Why David Campbell is demanding an apology from famous TV host
David Campbell has demanded an apology from Jimmy Fallon after the US talk show host dissed one of his father Jimmy Barnes' songs.
On The Tonight Show, Fallon has a segment called “Do Not Play” where snippets of bad songs from around the word are played and he warns his viewers not to listen to them.
Recently, he targeted a song by an Aussie artist which features a scream by Jimmy Barnes in the tune.
“It’s an Australian singer called Kirin J. Callinan, and the song is called Big Enough,” Fallon told the audience.
He started playing the song but immediately cut it after the section features Barnes’ screaming.
“Stop, stop, stop, stop it!” Fallon yelled. “The scream?! He really just kept going higher and higher.”
Barnes’ son David mentioned the insult on Today Extra and called on Fallon to apologise.
“Hey Jimmy Fallon, big fan here," Campbell said on the show.
“I just wanted to clear up that scream was my old man. His name is Jimmy Barnes. He’s a national icon. I mean, you may as well have gone after the Sydney Harbour Bridge or lamingtons or Ferry McFerryface.
“Do you know how many babies have been made to my dad screaming over a loudspeaker? Three quarters of the total population of Brisbane, my Yankee friend.
“I think you owe us, the Australian people, my father, Barnesy, a heartfelt apology,” Campbell said jokingly.
“And before you think that you’re better than us here in Australia, let me remind you, we didn’t elect a Trump.”
Kirin J. Callinan took to Twitter to reply to Fallon’s comments himself.
The Aussie singer said Fallon showed his “inexcusable ignorance and, in the process, insulted a nation".
Barnes shared Callinan’s tweet and added, “I’m with you Kirin. I think you are a very talented young man. Tell Jimmy [Fallon] if he’s not careful we will move next door to him."