- My heart is bleeding inside.
- Oh my God, I'm dead.
- I just got so nervous.
- What is happening, right now?
- Ah, you gonna make me cry.
- This is, like, one of my favorite days of my life.
Hey, what's up, Glamour?
Its Gwen Stefani and you sing my song.
♪ After all that we've been through ♪
♪ I know we're cool ♪
♪ Its hard to remember ♪
♪ How it felt before ♪
Wow, this is, literally, giving me,
my heart is bleeding inside.
♪ And after all the obstacles ♪
What?
I'm gonna cry right now.
♪ It's good to see you now with someone else ♪
Its just hard to imagine, when you write a song,
about your own, like, personal, like,
experience and then you see someone else,
like, channel it like this, its so incredible.
♪ I know we're cool ♪
[ukulele playing]
What, she's got, like, a ukulele or something.
It was, just, a very important song
in my journey, so, to hear her sing it
in such a beautiful, like, heartfelt,
like, tender, feminine way was just,
really like, I love everything about that.
- [Female Voice Behind Camera] She was on
The Voice and auditioned with this song.
- I do remember that, to be honest,
he actually texted me from set
and he's like, "You're not gonna believe it,
some girl just covered Cool."
And I was like, "That song?"
Like, I've never heard anyone cover it before.
So, to do it on TV, to sing, like, extreme,
okay, Lele, lets just get to it,
that was an amazing cover of Cool,
you seriously, like, pulled my heartstrings
and you are adorable, you have the hair
that I always wanted and I hope that we get to
cross paths one day, you're magic.
- Oh my God, no.
My heart is beating so fast, right now.
- Wow, this is literally giving me,
like, my heart is bleeding inside.
That's crazy.
- Oh my God.
- What?
I'm gonna cry, right now.
- Aw, I wanna cry right now.
- I remember, he actually texted me from
set and he was like, "You're not gonna believe it,
some girl just covered Cool."
- Oh my God, he actually texted her about me.
- To hear her sing it in such a beautiful,
like, tender, feminine way was,
just, really like, I loved it.
- Oh my God.
[laughing]
Oh my God, I don't know what just happened.
[laughing]
God, that, like, validates so much,
like, coming from someone whose been such,
like, an icon for so long and been a big part
of, like, my life and developing as an artist,
to hear her say that I did her song justice,
is like, oh my, I don't know what do, right now.
And she's, like, the ultimate feminist,
so, its like, its really cool.
I actually made Gwen Stefani emotional, like, what?
It makes me feel like I have something special.
♪ If I was a rich girl ♪
♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na ♪
♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na ♪
- Oh my.
♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na ♪
What is happening, right now?
This is, like, one of my favorite days of my life.
I'm gonna tell you that, right now,
because I love this so much,
I'm so blown away, its so creative and so weird.
♪ Think what that money could bring ♪
♪ I'd buy everything ♪
♪ Clean out Vivienne Westwood ♪
♪ In my Galliano gown ♪
♪ No, wouldn't just have one hood ♪
Okay, I have got to post this on my thing,
this is the coolest thing I've ever seen.
They literally took the original,
like, Fiddler On The Roof, like, thing
and then took my lyrics, Semi Tone Guys,
I love what you did with my lyrics
and it just shows that, when you mix things up
and go back to the old-school,
its very interesting, this is a very interesting moment,
thank you so much for doing this,
I definitely need to share this
with everyone that hasn't seen it
and thank you.
♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na ♪
- Oh, my word.
- Wow.
♪ Clean out Vivienne Westwood ♪
♪ In my Galliano gown ♪
- Okay, I have got to post this on my thing,
this is the coolest thing I've ever seen.
Semi Tone Guys,I love what you did with my lyrics,
thank you so much for doing this, thank you.
- Wow, that's amazing, that's so cool,
goodness me, that's really gratifying.
Its really nice, we always wanted
her to see it and she's so huge
that its not an easy thing to make happen.
Its really nice how down to earth she seems,
I think that's actually really important
and how, you know, music is,
it is complicated and there are things
you have to know but at the same time,
its actually deeply simple and human,
like, it connects with people on quite a simple level
and I think the way she was talking about
the piece, it clearly connected with her
and that's really nice and it doesn't
have to be much more than that.
And if she ever wants to do a giant performance,
I would always be game.
♪ Don't speak, I know just what you're sayin' ♪
♪ You and me ♪
- Cool.
♪ We used to be together ♪
♪ Every day together, always ♪
Okay so, the hair, lets just start
with the hair, first, I love that hair,
that's like my favorite hair ever
that I would wish I could have.
♪ Losin' my best friend ♪
♪ I can't believe this could be the end ♪
Wow.
