Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas O'Connell share their songwriting expertise with first graders, appearing in the latest episode of 'Celebrity Substitute' and guiding them through the process of creating a hit song.
- December 19, 2024
AceShowbiz - In a clip shared with PEOPLE, Billie Eilish and FINNEAS, 23 and 27 respectively, appeared before a class of first graders at Garvanza Elementary School in Los Angeles for the latest episode of "Celebrity Substitute".
The clip opens with Eilish instructing the students to create a loud drum roll, eliciting excitement from the kids. "Wiggle, wiggle," she advised them to ease their nerves, welcoming their teacher, Mrs. Fowler, back to the classroom.
Eilish explained that they would be performing a song the students had just written, titled "I'm Just a Polar Bear". Finneas, seated at the keyboard, added that Julian Shapiro-Barnum (host of "Celebrity Substitute") would hold cue cards like they were on "Saturday Night Live". Eilish quipped, "This is Friday live... Friday day live."
"Birds of a Feather" singer Eilish also encouraged the students to stick together, both in the song and in life. "Birds of a feather, we should stick together," she sang. "I know ('Til the day that I die)/ I said I'd never think I wasn't better alone ('Til the light leaves my eyes)/ Can't change the weather, might not be forever ('Til the day that I die) But if it's forever, it's even better."
The full episode of "Celebrity Substitute" featuring Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell aired on YouTube on Thursday, December 19. The show, sponsored by Amazon, fulfills the school's Amazon Wish List to support teachers and students.
