Please Don’t Destroy Helps Lizzo Pen New Song ‘Horny Zookeeper’ on ‘SNL’
” I mean, two new songs? Lizzo, ‘SNL’ host, and musical guest, laughed with a joke in her sketch with Please Don’t Destroy. “I don’t own those. “
Lizzo attends the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards at Los Angeles Convention Center on March 14, 2021 in Los Angeles.
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“Special” wasn’t the only new song Lizzo debuted on SNL this weekend. The singer was able to overcome a bout with writer’s block thanks to the help of late-night comedy trio Please Don’t Destroy.
In a writing night sketch, Saturday night’s (Feb. 16) host and musical guest sat down for a hilarious meeting with Ben Marshall, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy.
” “I mean, two new tracks?” she laughed. “I don’t have those… I’m not joking .”
” I have writer’s block. Can you write me another song? I need you to write me another song. I need a new song now, b —. Lizzo demanded, “Go!”
“I need you’all to write Black woman anthems,” she stated, before everyone realized that it wasn’t going to work.
Lizzo was about to give up when Please Don’t Destroy mentioned a sketch that inspired her to write lyrics: “The bedroom’s my petting zoo/ I got tiger claws and you’re my llama llama/ Then I’ll make you eat a quarter with seeds out of my hand/ ‘Cause my horny zookeeper/ It’s obvious that I’m a horny zooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooof
Watch her perform “Horny Zookeeper” below, and see the full episode on Hulu here. The streaming service is currently offering a 30-day free trial, which you can sign up for here.
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