I TELL YOU, I HAD A GREAT NIGHT LAST NIGHT, REG, IT WAS REALLY
INKREBLED.
I WAS LUCKYñr ENOUGH, I WENT TO PRIVATE SCREENING OF THIS
INCREDIBLE NEW DOCUMENTARY CALLED HITSVILLE, HAVE YOU HEARD
ABOUT, THIS DIRECTED BY THE-- ABOUT THE MAKING OF
MOTOWN, BERRY GORDY, SMOKEY ROBINSON, HOW THEY CREATED THAT
MOTOWN SOUND, ALL OF THE HITS RIGHT THERE IN A LITTLE HOUSE IN
DETROIT IT IS ABSOLUTELY WORTH YOUR TIME T AIRS NEXT SATURDAY
ON SHOWTIME, AND IT IS BRILLIANTLY DIRECTED, BRILLIANLY
MADE BUT IT COT ME THINKING, OKAYS AND I KNOW THIS WILL BE AN
UP POPULAR OPINION WHEN IT COMES TOÑi MOTOWN AND SOUL MUSIC BUT,
I'M WATCHING THE SHOW, ALL THESE HITS, ALL THESE INCREDIBLE BANDS
AND Iñr WAS LIKE AS FAR AS SOUL MUSIC GOES, I PREFER THE NEW
STUFF, YEAH, I NO, I KNOW, BUT I DO.
I'M TALKING LIKE USHER, BRUNO MARS, ALECIA KEYS, LAURYN HILL,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN, I FEEL LIKE NEW SOUL.
>> HEY,ó[■çóçó JORDEN.
(CHEERS AND >> James: RIGHT, SMOKEY
ROBINSON, EVERYBODY.
SMOKEY KSH-- SMOKEY WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
>> WELL, I HEARD YOU'VEÑiÑi BEEN TELLING PEOPLE THAT MODERNÑi SOU
MUSIC IS BETTER THANñr CLASSIC SOUL MUSIC.
>> James:Ñ >> WELL, YOU KNOW, CLASSIC SOUL
MUSIC IS MY THING, MAN.
>> James: I KNOW, ARE YOU SMEKY ROBINSON, ARE YOU A LIVING
LEGEND.
(APPLAUSE) BUT MODERN SOUL IS JUST BETTER
IT IS A FACT.
>> WELL, HOW ABOUT WE SETTLE THIS RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW?
>> James: IF I'M HEARING THIS RIGHT, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE
CHALLENGING ME TO A CLASSIC SOUL VERSUS MODERN SOUL RIFF-OFF.
(
MEANS... BUT IT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M DOING.
>> James: WELL, THAT'S LUCKY, BECAUSE I ACTUALLY KEEP AN
A CAPELLA GROUP AROUND THE OFFICE FOR THIS EXACT REASON.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE FILHARMONIC!
(
OKAY, SMOKEY.
I'LL DO THIS.
SMOKEY.xúñ> I'M POSITIVE.
>> I WILL BE HONEST, I FELL MORE CONFIDENT WHEN I WAS OVER THERE.
BUT GET READY.
>> OH, I'M READY.
>> James: YOU READY, YOU READY.
>> I WAS BORN READY.
>> James: YOU TRYING TO SHAKE IT, YOU WANT TO MAKE ME MAD.
>> LET'S SEE.
>> James: FINE, FINE, FINE, LET'S GO.
♪ OOH DON'T WE LOOK GOOD TOGETHER?
♪ THERE'S A REASON WHY THEY WATCH ALL NIGHT LONG
♪ YEAH KNOW WE'LL TURN HEADS FOREVER
♪ SO TONIGHT I'M GONNA
♪ SHOW YOU OFF WE OUT HERE DRIPPIN' IN FINESSE
♪ IT DON'T MAKE NO SENSE OUT HERE DRIPPIN' IN FINESSE
♪ YOU KNOW IT, YOU KNOW IT WE OUT HERE DRIPPIN' IN FINESSE
♪ IT DON'T MAKE NO SENSE OUT HERE DRIPPIN' IN FINESSE
♪ YOU KNOW IT, YOU KNOW IT ♪ (
♪ I NEVER MET A GIRL WHO MAKES ME FEEL
♪ THE WAY THAT YOU DO YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.
