-Welcome back, everybody!
Here at "The Tonight Show," we love songs,
and we especially love songs written by
our audience members in under an hour.
It's time for "Battle of the Instant Songwriters."
Here we go.
-♪ I'm singing a song ♪
♪ And I'm writing a song ♪
♪ About another song ♪
-Oh, welcome to "Battle of the Instant Songwriters."
Before the show, we went through our great audience
and picked out two people who said they were musicians.
We gave them each a made-up song title
and gave them an hour to write
an original song based on that title.
This is real.
Here's a shot of them practicing backstage a minute ago.
Yeah, that's right.
I cannot wait to see what they come up with,
so let's meet them right now.
Come on over, guys. Welcome to the show. Hey!
[ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪
Thank you so much. -Nice to meet you.
-Welcome to "The Tonight Show."
Let's start with contestant number 1.
What is your name and where are you from?
-I'm Allie Chipkin from Poughkeepsie, New York.
-No way! [ Cheers and applause ]
Oh, I got my start over there. Yeah.
What was the title of the song you were given?
-"Too Old to Trick-or-Treat."
-Ooh! "Too Old to Trick-or-Treat."
I feel that way.
What instrument will you be playing?
-The guitar. -Oh, cool.
Alright, why don't you go over and get ready,
and then I'll introduce you and give you a good intro.
It's going to be fun. Don't get nervous.
You'll have your shot. Yeah, it'll be fine.
You'll be good. Yeah, we got this.
And now, ladies and gentlemen, here to perform
the world premiere of the soon-to-be classic
"Too Old to Trick-or-Treat," it's Allie Chipkin.
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪♪
-♪ So what if my hair is turning gray? ♪
♪ I can still get down with a Milky Way ♪
♪ And I find the best treatment for my wrinkles ♪
♪ Is anything with sprinkles ♪
♪ Now, I know it's pretty early in the night ♪
♪ But "Jeopardy!" is at 7:00,
and I don't see well in dim light ♪
♪ I took off my mask so I won't overheat ♪
♪ Did you say I'm too old to trick-or-treat? ♪
♪ Well, you can smell my feet ♪
♪ You don't own this treat ♪
♪ You can smell my feet ♪
♪ I'd even take toothpaste ♪
♪ But I'm not too old to trick-or-treat ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
-That's what I'm talking about. That's how you do it.
Give it up for Allie Chipkin, ladies and gentlemen.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Well done. Thank you, pal. -Thank you.
-Contestant number 2, what is your name
and where are you from?
-My name is Tom McGovern. I'm from Allentown, New Jersey.
-Hey, Tom! -Hey!
-Thank you for being here. -Thanks, dude.
-And tell everyone what song title was given to you.
-The song title was "Let's Avoid the Weird Guy's House."
-It is Halloween.
"Let's Avoid the Weird Guy's House."
And what instrument will you be playing tonight?
-I'll be playing piano.
-Alright, Tom, go over and get ready.
Whenever you're... [ Cheers and applause ]
Come on over. You can come over here.
That was great. -Oh, thank you.
-Ladies and gentlemen, get ready for the world premiere of
"Let's Avoid the Weird Guy's House" by Tom McGovern.
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪♪
-♪ The sun goes down on Halloween,
it's time to trick-or-treat ♪
♪ My friends and I are all dressed up like
ghosts in fitted sheets ♪
♪ We go door-to-door to snag some peanut-butter cups ♪
♪ Then we hear someone shouting, so we turn to what's up ♪
♪ Some guy says, "Hey, come over,
I've got all the awesome snacks" ♪
♪ And then he hits a vape and starts to play the alto sax ♪
♪ He's handing out potatoes and some traps to catch a mouse ♪
♪ Let's avoid the weird guy's house ♪
♪ We should find the house that's giving
king-size candy bars ♪
♪ And maybe we avoid the man that's twerking on his car ♪
♪ He lights off tiny fireworks while crying on his lawn ♪
♪ Then he steps onto his porch and starts to sing Celine Dion ♪
♪ He does this every year,
we don't know what he's all about ♪
♪ Let's avoid the weird guy's house ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Alright, very nice! Come on over, bud.
Well done, buddy. -Thank you. Thank you, sir.
-Tom McGovern, everybody. Give it up for Tom.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Now, it's time to see who won.
We're going to let our audience decide the winner.
[ Drumroll ] Yes.
Don't be cruel, you guys. [ Laughter ]
Was it Tom McGovern?
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Was it Allie Chipkin?
[ Cheers and applause ]
We're going to give it to Tom McGovern as the winner,
ladies and gentlemen!
-Yeah! -Nicely done.
-Tom, congratulations. -Yes, sir.
-You get a sweatshirt that says "I love music."
-Awesome. -Congratulations.
-Awesome. Thank you. -Congratulations.
-We're also giving you a notebook
so you can write more hits.
And in there, we give you $1,000.
-Awesome! -Come on.
-Thank you very much.
-Happy Halloween. -Thank you.
-Happy Halloween.
-No, no one goes home empty -- You get a sweatshirt that says
"I love music," as well.
And you get a "Tonight Show" notebook and $1,000, as well.
Come on. -Thank you.
-Give it up for your two new instant songwriters!