-Here at "The Tonight Show," we love songs,
and we especially love songs written by
our audience members in under an hour.
It's time for a "Battle of the Instant Songwriters."
Here we go. [ Cheers and applause ]
-♪ Sittin' solo and I'm singing a song ♪
♪ And I'm writing a song about another song ♪
-Welcome to "Battle of the Instant Songwriters."
Before the show, we went through our audience
and picked out two people who said that they were musicians.
We gave them each a made-up song title
and gave them an hour to write an original song
based on that title.
Here's a shot of them practicing backstage a minute ago.
This is real. Yep. Yeah.
So, I can't wait to see what they come up with.
Let's meet them right now. Come on over, guys.
[ Cheers and applause ] Hi.
-Hi! -How you doing?
-Good, how are you? -Nice to meet you.
-Nice to meet you too. -Hi. Nice to meet you.
-Sure. -Welcome to the show.
Welcome, welcome. -Thanks.
-Alright, here we go. Now, let's start with contestant number 1.
What is your name and where are you from?
-My name is Beth Killian.
I'm from Providence, Rhode Island.
-Yeah! Providence. [ Cheers and applause ]
Beth Killian.
Beth, what was the title of the song that you were given?
-The title I was given was "TikTok in My Flip Flops."
-Ah. "TikTok in My Flip Flops."
And what instrument will you be playing?
-Guitar. -Guitar. Alright.
Go set up, and we'll give you a nice intro there, Beth.
[ Cheers and applause ] Get yourself ready.
Take your time. We got this.
Ladies and gentlemen, here to perform the world premiere
of the soon-to-be classic "TikTok in My Flip Flops,"
it's Beth Killian!
[ Cheers and applause ]
-♪ Hey, baby, it's that time of year ♪
♪ When the sun comes out and the water is clear ♪
♪ And messages get drowned out every day ♪
♪ There's an app for that if you've got something to say ♪
♪ I'll make a TikTok in my flip flops ♪
♪ Just to get your attention ♪
♪ Do a trendin' dance in sandals without apprehension ♪
♪ The world might be on fire, rising tensions ♪
♪ But lay out your towel for stress prevention ♪
♪ Make this the summer of TikTok in flip flops ♪
♪ Freezie pops and crop tops ♪
♪ Let the beads of sweat drip drop ♪
♪ He's a 10, but he voted against human rights ♪
♪ It's the bodily autonomy for me, alright? ♪
♪ And it's about damn time ♪
♪ 'Cause in a minute I'm gonna need you to use your voices ♪
♪ For something good ♪
♪ Keep runnin' up, runnin' up, up the hill ♪
♪ Like I know you could ♪
♪ No matter your gender, your size, you're such a hottie ♪
♪ Make a TikTok in your flip flops ♪
♪ And flaunt that body ♪ -Whoa!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Come on, now!
Fantastic! Get over here.
Give it up for Beth Killian right there.
Come on! [ Cheers and applause ]
Yeah, that was fantastic. -Thank you.
-Thank you very much. -Thanks.
-Alright, let's meet contestant number 2.
What is your name, and where are you from?
-My name's Jacob Seighman. I'm from Detroit, Michigan.
-Yeah! [ Cheers and applause ]
I love Detroit.
What is your song title?
-Song title is "We're Only Friends 'Cause You Have a Pool."
[ Laughter ]
-That's relatable. That's relatable.
Relatable song. What instrument will you be playing?
-On the keys. -Yeah! On the keys.
Alright, go set up. Whenever you're ready to go.
"The keys."
[ Laughs ]
That's awesome. Oh, my gosh.
Jacob's gonna play the keys, which is musician for piano.
That's -- yeah, yeah. Keyboard. -Code word.
-That's code. That's right. That's right.
Ladies and gentlemen, get ready for the world premiere of
"We're Only Friends 'Cause You Have a Pool,"
by Jacob Seighman.
Here we go. [ Cheers and applause ]
♪♪
-♪ Mm-hmm ♪
♪♪
♪ Another June, and it's hotter than hot ♪
♪ I know it seems like I like you a lot ♪
[ Laughter ]
♪ I put on a face and I act like we're cool, but ♪
♪ We're only friends 'cause you have a pool ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪ I watch the awful shows you love to binge ♪
♪ I laugh at your jokes, even though you are cringe ♪
♪ To be quite honest, you are kind of a tool, but ♪
♪ I'm so glad that we're friends 'cause you have a pool ♪
♪ When the winter comes around, I am fully gonna ghost you ♪
♪ If your name comes up in conversation, I will roast you ♪
♪ Just bein' honest, I don't mean to be cruel, but ♪
♪ We're only friends 'cause you have a pool ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Not too shabby!
Not too shabby!
Fantastic, buddy.
Thank you. That was great.
Jacob Seighman right there, everybody.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Two very good contestants.
Now it's time to see who won.
We're gonna let our great audience decide the winner.
Was it contestant number 1?
[ Cheers and applause ]
That's good.
Or contestant number 2?
[ Louder cheers and applause ] There we go!
Looks like contestant number 2 is our winner!
Jacob, congratulations. -[ Laughs ]
-Jacob, you won "I love music" sweatshirt.
There you go.
You probably don't have one of those.
Not bad.
Also, you won a Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro
to write and record songs. [ Cheers and applause ]
-Wow. -Sorry.
-It's okay. -Yeah. No problem.
No. No one goes home empty handed.
Our other contestant will get
an "I love music" sweatshirt as well.
[ Cheers and applause ]
And a Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro! -Oh!
[ Cheers and applause ] -Give it up for your two
new Instant Songwriters!