'N Sync Star in Elton John Video

NEW YORK (AP) - If his ' N Sync gig ever dries up, Justin Timberlake could always get a job as an Elton John impersonator.

The pop music heartthrob looks uncannily like the Grammy-winning singer did in the 1970s in John's new video, "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore," complete with the oversized glasses, receding hairline and gaudy clothes.

Even John was surprised at how much the 'N Sync singer favored him.

"I was so knocked out with this video and so amazed with Justin's performance because he'd obviously done his homework. It was incredible," said John.
"When he's walking along the corridor with the scarf and he plays the fake, imaginary piano - it's strange because that was the '70s for me and he got it. It's so bizarre ... it freaks me out."

This is the second video from John's album, "Songs from the West Coast," in which the singer doesn't appear. His first, "I Want Love," features a lip-synching Robert Downey Jr.

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