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Man:
It's a long story.
Oh, you want me to tell it. Um...
First of all I think we should sort out what action you're trying to get out of this.
- Right now. - Right now.
I'm genuinely saying how we gonna make this cool live?
- Yes. - 'Cause we have to go live pretty soon.
Let's go through it one more time.
( music playing )
( harmonizing )
♪ Cherubim Seraphim soon ♪
♪ Come sailing us home by the light of the moon ♪
( harmonizing )
Dan, how is this sounding?
( music playing )
This time a little bit level...
( music playing )
One, two, three, four.
♪ I want to know when I can go ♪
♪ Back and get drunk with my friends ♪
♪ Oh, I want to know when I can go ♪
♪ Back and feel home again ♪
♪ Baba would go where the flowers grow ♪
♪ Almond and peach trees in bloom ♪
♪ He would know just when and what to sow ♪
♪ So golden and opportune ♪
♪ He went ♪
♪ I-I-I want to know ♪
- Right. - It just looks cool.
( music playing )
Yeah.
Many years ago, Brian, you know, was working with us
and he kicked me out of the band for two weeks
'cause he didn't want any songs.
When I came back there was a bunch of awesome jams.
There was this one that Will and Jon and Guy had done with Brian that went...
( music playing )
And I really liked it for years.
There was another song called "Arabesque."
And we were starting to work on that for this record.
And then in my head this melody was going...
bah-da-bam-bah-bah-doo-bam...
And then we were like, "We have to ask Femi Kuti
to play on this 'cause it so influenced by Nigerian music."
Particularly, Fela Kuti music.
Femi and his son Ayomide
and all their guys came and played the horns.
( music playing )
It's the first time we've ever had a saxophone on our album,
which we swore we'd never do.
But life is about growing and changing
and this song represents that. Good night.
What's the number?
♪ Qui se rassemblent ♪
♪ Pour faire les grandes rivières ♪
( singing )
( humming )
( music playing )
Cool. Got it.
♪ I could be you ♪
♪ You could be me ♪
♪ Two raindrops in the same sea ♪