REG, CAN I TELL YOU ONE THING?
I AM PLEASED IT IS SUMMERTIME.
I LOVE SUMMERTIME HERE IN
LOS ANGELES.
ARE YOU ENJOYING YOUR SUMMER,
REG?
>> OH, YEAH.
>> James: I'M LOVING IT.
YOU KNOW MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT
SUMMER, I WAS DRIVING HOME LAST
NIGHT
LISTENING TO SUMMER BOPS.
THE SUMMER JAMS.
HERE IT IS A GROOVE SLIGHTLY
TRANSFORMED.
♪ SUMMER SUMMER SUMMERTIME ♪
♪ SUMMER SUMMER SUMMERTIME ♪
BUT I FEEL LIKE WHENEVER I TURN
ON THE RADIO NOW, I'M JUST
GETTING ALL THESE SLOW, BORING
BALLADS.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
ARE YOU EXPERIENCING THIS?
OH, I GET IT!
BALLADS, BALLADS!
I WANT TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS,
JAM OUT, I DON'T WANT TO HEAR
SOME GUY ON A GUITAR CRYING
ABOUT HIS GIRL FRIEND IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER, IT JUST
FEELS WRONG.
SERIOUSLY, WHO WOULD WANT TO
HEAR A BALLAD WHEN YOU COULD
LISTEN TO A GREAT SUMMER BALLAD?
IT'S SO BORING!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> James: JOHN LEGEND, EVERYONE.
I'M ACTUALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF A
SHOW RIGHT NOW.
YOU'RE NOT ON UNTIL AFTER THE
COMMERCIAL BREAK, SO.
>> I HEARD YOU'VE BEEN TELLING
PEOPLE THAT BOPS ARE BETTER THAN
BALLADS.
>> JAMES: YEAH.
BECAUSE THEY ARE.
>> I MEAN, THAT FEELS KIND OF
PERSONAL.
I FEEL ATTACKED.
YOU KNOW, FOR ME, SUMMER'S A
TIME TO SLOW THINGS DOWN, POP
OPEN A BOTTLE OF WINE, RUN A
NICE BATH, AND LISTEN TO SENSUAL
LOVE SONGS.
>> JAMES: WOW.
THAT'S VERY SPECIFIC.
( LAUGHTER )
I'M JUST SAYING IT'S SUMMER.
PEOPLE LIKE TO HAVE FUN.
>> WELL, HOW ABOUT WE SETTLE
THIS RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW?
( LAUGHTER )
KEEPERS.
>> James: HANG ON, HANG ON!
WAIT!
WAIT!
IF I'M HEARING THIS RIGHT, IT
SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE CHALLENGING
ME TO A BALLADS VERSUS BOPS
RIFF-OFF.
>> YES!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M DOING,
YES!
>> James: NO, NO, NO!
STOP!
NO!
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S NOT
POSSIBLE BECAUSE WE CAN'T HAVE A
RIFF-OFF WITHOUT THE
FILHARMONIC, AND DON'T TELL ME
THEY'RE BEHIND THE CURTAIN
BECAUSE I CHECKED BEFORE.
I CHECK EVERY SHOW.
THEY'RE NOT THERE.
CAN WE OPEN THE CURTAIN?
SEE?
THEY'RE NOT THERE.
NO FILHARMONIC, NO RIFF-OFF.
>> YOU SURE ABOUT THAT, JAMES?
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE
FILHARMONIC!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
♪
>> JAMES: OH, COME ON!
HOW DID I NOT SEE YOU THERE?
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
SECURITY IS SUPPOSED TO TELL ME!
THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO TELL ME IF
YOU'RE IN THE BUILDING!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
ALL RIGHT, LEGEND.
YOU WANT TO DO THIS?
>> OH, YES, I DO.
>> James: THEN WE'LL DO THIS!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> James: THAT'S IT.
ALL RIGHT!
( APPLAUSE )
YOU SURE YOU'RE READY FOR THIS,
JOHN?
DON'T SAY I DIDN'T WARN YOU.
>> ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE READY FOR
THIS?
>> James: OH, PLEASE!
>> JAMES: YOU'RE TAKING BALLADS
I'M TAKING BOPS.
THIS IS A NO BRAINER.
HIT IT.
>> ONE, TWO,
♪ WE GO TOGETHER
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
BETTER THAN BIRDS OF A FEATHER
♪ YOU AND ME
YOU'RE THE MEDICINE
♪ AND THE PAIN
THE TATTOO INSIDE MY BRAIN
♪ AND, BABY, YOU KNOW
IT'S OBVIOUS
♪ I'M A SUCKER FOR YOU
YOU SAY THE WORD AND I'LL
♪ GO ANYWHERE BLINDLY
I'M A SUCKER FOR
♪ ALL THE SUBLIMINAL THINGS
NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT YOU
♪ ABOUT YOU
ABOUT YOU
♪ AND YOU'RE MAKIN'
THE TYPICAL ME
♪ BREAK MY TYPICAL RULES
IT'S TRUE
♪ I'M A SUCKER FOR YOU ♪
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
♪ AND I SWEAR
BY THE MOON AND THE STARS
♪ IN THE SKY
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
I'LL BE THERE
♪ I SWEAR
LIKE THE SHADOW
♪ THAT'S BY YOUR SIDE
I'LL BE THERE
♪ FOR BETTER OR WORSE
'TIL DEATH DO US PART
♪ I'LL LOVE YOU WITH EVERY
BEAT OF MY HEART
♪ AND I SWEAR ♪
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> WELL, JAMES, THIS IS GOING TO
BE EASIER THAN I THOUGHT.
