♪ Dug my key into the side ♪
♪ Of his pretty little souped-up four-wheel drive ♪
- Hi, I'm Carrie Underwood,
and I'm gonna play a game of Song Association with ELLE.
I'll be given a word,
and I'll have 10 seconds to sing or rap a word in a song.
I played once a game,
kind of like a card game with some friends,
and I was actually banned from the game.
Nobody wanted to play with me because I crushed them.
But before we get into the game,
please be sure to check out my new album,
"Denim & Rhinestones,"
and check out my Denim & Rhinestones tour coming soon
to a city near you.
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Okay.
Okay, I'm ready.
Run.
♪ Ready, ready, ready, ready, ready to run ♪
♪ All I'm ready to do is have some fun ♪
Never.
♪ We are never, ever, ever getting back together ♪
Taylor swift.
Time.
♪ Time is on my side ♪
♪ Yes, it is ♪
I'll throw in another one.
♪ Time after time ♪
♪ I guess that love is blind ♪
♪ I couldn't read your mind line after line ♪
Little Ozzy. Throw in a little Ozzy.
Denim.
♪ We go together like denim and rhinestones ♪
That's mine. That's my song. (laughs)
I've always been drawn to just certain voices
and big voices.
People like George Michael, people like Axl Rose,
people like Freddie Mercury.
I didn't know what these people looked like.
I didn't know anything about their bands or anything.
It's like their voices would cut through the air
and draw me in immediately.
Fool.
(timer ticks)
Well, that's fooled.
♪ Fooled around and fell in love ♪
♪ I fooled around and fell in love ♪
Strong.
(timer ticks)
Oh, no.
Oh, no!
(Carrie gasps) (buzzer buzzes)
I got nothing.
Make.
♪ I can't make you love me if you don't ♪
♪ You can't make you heart feel something that it won't ♪
Bonnie Raitt. Love Bonnie.
That was my audition song for "American Idol."
Star.
♪ Starlight, star bright ♪
♪ First start I see tonight ♪
♪ Starlight ♪
♪ Star bright ♪
♪ You're a shining star, no matter who you are ♪
♪ Shining bright to see ♪
Okay, now I'm getting the ball rolling.
I'm getting the juices flowing now.
Okay, I just need a couple warmups.
(exhales deeply) Feel better.
Leather.
♪ I dug my key into the side ♪
♪ Of his pretty little souped-up four-wheel drive ♪
♪ Carved my name into his leather seats ♪
Yes, that would be my song.
My routine on the road,
I feel like I'm a very scheduled person.
So, you know, I get up, I work out, have lunch,
and start getting ready for the show.
There's always meet and greet and stuff like that.
I get to say hi to fans, and we do our thing.
And takes a while to come down after the show
because of all the energy I get from the crowd.
Things like "Crazy Angels" and "Pink Champagne."
I think those are gonna be a lot of fun to perform live.
But overall, I'm just excited to perform live, in general.
♪ Yes, I'm one of those crazy angels ♪
♪ Tilted halo with a neon shine ♪
♪ Call me one of those crazy angels ♪
♪ Even good girls wanna have a good time ♪
♪ Heaven knows I'm flying low tonight ♪
I took it down a little bit in the key
so as not to scream at you. (laughs)
I would notice, though, if I were watching this back.
I'd be like, "She's not singing that in the correct key."
But I just wanted to save your ears.
Heart.
♪ Heartbeat, heartbeat ♪
♪ Why do you fail me now, oh ♪
♪ You hurt me, desert me ♪
♪ In my darkest hour ♪
That's Wham! for all you kids out there.
I wore that tape out, that cassette tape.
Ooh. Favorite George Michael song.
That's really tough.
I mean, all the ones.
♪ I don't want your freedom ♪
♪ I don't want to play around ♪
♪ I don't want nobody, baby ♪
♪ Part time love just brings me down ♪
♪ I don't want your freedom ♪
♪ Girl, all I want right now is you ♪
♪ Doo, doo, doo ♪
It was great.
Cowboy
♪ Cowboy, take me away ♪
♪ Fly this girl as high as you can into the wild blue ♪
♪ He's a good time cowboy Casanova ♪
♪ Leaning up against the record machine ♪
♪ Looks like a cool drink of water ♪
♪ But he's candy-coated misery ♪
That's a two-for-one special. (laughs)
Child.
♪ Ooh, child ♪
♪ Things are going get easier ♪
♪ Sweet child o' mine ♪
That one's a good one. (laughs)
At Stagecoach I got to sing with Axl Rose.
So that was my like, "Oh, please. Someday let this happen."
That was my moment, and it was just the best night ever.
I am sad I never got to sing with George Michael.
He was somebody that definitely was important
to me growing up, just hearing his voice
loving his voice so much
and falling in love with his voice at such an early age.
And Freddie Mercury is another one.
Those definitely are ones that I'll forever be sad about.
Dance.
♪ Oh, I wanna dance with somebody ♪
♪ I wanna feel the heat with somebody ♪
I bet everybody picks that one
if you ever say that one.
So I'm gonna throw...
♪ And we danced anyway ♪
By little Deana Carter.
Dream.
♪ Dream on, dream on, dream on ♪
♪ Dream it 'til your dream come true ♪
♪ Dream on, dream on ♪
Yeah, I know I have a song, as well,
with dream in it, but I'd rather sing little Aerosmith.
Forget.
♪ Don't forget to remember me ♪
My second song out ever.
Aw, going way back.
That's sweet.
I'm gonna answer this
like my husband used to when he played hockey.
I think I came out of the gates.
Might have been a little overconfident.
And you know, I was off to a slow start.
I'll admit it.
But once I settled in to the game,
I really feel like, you know, I found my stride
and picked up and, you know,
turned in a W at the end.
I feel good about that.
Thanks so much for watching me play Song Association.
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