WHENEVER I'M ASKED ♪ WHO MAKES MY DREAMS REAL
I SAY THAT YOU DO YOU'RE OUTTA SIGHT
♪ SO FEE-FI-FO-FUM LOOK OUT, BABY
♪USE HERE I COME AND I'M BRINGING YOU A LOVE
♪ THAT'S TRUE SO GET READY
♪ SO GET READY I'M GONNA TRY TO MAKE YOU
♪ LOVE ME TOO SO GET READY
♪ SO GET READY 'CAUSE HERE I COME ♪
(
I DON'T KNOW, JAMES.
SEEMS LIKE YOU WEREN'T READY.
>> James: (
SMOKEY, AND YOU LET
>> WHAT THE (
(
TIME TO BRING IT UP A NOTCH.
GUYS, HIT IT.
♪ MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL DON'T SAY IT 'iCAUSE I KNOW I'M
CUTE ♪ LOUIS DOWN TO MY DRAWERS
L-V ALL ON MY SHOES ♪ IF I'M SHININ'
EVERYBODY GONNA SHINE ♪ I WAS BORN LIKE THIS
DON'T EVEN GOTTA TRY ♪ IT AIN'T MY FAULT THAT
I'M OUT HERE GETTIN' LOOSE ♪ GOTTA BLAME IT ON THE GOOSE
GOTTA BLAME IT ON MY JUICE ♪ YA-YA-EE, YA-YA-EE
YA-YA-EE, YA-YA-EE ♪ BLAME IT ON MY JUICE
BLAME IT, BLAME IT ♪ ON MY JUICE, BABY ♪
(
AWAY FROM HERE ♪ DON'T BE CONFUSED
THE WAY IS CLEAR ♪ YOU'RE GONNA FLY AWAY
GLAD YOU'RE GOIN' MY WAY ♪ I LOVE IT WHEN WE'RE
CRUISIN' TOGETHER ♪ THE MUSIC IS PLAYED FOR LOVE
CRUISIN' IS MADE FOR LOVE ♪ I LOVE IT WHEN WE'RE
CRUISIN' TOGETHER ♪ (
>> James: OKAY, OKAY.
OKAY.
THAT WAS... INCREDIBLE.
YOU WIN.
FINE.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY I GOT INTO THIS STUPID FIGHT.
YOU'RE SMOKEY ROBINSON.
I NEVER STOOD A CHANCE.
IT'S JUST-- THINKING ABOUT MUSIC JUST MAKES ME SO HEATED.
I JUST LOSE IT, YOU KNOW.
I-- I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO STARTS A FIGHT WITH SOUL MUSIC WITH
SMOKEY ROBIN SOCKER, I'M AN IDIOT, I'M AN IDIOT.
>> IT'S OKAY, MAN.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT, IT IT'S ALL RIGHT WHAT ARE WE FIGHTING ABOUT
ANYWAY, SOUL MUSIC IS COMMUNITY, IN FACT, LET'S SING THIS NEXT
ONE TOGETHER.
(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE).
>> James: REALLY?
YOU MEAN, YOU THINK THAT I COULD SING ONE OF YOUR CLASSIC HITS
WITH YOU?
>> I THINK YOU COULD.
>> James: THEN LET'S DO IT.
>> LET'S DO IT.
ONE, TWO, ♪ I'VE GOT SUNSHINE
ON A CLOUDY DAY ♪ WHEN IT'S COLD OUTSIDE
I'VE GOT THE MONTH OF MAY ♪ WELL, I GUESS YOU'D SAY
WHAT CAN MAKE ME FEEL THIS WAY?
♪ MY GIRL ♪ MY GIRL
♪ MY GIRL TALKIN' 'BOUT
♪ MY GIRL ♪ >> James: THE ONE AND ONLY
SMOKEY ROBINSON, EVERYBODY!
YOU CAN CATCH HIM AT THE WYNN IN LAS VEGAS ON SEPTEMBER 18, 20,
AND 21.
AND "HITSVILLE: THE MAKING OF MOTOWN" PREMIERES ON SHOWTIME
NEXT SATURDAY, AT 9:00 P.M.!
COME ON BACK EVERYBODY.