Body Count made an appearance Wednesday (December 5th) on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, performing their cover of Pink Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb.”
More of an adaptation than a straight-up remake, Body Count’s take on the Pink Floyd classic is highly stylized, and they nailed their rendition on Fallon.
Those familiar with the original song with recognize the overall arrangement and a few refrains (“Hello… is anybody out there?”), but Ice-T and company make the song their own, with the rapper cooly laying down bars that reflect on modern existential crises.
One thing the band didn’t alter was the song’s iconic guitar fireworks, even tapping David Gilmour himself to play the solos on the studio-recorded version. Although Gilmour didn’t make the trip out for the Fallon set, Body Count’s Ernie C boldly takes the reins on the lead axework, soloing for most of the song and replicating some of Gilmour’s impressive climbing scales.
“That’s how you do it!” enthused Jimmy Fallon at the conclusion of the song, before cutting to break. Ice-T lifted the sign of the horns in recognition.
The striking cover of “Comfortably Numb” is included on Body Count’s new album Merciless. The LP is Body Count’s first studio album since 2020’s Carnivore.
You can watch the clip of Body Count performing the cover of “Comfortably Numb” on Fallon below.