{"id":32202,"date":"2025-07-27T20:18:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T20:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=32202"},"modified":"2025-07-27T20:18:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T20:18:35","slug":"most-know-him-as-a-comedy-legend-but-few-expected-to-see-jim-carrey-step-onstage-at-a-gritty-new-york-bar-and-belt-out-radioheads-creep-like-it-was-his-personal-anthem-wit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=32202","title":{"rendered":"Most know him as a comedy legend, but few expected to see Jim Carrey step onstage at a gritty New York bar and belt out Radiohead\u2019s \u201cCreep\u201d like it was his personal anthem. With a grin, a wink, and just the right amount of mischief, Carrey turned Arlene\u2019s Grocery into his own chaotic cathedral of rock \u2014 proving that sometimes, the mask really does come off, and what\u2019s underneath still knows how to bring the house down. WATCH BELOW \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Most know him as a comedy legend, but few expected to see Jim Carrey step onstage at a gritty New York bar and belt out Radiohead\u2019s \u201cCreep\u201d like it was his personal anthem. With a grin, a wink, and just the right amount of mischief, Carrey turned Arlene\u2019s Grocery into his own chaotic cathedral of rock \u2014 proving that sometimes, the mask really does come off, and what\u2019s underneath still knows how to bring the house down.<\/h1>\n<p>Did you know Jim Carrey is a rockstar in his spare time? Fans found that out after discovering a video of the A-list movie star rocking out to Radiohead\u2019s \u201cCreep\u201d with a band onstage at Arlene\u2019s Grocery. Carrey started the performance with a lighthearted vibe, grinning and cheekily declaring, \u201cThis is my new anthem.\u201d The actor then goofed around with the crowd on some physical comedy over the intro of the song.<\/p>\n<p>However, when it came time to sing, Carrey was all business, channeling the intense vibe of Thom Yorke\u2019s lyrics. While he\u2019s not gonna be putting Yorke out of business any time soon, Carrey can really carry a tune. His falsetto and wailing vocals in the bridge after 3:00 were definitely the high point vocally. The thing that really sold the performance though was how Carrey really put his soul into the performance \u2013 you can tell the song meant everything to him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"M3tGxPgz\"><ins id=\"982a9496-5240af29fe3219102d8fbe69270dae44-3-206\" class=\"982a9496\" data-key=\"5240af29fe3219102d8fbe69270dae44\"><ins id=\"982a9496-5240af29fe3219102d8fbe69270dae44-3-206-1\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1739853104091-0\" data-google-query-id=\"CKXdl-rt3Y4DFUbxGAIdzFsBow\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/21715635079\/MB_Inread_humansofgeorgia.net_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"dieroseinforinread-NtCBitRCpt\"><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/ins><\/div>\n<p data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tLpnEp1-rT0\" data-id=\"tLpnEp1-rT0\" data-query=\"feature=oembed\" data-alt=\"Jim Carrey Covers &quot;Creep&quot; At Arlene's Grocery -- The Real Video\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tLpnEp1-rT0?autoplay=1&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"3UBmGhCF\"><\/div>\n<p>Carrey performed his take on \u201cCreep\u201d on September 9, 2011. Unsurprisingly, the movie star\u2019s surprise cover went viral, attracting 5.9 million views on YouTube. Fans were impressed with Carrey\u2019s performance and added comments such as \u201cHe may be smiling and acting goofy, but you can see in his eyes, he feels every word. 10\/10 for me\u201d and \u201cPeople sense raw emotion. Jim slowly poured his heart into the performance. The crowd knew. So do we.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carrey\u2019s move into music may seem surprising, although it\u2019s not without precedent. He grew up in a musical household, as his father Percy Carrey was a musician and accountant. All the way back in 1996, Carrey sang Jefferson Airplane\u2019s \u201cSomebody to Love\u201d in the karaoke scene in his movie The Cable Guy. The performance was also featured on the soundtrack for the film. More recently, when he appeared at Arlene\u2019s Grocery, Carrey also sang The Smashing Pumpkins\u2019 \u201cBullet with Butterfly Wings\u201d.<\/p>\n<p data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KVRrXguVjnE\" data-id=\"KVRrXguVjnE\" data-query=\"start=79&amp;feature=oembed\" data-alt=\"Jim Carrey Covers Bullets With Butterfly Wings at Arlene's Grocery - The Real Video\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KVRrXguVjnE?autoplay=1&amp;start=79&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Arlene\u2019s Grocery is a small venue in the Lower East Side district of Manhattan, New York City. The Music Man readers might be interested to know that Carrey is not the first big name to appear at the venue. In their early days, artists such as The Strokes, Jeff Buckley, Lady Gaga, and Lana Del Rey have all performed at the venue as well. Carrey performed with the Arlene\u2019s Grocery Rock \u2018n\u2019 Roll Karaoke Band, who are regulars not only at that venue but also throughout the New York City music scene.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Most know him as a comedy legend, but few expected to see Jim Carrey step onstage at a gritty New York bar and belt out Radiohead\u2019s \u201cCreep\u201d like &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32203,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32202"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32202\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32204,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32202\/revisions\/32204"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/32203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}