- WE'RE BACK WITH HILLARY, CHARLES, AND DAVE--
LADY ANTEBELLUM--
AND YOU HAVE A BRAND-NEW--
NOT BRAND-SPANKING-NEW' BUT PRETTY BRAND-NEW LITTLE BABY,
LITTLE GIRL EISELE,
WHO I MET BACKSTAGE.
- YOU DID. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
- SO CUTE. - THANK YOU.
- I THINK WE HAVE A-- LOOK AT THAT.
THAT'S WHAT HER EYES LOOK LIKE.
SHE WAS SOUND ASLEEP WHEN I MET HER.
- SHE GOT SOME GOOD KISSES FROM YOU.
THANK YOU. THAT WAS SO SWEET.
- SHE HAS THAT NEW BABY SMELL THAT I LIKE SO MUCH.
AND WHEN YOU WERE HERE LAST,
WE GOT YOU A DRUM KIT 'CAUSE HER DADDY'S THE DRUMMER,
AND WE GOT THE COWBOY BOOTS AND THE DRUM KIT.
IS SHE USING THOSE YET?
- YOU KNOW WHAT, ONCE SHE'S SITTING UP ON HER OWN,
I THINK SHE WILL DEFINITELY--
- LOOK AT THIS. - OH, MY GOSH.
HER FEET ARE BIG, BUT THEY'RE NOT QUITE THAT BIG YET.
- NOT YET?
HER LEGS MAY NOT FIT IN THAT,
'CAUSE THEY'RE CHUNKY LITTLE LEGS.
- SHE'S GOT SOME GOOD ROLLS. THAT'S TRUE, YES.
- SHE IS ADORABLE.
AND IS SHE--CAN SHE SAY AUNTIE ELLEN YET, OR...
- NO, NOT YET, BUT SHE IS SINGING.
- I KNOW.
I SAW THAT LITTLE VIDEO OF HER TALKING TO HERSELF AND STUFF.
SHE'S PRECIOUS. - SHE'S CUTE.
- GOOD PITCH. - YEAH.
- WE GOT HIGH HOPES FOR HER, SO...
WE ALREADY GOT DIBS ON--
- WE SIGNED HER. WE ALREADY SIGNED HER.
- DID YOU SIGN HER ALREADY? - WE DID.
- OH, LOOK.
- WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE BABY--
WOW, THAT'S SWEET.
AND THE LITTLE CAMO PANTS THAT'S SHE WEARING.
AND WHILE SHE WAS ON MOMMY DUTY,
I THINK Y'ALL WENT AND STARTED A DIFFERENT BAND.
- OH, GOSH.
- WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE BAND THAT YOU STARTED?
- OH, MY GOSH.
MY MOM IS GONNA DIE WHEN SHE HEARS THIS.
ALL RIGHT, SO WE JUST WANTED TO BE REALLY FUNNY ONE NIGHT,
AND SO WE INVITED, LIKE,
ALL THESE INDUSTRY FRIENDS OF OURS AND STUFF,
AND WE SAID, "GUYS, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW Y'ALL HAVE, YOU KNOW,
"SUCH STRESSFUL JOBS.
LET'S JUST COME AND HAVE A GREAT TIME,"
AND WE DRESSED UP.
DAVE WAS CALLED GIRTH BROOKS. - YES.
- WE HAD PELVIS PRESLEY. - UH-HUH.
- A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS. - YEP.
- WHERE DID Y'ALL PLAY? - WE LOST HALF OUR FAN BASE NOW.
- WE PLAYED IN NASHVILLE, THIS LITTLE BAR
WHERE WE ACTUALLY GOT OUR RECORD DEAL.
THE GUY LET US COME BACK AND PLAY,
AND WE DID A LOT OF PRINCE, MICHAEL BOLTON, MONTELL JORDAN.
I MEAN, IT WAS LIKE... - THE GREATS. ALL THE GREATS.
- THAT'S HILARIOUS. - YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE.
- WELL, OF COURSE, I WOULD HAVE BEEN THERE.
I WANTED TO GO, ALSO, TO THE PING-PONG TOURNAMENT,
'CAUSE I LOVE PING-PONG.
NOW, ARE YOU BOTH GOOD?
