-♪ "A to Z" ♪
♪ "A to Z" ♪
-Explain it to me. -All right. Here's how it works.
You and I are going to have a conversation
about our favorite music.
But the catch is that each time one of us brings up
a new band or musician, their name has to start with
the next letter of the alphabet.
We'll go back and forth to see if you can get
all the way from A to Z.
-Oh, this is fun. -All right, ready for this?
All right, so, Rami, "Bohemian Rhapsody"
is a fun movie to make.
You must have grew up with music.
-I did.
One of the first bands I heard was AC/DC, from Australia.
Do you know them? [ Cheers and applause ]
-I know them a little bit.
I grew up more with the Beastie Boys and stuff like that.
-Yeah. I love the Beastie boys. -You do, right?
Yeah, it's good music.
-Yeah, great, great --
This is already going to be very interesting, isn't it?
-Yeah.
-Oh, speaking of Beastie Boys,
This is probably just a total non sequitur,
but Cat Stevens is -- -"Speaking of Beastie Boys..."
-I mean talk about guys who just
completely reinvented themselves, because he --
-David Bowie. -Yes.
-Yeah. Great example. -Great example.
-Yeah, it really is.
-The song with Queen, "Under Pressure," is incredible.
-It is a good song.
-And then you have another one
of their contemporaries, Elton John.
-Oh, we love Elton John. -Right?
Sure. -He's up there with Fergie.
-Fergie.
And the Goo Goo Dolls could just be --
they could be right up there, as well, right?
-Well, yeah they can. You know who's underrated?
Herman's Hermits. -Yes.
-Underrated. -Very, very.
-Because, yeah, you just don't hear enough of them,
and I like their songs.
They're all good. -I think so.
And, you know, when you think about Herman's Hermits
and Freddie Mercury, another guy who ripped his shirt off
quite a bit was Iggy Pop, right?
-Did the Herman's Hermits rip their shirts off?
-You've never seen Herman's Hermits...
-No, I've never seen that.
Everyone I've enjoyed always wore their clothes,
including the Jackson 5.
Everyone always had everything on.
That's the way I like my music. -Yes, they did.
-Yeah.
-When you have "K" and... -What's that?
Are you talking about --
-Yes, the -- I can think of The Killers at this moment.
-Yeah.
-But how am I going to incorporate this
into a sentence to keep going?
You just keep going, why don't you?
-You know, I wish there was rock festivals
when I was growing --
like, from back in the day that I got to see,
'cause I would love to see Little Richard.
-Little Richard.
Oh, I mean --
-Who else would be on the bill?
-I think, you know, anyone that could sing like a virgin.
Madonna would be great. -I'd Love to see -- She's great.
-Yeah. -So is Nas.
-Nas. Nas was my youth, man.
-Madonna or Nas? -And Nas.
But if we really want to throw it back,
I think Nas really loved Otis Redding.
Did you know that? -Really?
-Yeah.
-He didn't like Peter, Paul and Mary?
I mean, what's his problem? -No.
-What's his problem?
-He was also a big fan of the obvious,
Questlove.
You can not talk about Questlove without talking about --
-Yeah, without Questlove, there would be no Roots.
-Yes!
And without Roots, there would be no soul.
And that's not a band,
but I'm going to keep it going, baby.
-Yeah. -Yeah.
-Yeah.
-Or Nina Simone is someone that they definitely drew from, yes?
-Well, Nina Simone, but, I mean, he plays drums.
Tito Puente, you know, stuff like that.
-Oh, it's all full circle.
And, of course, you know, a band that is iconic
for playing everything together is U2.
-They're known for playing things together.
That is correct.
-Yes, they are a band that plays instruments.
-"Do you guys want to see people play together?
You've got to go check out U2."
-They are the ones. -Yeah, or The Verve Pipe.
-The Verve Pipe, yeah.
Or...Who?
[ Laughter ]
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Who is a good question. -Who is a good question.
-Yeah, because there's a great punk band
with John Doe called X.
-Yes. Punk-rock band. -The Punk-rock band.
-Yes. And back to that band that plays everything together,
if you spell out the name of the band,
it would be You2, Y-O-U.
[ Cymbal crash ]
-You want to go get some beers and go see ZZ Top?
-I love ZZ Top! Yeah!
-That's what I'm talking about. Rami Malek, everybody!