally

[@grumpycricket]

@@user-dg5wm2fq1r like Iommi?

[@5eba]

@@user-dg5wm2fq1r really WTF was that?

[@Vekikev1]

@@user-dg5wm2fq1r and the drummer messed up too lol.

[@cameronmcgrath8592]

swear to god I could watch this a million and a half times. My favorite actor singing my favorite song.

[@rowdytriesstuff9173]

Saw Tenacious D about 10 years ago, they rocked so hard

[@GTA0133]

if he holds a concert I will buy the ticket!!!

[@rob-son]

Tenacious D.

[@KGuitarH]

Go see Tenacious D whenever they are near you. Or even when they aren't near you. You won't regret it. :D

[@oldaccount5217]

It’s like the nerdy jazz band kids and the class clown after the teacher left to print out worksheets.

[@VaughanRoderick]

Except the band sounds too crisp and cuts off the frills to early. It's like they've never heard the original and only play studio music.

[@doublestrokeroll]

@@VaughanRoderick Or they're just putting their own spin on it. Pretty sure those guys are talented enough to play it any way they want.

[@VaughanRoderick]

@@doublestrokeroll I've heard enough covers of this song to understand someone putting their spin on it. This is not that. This is playing from a textbook style emotionless music. You can hear in Jack's voice that his feeling the song but when you listen to the music it feels lifeless and quite frankly, mocking. If I saw a live Doom Metal (genre Sabbath is from) band perform like this, I'd skip out for the rest of their set. Defend it all you like, that's your call. I find them lacking in the most basic and important part of music, heart.

[@doublestrokeroll]

@@VaughanRoderick Yeah....things like "heart" or "emotion" are subjective. I don't find it mocking at all. I think they're playing it quite well. As intense as the original...of course not, (again...that's only to me and my opinion...someone who thinks it has all the feel of the original is not wrong to think that way), but I still think it's pretty good. Sabbath is just Rock. "doom metal" never even existed as a phrase until a few years ago. You can put them into any box you'd like but always remember, it's a contrived label a younger generation came up with.

[@VaughanRoderick]

@@doublestrokeroll Yeah, you've just shown incredible ignorance, I'm not gonna bother furthering this discussion.

[@jakeanderson5874]

Jack Black never ceases to amaze me, KILLED IT!!!

[@hossboi52]

His voice is so metal it’s wild

[@insanecrusader379]

It was always funny listening to the original song and imagining jack black singing the vocals. His voice matches the lead spot on!

[@ashchaya3491]

I think he actually does a better job. And this is live too.

[@user-oc3ic4vc7x]

Ozzy Osborn can not be topped that easily, it is close though

[@user-oc3ic4vc7x]

@Retro Storm first of all, I didn’t say he can’t be topped, I just said that it’s hard to. ozzy’s voice has a certain quality to it that sounds incredible, also I’m not saying that he has a bad voice, I’m just saying that ozzy has an edge, sorry I should’ve elaborated more.

[@bons244]

That "OH LORD YEAH!" was so sick! He really dug deep before launching that line. Jack is awesome lol

[@theamazingogre]

jack black is such a fantastic vocalist

[@twistedviewlabs]

Jack Black: "Black Sabbath, anyone??" Audience: (silence) Jack Black: "Tough shit, I'm doing it anyways" we need more Jack Blacks on this planet

[@jp8871]

😂

[@gsoto420]

Imagine Jack Black skipping acting in his early years and going straight into Metal! The voice control he's shown throughout his years is incredible ❤

[@nov20five]

I’m always surprised and amazed how freaking talented this guy is.

[@lilwing6969]

Jack is truly.... TRULY... a treasure! He can literally do ANYTHING musical!

[@Casper50002]

He's such a performer!! He feels that music so greatly

[@Dinerboy11]

Props to JB. The theatric silliness aside, he's got the vocal chops.

[@benevolentbakari9284]

His hand movement singing this song is legendary. He was killing this!

[@Hunter_S_Thompson]

I didn’t realize how much I needed this

[@markrangel6860]

Dude I love his heart and enthusiasm. One of a kind

[@MrEliaspalacios6]

No matter what he's doing Jack Black always entertains.

[@tonymcnamara9368]

Jack loves his metal!! This is put on, the guy LOVES it!!

[@raymondduck6492]

That's because you can't kill the METAL>

[@zer0sixx]

Seen Jack black live once, hes one of the best ones ive seen.

[@marks6928]

The guy with the orange guitar absolutely killing it 🔥

[@theunpretentiousvegan8593]

I'm just imagining the band having sheet music and cheat sheets for Black Sabbath.

[@johnhoover5431]

Yeah those guitar fills were definitely lacking embellishment lol. I doubt they play it often and it shows. Jack was good tho

[@t-mac1236]

The band was having such a great time. Love to see it

[@DirtyDD2077]

Most underrated human to ever walk the earth.

[@chriswebb8385]

This song.. rings true to today.. The message is old as dirt.. and still hits home..

