Late Night Lyrics

Last night I was switching back and forth between Letterman and Leno, who were hosting, respecitvely, Amy Adams and Kate Beckinsale. Then Michael Sheen, star of Frost/Nixon (who, by the way, dated Kate Beckinsale for years, lucky guy) came on Letterman. I'm always interested to hear what Paul Shaffer plays, since it always is a pun on the guest. I was guessing they'd play up that Sheen is playing David Frost, and try something like "The Christmas Song"--"Chestnuts roasting on an open fire/ Jack Frost nipping at your nose." Instead, they sandbagged me with "Ohio"--"Tin Soldiers and Nixon's coming/ We're finally on our own."

(By the way, now that Leno is staying with NBC, both he and Conan talked on their own shows about how much they liked each other. Sure, why not. Neither are hurt with Leno's new deal for a five-nights 10 pm slot. The only thing hurt is television.)