>> Steve: FROM ROCKEFELLER
CENTER IN THE HEART OF NEW YORK
CITY, IT'S THE TONIGHT SHOW
STARRING JIMMY FALLON.
TONIGHT JOIN JIMMY'S GUESTS
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN.
J. BALVIN.
MUSICAL GUEST MANDY MOORE.
AND FEATURING THE LEGENDARY
ROOTS CREW
AND NOW HERE IS JIMMY FALLON
♪
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: HEY, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME TO
"THE TONIGHT SHOW.
[ APPLAUSE ]
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING
HERE
WE HAVE A GREAT SHOW FOR YOU
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN IS HERE IN
STUDIO
[ APPLAUSE ]
I SAW BRUCE BACK STAGE
I SAID, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
BEING HERE ON THE FIRST NIGHT OF
HANUKAH.
AND BRUCE SAID, JIMMY, FOR THE
LAST TIME, I'M NOT JEWISH.
[ LAUGHTER ]
LET'S GET TO THE NEWS.
GUYS, THINGS AREN'T GOING TOO
WELL FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP LATELY,
BUT THAT DIDN'T STOP HIM FROM
THROWING A PARTY LAST NIGHT.
WATCH THIS
>> OVERNIGHT PRESIDENT TRUMP
HOSTING A HANUKAH PARTY AT THE
WHITE HOUSE, USING THE HOLIDAY
GATHERING TO, ONCE AGAIN,
FALSELY CLAIM HE CAN STILL WIN
THE ELECTION
>> VERY IMPORTANT, PEOPLE.
IF THEY HAVE WISDOM AND IF THEY
HAVE COURAGE, WE'RE GOING TO WIN
THIS ELECTION.
>> O
>> Jimmy: OH, YES, THE FESTIVAL
OF LIES.
EVEN HE WAS LOOKING AT TRUMP,
MAN, THIS GUY SPINS MORE THAN I
DO
I LIKE HOW EVERYONE WHIPPED OUT
THEIR PHONES TO RECORD TRUMP,
LIKE IT WAS A DRUNKEN FIGHT IN A
WAFFLE HOUSE
OH, THIS IS GOING TO GO VIRAL.
THIS IS GOING TO GET SOME HITS
IT'S PROBABLY GOOD A THAT TRUMP
TALKED ABOUT THE ELECTION.
I FEEL LIKE HIM WINNING THE
STORY OF HANUKAH WOULD HAVE BEEN
WORSE.
FOR EIGHT NIGHTS, JEWISH SANTA
WOULD VISIT ALL THE GOOD LITTLE
KUS
KUSHNERS
SPEAKING OF THE WHITE HOUSE,
ONCE TRUMP MOVES OUT, OFFICIALS
ARE GOING TO DISINFECT THE WHOLE
BUILDING BEFORE BIDEN MOVES IN
>> YES
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: I HAVE A FEELING THIS
IS GOING TO BE NECESSARY WITH OR
WITHOUT COVID.
THERE'S A HALF-EATEN BACONATOR
TURN ON THE LIGHTS
GOOD GOD
THEY'RE BURNING.
BIDEN IS GOING TO BE THE FIRST
PRESIDENT TO BE SWORN IN AND
CRASH AT LA QUINTA
APPARENTLY THE CDC TOLD BIDEN HE
WOULD BE SAFER MOVING INTO A
BOWLING SHOE
SPEAKING OF BIDEN, HE MIGHT TAKE
AN AMTRAK TRAIN TO HIS
INAUGURATION
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT OUR
OTHER PRESIDENTS HAVE DONE
PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATIONS, BET
YOU DIDN'T KNOW.
>> JOE BIDEN MIGHT TRAVEL TO HIS
INAUGURATION BY AMTRAK, BUT
BETCHA DIDN'T KNOW, JIMMY CARTER
TRAVELED TO HIS INAUGURATION BY
SHOOTING HIMSELF OUT OF A CANON.