♪ It looks as though you're lettin' go ♪
♪ And if it's real, well, I don't want to know ♪
♪ Don't speak ♪
I would have never, ever imagined this song
done in this style but it kinda reminds
me a bit of, like, a Lauryn Hill,
kind of, Fugees, like, version of Don't Speak,
which is like, right up my alley.
This is, like, super fan, so,
the fact that I get to now be rewarded
with seeing, you know, different cultures
interpret one of the songs that I wrote
about my heart being cracked open,
that I never thought anyone would hear,
its pretty, like, incredible, how music heals
and how music is love and love is just
bringing us all together, so,
I'm gonna sit back and relax
and watch a little bit more of you
making out with some guy on a bed, okay, here we go.
♪ So please stop explainin' ♪
♪ Don't tell me 'cause it hurts ♪
♪ Don't speak, I know what you're thinkin' ♪
Leela, this is my favorite cover of Don't Speak,
I've ever heard because this song
is actually really hard to sing
and I think that sometimes, like,
singers, like, try to over sing it
and it just sounds weird because I'm not,
like, a super, amazing singer,
I kinda just sing with what I got,
so, when its sung from a really good singer,
it sounds weird to me.
I come from Anaheim, California
and I don't know where you're from
but you are super cool, way cooler than me.
- Oh, wow.
Oh my goodness.
- Okay so, the hair, lets just start
with the hair first, I love that hair.
♪ And if it's real, well, I don't want to know ♪
- Aw, you gonna make me cry.
♪ Don't speak, I know just what you're sayin' ♪
- This is, just, super cool, way cooler than me.
- Aw.
- You made this song sound so cool
and sexy, so, I'm gonna sit back
and relax and watch a little bit more
of you making out with some guy on a bed,
okay, here we go.
[laughing]
She's so cute.
[laughing]
- Yay.
- This is my favorite cover of Don't Speak,
I've ever heard, by the way, Leela,
this is my favorite cover of Don't Speak,
I've ever heard.
- Oh, my gosh, I'm about to cry.
I always remember, we did this song
and I was going through a terrible break up,
myself and just, oh my gosh.
I'm so, man, I'm tryna keep it real gangster,
right now but and so to hear her actually
years later, say this, is like,
I almost feel like, cool, like somebody heard me,
somebody listening, I'm so proud of her legacy,
she's a mother, I'm a mother,
I've watched her, I've followed her career
and she's dope, she's so cute.
She still fly.
♪ Oh I'm just a girl ♪
♪ Take a good look at me ♪
♪ Take this pink ribbon off my eyes ♪
♪ I'm exposed, its no big surprise ♪
♪ This world is forcing me to hold your hand ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh. ♪
♪ I've had it, had it up ♪
♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Had it up to here ♪
- I haven't said anything yet
because its just a lot, its a lot to take in
and the song is basically a sarcastic
thing that I'm saying, so, when you hear it in
the chords are like this and its kinda, like,
tender it starts to make you feel, sort of,
like you're feeling sorry for yourself
but I wasn't feeling sorry for myself,
I was just saying how I felt.
♪ Its all those little things ♪
♪ That I fear, oh ♪
♪ I'm just a girl ♪
♪ Guess I'm some kind of freak ♪
♪ 'Cause they all sit and stare with their eyes ♪
The fact that, now, all these years later
that she's cut, you know, footage of a woman's march
and just her interpretation, its really,
I feel really honored, I was in a band
with all guys, there was zero,
like, other girls in the scene that we were in,
in Orange County and I can remember
being, like, getting to the club
and everyone just assuming I was a groupie
girlfriend that was there and it wasn't something
that I was angry about, it was just,
it was what it was, you know what I mean?
And I, just, was okay, I'm gonna slap you
around when I get on stage
and I'm gonna convert you into believing
that I have a reason to be here,
so, it was a lot of fun.
Hi, Kate, its Gwen Stefani, you covered Just A Girl,
I'm really honored that you would cover it
and I think its a really cool version,
its really way different, like,
view of the song and I think that
that's what is magical that a song
that has such a strong point of view
could be somebody else's point of view as well,
so, congratulations and thank you for sharing that with me.
- What.
♪ I'm exposed, it's no big surprise ♪
I just got so nervous.
Oh my God.
♪ Don't you think I know exactly where I stand ♪
♪ I have it, had it ♪
This is crazy.
- I don't even know what to think about that,
like, its so different from, like,
where I was at, at the time when I was writing this song.
I'm honored that Kate, thank you for your interpretations.
- Oh my God.
- And I think its a really cool version,
its really, way, like a way different,
like, view of the song and I think that that's
what is magical that a song that has
such a strong point of view could
be somebody else's point of view as well
and, so, congratulations and thank you for sharing
that with me.
- I was, like, shut up, that is so crazy,
I can't believe she sat and, like, watched it.
That is so wild, when you cover a song like that,
you don't really think they'll ever see it.
Wow, pretty crazy that I, you know,
was able to give her a new perspective on her song.
