- I love Michael Bublé so much.
- I think it's hysterical that
that's your favorite celebrity.
- To me, he's just, he's an angel
- He really is. - that blesses us
with his voice.
One day I'll meet him, though.
(yelling)
- [Man] How are you?
- This is honestly probably the greatest day of my life.
♪ You think that people would've had enough ♪
♪ Of silly love songs ♪
♪ Your love liftin' me higher ♪
♪ Can't hurry love ♪
♪ No, you just have to wait ♪
♪ This thing called love I just ♪
♪ I love ♪
Happy, sad, hopeful.
It seems like there's a romantic musical tonic
for every mood, but why do we listen to love songs?
Is it just because they make us feel better?
Or is it because we're all desperately trying
to find something that captures the magic of the real thing?
Josefin.
We were 15.
She lived in Sweden, I lived in Thailand,
and every night, we'd talk.
And one Valentine's Day, I wrote her a love song,
and I convinced my more vocally inclined friend, Jam,
to sing it for her.
But ever since then,
I've always wanted to recapture that feeling.
So, now, despite having no singing ability whatsoever,
I'm going to write another love song,
and I know just the person to help me with it.
♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪
♪ It's a beautiful day ♪
Do you guys like Michael Bublé?
- I'm gonna send you a Bublé tshirt.
♪ And I promise you kid that I give so much more than I get ♪
♪ I just haven't met you yet ♪
Top five reasons why I love Michael Bublé.
One, his songs are the embodiment of joy.
Two, his work captures that timeless magic of great music.
Three, he sings songs about Christmas,
greatest time of the year.
Four, happy, sad, whatever my mood,
I can always count on some Bublé to make me feel better.
And five, well, he has the voice of a god damn angel.
So, Michael Bublé is in that room right now, feet away,
and in a few moments, I will be writing a song with my idol,
the Canadian treasure himself.
And while I may seem very calm on the outside,
it's safe to say on the inside, my stomach is eating itself.
I just really hope I don't cry.
- Just want you guys to all know I believe in all of you,
and together, if we just try our very best, we could...
(yelling)
- Wow. - Hey.
How's it going?
(laptop chiming)
- [Woman] Wait.
- Hey, there you are.
Wow, we made it work.
Josefin, I don't even know where to begin
on the day that I've had.
So, you know me better than most people.
Who is the one person I could meet that would blow my mind?
- Michael Bublé.
- It's so nice to meet you, nice to...
What a way to meet you.
That's beautiful. - You know,
we got to know each other very well.
I don't know.
How do you say over a million in Swedish?
Over a million. (laughing)
This is hand stitched.
My mother hand stitched this for you.
- No!
- Well, either that or she bought it at the market in Laos,
but one or the other.
Right, oh.
- That's even...
Look at that.
Screw this flower. - Yeah, there we go.
- That's gonna go right there. - Wow.
- Oh, look at us together.
♪ And you coming back to me is against the odds ♪
♪ It's the chance I've got to take ♪
♪ Harmony ♪
- We didn't just sing cheesy love songs together,
we wrote a love song together.
So, I'm here today to...
Well, basically, to have your expertise
in helping me write a love song in 15 minutes.
- In 15 minutes? - In 15 minutes.
- Really really?
- I'm gonna let you take the lead on this.
- What do you mean you're gonna let me take the lead on it?
- You are... - Oh, no.
My name's not Aria, it's Michael.
Your parents named you Aria, dude.
They set you up for this moment.
Why don't we start with something that you love.
What's your favorite food?
- I love sushi.
- What are your favorite pieces of sushi?
- I love salmon.
Tamago is egg.
I love a good rainbow roll.
The song is comparing the feeling of love
to my love for sushi.
(snapping) (humming)
♪ Every time you come and go ♪
♪ I get the scent of tamago ♪
- Nope, you can't rhyme tamago and come and go.
- Why can't you?
- 'Cause it doesn't work (mumbling).
I don't like the soft rhymes.
