Surprising fact number 1: Good Charlotte was the musical guest on The Late Late Show with James Corden on Friday night. Surprising fact number 2: Dr. Phil joined them onstage.
TV’s favorite mustachioed, mononymic therapist joined Joel and Benji Madden onstage for a rendition of their 2002 single, “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.” In the original video, Joel, Benji, and the rest of the band wear black suits and skinny ties.
Dr. Phil (full name Phil McGraw) wore a decidedly different outfit, walking out onstage in a shredded, studded denim vest, eye makeup, and a full sleeve of (presumably fake) tattoos.
I'm here to rock this bitch! 🤘🏼 pic.twitter.com/OFYjAHQFuz
— Dr. Phil (@DrPhil) September 14, 2018
McGraw tweeted a photo of himself with the band, with the caption, “I’m here to rock this bitch!”
Twitter responded by freaking out at the unexpected union of these two early-2000s icons.
— 𝕬𝖒𝖇𝖊𝖗 (@slutgarden__) September 15, 2018
https://twitter.com/MalloryCollins/status/1040817645212368899
Has Good Charlotte given up or has Dr. Phil peaked? https://t.co/euoVMWDgum
— 🇨🇦Hanna🇺🇦 (@hannak072) September 15, 2018
I never knew how much I needed to hear Dr Phil singing Good Charlotte’s Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous until now
— Mila Fox (@milasgau) September 15, 2018
https://twitter.com/taIkingheadsfan/status/1040765193029074946
dr phil singing with good charlotte is a representation of me trying to join in with my talented friends
— imy (@deadlydxll) September 14, 2018
I'm sure there's a German word for the specific discomfort I feel toward that Dr. Phil/Good Charlotte thing, but it hasn't come up on Duolingo yet so I don't know what it is.
— Jenn Reynolds (@_jennreyn) September 15, 2018
https://twitter.com/shealynne28/status/1040749019499257856
So how did this most unholy of unions come about? Well, it was part of a sketch on the late-night show, in which Corden played a “renowned music performance enhancement coach” who suggested the rather strange combination.
Although the supergroup wasn’t exactly a hit (McGraw can’t carry a tune in a bucket), that’s not going to stop Corden—in the sketch, he vowed to continue, so expect even more weird musical combinations in the future.