THIS HAS BEEN PRESIDENTIAL
INAUGURATIONS BETCHA DIDN'T
KNOW
>> Jimmy: I DIDN'T KNOW ANY OF
THAT
LISTEN TO THIS
A PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY HAD TO
ISSUE A RECALL AFTER TWO OF
THEIR DRUGS GOT MIXED UP
LET'S SEE WHICH ONES THEY WERE
>> THERE IS A RECALL THIS
MORNING AFTER A DRUG USED TO
TREAT DEPRESSION SOMEHOW GOT
BOTTLED UP AND SENT OUT WITH THE
GENERIC FORM OF VIE AG RA.
>> PEOPLE
>> Jimmy: PEOPLE KNEW SOMETHING
WAS UP WHEN -- WELL, SOMETHING
WAS UP
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: YEAH, THE PEOPLE IN
THE DEPRESSION COMMERCIALS ARE
LIKE WHY DO I HAVE THIS SUDDEN
URGE TO SIT IN AN OUTDOOR
BATHTUB?
[ LAUGHTER ]
SAMSUNG JUST ANNOUNCED ITS NEW
110-INCH MICRO L.E.D. TV
IT COST $155,000
YOU HAVE A 110-INCH TV WHILE YOU
SCROLL THROUGH INSTAGRAM ON YOUR
PHONE.
AND FINALLY, I SAW THAT JAY Z
JUST LAUNCHED HIS OWN PREMIUM
BRAND OF WE'D CALLED MONOGRAM.
MUST BE GOOD
JAY Z IS LIKE I GOT TWO PROBLEMS
AND FORGOT THE OTHER 97.
WE HAVE A GREAT JOKE
GIVE IT UP FOR THE ROOT.
[ APPLAUSE ]
♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: HAPPY HANUKAH,
EVERYBODY!
WHAT A SHOW WE HAVE FOR YOU
TONIGHT.
JOINING US IN-STUDIO, HIS NEW
ALBUM AND APPLE TV PLUS
COMPANION DOCUMENTARY, "LETTER
TO YOU" ARE OUT NOW.
HE'S ALSO THE MUSICAL GUEST ON
"SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" THIS
WEEKEND WITH HOST TIMOTHEE
CHALAMET
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN IS HERE!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
I LOVE HIM, MAN.
I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO TALK -- THE
SHOW TONIGHT IS GOING TO BE FOUR
HOURS LONG
VERY EXCITED
PLUS HIS LATEST ALBUM, "COLORES"
HAS GONE MULTI PLATINUM, J.
BALVIN IS HERE
[ APPLAUSE ]
AND WE'VE GOT A HOLIDAY MUSIC
PERFORMANCE FROM MANDY MOORE
[ APPLAUSE ]
HERE'S MANDY'S ALBUM RIGHT
THERE.
EVERYBODY HAS AN ALBUM TONIGHT
SOME THINGS HAPPEN TO YOU IN
LIFE, YOU GO OH, MY GOSH, I LOVE
THAT THAT JUST HAPPENED BECAUSE
IT MADE ME SO HAPPY.
WELL, LAST NIGHT WE JUST GOT
HOME FROM DOING OUR SHOW AND
EVERYONE JUST STARTED SENDING ME
TEXTS.
THEY GO, DUDE, DIONNE WARWICK
JUST TWEETED AT YOU.
SO, DIONNE WARWICK IS ON TWITTER
NOW.
SHE'S LIKE OWNING -- SHE'S
RUNNING TWITTER RIGHT NOW.
IT'S SO FUN.
SHE TWEETED, DOES ANYBODY KNOW
JIMMY FALLON WILL BE DOING THE
CHRISTMAS SWEATER COUNTDOWN THIS
YEAR
I LOVE THOSE WRETCHED THINGS
[ LAUGHTER ]
DIONNE WARWICK, I FLIPPED OUT.
AND THEN -- I TWEETED BACK TO
HER.
AND THEN SHE TWEETED BACK TO ME
AGAIN.
>> WHAT?
>> Jimmy: YEAH AND I TWEETED
BACK TO HER AGAIN.
DID YOU SEND HER A PLAYLIST?
>> OH, SHE GOT THAT?
>> Jimmy: DUDE, SHE SAID
QUESTLOVE PLAYLIST, SWEATER FROM
JIMMY FALLON
I CAN GO TO BED HAPPY.
