Jake Gyllenhaal & Kelly Clarkson Duet ‘Mr. Brightside’ – Billboard

Jake Gyllenhaal confirmed off his musical chops — and his affinity for accents — when he stopped by the Kelly Clarkson Show on Friday (April 21) and performed a recreation of Sing That Name That Tune with the famous person singer.

The guidelines of the sport, hosted by Matt Iseman, are easy. When Clarkson’s band begins enjoying a music, Gyllenhaal and Clarkson must step up on a platform and sing alongside as soon as they acknowledge the monitor. Whoever does it first wins some extent.

However, the Nightcrawler actor wasn’t feeling too assured at first. “I just want to apologize to the left side of the audience before we begin,” he informed the part of the gang he’d be competing on behalf of.

“I have a feeling he’s slow playing you,” Iseman warned Clarkson, and he turned out to be proper. Gyllenhaal received each spherical of the sport, delivering performances of Billy Ray Cyrus’ “Achy Breaky Heart” and The Proclaimers’ “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles),” full with Southern and Irish accents, respectively.

The remaining spherical got here within the type of The Killers’ “Mr. Brightside,” which Gyllenhaal and Clarkson carried out flawless collectively — regardless of some lyrical mishaps.

“Who knew it could be this easy?” Gyllenhaal joked after profitable the sport. Watch all of it go down beneath.