Grande — who had posted on her Instagram Stories earlier this week that she was watching the film — took inspiration from the final, iconic scene, which sees stars Diane Keaton, Bette Midler and Goldie Hawn, resplendent in white suits, belting out Lesley Gore's anthem to self-empowerment, You Don't Own Me.
Flanked by two back-up singers, Grande perfectly replicated the look — but her homage nearly went pear-shaped a minute into the performance when she almost took a nasty tumble in her heeled boots while dismounting a chair.
The near-stack clearly rattled Grande, who screamed "Oh my god!" mid-line, giggling as she recovered (1 minute 17 seconds into the video below):
Grande appeared to have tears in her eyes elsewhere during the performance of what may well be her most personal song to date.
