Ed Sheeran, Jimmy Fallon & The Roots Perform "Shape Of You" With Classroom Instruments

Using children's instruments, The Roots assist Ed Sheeran with a charming rendition of his smash hit "Shape of You."

BYAngus Walker
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For his latest performance of "Shape of You," currently spending its 5th week at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100, Ed Sheeran ditched his acoustic guitar for a banana shaker. It turns out the fuzzy-headed panty-melter of a Hobbit can still make 'em swoon while gently shaking the suggestive children's instrument.

It helps that he was joined by Jimmy Fallon on a tiny synthesizer, Questlove doubling up on the kazoo and the güiro, and the rest of The Roots, each playing various "Classroom Instruments." "Shape of You" is the latest hit to be remixed on Fallon's recurring Tonight Show segment. 

In what might be more pertinent to hip-hop fans, Sheeran recently recruited Stormzy, one of the UK's top rappers, to feature on the official "Shape of You" remix. Sheeran's next album, ÷ (Divide), is set to drop on March 3. 

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<b>Feature &amp; News Contributor</b> Brooklyn via Toronto writer and music enthusiast. Angus writes reviews, features, and lists for HNHH. While hip-hop is his muse, Angus also puts in work at an experimental dance label. In the evenings, he winds down to dub techno and Donna Summer.