REG, CAN I TELL YOU ONE THING?
I AM PLEASED IT IS SUMMERTIME.
I LOVE SUMMERTIME HERE IN LOS ANGELES.
ARE YOU ENJOYING YOUR SUMMER, REG?
>> OH, YEAH.
>> James: I'M LOVING IT.
YOU KNOW MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT SUMMER, I WAS DRIVING HOME LAST
NIGHT LISTENING TO SUMMER BOPS.
THE SUMMER JAMS.
HERE IT IS A GROOVE SLIGHTLY TRANSFORMED.
♪ SUMMER SUMMER SUMMERTIME ♪ ♪ SUMMER SUMMER SUMMERTIME ♪
BUT I FEEL LIKE WHENEVER I TURN ON THE RADIO NOW, I'M JUST
GETTING ALL THESE SLOW, BORING BALLADS.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
ARE YOU EXPERIENCING THIS?
OH, I GET IT!
BALLADS, BALLADS!
I WANT TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS, JAM OUT, I DON'T WANT TO HEAR
SOME GUY ON A GUITAR CRYING ABOUT HIS GIRL FRIEND IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER, IT JUST FEELS WRONG.
SERIOUSLY, WHO WOULD WANT TO HEAR A BALLAD WHEN YOU COULD
LISTEN TO A GREAT SUMMER BALLAD?
IT'S SO BORING!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) (
>> James: JOHN LEGEND, EVERYONE.
I'M ACTUALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF A SHOW RIGHT NOW.
YOU'RE NOT ON UNTIL AFTER THE COMMERCIAL BREAK, SO.
>> I HEARD YOU'VE BEEN TELLING PEOPLE THAT BOPS ARE BETTER THAN
BALLADS.
>> JAMES: YEAH.
BECAUSE THEY ARE.
>> I MEAN, THAT FEELS KIND OF PERSONAL.
I FEEL ATTACKED.
YOU KNOW, FOR ME, SUMMER'S A TIME TO SLOW THINGS DOWN, POP
OPEN A BOTTLE OF WINE, RUN A NICE BATH, AND LISTEN TO SENSUAL
LOVE SONGS.
>> JAMES: WOW.
THAT'S VERY SPECIFIC.
( LAUGHTER ) I'M JUST SAYING IT'S SUMMER.
PEOPLE LIKE TO HAVE FUN.
>> WELL, HOW ABOUT WE SETTLE THIS RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW?
( LAUGHTER ) KEEPERS.
>> James: HANG ON, HANG ON!
WAIT!
IF I'M HEARING THIS RIGHT, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE CHALLENGING
ME TO A BALLADS VERSUS BOPS RIFF-OFF.
>> YES!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M DOING,
YES!
>> James: NO, NO, NO!
STOP!
NO!
UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE BECAUSE WE CAN'T HAVE A
RIFF-OFF WITHOUT THE FILHARMONIC, AND DON'T TELL ME
THEY'RE BEHIND THE CURTAIN BECAUSE I CHECKED BEFORE.
I CHECK EVERY SHOW.
THEY'RE NOT THERE.
CAN WE OPEN THE CURTAIN?
SEE?
THEY'RE NOT THERE.
NO FILHARMONIC, NO RIFF-OFF.
>> YOU SURE ABOUT THAT, JAMES?
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE FILHARMONIC!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ♪
>> JAMES: OH, COME ON!
HOW DID I NOT SEE YOU THERE?
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) SECURITY IS SUPPOSED TO TELL ME!
THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO TELL ME IF YOU'RE IN THE BUILDING!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ALL RIGHT, LEGEND.
YOU WANT TO DO THIS?
>> OH, YES, I DO.
>> James: THEN WE'LL DO THIS!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> James: THAT'S IT.
ALL RIGHT!
( APPLAUSE ) YOU SURE YOU'RE READY FOR THIS,
JOHN?
DON'T SAY I DIDN'T WARN YOU.
>> ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE READY FOR THIS?
>> James: OH, PLEASE!
>> JAMES: YOU'RE TAKING BALLADS I'M TAKING BOPS.
THIS IS A NO BRAINER.
HIT IT.
>> ONE, TWO, ♪ WE GO TOGETHER
(
♪ YOU AND ME YOU'RE THE MEDICINE
♪ AND THE PAIN THE TATTOO INSIDE MY BRAIN
♪ AND, BABY, YOU KNOW IT'S OBVIOUS
♪ I'M A SUCKER FOR YOU YOU SAY THE WORD AND I'LL
♪ GO ANYWHERE BLINDLY I'M A SUCKER FOR
♪ ALL THE SUBLIMINAL THINGS NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT YOU
♪ ABOUT YOU ABOUT YOU
♪ AND YOU'RE MAKIN' THE TYPICAL ME
♪ BREAK MY TYPICAL RULES IT'S TRUE
♪ I'M A SUCKER FOR YOU ♪ (
♪ AND I SWEAR BY THE MOON AND THE STARS
♪ IN THE SKY (
I'LL BE THERE ♪ I SWEAR
LIKE THE SHADOW ♪ THAT'S BY YOUR SIDE
I'LL BE THERE ♪ FOR BETTER OR WORSE
'TIL DEATH DO US PART ♪ I'LL LOVE YOU WITH EVERY
BEAT OF MY HEART ♪ AND I SWEAR ♪
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> WELL, JAMES, THIS IS GOING TO
BE EASIER THAN I THOUGHT.
