James Thomas Fallon was raised in Saugerties, New York with his older sister, Gloria, and his parents, Jim and Gloria. Fallon attended St. Mary of the Snow, a Catholic, parochial school, and Saugerties High School. He graduated in 1992 and attended the College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York. Fallon majored in computer science, dropping out 15 credits shy of a degree.
Roommates
Jimmy Fallon Lyrics
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Go back to your dorm, you got your roomate. And that never works out. That never works out. They don't want it to work out. They want it so it's like a Real World episode in your dorm room.
(Crowd cheers)
Like, I don't understand, they have the compatibality test you filled out at the beginning of the year. That's such a joke that test you fill out at the beginning of the year. It's like, "Um, I rock and roll, I like stayin' up late, and I love the ladies, aw yeah, cool!"
"OK, we got your perfect roommate for you. He's an opera major, he's a narcoleptic, and he's gay, so guy fight at each other. We got four camerca angles. That'll be perfect. Welcome to college, go screw yourself."
"Wha?"
"Yeah, well what else do we say here? OK"
Then you think, you say, "OK, I gotta be, I gotta beat my buddy from highscool is comin' up. He's gonna be my roommate, it's gonna be awesome." No. It is never awesome. It doesn't work out.
Jimmy Fallon: No it doesn't. I hate to tell ya. You will fight each other. You will just get, you'll just get, I'll tell you why. One is, they have too much dirt on you. Your friend from home has too much dirt, they'll kill you. They'll crush you in an argument for no reason. Like, you'll just say, "Hey man, uh, your dishes have been in the sink for, like too weeks, man. Their your dishes. Are you gonna clean 'em or what?"
"Yeah, remember when you had crabs in 6th grade?"
(Crowd laughs)
"Not fair to bring up my crabs."
(Track scratches out)
The song "Roommates" by Jimmy Fallon is a humorous take on the concept of having a roommate in college. Fallon starts by explaining how having a roommate never works out because they want it to be like a drama-filled episode of The Real World in their dorm room. He sarcastically comments on how the compatibility test that colleges use to match roommates is a total joke, where students write down their interests, and based on that, they get paired up. Fallon makes fun of how the test doesn't work because the roommates he was paired up with had nothing in common. One was an opera major, another a narcoleptic, and the third was gay, creating a bizarre combination prone to constant fighting.
He also quips about how students think it will be fantastic if they get their high school buddy as their roommate. But, in reality, it never works out because they have too much dirt on one another, which leads to endless arguments. Even a simple request about washing dishes, for example, can quickly turn into a massive argument when roommates know too much about each other's embarrassing secrets.
Overall, the song Roommates is a humorous take on a topic that many college students can relate to – the struggles of living with a roommate that you may not necessarily get along with. The song's catchy beat and witty lyrics make it an enjoyable and relatable song for anyone who's ever had a difficult roommate experience.
Line by Line Meaning
Go back to your dorm, you got your roommate.
Returning back to your dorm where your assigned roommate is present.
And that never works out. That never works out.
Sharing a room with a randomly assigned roommate rarely goes well.
They don't want it to work out. They want it so it's like a Real World episode in your dorm room.
The roommate is likely to make the living space dramatic, much like a reality TV show.
Like, I don't understand, they have the compatibility test you fill out at the beginning of the year.
The process of filling out a compatibility test for roommates is difficult to comprehend.
That's such a joke that test you fill out at the beginning of the year.
The test given to determine roommate compatibility is seen as a joke.
It's like, 'Um, I rock and roll, I like stayin' up late, and I love the ladies, aw yeah, cool!'
The test is simple and does not accurately depict the true personalities of the individuals filling it out.
OK, we got your perfect roommate for you. He's an opera major, he's a narcoleptic, and he's gay, so guy fight at each other. We got four camera angles. That'll be perfect. Welcome to college, go screw yourself.
The test is useless, and the random assignment of roommates will likely result in conflict, which will be documented for entertainment purposes.
Then you think, you say, 'OK, I gotta beat my buddy from high school is comin' up. He's gonna be my roommate, it's gonna be awesome.' No. It is never awesome. It doesn't work out.
Believing that a friend from back home as a roommate will be great is a mistake, and it never works out as expected.
You will fight each other. You will just get, you'll just get, I'll tell you why.
A person will inevitably argue with their friend-as-roommate due to an accumulation of annoyances and past dirt that may surface.
One is, they have too much dirt on you. Your friend from home has too much dirt, they'll kill you. They'll crush you in an argument for no reason. Like, you'll just say, 'Hey man, uh, your dishes have been in the sink for, like too weeks, man. Their your dishes. Are you gonna clean 'em or what?'
Living with a friend leads to airing out the 'dirt' on each other, which can lead to arguments over simple issues such as dirty dishes.
'Yeah, remember when you had crabs in 6th grade?'
'Not fair to bring up my crabs.'
Personal information will be used against each other, leading to unfair arguments, as demonstrated by the mention of past incidents involving lice.
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