By Hayden Wright
“Love Make the World Go Round” started as a throbbing dance anthem to benefit victims of the Orlando shooting at the Pulse nightclub.
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On The Tonight Show, Jennifer Lopez and Lin-Manuel Miranda performed a new arrangement of the song, stripping its electro-pop trappings in favor of spare, acoustic accompaniment backed by The Roots. Lopez and Miranda’s message of unity, creativity and tolerance remained as powerful as ever.
“Love is a call to action,” indeed. Watch the duo perform their tribute single on Jimmy Fallon’s stage here:
