Madonna Joins Jimmy Fallon And The Roots For A Classroom Rendition Of 'Holiday' [Video]

Remember those totally unusable instruments you were given for music class in elementary school? Well, it turns out, they're not so unusable after all - Jimmy Fallon enlists Madonna and The Roots and his collection of children's music things in an epic new video.

You never see real musicians using the likes of maracas, cowbells, glockenspiels or tambourines in their compositions (not often, anyway) so why do teachers expect children to learn the art of music making this way? Well, legendary neo-soul collective The Roots and Queen of Pop Madonna have proved on 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' that with proper execution these instruments aren't so lame after all.

Watch Jimmy Fallon, Madonna & The Roots perform 'Holiday' here:

The unusual supergroup performed Madonna's hit 1983 single 'Holiday' - appropriate for the approaching Summer - complete with Hawaiian shirts and sunglasses just to add a touch more vibe to proceedings. Madonna completed the set up with the cowbell, while Fallon was on unorthodox percussion. Other instruments spotted were a melodica, a timbrel, bongos, a ukulele, a glockenspiel... and a banana.

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Madonna hit the Tonight Show studios promoting her latest album, 'Rebel Heart' (the songs on which use mostly regular instruments like piano and drums). The album, featuring singles 'Ghosttown' and 'Living For Love', was released in March 2015 and has already topped charts in several countries and reached number two in both the US and UK.

More: Watch the video for Madonna's new single 'Ghosttown'

Her 'Rebel Heart' tour will kick off in North America at the end of August, ending in Europe in December. There's a while to go yet, but this tour is selling out fast!