[@SynGirl32]

You're not human if you can resist A) headbanging and or B) playing air guitar with this.

[@eddievedder5864]

Brilliant jack BRILLIANT cover of Sabbath

[@thelazyflashgaming]

Jack Sabbath is awesome

[@albinoethiopian3]

That's awesome!! I wanna watch the whole thing!!!

[@kris242]

I don’t think people pay enough attention to just how awesome Jack Black’s voice is. It’s as if he was straight up born to be a rock vocalist. And his personality just seals the deal perfectly ❤️

[@flagtheoffense]

I disagree with that last part. His personality is atypical of a frontman. Please don't confuse that with me saying anything else.

[@daniel5913]

if he was born to be a rock vocalist then he would be one. He pales in comparison to Layne Staley, Scott Weiland, Maynard James Keenan, Ozzy Osbourne or Chris Cornell who were actually talented and successful rock/metal vocalists who didn’t just cover songs but wrote several of their own.

[@kris242]

@@daniel5913 honestly I never said he was born to be THE GREATEST rock vocalist. But you have to admit his voice has every quality for a fuckin great frontman. Also he (in Tenacious D) has written some pretty fucking great songs (including an awesome rock-film). And whether or not he was ever destined for rock-star fame is rather irrelevant seeing as how he made it BIG in actor stardom originally through his rockstar fanboyism. In any case he’s well-deservedly living the dream.

[@kris242]

@@flagtheoffense I honestly don’t see how it’s atypical of frontmanism. It’s literally all about confidence and showmanship. Things he does incredibly well in general. He may not act like DIO, Plant or Osborn, but there’s no denying he’s entertaining as absolute fuck on stage and can bring some serious energy to an audience simply through his personality. That’s all you really need as a frontman. Showmanship. Regardless of your band or genre, showmanship is always the difference between a good show and a fuckin AWESOME one.

[@tortron]

He could probably be in a good Tribute band

[@Stretch_Armstrong666]

Damn he killed it that night. Never thought I’d say I like jack blacks cover of this song but hell. It’s jack sabbath!

[@garyhopkins6337]

He never ceases to amaze me, he is very talented.

[@matt-oo6fu]

AMAZING!

[@taffyistrashy]

Jack genuinely has an amazing voice

[@Beachedwhale_]

Jack Black is so talented. He need to do more movies and music.

[@DeadHandX]

Its crazy how many people come back to this everyday... this song is masterpiece!

[@TheManFrom1979]

The bassist looks like he has been waiting to play this live his entire career

[@Cyb3rSix]

I always thought Jack Black did the vocals for war pigs on GH2.

[@prime98k4]

GH2 needed a song from the D, that singer could had been perfect

[@bbygurl8821]

living fucking legend, he needs to sing more his voice is amazing

[@Dewojet98]

Jack Black is just seen for his comedy but his voice is soooooo good… like he can compete with any top vocalist out there legit

[@adamdavidsoddities8573]

Wow that actually gave me chills. Good stuff

[@ronduff4325]

What a Classic Guy ! An American Treasure Jack is !

[@fynworld]

The drummer honored those drum fills like a mf! It's always nice to see the band enjoy themselves

[@coolmangonzalez]

Every time I watch this I wonder how fun did the band have. It might have been one of the coolest moments they probably experienced at the show.

[@NothingCuh]

Jack black makes everyone smile istg!

[@jonahlamprecht956]

I wish he quoted that concert where ozzy kept belting out, "COME OUN!"

[@nedflanders5302]

This dude is a national treasure

[@karynsiouxhamon2714]

Love it!

[@highlander4731]

Absolutely outstanding bravo Jack

[@MetalizedButt]

We all know Jack has always had some singing chops, but that band is sick and versatile AF

[@mivvy3182]

Audience: Who’s Black Sabbath? Ozzy Osbourne: Whats Black Sabbath?

[@ulyssesdavis2717]

This dude lives life to the fullest I love his energy!

[@cokertimilehin2504]

this is genuinely beautiful

[@jt-ff3yx]

Jack Black choosing to sing War Pigs was a pick of destiny.

[@witnessme602]

Jack Black is killin' it!

[@tmm321]

I just went to their show in London and they played it. Was amazing.

[@cathylopez1345]

I love Jack Black!! he is a multi talented artist!!!

[@fairlanewhip79]

I was a fence sitter as far as Jack black is concerned, you just won me over buddy 😵‍💫

[@VivaLaDnDLogs]

I demand the other 7 minutes of this song!

[@empereurilan1511]

Love this guy

[@brianhalligan9268]

I have no idea how this ended up in my recommendations but it definitely but a smile on my face. Seriously a classic Metal cover album by JB would be awesome.

[@pablometal5020]

Geniooooooo...jackk... Larga vida Sabbath....

[@TeamFaust1]

Jack Black is one of those friends that play low tier characters just to mess around but is actually amazing at the game.

[@wesleyblanton2432]

So much talent!

[@longtranthanhlong6336]

Best cover ever !!!!!!!!!! Yeahhh thank you Uncle Jack