Jimmy Fallon CRIES During Taylor Swift's "New Years Day" Performance

Taylor Swift wasn't scheduled to appear on The Tonight Show yesterday, but her beautiful performance of New Year's Day made it seem like it was destiny. The fact that Taylor chose to perform that song matters way more than you might think. You might know that Jimmy Falun cancelled all of last week's tapings of his show following the death of his mother, Gloria. He returned on Monday night and was still visibly shaken from his loss. Holding back tears, at one point Jimmy recounted a childhood memory of his mom squeezing his hand three times to say, I love you. The Tonight Show producer, Mike DeCenzo, said on Twitter that, quote, Taylor was not scheduled to do our show today, but we wanted something special for the first show back. So we asked her on a complete whim since she'd been in town doing SNL. She said yes with zero hesitation. Taylor told the show that she would sing New Year's Day, and it was even more perfect and beautiful than you would expect. Yes, you heard that right. The lyrics of the song actually describe the story Jimmy told us about his mother. And it's not that Taylor changed the lyrics for this performance. That's what the song is. The Roots drummer, Questlove, tweeted yesterday evening, quote, I'm just realizing Taylor didn't readjust the song's lyrics for tonight's performance, but the narrative literally applies to the words Jimmy spoke of his mother. Wow, you can't plan these things. That kind of serendipity just sends shivers down my spine. I'm so glad Jimmy's mother was present even in Taylor's unscheduled musical performance. Nobody knew ahead of time what the song would be, and as the producer tweeted, quote, she sang New Year's Day. No one had heard it. Suddenly she sings the line, squeeze my hand three times in the back of a taxi. I nearly gasped. Tears. I think everyone in the audience started sobbing. Jimmy, of course, was also profoundly affected by Taylor's song. The producer tweeted, I could see Jimmy silhouetted at his desk dabbing his eyes with a tissue. We all lost it. It was a beautiful coincidence in a beautiful performance. Hold on to your memories. They will hold on to you, Taylor sang. What an incredibly profound and touching moment. As the producer also said, whatever you think of Taylor, she did something beautiful for Jimmy and their show, and they will forever be grateful, and we at Clevver are grateful that Jimmy got to pay tribute to his mother in such a meaningful way. How incredible is this? Let us know all of your thoughts in the comments section below. Thank you so much for watching Clevver. I'm Zoe Lillian, and I'll see you next time.