♪ In New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made of ♪
♪ there's nothing you can't do ♪
♪ now you're in New York ♪
- Hey, what's up, I'm AJ Mitchell
and I'm playing Song Association with Elle.
Basically, I'll be given a word,
I have 10 seconds to sing that word in a song.
Let's see how it goes, I've never done anything
like this before, in my life,
so who knows how it's gonna go, but let's see.
Before we get started, make sure you check out my single,
"Spring Break," featuring Rich the Kid.
Also keep an eye out for my new album called "Skyview."
(AJ practices vocal warm-ups)
I can't stand it, I can't stand it.
I can't stand it.
♪ Stand it ♪
Those were my vocal warm-ups,
a little bit weird, but they work.
Heart.
(clock ticks)
♪ You threw my heart ♪ (bell dings)
♪ into the flames ♪
♪ I took our pictures out the frames ♪
♪ I tried to throw 'em out but I still keep 'em just in case ♪
That song is called, "I Don't Want You Back",
and it's actually one of my songs.
Fast.
(clock ticks) Man.
It's definitely making me think of Country.
Driving down the dirt road in my fast pick-up truck.
Something like that, (buzzer buzzes) I don't know.
♪ Drivin' down fast (mumbles) 30 ♪
(laughs) I dunno.
♪ You were lovin' me, hatin' me, tell me you're my baby ♪
♪ Calling me, telling me everything ♪
♪ That you have just been through ♪
♪ and I'd said, okay my baby, everything will be all right ♪
♪ I'll never let you out of my sight ♪
♪ 'cause I want to hold you in my arms ♪
♪ and I'll hold you so tight ♪
That is "Used to Be," it's one of the first songs
I ever recorded and I think I was in eighth grade
when I wrote that, about getting out of relationship
and when the girl, that she "Used to Be."
Slow.
(clock ticks)
♪ I wanna slow ♪ (bell dings)
♪ dance if you feeling me now ♪
♪ if we don't hold hands you'll be killing me now ♪
♪ I need a romance, one chance ♪
♪ I just wanna know, will you slow dance? ♪
That song is called "Slow Dance"
and it's also one of my songs, featuring Ava Max.
My favorite song to record for "Skyview"
would have to be "Never with You," it's a really
personal song that I wrote about two years ago.
Never knew it was gonna make it, even out to the world,
so I'm really excited for it to be on the album.
But it goes like this.
♪ Camera's on and I see the faces changin' ♪
♪ I wanna run, I wanna run ♪
♪ Camera's off, now I'm friends with every stranger ♪
♪ I wanna run, I wanna run ♪
♪ And never with you, you love me for me ♪
♪ When I'm with you, I wanna, I wanna leave ♪
♪ Never with you, you love me for me ♪
♪ And when I'm with you ♪
Cry.
(clock ticks)
♪ Cry (bell dings) ♪
♪ me a river ♪
♪ Cry me a river ♪
"Cry me a River" by Justin Timberlake.
Fresh.
♪ I don't really know the words, ♪
♪ but I'm so fresh (bell dings) and clean ♪
Up.
(clock ticks)
The first thing I imagined was the movie.
Um, up, up. (mumbles)
(buzzer buzzes)
(bleep)
A collaboration that I really wanna do
would be with Bruno Mars, I've always loved Bruno Mars,
I think, like, his song writing, his singing
is, like, so good, but one of my favorite songs
is "Talking to the Moon."
♪ Talking to the moon ♪
♪ Still trying to get to you ♪
♪ Yeah, in hopes you're on the other side ♪
♪ Talking to me too or am I a fool ♪
♪ Who sits alone, talking to the moon ♪
Feel.
(clock ticks) ♪ I feel ♪
(bell dings) ♪ good, duh nuh nuh nuh nuh ♪
♪ I do what I want, duh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh ♪
♪ I feel good ♪ (AJ humming)
♪ I do what I want now, woo ♪
That's all I know.
Two, the number.
(clock ticking)
♪ One, you're like a dream come true ♪
♪ Two, ♪ (bell dings)
♪ I wanna be with you ♪
♪ Three, I don't know these words ♪
♪ And four, I don't know ♪
Anyways, back.
Back. (clock ticking)
♪ I don't really want you back ♪ (bell dings)
♪ I just want the life we had, no I don't really want ♪
♪ You back, no I don't ♪
That's "I Don't Want You Back" by me.
My most challenging song to record for "Skyview"
would be "I Don't Want You Back."
It's actually a newer version that we're re-doing,
to put on the album, and it's such an emotional song
every time I get to it, it's just,
it's definitely one of my most challenging songs I have.
Fall.
(clock ticks) ♪ I'm falling ♪
(bell dings) ♪ apart, falling apart, ♪
♪ I'm falling ♪
I think that's the right melody, but I know Harry Styles
has a song called "Falling Apart."
Word.
♪ So take what you like ♪
♪ leave the rest of it out of your brain ♪
♪ 'Cause you don't need the pain ♪
♪ 'Cause words are just ♪ (bell dings)
♪ words are just words ♪
♪ And they hurt but we'll be okay ♪
Man, oh yeah.
♪ I know it's probably much too late ♪
♪ To try and apologize for my mistakes ♪
♪ But I just want you to know ♪
(buzzer buzzes)
♪ I hope he buys you flowers, I hope he holds your hand ♪
♪ Give you all his hours, when he has the chance ♪
♪ Take you to every party ♪
♪ 'Cause I remember how much you loved to dance ♪
♪ Do all the things I should have done ♪
♪ When I was your man ♪
"When I Was Your Man" by Bruno Mars.
What was it like, the first time I heard my song
out in public, I think I was in Florida
and I was on a radio promo tour,
I was in the car and my song "Girls" came on the radio,
and it was, like, the best feeling of my life.
Like, I always wanted to hear my song on the radio
and just hearing it just made me feel so good.
Tomorrow.
♪ The sun will come out tomorrow ♪
(bell dings) ♪ Bet your bottom dollar ♪
♪ that tomorrow there'll be sun, ♪
♪ just thinkin' about tomorrow ♪
♪ Clear away the cobwebs and the sorrow ♪
♪ Til there's none ♪
That is "Tomorrow" and by "Annie,"
or by the soundtrack "Annie."
New.
♪ In New York ♪ (bell dings)
♪ Concrete jungle where dreams are made of ♪
♪ There's nothin' you can't do ♪
♪ Now you're in New York ♪
I wear my heart on my sleeve, so don't be breaking my arm.
It's a Lil' Wayne lyric, by Lil' Wayne,
on "I am Not a Human Being" part two album,
you should listen to it, yes.
So that's that, I think I did a pretty good job.
I knew a majority of the songs.
But I think it wasn't too bad.
Thank you guys for watching song association with Elle.
Make sure you go check out my single "Spring Break"
featuring Rich the Kid, also if you wanna watch
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