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♪ >> Stephen: WELCOME BACK,
EVERYBODY.
MY NEXT GUEST IS AN OSCAR, EMMY, AND GRAMMY WINNER WITH A NEW
SINGLE, "HAPPINESS IS JUST A THING CALLED JOE."
PLEASE WELCOME TO "A LATE SHOW," CHER.
CHER!
LOOK AT YOU THERE!
>> THANK YOU!
>> Stephen: I CAN'T BELIEVE -- I'M NOT GOING TO HIDE MY FANDOM.
AT THIS POINT AUDIENCE TO GO CRAZY!
I WANT THE BAND TO PLAY A HIT!
I WANT LIGHTS, GLITZ, I WANT TO WEAR A BIG BOB MACKEY HEAD
DRESS, BUT THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE ANYWAY.
>> WELL, WE'RE GOING TO BE DISAPPOINTING.
( LAUGHTER ) NO, WE'RE FABULOUS, OKAY?
WE'RE FABULOUS, DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE WHAT WE HAVE ON.
>> Stephen: SO IT'S ELECTION EVE AND IT'S COVID TIMES.
HOW ARE YOU DOING RIGHT NOW?
>> WELL, WHAT'S BEEN KEEPING ME ENERGIZED IS I HAVE BEEN TALK TO
PHONE BANKS, I HAVE BEEN TALKING TO VOLUNTEERS, I HAVE BEEN IN
ARIZONA, I HAVE BEEN IN -- IN -- IN NEVADA, SO I THINK THAT'S HOW
I'M -- AND I TRY NOT TO WATCH THE NEWS.
SO THAT'S HOW I -- THAT'S HOW I AM KEEPING MYSELF, UM, IN TWO
PIECES -- OR ONE PIECE.
>> Stephen: NOT WATCHING THE NEWS IS REALLY SMART.
I'VE GOT TO ASK, WHAT IS IT LIKE WHEN YOU PHONE BANK?
WHEN YOU -- WHEN YOU CALL AND YOU SAY, HI, THIS IS CHER, WHAT
HAPPENS?
>> WELL, MOSTLY THEY INTRODUCE ME FIRST, BUT THE KIDS CAN SEE
ME FIRST, AND THEN THERE'S LOTS OF THIS, YOU KNOW, AND THERE'S
LOTS OF LAUGHING AND EXCITEMENT, AND THEN -- AND THEN THERE'S
LOTS OF ME EXPLAINING WHY I'M DOING THIS AND -- AND HOW PROUD
I AM OF EVERYBODY, AND IT'S HONEST.
IT'S HONEST.
I MEAN, AND, UM -- AND HOW I SUPPORT THEM, AND I KNOW THE JOB
IS HARD, AND I KNOW -- BUT THEY'VE JUST GOT TO KEEP GOING.
THEY'RE SO WILLING, THEY'RE SO READY.
>> Stephen: NOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE A LONG-TIME JOE
BIDEN SUPPORTER.
YOU'RE A JOE O.G.
WHEN DID YOU FIRST MEET HIM AND WHAT WAS IT ABOUT JOE THAT FIRST
STRUCK YOU?
>> 2006.
>> Stephen: THAT IS AN OLD-TIME JOE SUPPORTER.
>> YEAH.
2006.
AND HE THINKS THAT HE INVITED ME TO SEE HIM, BUT I CRASHED HIS
OFFICE.
SO, UM, SO -- BECAUSE I HAD BEEN WATCHING HIM TALK, AND I HAD --
YOU KNOW, AND I WAS WONDERING, NOBODY'S THIS, THIS IS
( BLEEP ).
SO I THOUGHT, I'M GOING TO GO THERE AND I'M GOING TO JUST -- I
WAS KIND OF GOING TO INTERROGATE HIM, WHICH IS WHAT I DID, AND I
FOUND OUTO HOW MUCH -- HOW STRAIGHT HE WAS.
I ASKED HIM A QUESTION, AND IT WAS A QUESTION THAT ANY OTHER
POLITICIAN MIGHT HAVE JUST SKIRTED AROUND IT AND NOT GIVEN
THE ANSWER, AND HE DID, AND I WAS -- I WAS SO IMPRESSED.
I JUST -- I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW IMPRESSED I AM WITH HIM.
IMEAN, WE ALL KNOW HE'S GOT COMPASSION AND THAT'S A BIG
THING.
I MEAN, IT'S A HUGE THING NOW.
BUT HE HAS MORE THAN COMPASSION.
HE'S SO SMART AND HE'S SO DEDICATED, AND HE IS -- HE WANTS
US TO BECOME THE COUNTRYT THAT WE SHOULD HAVE BECOME.
