Kevin Bacon Joins Jimmy Fallon on a ‘First Draft’ of Rolling Stones’ ‘Paint It, Black’

Kevin Bacon returned to The Tonight Show last night (March 29) for another installment of "First Drafts of Rock."

The recurring bit sees Bacon and host Jimmy Fallon performing a "first draft" parody of classic rock songs. They've performed many "first drafts" over the years including Tom Petty's "Free Fallin'". There was even a "first draft" of  ZZ Top's "Legs" with a little help from Chris Stapleton.

This time around, Bacon and Fallon took on "Paint It, Black," the Rolling Stones classic released in 1966. In their parody, there were many other things they wanted to paint. Among them was a green apple they wanted painted red and a purple sock they wanted painted tan.

In other Rolling Stone-related news: The band is expected to release new music in 2023. News of a new Rolling Stones album dates back to November 2022. Ronnie Wood shared the band was working on new music, some of which would feature late drummer Charlie Watts. He told The Sun, "We are recording the new album now and we are going to LA in a few weeks to carry it on and finish it off. Charlie is on some of the tracks and drummer Steve Jordan."

Watts, of course, died in August 2021 at age 80.

In January, Keith Richards told fans via social media, "There's some new music on its way, and hopefully, I'll get to see you. Anyway, let's keep our fingers crossed." In addition, it was confirmed in February that Paul McCartney plays bass on a track of the new stones LP.

The Rolling Stones, nearly six decades after first forming, remain one of the most popular bands in the world.

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The Rolling Stones have an eventful 2024 ahead of them. The iconic band will be hitting the road in North America in support of their latest album, Hackney Diamonds, which was released in October 2023. Their 2024 tour dates are as follows:

Hackney Diamonds, of course, was their first studio album of original material since 2005's A Bigger Bang. The Stones announced the album in a press conference in September 2023 hosted by Jimmy Fallon.

During the press conference, Mick Jagger said of the album, "We wouldn’t be putting this out now if we didn’t really like it. We didn’t want to make just any record and put it out. So we wanted to make a record."

Jagger added, "Before we went in, we said we all want to make a record that we really love, ourselves. People may like it, other people may not. But we must say this, we are quite pleased with it. … We hope you’ll like it."

Hackney Diamonds features some big guests. Ronnie Wood said during the presser that Lady Gaga sings on the track "Sweet Sounds of Heaven." He also dropped Stevie Wonder's name but didn't specify what track he'd be on. Late drummer Charlie Watts is featured on two tracks with one of them being "Live By the Sword."

Keith Richards provides vocals on "Tell Me Straight." He playfully said of the song, "I can tell you straight that I have no idea what it's about. He [pointing to Jagger] tried to steal it, so it must be good."