CNN
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Adam Sandler will always be Chris Farley.
Twenty years after Farley's death, Sandler still mourns when he sings the “Chris Farley Song,” a song he wrote for his late friend and comedian, who died of a drug overdose in December 1997 at age 33. .
Sandler said on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast that his musical tributes still make him emotional. He performed the song as part of the Netflix special 'Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh' and performed it on 'SNL' during its run in May 2019.
Sandler said, “The first few times I played that song, I got so emotional that I cried and I couldn't sing well. Then I felt it and I could sing.” Podcast. “It’s weird, but when that song starts, I keep saying, ‘Oh fuck, okay, don’t cry, don’t do that.’ “I’ve already sung it over 100 times, and it’s really touching.”
“I think it’s because we show footage of Chris and we see his face,” Sandler added. He also said, “Hearing the crowd go wild for Farley makes him happy.”
“In every performance I did, the biggest applause of the night was talking about Farley, and every time I mentioned his name the audience went crazy. “I feel good,” he said.