>> Stephen: AND IT'S NEVER TOO LATE.
YOU ALSO HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING JOE ON TWITTER.
YOU'VE GOT AN INNIMBLE TWITTER STYLE.
YOU'VE GOT A CAPS LOCK GAME DOWN RIGHT THERE.
HERE'S WHAT HE SAID, MUST MAKE JOE BIDEN OUR NEXT PRESIDENT.
YOU DON'T HAVE 2 LOVE S JOE BUT DO HE HELPED US PULL OUT OF A
RESEGMENTS I'VE KNOWN JOE SINCE 2006.
HE CAN LEAD US OUT OF THE DARKNESS INTO GREAT LIGHT.
HE HAS GREAT PLANS ."
IF YOU AVOID NEWS, I HOPE YOU AVOID TWITTER BECAUSE IT'S A
TOXIC ENVIRONMENT, I HOPE YOU DON'T SPEND MUCH TIME THERE.
>> THE PEOPLE ON MY TWITTER AREN'T TOXIC, I GET STUPID TRUMP
PEOPLE BUT THAT'S LIKE STUPID DOG TRICKS.
I GET SOME OF THESE, BUT MOSTLY I GET PEOPLE WHO HAVE MY SAME
THOUGHTS ABOUT WHAT SHOULD BE GOING ON IN THIS WORLD.
I GET REALLY STUPID THINGS FROM THEM BUT I DON'T CARE.
YOU KNOW, WHO CARES.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE A NEW SINGLE "HAPPINESS IS JUST A
THING CALLED JOE" THAT HE INSPIRED.
HOW DID THAT COME ABOUT?
>> WELL, HE DIDN'T REALLY INSPIRE IT, EXACTLY.
IT'S JUST I THOUGHT ABOUT HIM.
I REMEMBERED THE SONG AND I REWROTE THE LYRICS AND I JUST
THOUGHT IT'S SO PERFECT AND IT'S THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT HIM AND
IT'S THE WAY I'D LIKE EVERYONE TO FEEL ABOUT HIM.
>> Stephen: JIM, DO WE HAVE A CLIP OF THIS?
♪ IT SEEMS LIKE HAPPINESS IS JUST
A THING JOE ♪ ♪ HE'S GOT A SMILE THAT MAKES
THY LACKS WANT TO GROW ♪ ♪ HE'S GOT A WAY THAT MAKES THE
ANGELS HEAVE A SIGH ♪ ♪ WHEN THEY KNOW PRESIDENT JOE'S
PASSING BY ♪ ♪>> Stephen: THAT'S LOVELY.
>> THANK YOU.
NOW I KNOW YOU DON'T DRINK AND YOU DON'T SMOKE.
PEOPLE ARE DEALING WITH THEIR STRESS IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS, AND
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE FEELING A LITTLE SQUIRRELY.
DO YOU STRESS EAT?
WHAT'S YOUR VICE?
>> NO, I STRESS.
I MEAN, I DON'T DO THE OTHER BUT I STRESS.
>> Stephen: BUT HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH IT?
DO YOU, LIKE, HIT THE ICE CREAM HARD?
WHAT DO YOU DO?
>> SOMETIMES, BUT THAT DOESN'T REALLY HELP.
I THINK I MIGHT START DRINKING TOMORROW NIGHT.
>> Stephen: OH, WELL LET US KNOW.
THAT WILL BE HEADLINE NEWS.
>> NO, I JUST HAVE A RING AND I WEAR IT AND IT SAYS "FEAR NOT."
>> Stephen: OH.
AND MY FRIEND GAVE IT TO ME AND I JUST TWIRL IT WHEN I'M
REALLY, REALLY NERVOUS, I JUST LOOK DOWN AT IT AND WHEN IT SAYS
"FEAR NOT" I STOP MYSELF.
>> Stephen: CHER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
IT'S SUCH A PLEASURE.
I REALLY HOPE I CAN SEE YOU AGAIN IN PERSON AND WHEN WE HAVE
THE AUDIENCE BACK TO THE ED SULLIVAN THEATER AND YOU CAN
BLOW THE DOORS OFF THAT PLACE.
>> I CAN COME OUT AND I CAN SING AND WE CAN ALL REJOICE.
>> Stephen: THAT WILL BE LOVELY.
I'LL REJOICE JUST TO BE ABLE TO SEE YOU IN PERSON, WHICH MEANS
OUR WORLD IS IN A BETTER PLACE.
"HAPPINESS IS JUST A THING CALLED JOE," EVERYBODY.
IT'S AVAILABLE NOW.
THE WOMAN IS CHER.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY JOJO.
THANK YOU, CHER.
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