( LAUGHTER ) >> JAMES: THAT'S HOW YOU WANT TO
PLAY THIS?
OKAY, OKAY, OKAY, OKAY, FINE!
NO MORE MR. NICE GUY.
IN FACT, THE OPPOSITE.
OF THAT.
HIT IT.
♪ WHITE SHIRT NOW RED
♪ MY BLOODY NOSE SLEEPIN'
♪ YOU'RE ON YOUR TIPPY TOES
♪ CREEPIN' AROUND LIKE NO ONE KNOWS
♪ THINK YOU'RE SO CRIMINAL
♪ SO YOU'RE A TOUGH GUY LIKE IT REALLY ROUGH GUY
♪ JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH GUY CHEST ALWAYS SO PUFFED GUY
♪ I'M THAT BAD TYPE MAKE YOUR MAMA SAD TYPE
♪ MAKE YOUR GIRLFRIEND MAD TIGHT MIGHT SEDUCE YOUR DAD TYPE
♪ I'M THE BAD GUY DUH ♪
(
DID YOU JUST SAY YOU'RE GOING TO SEDUCE MY DAD?
>> JAMES: YEAH.
I DID.
I'M A DAD GUY.
>> MY FATHER'S A HAPPILY MARRIED MAN.
THAT'S MESSED UP, MAN.
>> JAMES: WELL, I DON'T THINK SO.
AND NEITHER DOES YOUR DAD.
( AUDIENCE REACTS ) >> OKAY, THIS GOT WEIRD.
LUCKILY FOR YOU AND EVERYONE HERE, I GOT A LITTLE PALATE
CLEANSER.
I GOT SOMETHING WE CAN ALL SING ALONG, TO LOVING, BEAUTIFUL, AND
NOT ABOUT SEDUCING ANYONE'S DAD.
HIT IT PHILHARMONIC!
♪ 'CAUSE ALL OF ME LOVES ALL OF YOU
♪ LOVE YOUR CURVES AND ALL YOUR EDGES
♪ ALL YOUR PERFECT IMPERFECTIONS
♪ I GIVE YOU ALL OF ME
(
ALL OF YOU, OH ♪ ♪ OH
(
>> James: OKAY, OKAY.
(
FINE, YOU WIN.
YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT.
BOPS.
MAYBE -- ( LAUGHTER )
MAYBE I'M NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO SING EITHER ONE.
OKAY, FINE, FINE, YOU WIN.
>> JAMES, OF COURSE YOU'RE GOOD ENOUGH, MAN.
YOU KNOW, I LOVE A GOOD SUMMER JAM AS MUCH AS THE NEXT GUY.
>> James: YOU PROMISED YOU LIKED MY PERFECT IMPERFECTIONS.
>> YES, ALL OF YOUR CURVES, ALL OF THEM.
( LAUGHTER ) >> YOU'RE RIGHT THERE'S NOT MANY
EDGES.
( LAUGHTER ) >> THERE'S A WORLD WHERE THE
SONG OF A SUMMER IS A BALLAD, MAYBE.
>> James: REALLY?
YOU THINK THERE'S A WAY WE CAN WORK TOGETHER?
>> TOGETHER, ME AND YOU.
>> James: FOR REAL?
WE CAN COMBINE THE BOP AND THE BALLAD!
>> James: YOU THINK SO?
YES!
HERE WE GO.
HIT IT!
>> ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR -- ♪ I'M GOING UNDER
AND THIS TIME ♪ I FEAR THERE'S NO ONE
TO SAVE ME ♪ THIS ALL OR NOTHING
REALLY GOT A WAY OF ♪ DRIVING ME CRAZY
♪ I NEED SOMEBODY TO HEAL SOMEBODY TO KNOW
♪ SOMEBODY TO HAVE SOMEBODY TO HOLD
♪ IT'S EASY TO SAY BUT IT'S NEVER THE SAME
♪ I GUESS I KINDA LIKED THE WAY YOU
♪ NUMBED ALL THE PAIN NOW THE DAY BLEEDS
♪ INTO NIGHTFALL AND YOU'RE NOT HERE
♪ TO GET ME THROUGH IT ALL I LET MY GUARD DOWN
♪ AND THEN YOU PULLED THE RUG I WAS GETTING KINDA USED TO
♪ BEING SOMEONE YOU LOVED (
>> OKAY, NOW LET'S MAKE IT A BOP!
♪ AND NOW THE DAY BLEEDS INTO NIGHTFALL
♪ AND YOU'RE NOT HERE TO GET ME THROUGH IT ALL
♪ I LET MY GUARD DOWN AND THEN YOU PULLED THE RUG
♪ I WAS GETTING KINDA USED TO BEING
♪ SOMEONE YOU LOVED ♪ >> James: JOHN LEGEND,
EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE "LATE LATE SHOW!"