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Video: Watch Will Ferrell Sing 'I Will Always Love You' To USC Grads
When the late, great Whitney Houston covered Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You” in 1992, hers became the most popular and some would say definitive version of the song … until now?
Will Ferrell broke into the song at the end of the commencement speech he gave to his alma mater on Friday, KPCC reports. The school awarded the Irvine-born actor/comedian with an honorary doctorate while introducing his speech; Ferrell graduated from USC in 1990 before embarking on his comedy career.
Ferrell begins his nearly 30-minute speech with an apology:
“I would like to apologize to all the parents here who are sitting there saying, ‘Will Ferrell? Why Will Ferrell? I hate Will Ferrell. I hate him. I hate his movies. He’s gross. That discussion is definitely happening out there right now.”
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The singing starts at 24 minutes in. You’ll just have to watch to see if he can hit those high notes.
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