I CALLED MY DAD AFTER THAT
SHE PERFORMED ON HIS AIRCRAFT
CARRIER, THE USS CONSTELLATION
IN 1978 IN SAN DIEGO
TRUST ME, I'VE HEARD THIS STORY
MY WHOLE LIFE.
THAT'S THE WHOLE STORY
AND -- BUT I THINK HE SAW HER
EVEN BACK STAGE AND SAID HOW
NICE SHE WAS AND ALL THIS STUFF.
WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN FANGS.
AND MY DAD SAID, I TOOK A PHOTO.
IT'S SO GREAT.
THIS IS SO MY DAD.
I GO, YOU HAVE A PHOTO OF DIONNE
WARWICK PERFORMING
IT'S 1968, ONE OF THOSE CUBE
FLASHES, THE SPINNER
THIS IS MY DAD'S PHOTO OF DIONNE
WARWICK PERFORMING ON HIS --
[ LAUGHTER ]
THAT IS HIS PHOTO OF DIONNE
WARWICK.
YOU KNOW, IT'S COOL.
I HAVE PHOTOS LIKE THIS, TOO,
FROM CONCERTS.
HE NEVER FORGOT THIS AND TALKED
ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME.
SO I THANKED DIONNE FOR BEING
AWESOME AT ALL THE JAMS.
SAY A LITTLE PRAYER FOR YOU.
THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR, OF
COURSE
♪
WALK ON BY
♪ IF YOU'VE SEEN ME WALKING DOW
THE STREET AND I START TO CRY ♪
♪ WALK ON BY, PUM-PUM-PUM ♪
♪ DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN
JOSE ♪
♪
>> DOES SHE HAVE A -- L.A. IS A
GREAT BIG FREEWAY, IS THAT BURT
BAKARAK?
>> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: IT WILL MAKE YOU A
STAR
SUCH A GOOD NOTE
THEN CAME YOU.
>> THEN CAME YOU
DEJA VU.
>> Jimmy: DAY VIRGEJA VU
I'LL NEVER LOVE THIS WAY AGAIN
♪ I KNOW I'LL NEVER LOVE THIS
WAY AGAIN ♪
>>
>> Jimmy: THAT'S MY JAMB
♪
LOVE THAT JAM.
THAT SHOULD BE MY RING TONE.
"I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AG
AGAI
♪
♪ I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE
AGAIN ♪
>> Jimmy: ANYWAY SHE IS -- WHICH
ONE IS YOUR JAMB
>> SOLID GOLD.
SHE'S THE ORIGINAL HOST.
>> Jimmy: PRE-MARILYN McCOO?
>> DON'T MAKE ME OVER.
IF YOU WANT A DEEP CUTTER,
MENTION "TRACK OF THE CAT.
DEEP CUT, DEEP CUT DIONNE.
HEARTBREAKER WITH BEAR I GIBB.
BARRY GIB
♪
>> YES
>> Jimmy: SHE'S UNBELIEVABLE
I LOVE YOU, DIONNE WARWICK, YOU
MADE MY WHOLE WORLD AND LAST
NIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING UP THE
SWEATER.
WE WHIPPED UP A SPECIAL SWEATER
JUST FOR YOU, PAL.
ONE OF THESE WRETCHED SWEATERS
CHECK YOUR MAILBOX BECAUSE THIS
GUY IS COMING.
LOOK AT THIS
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
♪
>> Jimmy: ONLY YOU CAN ROCK
THIS
ONLY YOU CAN ROCK THIS SWEATER
YOU'LL MAKE IT LOOK GOOD
WE LOVE YOU AND THANKS FOR
THINKING ABOUT US AND TWEETING
GO US.
BE WELL, PAL
HOPE TO SEE YOU AND TALK TO YOU
SOON
[ APPLAUSE ]
HAVE YOU GUYS SEEN THE NEW LIL
NAS X SONG HOLIDAY
IT'S LIKE HE PLAYS -- HE PLAYS
SANTA -- IS IT SANTA NAS X
I THINK IT'S -- ANYWAYS, HIS
VIDEO, HE'S SANTA CLAUS, BUT
HE'S LIKE A RISQUE SANTA CLAUS
ANYWAYS, IT'S A GOOD JAMB.
