( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ♪♪
>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY!
WE'RE BACK HERE WITH THE STAR OF THE NEW FILM "RESPECT," JENNIFER
JENNIFER IS IT TRUE THAT BECAUSE ARETHA PLAYED YOU LEARN TO PLAY
PIANO WITH THIS ROLE.
>> YES, IT WAS THE MOST UNNATURAL PART TO ME SO I SAID I
HAD TO START WITH THE PIANO FIRST.
>> Stephen: DID YOU HAVE ANY INSTRUMENTAL TRAINING.
>> EARLY ON IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND EVERY ONE IN MY FAMILY PLAYED BY
EAR BUT I NEVER DEVELOPED THAT PART.
I HAD THE PASSION FOR SINGING NOT PLAYING.
NOW SINCE PLAYING HER, IT'S GIVEN ME A NEW PASSION TO WANT
TO PLAY MORE.
>> Stephen: ONE TO HAVE THE CHALLENGING THINGS ABOUT PLAYING
PIANO FOR YOU, I WOULD IMAGINE, IS CAN I SEE YOUR HANDS, PLEASE?
>> WELL, I GOT TO HAVE MY NAILS, NOW.
>> Stephen: THEY'RE NOT JUST LONG, THEY'RE REALLY POINTY.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: HOW DO YOU PLAY THE PIANO.
>> I WAS A CAT, TOO, NOW.
>> Stephen: DO YOU PLAY WITH YOUR MIDDLE KNUCKLE?
>> UNFORTUNATELY THE NAILS GET CAUGHT IN BETWEEN THE KEYS SO IF
YOU HEAR A WRONG NOTE THAT'S THE NAIL AND HIT OTHER NOTES.
SO I'M SURE YOU DON'T HAVE THAT PROBLEM.
>> Stephen: DIDN'T OCCUR TO YOU TO TAKE THOSE OFF?
>> MY PIANO TEACHER IS CAN YOU TAKE OFF THE NAILS?
NO.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: DID YOU SING WITH
ARETHA AT ANY POINT?
>> YOU KNOW WHAT, I NEVER GOT TO SING WITH HER BUT I GOT TO
TRIBUTE HER I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES AND GOT TO OPEN UP
FOR HER RIGHT AFTER I WAS ELIMINATED FROM AMERICAN IDOL.
THAT WAS MY VERY FIRST TIME MEETING HER.
>> Stephen: YOU ELIMINATED AND IMMEDIATELY OPENED UP FOR HER IN
A CONCERT.
>> YEAH, I THINK THE SHOW WAS STILL HAPPENING, AND THEN SHE
ALLOWED ME TO OPEN UP FOR HER IN HER SHOW, SO I GOT TO SEE HER
SING AND I GOT TO OPEN UP THE SHOW, AND THAT WAS MY FIRST TIME
MEETING HER AND GIVE HER FLOWERS, OF COURSE.
>> Stephen: I WANT EVERYONE TO REMEMBER YOU OSCAR WINNER
JENNIFER HUDSON CAME IN SEVENTH.
>> SEVENTH PLACE, A PROUD OF IT!
YES, SIR!
>> Stephen: LUCKY SEVEN.
( APPLAUSE ) NOW, SINCE YOU'RE PLAYING ARETHA
FRANKLIN, YOU KNOW ARETHA FRANKLIN, YOU HAVE HER VOICE IN
YO YOUR HEAD, BUT OWE HEAR JENNIFER HUDSON SINGING, YOU
KNOW IT'S JENNIFER HUDSON.
HOW DOES JENNIFER HUDSON BE HER TRUE SELF SINGING ARETHA.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
HOW ABOUT THIS, IN YOUR MIND WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
YOUR VOICES HOW ARETHA WOULD DO "NATURAL WOMAN" AND HOW YOU
WOULD DO IT?
>> OKAY I HAD A COACH AND HE TOLD ME ARETHA SINGS FROM THE
TOP OF HER HEAD.
I SAID, WHERE DO I SING FROM?
HE SAID, YOUR FEET.
>> Stephen: I DON'T UNDERSTAND, NOT BEING A SINGER
MYSELF.
>> I PROBABLY COULD SHOW YOU BETTER THAN I COULD TELL YOU.
CAN I SHOW YOU?
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> COME ON!
>> Stephen: LET'S GO!
AAAHHH!
AND THEN, YOU GOING TO HELP ME DOWN?
CAN I PLAY ON YOUR KEYS?
OH, MY GOD!
REMEMBER I HAVE THESE NAILS, OKAY?
DON'T FORGET THAT PART.
AND JOHN IS STANDING HERE WATCHING ME.
ARETHA PLAYED.
I PECK.
LET'S BE CLEAR.
AND THIS IS MY SINGER RIGHT HERE.
SO TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE, I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE PLAYED WITH
HEELS ON.
JON, DON'T BE WATCHING ME, OKAY.
ARETHA WAS MORE.
♪♪ ♪ LOOKIN' OUT ON THE MORNING
RAIN ♪ AND JENNIFER EVER WOULD SING ♪
♪ I USED TO FEEL SO UNINSPIRED ♪ ♪♪
♪ AND WHEN I KNEW I HAD TO FACE ANOTHER DAY ♪
♪ LORD, IT MADE ME FEEL SO TIRED ♪
♪ BEFORE THE DAY I MET YOU ♪ ♪ LIFE WAS SO UNKIND ♪
♪ BUT YOU'RE THE KEY TO MY PEACE OF MIND ♪
♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL ♪ ♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL ♪
♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A NATURAL WOMAN ♪
♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL ♪ ♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL ♪
♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A NATURAL WOMAN ♪
>> HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!
♪♪ ♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL ♪
♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL ♪ ♪ YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE A
NATURAL WOMAN ♪ ♪
♪ WHOO... ♪ ♪♪
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ♪♪