That's pretty wild, that's so wild.
The cool thing about the song, Just A Girl,
to me, is how relevant the lyrics are,
still, today, especially with this whole women's movement
and the women's marches and stuff like that,
so, I felt like it was, kind of,
important, you know, to highlight that.
Thank you for all you've done for
the music industry and women in music
and women who write their own songs
and women who are constantly surrounded by men
I think its just so important that this song exists,
thank you.
♪ 'Cause I ain't no hollaback girl ♪
♪ I ain't no hollaback girl ♪
♪ I'm the last one standing, another one bites the dust ♪
♪ Few times I've been around that track ♪
- Okay.
♪ So it's not just gonna happen like that ♪
♪ 'Cause I ain't no hollaback girl ♪
♪ I ain't no hollaback girl ♪
At first, I wasn't even hearing Hollaback Girl,
like, I didn't even know what song it was.
♪ Few times I've been around that track ♪
♪ So it's not just gonna happen like that ♪
♪ 'Cause I ain't no hollaback girl ♪
♪ I ain't no hollaback girl ♪
This is interesting, too, because when you see
the visual of this, this reminds me of our
very first video that No Doubt ever did called
Trapped In The Box, the actual,
this looks so much like that, to me,
and reminds me of that except her dress is way more fancy
and probably way more money.
♪ This is so bananas, B-A-N-A-N-A-S ♪
She definitely reminds me of my old me,
back in day, like, growing up,
I was obsessed with anything, like,
vintage or old or, like, any kind of old movies,
like, my whole thing was procrastinating
from life by watching, like, Turner classic movies
and I just was so into the style,
the makeup, the sparkle and, you know,
sometimes you just love what you love
so, this is perfect.
♪ All the girls stamp your feet like this ♪
♪ All the girls ♪
Everybody's so creative and they can
take something and make it their own
and its cool, so, Robyn, you definitely remind me
of the old me, I used to be very
influenced by this time period, as well,
that I can see you're influenced by,
so, I feel you.
♪ I ain't no hollaback girl ♪
I've seen this before, Robyn.
- Oh my God, I'm dead.
- She definitely reminds me of my old me.
- Is this real?
- Back in the day, like, growing up,
I was obsessed with anything, like,
vintage or old. - I'm gonna cry,
has this been on the internet?
She is the prettiest person on earth.
- I, just, was so into the style, the makeup.
This is perfect, I feel you.
- Oh my God, like, I'm shook, right now.
Its so weird to hear her say my name,
like, that's like, I'm just so honored
that I caught her eye and her ear
and that she could appreciate, you know,
not just the cover but, like,
my voice and my dress and its,
that is so touching and it makes me,
you know, its inspiring and it makes me wanna
do this more and, you just never know,
goes to show, you never know,
so, just do your best, 'cause you never
know whose gonna see your videos.
She helped shape me into, like,
the musician, my person, you know, that I am
and I would say, thank you and I would tell her
that she's inspired me and that I love her.
I love you, Gwen.
♪ Ooh, why'd you have to go and make me like you? ♪
♪ No, you can't do this to me ♪
♪ Wait a minute ♪
♪ No, that's not fair ♪
♪ Hey, wait a minute ♪
♪ Ooh, why'd you have to go and make me like you? ♪
♪ Yeah this is a feeling I'm not used to ♪
♪ Why'd you have to go and make me like you? ♪
♪ I'm so mad at you 'cause now you got me missing you ♪
- I can't stop watching this, I'm sorry.
♪ Now you got me missing you ♪
This is one of my favorite things I've ever seen
and I'll tell you why because this song
represents the crossover from complete devastation
to complete bliss, all at the same time
and, I think, what I'm loving so much
about this version of the song
is being able to hear it on the piano
and hearing the guitar and, just,
actually hearing the song 'cause
sometimes when you produce a song
and you get, like, all of the production on it,
it takes away the chords that original,
just, simpleness of what the actual song is
and the session that we had,
when we wrote this song was completely, like,
channeling, like, it was so spiritual
and it was so magical, hard for me to understand
that this is actually real, really,
really blown away by this, love it so much.
I've been so blessed to be doing
this for so long and I feel like
there's always been these magical moments
that are hard for me to, really,
take in or even understand or really,
like, acknowledge that its really happening
'cause I think, if I did, I would explode with joy.
It just shows that music is very powerful
and it also shows that if you, just,
share your life and be honest and truthful,
people will relate to that and you can help someone
and we all wanna just feel like
we all, kind of, are in the same journey together
and we're gonna be okay.
To you guys that did the covers of the songs that
I wrote about my life, I love you,
even though I don't know you,
I'm so grateful, I am blown away
and I'm honored that you took the time
and to anybody out there that ever listened to my music,
thank you.
♪ Why'd you have to go and make me like you? ♪