For us law-abiding Americans, Downton Abbey came to a mushy, mostly satisfying end Sunday. For John Legend and Jimmy Kimmel, this signaled that they should put words to the show's theme to make fun of its lack of diversity and weird upper-crust English customs—and to shade poor Edith.
With lines like "Can someone come and comb my hair?" and "Let's all ride horses and talk smack"—all sung in Legend's smooth, smooth baritone—the "never-before-heard lyrical version" of the opening song would send anybody ROFL...except maybe the Dowager Countess.
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Chelsea Peng is a writer and editor who was formerly the assistant editor at MarieClaire.com. She's also worked for The Strategist and Refinery29, and is a graduate of Northwestern University. On her tombstone, she would like a GIF of herself that's better than the one that already exists on the Internet and a free fro-yo machine. Besides frozen dairy products, she's into pirates, carbs, Balzac, and snacking so hard she has to go lie down.
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