Is he right about this? http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/01/23/2010-01-23_questlove_use_of_beatles_lovely_rita_on_conan_obriens_last_tonight_show_cost_nbc.html
Questlove: Use of Beatles' 'Lovely Rita' on Conan O'Brien's last 'Tonight Show' cost NBC $500k BY Tracy Miller DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Saturday, January 23rd 2010, 5:22 PM Conan O'Brien spared a few kind words for NBC during his last episode of the "Tonight Show" - but he spared no expense when it came to music. One of his final guests, Tom Hanks, entered the studio to the tune of The Beatles' "Lovely Rita," which may have cost the network half a million dollars. Questlove, drummer for the band The Roots, tuned in to the episode and tweeted "yo i hate spoiling but i will have you know that walk on song we just heard was half a milli. i know cause i got the list rate at nbc." The musician tweets on good authority, as The Roots are the house band for NBC's "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon." "anytime you use the beatles on tv that will cost you dearly," he later added. "Lovely Rita" was played in honor of Hanks' wife, Rita Wilson. It wasn't O'Brien's only recent splurge: on Wednesday night, he rolled out a $1.5 million Bugatti Veyron in mouse ears as The Rolling Stones' "Satisfaction" - also a pricey song - played in the background. "For the rest of the week, we're going to introduce new comedy bits that aren't so much funny as they are crazy expensive," he said. "There it is, the most expensive car in the world … dressed as a mouse." O'Brien, who is being dumped by the network in favor of his "Tonight Show" predecessor Jay Leno, is scooping up some cash for himself and his staff, too, with a severance package of $45 million. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
