Paul Rudd recently appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and shared a hilarious story about the time he and Adam Scott hired Billy Joel to sing the theme for their recreation of the Bosom Buddies opening.
It was for Rudd and Scott’s Adult Swim series The Greatest Event in Television History back in 2014 when the pair set out to recreate the opening sequence of the 1980s sitcom that starred Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari.
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As Rudd told Jimmy Fallon, the show used a version of Joel’s late ‘70s hit “My Life” as its theme that had a different singer--Gary Bennett with Mike Lucas on piano--but they wanted to get the Piano Man for their remake.
"I grew up a huge Billy Joel fan, as did so many people. I mean, he's one of the greatest ever," Rudd told Fallon. So, he and Scott came up with the wild idea of incorporating Joel into the project by contacting him through his reps. Shockingly, Joel agreed.
"Both Adam and I are fanatics…. We were very nervous. He said, 'I'll give you an hour.' We went to the Hamptons, and there was a piano in a room. We had no plan. We didn't know what we were going to do," Rudd explained.
Hilariously, Rudd told Fallon that he and Scott ended up asking Joel to sing his song “more like the guy from the show.” Not only was Joel game, but he invited them to dinner afterward with their wives.
“So we went to an Italian restaurant,” Rudd added, prompting Fallon to respond, “Wait. An Italian restaurant with Billy Joel?!" obviously aware that Joel has another famous tune called “Scenes From an Italian Restaurant.”
"Yeah! He even said, 'You guys drink wine? What do you want? You like red? White?" both of which are mentioned in the lyrics from Joel’s 1977 song.
"It was one of the greatest nights of our lives," said Rudd, who added that "My Life" was his favorite song when he was growing up.
Fans enjoyed seeing Rudd tell the story in a clip that was posted to the official Tonight Show and Billy Joel Instagram accounts.
“That is my dream!!! Goto an Italian dinner with Billy Joel - how epic!” wrote one.
“In other words you got to relieve the song in real ife????♥️?????⭐️⭐️???,” added another.
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