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I was just going to bed when it came on and I didn't know it was the MICK show, so I poured a glass of wine and stayed up. Glad I did, I loved it more the second time! I thought some of the skits were awful, not his fault, but the one in the bar where Mick is the nerd and won't sing kareoke ( sp) is a riot! I hate the game show routine which SNL should get rid of...it's boring! But Mick with the Foo Fighters and Arcade Fire and Beck I thought were really great. Stones songs done in a different way...loved it!

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As Grohl explained on the episode – airing in two parts this Sunday at 6 p.m. EST and Sunday, September 17th – it began with a phone call from SNL producer Lorne Michaels. "He said, 'Well, look, I'm working on the season finale and the host is going to be Mick Jagger.' And I'm like, 'Oh, my God, that's amazing.' He goes 'Yeah, he's nervous about it. He's never hosted before. And so this is his first time.'"

Grohl wanted to help but realized he had a gig the same night as the broadcast, and his manager told him he wasn't allowed to cancel the show. So they took a helicopter. "We soundchecked or whatever, flew over, did a two-and-a-half­–hour gig and flew back and jammed with them," he said. "And then since it was the season finale, they were having a party out in that square with the ice rink right next door or whatever and they're like, 'Would [Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins' cover band] Chevy Metal play the party?' So we're like, 'Yeah.'

"We said to Mick, 'Hey, would you wanna come up and maybe do "Bitch" with us?'" he continued. "And he was like, 'Yeah, we'll see how it feels.' And then the party starts and we see him and we're like, 'Pleeeease, Mick Jagger,' and he came up and did 'Bitch' and it was amazing. He was so on it and the audience was like, 'Oh, my God,' and we just go straight into 'Miss You' to make sure he doesn't leave the stage and it was nuts because you don't realize how Mick – he's super cool. He's a great guy."