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Melissa McCarthy Lip-Synced Very Hard to DMX’s “X Gon’ Give it to Ya” on The Tonight Show

Just because Jimmy Fallon’s lip-sync battles have gotten their own show doesn’t mean they can’t still be a Tonight Show standby. On Monday night, Fallon and Melissa McCarthy faced off. Fallon brought his best renditions of “Brand New Key,” the 1971 song by Melanie, and a more recent ditty, Zayn’s “Pillow Talk.” Not to be outdone, McCarthy countered with “X Gon’ Give it to Ya” and “Colors of the Wind.”

For a while, it looked like Fallon had it in the bag; his choreography on “Brand New Key” and powerful emoting during “Pillow Talk” seemed like a lock. But McCarthy’s “Colors of the Wind” was a brilliant, glitter-powered turnaround, landing her a standing ovation.