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Oasis v Blur. Kanye v Kimmel. Kid Rock v Tommy Lee. Miley v Sinead. Bieber v monkeys, eggs, Patrick Carney, Seth Rogen, t-shirts, the law. Often, in the world of music, great power comes with responsibility, and with responsibility comes contention. The latest public showdown of this kind has arrived in the similarly shaped form of Will Ferrell and Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith. Oasis v Blur. Kanye v Kimmel. Kid Rock v Tommy Lee. Miley v Sinead. Bieber v monkeys, eggs, Patrick Carney, Seth Rogen, T-shirts, the law. Often, in the world of music, great power comes with great responsibility, and with responsibility comes contention. The latest public showdown of this kind has arrived in the lookalike form of Will Ferrell and Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith.
The comedy actor accepted Smith’s public challenge - promising “the greatest drum vs cowbell showdown the world has ever seen” - back in February last year. And on Thursday evening during The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, it finally happened. Donning backwards caps, Kiss t-shirts and those collarless leather jackets that US musicians and actors of a certain stature tend to prefer, the battle (aided by ghost drummer Questlove who was stood to the right of Ferrell) begins neck and neck. That's until the Anchor Man star brings out his cowbell and the rest of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, for a rendition of Blue Oyster Cult's Don't Fear The Reaper. The comedy actor accepted Smith’s public challenge – promising “the greatest drum v cowbell showdown the world has ever seen” – back in February last year. And on Thursday evening during The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, it finally happened. Donning backwards caps, Kiss T-shirts and those collarless leather jackets that US musicians and actors of a certain stature tend to prefer, the battle (aided by ghost drummer Questlove who was stood to the right of Ferrell) begins neck and neck. That's until the Anchorman star brings out his cowbell and the rest of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, for a rendition of Blue Oyster Cult's Don't Fear the Reaper.
The long-time feud has been rumbling over a decade of jokes between Ferrell and the Peppers’ drummer, who are frequently described as lookalikes. “[I] was at the premiere of [the film] Ladies Man [in 2000],” Smith recalled in a 2011 interview with Rolling Stone. “I’m looking at Will and thinking, ‘People really think I look like him? I don’t fucking look like that.’ [Will] looks me up and down and says, ‘You’re very handsome,’ and walks away.”Bravado aside, the pair raised over $300,000 (£177,726) for Cancer for College! - a charity that gives college scholarships to cancer patients. The long-time feud has been rumbling over a decade of jibes between Ferrell and the Peppers’ drummer, who are frequently described as lookalikes. “[I] was at the premiere of [the film] Ladies Man [in 2000],” Smith recalled in a 2011 interview with Rolling Stone. “I’m looking at Will and thinking, ‘People really think I look like him? I don’t fucking look like that.’ [Will] looks me up and down and says, ‘You’re very handsome,’ and walks away.”Bravado aside, the pair raised over $300,000 (£177,726) for Cancer for College! – a charity that gives college scholarships to cancer patients.