Jack Black and Kids Cover Ozzy Osbourne for Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine’s Mom’s 100th Birthday

Jack Black went fullFaculty of Rock for a candy celebration. 

The actor/singer, 54, attended a celebration for the one centesimal birthday of Rage Towards the Machine guitarist Tom Morello’s mom, Mary Morello, and carried out a canopy on the occasion. Together with a band of 12 and 13-year-olds, together with Morello’s son Roman Morello, the comic coated Ozzy Osbourne’s 1980 basic “Mr. Crowley.”

The Rage Towards the Machine musician, 59, shared footage of the efficiency from over the weekend on Tuesday. 

Within the clip, the Tenacious D band member joins a pre-teen guitarist, drummer, bassist and piano participant on a makeshift stage — and so they all completely shred by way of the long-lasting metallic tune. Black, who was wearing an identical shirt and shorts combo with a flame design, took on vocals. He confirmed off his gritty, soulful rocker pipes, whereas dancing and throwing up the signal of the horns hand gesture all through the tune. 

The complete band saved it fierce and tight. As Morello’s son on guitar carried out a solo — even enjoying the instrument over his head — the complete room cheered, and the Faculty of Rock actor joined him by encouragingly rocking out alongside him. 

“What a tremendous mother and what a tremendous life,” Black shared at one level. 

Within the caption of his Instagram submit that includes the video, Morello known as the efficiency “a stirring rendition” and shouted out every of the performers. “Mary was happy!” he stated, referring to his mom who turned 100 on Oct. 1. 

Morello additionally paid tribute to his activist mom with a number of posts on Instagram over the weekend, together with a photograph of her edited onto a canopy of TIME. 

“HAPPY one centesimal BIRTHDAY TO MY MOM, THE EXTRAORDINARY MARY MORELLO! Love you mother!” the recording artist wrote within the caption. 

He continued to honor her with a carousel of images of her participating in protests and charity work, sharing within the caption how a lot she’s impressed his personal activism. “This retired public college instructor from a household of Illinois coal miners has led a humble but highly effective life,” Morello shared. “After I requested her what her philosophy of life was she stated, ‘To acknowledge individuals have wants and to assist them. You settle for everyone. You assume everyone is equal. And also you assist whoever you possibly can. That’s my philosophy.’” 

He added, “As the preferred and radical member of the Morello household it’s no shock she had associates & household from six continents at her occasion yesterday.” 

Earlier this yr, the guitarist additionally gave her a shout out on Mom’s Day. 

Black not too long ago wrapped up his North American Tenacious D and the Spicy Meatball Tour. He and bandmate Kyle Glass kicked off the stay dates in summer season after they launched their newest single “Video Video games” in June. 

Subsequent yr, they’ll take their present to Europe and the U.Okay. starting in April.