Fans eagerly awaited which songs Chappell Roan would perform during her debut Saturday evening live this weekend, and she was in for a big surprise when she took the stage.

Roan was introduced by host John Mulaney for her first appearance of the evening – and debut late-night sketch show performance ever – with an energetic rendition of her song “Pink Pony Club,” which fittingly is about her rise to fame and the itch to to become an artist.

When she got on the mic for the second time during the show, the song she chose next wasn’t her earworm hit “Hot To Go,” or her deeply emotional songs like “Casual” or “Good Luck, Babe.” Instead, Roan took the big moment to introduce a new, strange country song.

As Mulaney pointed to the stage again, Roan stood in front of her plaid and western-clad band, also dressed in an outfit that could have come straight from Dolly Parton’s closet. A violin played while the stage was decorated like a Disney version of the Wild West. Cartoon animals played on a screen in the background as Roan danced around and sang the lyrics to ‘The Giver’.

The strange song is an ode to fun and that of Roan give nature, with the lyrics saying, “You don’t have to tell me / It’s just in my nature / So take it like a taker / ‘Cause baby, I’m a giver.” The country touch of the single could be an ode to her roots in Missouri, where she originally comes from. The pop star is taking a page from the books of other legends before her, such as Beyoncé and Lady Gaga, who have both made music in different genres, including country.

Saturday’s show was big, not only because of fan favorites John Mulaney and Chappell Roan, but also because Vice President Kamala Harris stopped by to compete in the Cold Open. Just three days before the 2024 election, Harris had some fun “mirroring” Maya Rudolph, who played Harris almost every week on the show.

Chappell Roan’s debut op SNL is one of the many firsts she has experienced this year. Her sets at various music festivals attracted large audiences, her album The rise and fall of a Midwestern princess was number one on vinyl and she performed for the first time at the VMAs. The musician teased that new music was on the way in a recent Instagram post featuring her album with the caption: “Album came out quite a bit but it’s time to welcome a hot new bombshell to the villa.”