GOOD ENOUGH TO HAVE A TOURNAMENT?
- WE'RE ALL RIGHT.
I WILL SAY WE WON THAT DAY.
WE MAY HAVE--THEY MAY HAVE BEEN SANDBAGGING A LITTLE BIT
AND LET US WIN, BUT--
- WE'RE NOT CLASSICALLY TRAINED, BUT WE PLAY...
[laughter]
WE PLAY GOOD STREET BALL.
- EXACTLY. - 'CAUSE I LOVE PING-PONG.
- WE LOVE IT.
HONESTLY, BEFORE EVERY SHOW,
WHAT WE DO IS SIT BACKSTAGE
WITH, YOU KNOW, ALL OUR CREW AND BAND
AND KIND OF GET PUMPED UP FOR THE SHOW.
WE, YOU KNOW, LISTEN TO MUSIC.
JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW, ALL THE GREATS USED TO DO,
PLAY PING-PONG AND GET READY.
- WAYLON DID IT TOO. - IT'S WORKING OUT FOR YOU.
CAN I TELL YOU HOW MUCH I LOVE THAT SONG "COMPASS"?
THAT IS A GREAT SONG,
AND IT'S NOT ON THIS CD.
IT'S ACTUALLY-- RIGHT?
- IT'S ON AN DELUXE PACKAGE.
YOU KNOW WHAT, WE HAD THIS SUMMER WHERE WE WROTE A LOT,
AND, YOU KNOW, WE STARTED RECORDING SOME SONGS,
AND, YOU KNOW WHAT, WE'RE KIND OF TO THE POINT NOW
WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ABOUT TO START THIS TOUR,
IT STARTS JANUARY 10TH,
AND WE'RE LIKE, "MAN, WE WANT SOME MORE
ANTHEMIC, FUN-TEMPO SONGS FOR THE TOUR,"
AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE HAD KIND OF BEEN AWAY ALL SUMMER,
AND WE SAID, "HOW ABOUT WE REPACKAGE THIS THING
AND PUT SOME FUN SONGS ON THERE AND KIND OF RELAUNCH IT?"
AND SO IT'S BEEN GREAT TO HEAR THE RESPONSE FROM THE FANS.
- FROM THE SECOND WE HEARD THIS SONG,
WE KNEW WE HAD TO RECORD IT AND PUT IT OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE,
BECAUSE IT'S JUST SO TIMELY.
I LOVE THE MESSAGE, IT'S SUCH A POSITIVE MESSAGE,
AND I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK OF EISELE
WITH THE LYRIC OF THE SONG,
AND JUST... IT JUST WAS THE RIGHT FIT.
WE WANTED Y'ALL TO HEAR IT.
- YEAH, IT'S A GREAT SONG.
AND SO WE THOUGHT WE COULD HELP YOU PROMOTE THE SONG
AND GIVE EISELE A LITTLE HALLOWEEN COSTUME,
SO YOU CAN...
- NICE.
NICE.
- THAT'S LIKE-- ALMOST LIKE FLAVOR FLAV.
- IT'S ALL ABOUT SELFISH PROMOTION HERE.
I LOVE IT. - OH, MY GOD.
- IT IS VERY SIMILAR TO FLAVOR FLAV, YES.
- BEDAZZLED AND EVERYTHING. THIS IS PERFECT.
WE DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE HER HALLOWEEN COSTUME PICKED OUT,
SO THIS IS PERFECT.
- AND YOU TWO FELLAS, NEXT TIME WE PLAY PING-PONG,
Y'ALL HAVE YOUR OWN RACKETS.
- THAT IS AWESOME. - PERFECT.
- THAT IS AWESOME. - YEP.
- THESE ARE REALLY EXPENSIVE.
WE CAN'T AFFORD THESE OUT ON THE ROAD,
'CAUSE WE THROW 'EM TOO MUCH AND BREAK THEM.
THIS ONE'S, LIKE, A $200 PADDLE HERE.
- DON'T YOU HOCK THOSE AT-- - I'M NOT.
- KEEP THOSE.
THE "TAKE ME DOWNTOWN" TOUR BEGINS JANUARY 10TH.
GO TO OUR WEBSITE FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN TICKETS,
AND WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK.
LADY ANTEBELLUM.
[cheers and applause]