All of these are very important buttons. I don't want you to touch any of them.
Hello, Ellie. What's that you're listening to? Dido? Diplo? Skrillex?
Oh, no. It's Lana del Rey. I'm getting pumped up... I'm ready for the session.
Great -- now if we can just get this done by 5, we can push it out to the clubs, for the weekend.
Oh, did you not get my text? I want to try something different this time.
Something different?! But we've got a formula!
Sing like the Queen's asleep, repeat the chorus fifty times, add a back beat and you got a right fit hit!
Everyone's getting rumpy-pumpy to your song and we're minted!
Yeah, I don't want to do that this time. I want my voice to carry it... without the beats and that rubbish.
But that is definetly different. Let's see what you've got.
– [whispering] She called the beats "rubbish"? – Yeah, I think that would be cool.
– Oh, God, she got her twanger out. – Oh, gross!
♫ I felt the rain when you were here ♫
♫ But now I see bright and clear ♫
– Very nice, Ellie. Good. – Yes, You're gonna be the next very small Adele.
I'm just tired of that feather-y, whispered, y'know... [whispers: "Na, na, na"]
Tired of what?
Y'know, that... [whispered, soft voice: I felt the rain, rain, rain, rain]
– Oh, that's lovely! – Oh, but that's what I don't want to do.
Oh... I'm sorry. I feel like a nitwit. Could you say again what it is that you don't want?
– Why are we recording this? – Just in case we need playback...
... of what is that you do not want.
Right. What exactly is the "no-no"?
Okay, hum... It's like a... hum...
[soft, whispered voice] ♫ I see bright and clear, I don't need you this time around ♫
Got it. I mean, I got it. I understand what it is that you do not want.
– Would you like to continue? – Yeah... here's what I want.
♫ Never felt like this, I'm alive ♫
Yeah... that's really something, Ellie. It's really coming from the heart, which I love.
[moans] Oh, that is so hot. I'm burning... I'm burning inside. It's like I'm burning up.
Oh, that's brilliant. Lovely. Let's go back to your power-house anthem.
Now, I want this to be strong, just like you do, but also want it to be sexy – that's how we sell it.
So, if you could try again, in a... sexy whisper...
– Oh... Nigel, I can do that. But... – Show me!
[whispered, soft singing] ♫ I've never felt like this, I'm alive ♫
– Sexier! Whisper-ier! – As if you were a sexy baby in a library!
[more whispered, softer singing] ♫ I've never felt like this, I'm alive ♫
Cool! Great! Just seeing if you can do it. Like a vocal exercise. Now let's get back to your... balad or whatever.
♫ Never felt like this, I'm alive ♫
– Yikes! What about Big Ben? – Oh, yes! Ellie, sorry, try not to wake up the massive sleeping dog in the corner.
– Oh, my gosh! He scares me! – He's only terrifying if you wake him!
Does he have to be here during my session?
Ellie, I need you to be a professional about this. All professional studios have an in-house dog.
– Jay-Z has a bullmastiff, Pitbull has a... – Chihuahua.
– So yes. – Really, Big Ben is not scary.
Just look at these photos of him as a puppy.
[moans in admiration]
Sing once more and try not to wake Big Ben.
♫ But no more... ♫
[snores]
Okay, that's splendid! We're really getting there. Now we just need the hook!
– Yeah. – Oopsie-daisy-expellium!
Oopsie, daisy!
– Ants-in-pantsium! – There's ants in my pants!
Hey! Hey! Come on, now! Get up, get up! Guys! Hey, come on, now!
– Bob's your uncle, I think we got it. – I don't want to toot my own horn but... [horn sound]
Let's give it a listen.
[random electronic sounds]
Done!
[Ellie Goulding's "Lights"-like beat] [whispered, soft singing] ♫ It's like I'm burning inside ♫
[whispered, soft singing] ♫ I'm burning up, guys ♫
[whispered, soft singing] ♫ I've never felt like this, I'm burning up ♫
[whispered, soft singing] ♫ I'm alive ♫ ♫ Rain, rain, rain, rain, no more ♫
[whispered, soft singing] ♫ I can try ♫ Come on, get up, get up, get up ♫
[whispered, soft singing] ♫ I'm burning up, there's ants in my pants ♫
♫ [remixed moans]
[whispered, soft singing] ♫ There's ants in my pants! (There's ants in my pants) ♫
♫ [remixed moans]
[whispered, soft singing] ♫ Oopsie, daisy! There's ants in my pants! ♫
There you have it, Ellie! You've really taken it to the new direction! "Ants in my pants", written by Ellie Goulding!
[beep] Argh, it's already a hit.
– Yay! – Okay, next time, we do the powerhouse thing.
Oh, Ellie, looks like we've gotten word... you're gonna do the next James Bond theme song!
– Oh, that's so exciting! – Could you do me a favor and just say "James Bond" into the microphone ?
– [soft voice] James Bond – Now give me a "007"...
– [soft voice] 007. – Brilliant! Two songs in one session!
Let's hear the playback.
♫ [Ellie Goulding's "Burn" beat] Bond, Bond, Bond... 007...
♫ Bond, James, Ja-- Bond, Bond, Bond ♫
Oh, sod off!
Wait, wait, wait! Come back and say that into the microphone! That would've been a... brilliant... hit...
– You could do it. – [rhythmed] Sod off, sod off, sod off! Sod off, shot... gun!
[laughs] See? There's a double meaning there.
– Yeah, push the double entendre button. – Which one?
– There's two of them. – Oh, so you just press them at the same time?
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