( LAUGHTER )
>> JAMES: THAT'S HOW YOU WANT TO
PLAY THIS?
OKAY, OKAY, OKAY, OKAY, FINE!
NO MORE MR. NICE GUY.
IN FACT, THE OPPOSITE.
OF THAT.
HIT IT.
♪ WHITE SHIRT
NOW RED
♪ MY BLOODY NOSE
SLEEPIN'
♪ YOU'RE ON
YOUR TIPPY TOES
♪ CREEPIN' AROUND
LIKE NO ONE KNOWS
♪ THINK YOU'RE
SO CRIMINAL
♪ SO YOU'RE A TOUGH GUY
LIKE IT REALLY ROUGH GUY
♪ JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH GUY
CHEST ALWAYS SO PUFFED GUY
♪ I'M THAT BAD TYPE
MAKE YOUR MAMA SAD TYPE
♪ MAKE YOUR GIRLFRIEND MAD TIGHT
MIGHT SEDUCE YOUR DAD TYPE
♪ I'M THE BAD GUY
DUH ♪
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> HOLD ON, HOLD ON.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> EXCUSE ME, JAMES.
DID YOU JUST SAY YOU'RE GOING TO
SEDUCE MY DAD?
>> JAMES: YEAH.
I DID.
I'M A DAD GUY.
>> MY FATHER'S A HAPPILY MARRIED
MAN.
THAT'S MESSED UP, MAN.
>> JAMES: WELL, I DON'T THINK
SO.
AND NEITHER DOES YOUR DAD.
( AUDIENCE REACTS )
>> OKAY, THIS GOT WEIRD.
LUCKILY FOR YOU AND EVERYONE
HERE, I GOT A LITTLE PALATE
CLEANSER.
I GOT SOMETHING WE CAN ALL SING
ALONG, TO LOVING, BEAUTIFUL, AND
NOT ABOUT SEDUCING ANYONE'S DAD.
HIT IT PHILHARMONIC!
♪ 'CAUSE ALL OF ME
LOVES ALL OF YOU
♪ LOVE YOUR CURVES
AND ALL YOUR EDGES
♪ ALL YOUR PERFECT
IMPERFECTIONS
♪ I GIVE YOU
ALL OF ME
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
♪ AND YOU GIVE ME
ALL OF YOU, OH ♪
♪ OH
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> YEAH!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> YES!
>> James: OKAY, OKAY.
( LAUGHTER )
THAT WAS INCREDIBLE.
FINE, YOU WIN.
YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT.
BOPS.
MAYBE --
( LAUGHTER )
MAYBE I'M NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO
SING EITHER ONE.
OKAY, FINE, FINE, YOU WIN.
>> JAMES, OF COURSE YOU'RE GOOD
ENOUGH, MAN.
YOU KNOW, I LOVE A GOOD SUMMER
JAM AS MUCH AS THE NEXT GUY.
>> James: YOU PROMISED YOU
LIKED MY PERFECT IMPERFECTIONS.
>> YES, ALL OF YOUR CURVES, ALL
OF THEM.
( LAUGHTER )
>> YOU'RE RIGHT THERE'S NOT MANY
EDGES.
( LAUGHTER )
>> THERE'S A WORLD WHERE THE
SONG OF A SUMMER IS A BALLAD,
MAYBE.
>> James: REALLY?
YOU THINK THERE'S A WAY WE CAN
WORK TOGETHER?
>> TOGETHER, ME AND YOU.
>> James: FOR REAL?
WE CAN COMBINE THE BOP AND
THE BALLAD!
>> James: YOU THINK SO?
YES!
HERE WE GO.
HIT IT!
>> ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR --
♪ I'M GOING UNDER
AND THIS TIME
♪ I FEAR THERE'S NO ONE
TO SAVE ME
♪ THIS ALL OR NOTHING
REALLY GOT A WAY OF
♪ DRIVING ME CRAZY
♪ I NEED SOMEBODY TO HEAL
SOMEBODY TO KNOW
♪ SOMEBODY TO HAVE
SOMEBODY TO HOLD
♪ IT'S EASY TO SAY
BUT IT'S NEVER THE SAME
♪ I GUESS I KINDA
LIKED THE WAY YOU
♪ NUMBED ALL THE PAIN
NOW THE DAY BLEEDS
♪ INTO NIGHTFALL
AND YOU'RE NOT HERE
♪ TO GET ME THROUGH IT ALL
I LET MY GUARD DOWN
♪ AND THEN YOU PULLED THE RUG
I WAS GETTING KINDA USED TO
♪ BEING SOMEONE YOU LOVED
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
>> OKAY, NOW LET'S MAKE IT A
BOP!
♪ AND NOW THE DAY BLEEDS
INTO NIGHTFALL
♪ AND YOU'RE NOT HERE
TO GET ME THROUGH IT ALL
♪ I LET MY GUARD DOWN
AND THEN YOU PULLED THE RUG
♪ I WAS GETTING KINDA
USED TO BEING
♪ SOMEONE YOU LOVED ♪
>> James: JOHN LEGEND,
EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE
"LATE LATE SHOW!"