- You know, I could see the cogs in his head turning.
I get the scent of...
- I get the scent.
- Of a tuna roll.
- Let's, and what we'll do is here
we'll start syncopating words.
- It really was like watching a master at work.
(humming)
- Oh, I know.
I got it better.
♪ Your like my rainbow roll chopped ♪
(mumbles)
♪ I'll never let you go ♪
- Can't let go.
- And I can't let go.
That just works, word wise, better.
♪ I hope you're cheap ♪
We make 'em think, oh,
we just said something nasty about her,
but now we flip and we go
♪ I hope you're cheap ♪
And then you go, no
♪ I meant the bill is cheap ♪
We are gonna go back to Phil Collins land.
There's a song that he wrote called Sussudio.
We're gonna use Sussudio
and we're gonna rhyme it with tamago,
and that's gonna be our chorus.
And then, you know what?
People will say like, what does that mean?
And we'll go, it means whatever you want it to mean.
- And only you and I will really know what that is.
- Bagn, okay, I sense hit song.
♪ Sussudio ♪
♪ Tamago ♪
♪ I hope you know ♪
♪ How you rock my roll ♪
(sighing)
- It was honestly the greatest 30 minutes of my life.
I think it's all downhill from here, honestly.
Well, if no one's clapping...
Why is no one clapping?
Wow. (clapping)
Okay, so 10 years ago,
I was too afraid to sing the love song
I wrote for Josefin,
but now here we are at El Cid's open mic night
for me to sing the song I wrote with Michael Bublé
'cause life's too short not to do the things that scare you.
So, (sighs) let's do this.
(cheering)
- So, my name is Ronnie Thurman,
and this is Play Monday.
So, if you're not familiar with it...
- I might just be nervous, but I don't sing.
So, this is...
It's gonna be somethin'.
I've been rehearsing nonstop at home,
sorting the song out on the keys, on the guitar,
finishing up that second verse.
I guess we'll just see how it goes.
(sighs)
- [Man] Give a round of applause
to this beautiful man behind me.
I'm gonna let him introduce himself.
- Alright.
Yeah, so my name is Aria.
This is the first ever performance
of a Bublé and Inthavong original, and as a heads up,
I am not a singer, but I guess tonight I am.
Alright.
♪ Every time you come ♪
Oh, I'm gonna try again.
Bear with me. - Aria!
- Thank you. (cheering)
This is my first time performing live,
so I really appreciate the patience.
Alright.
Well, hardly, but thank you.
Okay.
♪ Every time you come and go ♪
♪ I get the scent of a tuna roll ♪
♪ You're like my rainbow roll ♪
(mumbles)
♪ That I can't let go ♪
♪ And though your wrapping's always sweet ♪
♪ Just like a sweet wasabi treat ♪
♪ I hope you're cheap ♪
♪ I mean, the bill is cheap ♪
♪ Sussudio ♪
♪ Tamago ♪
♪ I hope you know ♪
♪ How you rock my roll ♪
What makes a great love song?
- Feelings.
Putting the feelings and the experiences that you've had
and trying to honestly emote.
♪ And though you might think I'm crazy ♪
♪ Based on the way you look at me ♪
Is there a person that you have in mind?
- You know, I'd like to think there is,
or at least the idea of someone.
- [Michael] I hope she appreciates it.
♪ Sussudio ♪
♪ Tamago ♪
♪ I hope you know ♪
♪ That you're always gonna rock my roll ♪
(cheering)
- (sighs) Honestly,
I think the reason why we listen to love songs
is because it doesn't really matter if it's good or bad,
silly or heartfelt.
We all listen to love songs because, when we do,
we're always thinking about someone.
So, I guess the only real question is
when you listen to a love song, who are you thinking about?
♪ Sussudio ♪
♪ Tamago ♪
♪ I hope you know ♪
♪ How you rock my roll ♪
♪ Sussudio ♪
♪ Tamago ♪
♪ I hope you know ♪