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Bon Iver, 'SNL': Justin Timberlake Impersonates Grammy-Winning Folk Rocker

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After last week's Grammy Awards, one question was on everyone's mind: Who is Bonny Bear? While Best New Artist winner Bon Iver were already well known to indie audiences, casual music fans were unfamiliar with earnest singer-songwriter Justin Vernon, the group's mastermind. That's beginning to change, and last night on 'Saturday Night Live,' superstar Justin Timberlake did his impression of the folk-rock riser, poking fun at his somber music and droll Grammy acceptance speech.

"Sorry I'm late," Timberlake-as-Vernon says, apologizing to Jay-Z and Beyonce (played by host Maya Rudolph) for being late to a party thrown in honor of their newborn baby, Blue Ivy. "I was just wandering barefoot in the woods of Wisconsin. I fashioned this guitar out of a canoe, and I wrote this song for your baby."

In his high-school-English-teacher suit and thinning-hair wig, Timberlake certainly looked the part. He sounded like Vernon, too, singing in an unintelligible falsetto over finger-picked guitar. He joked that his music would be just the thing to knock young Blue Ivy out, and indeed, after a few bars, he fell victim to his own drowsy crooning and conked out. It's a shame, since Andy Samberg, Jay and B's "white butler," had really been feeling it.

Vernon, who might not seem like the good-sport sort, was feeling it, too. Taking to twitter, he praised the 'SNL' gang for the skit, which also featured Fred Armisen as Prince and Kristen Wiig as Taylor Swift.

"holy s---, i was just watching SNL and JT did a Bon Iver hilarious thing!" Vernon tweeted. "Also, Maya Rudolph saying 'bon iver' is enough. I can die now!!!"

Watch Justin Timberlake Impersonate Bon Iver on 'SNL'

Watch Justin Vernon's Acceptance Speech

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Helen Brown

I sick of the racist aiming hate at black people in this country, we can't even walk down the streets in peace. Justin Timberlake is a racist and that a fact he beat up his black manager and called him racist names. He said he do not want no Nig@er managing him. But the media being racist just promoted this untalented racist even more. It's NOT FUNNY I am NOT laughing Justin is a dangerous racist who have links to far right hate groups like the KKK. He not Jay or Bee friends, why is he up in they business. I don't even think Jay or Bee know or care who he dating. Why bring their baby into this? That ugly woman with the funny nose wish she look like Bee. It's vile because it's got a known racist making funny of a African American Couple I AM NOT LAUGHING I SEEN JUSTIN, HATE VIDEO HIM BEATING UP HIS EX BLACK MANAGER THE MAN IS A RACIST. A BLACK BABY IS NO JOKE a black child have every right to be born. The Klan believe black, gay, Jewish people shouldn’t be alive this man is living out his beliefs, first he did single ladies, now he targeting Beyonce again with her baby. What this redneck obsession with Bee, what about Britney? Who can’t even sing both came from Mickey mouse club. She use to be his woman why isn’t he up in her business, I don’t fine this hateful redneck funny he a vile racist. Justin is so untalented he can’t dance or sing or act, he is the male Britney talent less racist This woman who is white by the way, kick Whitney Houston, when she was down now she targeting Beyonce. Hell no to that ugly bitch what a ugly nose the bitch have. She wish she looked like Whtiney and Beyonce.

February 20 2012 at 4:06 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
nancy

JT seems to have many talents, and his impression was impressive.

February 19 2012 at 6:00 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
russian9011

Everytime I either have to watch a video instead of read an article I leave. Everytime I actually do sit through one and have to watch a ad to watch the video I leave.

Lazy AOL.

February 19 2012 at 5:43 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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February 19 2012 at 5:16 PM Report abuse -1 rate up rate down Reply
Cate

that was hilarious and i loved it lol bon iver put himself to sleep haha

February 19 2012 at 4:00 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply