HOW YOU DOING?
HAVE YOU LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW?
IT IS POURING DOWN WITH RAIN, AND PEOPLE IN L.A. JUST DON'T
KNOW HOW TO DRIVE.
IT'S CARNAGE OUT THERE.
I NEED SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP ME GET TO WORK.
WELL, I'M ACTUALLY IN YOUR GARAGE NOW.
OH, YOU'RE A STAR.
YOU'RE A LIFESAVER.
I'LL SEE YOU IN TWO MINUTES.
THANKS, MATE.
OH!
>> MORNING.
>> James: HEY, MAN.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> James: I'M GOOD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> James: HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> I'M ALL RIGHT.
NICE DAY.
>> James: IT'S HORRIBLE.
IT IS HORRIBLE.
CAN WE LISTEN TO SOME MUSIC?
I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S ON THE RADIO.
LET'S FIND OUT.
♪ WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT?
WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT?
♪ IT'S A LITTLE BIT FUNNY THIS FEELING INSIDE
♪ I'M NOT ONE OF THOSE WHO CAN EASILY HIDE.
♪ MY GIFT IS MY SONG AND THIS ONE'S FOR YOU.
♪ >> James: OH, THIS IS SO MUCH
FUN!
DISMOAT YOU CAN TELL EVERYBODY THIS IS YOUR SONG
♪ IT MAY BE QUITE SIMPLE BUT NOW THAT IT'S DONE
♪ I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND
♪ THAT I PUT DOWN INTO WORDS HOW WONDERFUL LIFE IS
WHILE YOU'RE IN THE WORLD ♪ >> James: I MEAN, WHEN YOU
WRITE A SONG LIKE THAT, DO YOU JUST KNOW THE SECOND IT'S
FINISHED, THAT'S A HIT RECORD?
>> WHEN I WROTE THAT IT WAS IN 1970.
AND MY PARENTS HAD AN APARTMENT IN NORTH LONDON.
BENNY CAME TO ME WITH THE LYRIC AND I TOOK IT INTO THE LIVING
ROOM EYE READ IT THROUGH AND WENT, "GOD, THIS IS AMAZING" FOR
AN 18-YEAR-OLD TO WRITE THIS LYRIC.
AND I PLAYED IT TO HIM, AND WHEN I FINISHED PLAYING I THINK WE
BOTH REALIZED THIS WAS A HUGE STEP FORWARD IN OUR SONGWRITING.
♪ IF YOU THINK THIS HOPE WILL EVER WIN
♪ LOOK AT ME I'M COMING BACK AGAIN
♪ I GOT A TASTE OF LOVE IN A SIMPLE WAY.
WAY ♪ DON'T YOU KNOW I'M STILL
STANDING BETTER THAN I EVER DID ♪ I'M LOOKING LIKE A TRUE
SURVIVOR FEELING LIKE A LITTLE KID
♪ I'M STILL STANDING AFTER THIS TIME
♪ PICKING UP THE PIECES OF MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU ON MY MIND
♪ I'M STILL STANDING YEAH, YEAH, YEAH
♪ I'M STILL STANDING YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ♪
>> James: I NEVER KNEW YOU WERE SUCH A DANCER.
>> ARLENE SAID I WAS THE WORST DANCER SHE EVER WORKED WITH.
>> James: NO!
IS THAT WHY YOU USED TO GO SO FLAMBOYANT IN YOUR DRESS?
>> YES.
>> James: BECAUSE THERE WERE-- YOU HAVE HAD SOME AMAZING LOOKS
OVER THE YEARS.
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, I WAS NEVER A LEAD VOCALIST, NOT LIKE JAGGER
OR BOWIE.
I ALWAYS PLAYED THE PIANO.
AND I WASN'T, YOU KNOW, A SEX SYMBOL.
SO I HAD FUN WITH MY OUTFITS.
AND I JUST WENT FOR IT ♪ I REMEMBER WHEN ROCK WAS YOUNG
ME AND SUSIE HAD SO MUCH FUN ♪ HOLDING HANDS AND SKIMMING
STONES ♪ HAD AN OLD GOLD CHEVY AND A
PLACE OF MY OWN ♪ BUT THE BIGGEST KICK I EVER
GOT ♪ WAS DOING A THING CALLED THE
CROCODILE ROCK ♪ WHILE THE OTHER KIDS WERE
ROCKIN'' 'ROUND THE CLOCK ♪ WE WERE HOPPING AND BOBBING TO
THE CROCODILE ROCK ROCK
♪ LAAAA!
LA-LA-LA ♪ LA-LA-LA
♪ OH, YEAH LA-LA-LA♪ >> James: SO MUCH OF YOUR
LIFE-- AND I THINK IT HAS BEEN ABOUT SORT OF EXCESS IN THAT--
>> , OF COURSE,.
>> James: EVEN WHEN YOU GO SHOPPING--
>> I'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO HAVE ONE OF EVERYTHING.
>> James: DON'T YOU BUY FOUR COPYES OF EVERY RECORD?
>> I BUY-- YES-- I BUY USUALLY FOUR COPIES, ONE FOR THE HOUSE
HERE, ONE FOR THE HOUSE IN FRANCE, ONE FOR THE HOUSE IN
ENGLAND, AND ONE FOR THE PLACE IN ATLANTA.
>> James: YOU KNOW YOU CAN JUST HAVE AN iPHONE.
>> I DON'T HAVE A PHONE.
>> James: >> James: HOW HAVE YOU NOT GOT
A PHONE?
>> James: WHAT DO YOU DO?
>> THERE'S SOMEBODY AROUND ME.
THERE'S USUALLY A SECURITY PERSON WAY PHONE.
I DO HAVE AN iPAD.
>> James: SO RIGHT NOW, I COULD LEGITIMATELY KIDNAP YOU
AND YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO CALL ANYONE.
>> I'VE BEEN WANTING YOU TO DO THAT
♪ LOOKING BACK SHE JUST LAUGHS
♪ THE BOULEVARD IS NOT THAT BAD HOLD ME CLOSER TINY DANCER
♪ YOU HAVE THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE HIGHWAY
♪ LAY ME DOWN I HAD A BUSY DAY TODAY ♪
>> James: LET'S FACE IT, YOU HAVE HAD SOME TANTRUMS IN YOUR
TIME.
>> YES.
>> James: BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY STORIES AND YOU NEVER KNOW
WHICH ARE TRUE.
WHICH IS THE ONE YOU LOOK BACK ON AND GO, "OKAY, THAT WAS A
TANTRUM."
>> I HAD BEEN UP FOR A COUPLE DAYS AT THE INN ON THE PARK IN
PARK LANE IN LONDON, AND I WAS STILL UP AT 11:00 IN THE OFFICE,
AND I CALLED THE OFFICE, AND I SAID, "ROBERT, IT'S FAR TOO
WINDY HERE, CAN YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT ??? AND I COULD IMAGINE
HIM PUTTING HIS HAPPENED OVER THE RECEIVER, "HE'S FINALLY LOST
IT.
IT'S TOO WINDY.
CAN YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT."
IT WASN'T A TANTRUM BUT AS REALITY GOES IT'S PRETTY FAR OFF
THE CHART GLZ BUT IS IT DIFFICULT NOW THAT YOU'RE A
FATHER IF THEY THROW A TANTRUM?
>> I LOVE IT.
I HAVEN'T HAD ONE SECOND IN ZACHARY OR ALIJA'S LIFE WHERE I
FELT THEY GOT ON MY NERVES.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M IN THE CAR TELLING YOU THIS BECAUSE IF 10
YEARS AGO YOU TOLD ME I'D BE TELLING YOU THIS I WOULD SAY YOU
WERE CRAZY.
I THOUGHT I WAS TOO OLD TO BE A DAD.
AND NOW I'M NOT TOO OLD TO BE A DAD.
YOU'RE NOT TOO OLD TO DO ANYTHING.
THEY HAVE CHANGED MY LIFE COMPLETE COMPLOOETLY
♪ DON'T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME
♪ ALTHOUGH I SEARCHED MYSELF IT'S ALWAYS SOMEONE ELSE I SEE
♪ I JUST ALLOW A FRAGMENT OF YOUR LIFE
♪ TO WANDER FREE TO WANDER FREE
♪ LOSING EVERYTHING IS LIKE THE SUN GOING DOWN ON ME
♪ >> James: MR. ELTON JOHN!
>> MR. GEORGE MICHAEL.
MR. JAMES CORDEN.
MY FUTURE HUSBAND!
YEAH!
♪ OH, DON'T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME
♪ OH, NO ALTHOUGH I SEARCH MYSELF
IT'S ALWAYS SOMEONE ELSE I SEE ♪ I JUST ALLOW A FRAGMENT OF
YOUR LIFE ♪ TO WANDER FREE
WANDER FREE BABY ♪ BUT LOSING EVERYTHING
IS LIKE THE SUN GOING DOWN ON ME ♪
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
>> James: OH, MY GOD.
I MEAN, IF I COULD TELL MY 12-YEAR-OLD SELF I WOULD BE
DOING THIS IN MY LIFE, HIS HEAD WOULD EXPLODE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HELPING ME GET TO WORK.
I TRULY APPRECIATE IT.