-Welcome to "Battle of the Instant Songwriters."
Before the show, we went through our audience
and picked out two people who said they were musicians.
We gave them each a made-up song title
and gave them an hour to write an original song
based on that title.
Here's a shot of them practicing backstage a minute ago.
I can't wait to see what they've come up with,
so let's meet them right now. Come on over, guys!
[ Cheers and applause ] Hey. Good to see you.
Thank you for being here. Thank you.
Nice to see you. Thank you for being here.
Welcome. Let's start with contestant number one.
What is your name, and where are you from?
-I'm Emma Jayne.
I'm from Chicago, and now I live in New York.
-Hey, welcome. Welcome to New York.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Emma Jayne, what is the title of the song you were given?
-"Banned from Panera." -Ooh, that's right.
"Banned from Panera."
And what instrument will you be playing?
-Ukulele. -Ooh, beautiful.
All right, well, head on over there
and get yourself set up right there.
And get ready, get in the mind-set.
[ Cheers and applause ]
And now, ladies and gentlemen,
here to perform the world premiere
of the soon-to-be-classic "Banned from Panera,"
it's Emma Jayne!
[ Cheers and applause ]
♪♪
-♪ I'm sorry ♪
♪ Not sorry ♪
♪ I filled my water cup with Mountain Dew ♪
♪♪
♪ The bathroom said customers only ♪
♪ But I gave the code to anyone who might need it ♪
♪ I asked for a salad, soup, and sandwich ♪
♪ You said, "Ma'am, the menu says pick two" ♪
♪ I picked three ♪
♪ You called the manager, it's true ♪
♪ That got me banned from Panera ♪
♪ I don't care ♪
♪ I stand by what I said ♪
♪ So if you want fast casual sandwiches ♪
♪ We'll have to do Subway instead ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
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-Fantastic!
Well done! Emma Jayne!
[ Cheers and applause ]
Hey, not bad. -Thank you.
-Emma Jayne, that was incredible.
I loved it. Wow.
All right, let's meet contestant number two.
What is your name, and where are you from?
-I'm Dan Orlando, from West Grove, Pennsylvania.
-Hey, I love -- Dan Orlando? -Yes, sir.
-That's a great name. -That's my real name.
-Dan Orlando? -Yeah.
-Sounds like a Jim Carrey movie. I love Dan Orlando.
Dan Orlando's a great name. -Thank you.
-All right, now tell everyone what your song title is.
-My song title is "My Uncle's on TikTok."
-Ooh. That's unfortunate, yeah.
That's terrible. "My Uncle's on TikTok."
And what instrument will you be playing?
-I'm gonna play the piano. -All right, go for it, buddy.
Go get set. Get in the mind-space.
Get on the stool, get in the zone.
Channel the inspiration.
And now, ladies and gentlemen,
get ready for the world premiere
of "My Uncle's on TikTok," by Dan Orlando!
[ Cheers and applause ]
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-♪ My uncle's on TikTok ♪
♪ He lip-syncs to yacht rock ♪
♪ He's trying to get back with his ex ♪
♪♪
♪ His dance moves are scary ♪
♪ He's shirtless and hairy ♪
♪ He posts all his vids ♪
♪ From a Motel 6 ♪
♪♪
♪ My uncle's on TikTok ♪
♪ But we liked it better ♪
♪ When his only device ♪
♪ Was a grandfather clock ♪
♪ He just got reported ♪
♪ For singing Def Leppard ♪
♪ In nothing but a wig ♪
♪ And his business socks ♪
♪♪
♪ My uncle's on TikTok ♪
[ Cheers and applause ]
-Beautiful!
Powerful. Get over here.
Oh, beautiful.
Fantastic. That was great.
-Thank you. -Very, very talented.
Give it up for Dan Orlando once again.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Now it is time to see who won,
so we're gonna let our great audience decide the winner.
[ Drumroll ]
Was it Emma Jayne?
[ Enthusiastic cheers and applause ]
Or was it Dan Orlando?
[ Cheers and applause ]
Looks like the winner is...
Emma Jayne is the winner!
-Whoo! Thank you! -Congratulations.
Emma Jayne, congrats. Now normally,
we usually give away $1,000, but since it's 2020...
[ Drumroll ]
...the winner is going home with $1,020.20.
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And, of course, a "Tonight Show" notebook for writing more songs.
-Oh, thank you very much. -Please, you're fantastic.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Now, Dan, no one goes home empty-handed.
Our other contestant will get a "Tonight Show" notebook.
[ Cheers and applause ]
And $1,020.20! -Yeah!
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[ Cheers and applause ]
-Come on, buddy. Congratulations.
That was great, guys. -Thank you so much.
-Give it up for your two new instant songwriters!