HE JUST RELEASED ANOTHER SONG
WITH THE REAL SANTA, AND WE'RE
DEBUTING THE MUSIC VIDEO TONIGHT
RIGHT HERE ON OUR SHOW
CHECK IT OUT
>> OH, DECEMBER, MY FAVORITE
TIME OF YEAR
AND I THINK YOU ALL KNOW WHY
HO-HO-HO
BUT HERE, LET ME EXPLAIN IT TO
YOU WITH A SONG.
IT'S THAT WONDERFUL SPECIAL TIME
OF YEAR.
I FLY AROUND THE WORLD SPREADING
CHRISTMAS CHEER.
I RIDE ON MY SLEIGH WITH MY
EIGHT REINDEER AND NOW MY FRIEND
NAS X IS HERE.
>> THANK YOU, SANTA.
I'M SITTING IN MY CAR WITH
CARDI.
GOT A COUPLE CANDY CANES FOR MY
HO-HO-HOs.
>> I HAVE ROSY CHEEKS AND TOP IT
ALL OFF WITH THE BLACK BOOTS
>> I GOT SHOES AND LAMBORGHINI,
JUST KIDDING, I GOT TWO.
I [ BLEEP ] ON THE DAILY
I DON'T GIVE PRESENTS.
I MAKE THE KIDS PAY ME
>> MAYBE WE SHOULD STOP DOING
THE SONG
>> HELL NO, YOU RED NOSE BASS
PA
TARD
I'M JUST GETTING STARTED
>> HAVE A LITTLE EGGNOG, NOT TOO
MUCH
>> BIG ASS COAT.
>> I MIGHT TURN DIAMOND AND BUY
THE NORTH POLE
>> I SHOULD HAVE BEEN RUDOLPH OR
FROSTY
>> YOU LIKE TO BE NICE
I LIKE TO GET NAUGHTY, NAUGHTY,
NAUGHTY.
LET'S TURN UP THE TRACK.
GRANDMA SNACKS WHILE I COUNT
THESE STACKS
GOT SOME PRESENTS IN THE BACK.
[ BLEEP ] YOUR STOCKING
STUFFING
NOBODY'S GETTING NOTHING
>> ALL RIGHT, I'VE HEARD ENOUGH.
THIS ISN'T WHAT CHRISTMAS IS ALL
ABOUT.
CHRISTMAS IS ABOUT PRESENTS
UNDER THE TREE AND RUDOLPH AND
GINGERBREAD MEN.
IT'S ABOUT TRADITION AND LIGHTS
AND WHISPERING WHAT YOU WANT
WHEN YOU SIT ON MY LAP
>> OH, YOU NASTY, HUH?
>> NO, NO, NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT I
MEANT.
>> LET'S GET NAUGHTY, TURN UP
THE TRACK, GRAB MY SACK WHILE I
COUNT THESE STACKS
DON'T NEED REINDEER.
GOT SOME PRESENTS IN THE BACK.
CLAUS AND NAS ARE HERE TO STAY
MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
>> OKAY, LET'S GET HOLLY NOW
>> Jimmy: THANKS TO OUR PAL LIL
NAS X.
WE HAVE SEVEN SHOWS BEFORE WE GO
ON CHRISTMAS BREAK WHICH MEANS
IT'S TIME FOR THE BELOVED SNACK.
THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
SWEATER.
♪ 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS SWEATER,
12 DAYS ♪
♪
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
EVERY SHOW BETWEEN NOW AND
CHRISTMAS WE'LL BE GIVING ONE
LUCKY AUDIENCE MEMBER A
SENSATIONAL CHRISTMAS SWEATER
FROM THE COUNTDOWN
SINCE THERE ARE SEVEN SHOWS
LEFT, LET'S OPEN DOOR NUMBER 7
GO FOR IT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S LOOK AT IT.
♪
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: THAT IS SOMETHING
ELSE
THAT IS SOMETHING ELSE
YEAH, LITERALLY.
I THINK IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING
ELSE
[ LAUGHTER ]
ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE WHO'S GOING
HOME WITH TONIGHT'S SWEATER.
LOOK UNDER YOUR SEAT
IF I CALL YOUR NUMB, COME ON
DOWN
DRUM ROLL, PLEASE.
IT IS NUMBER 364
♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
OH, MY GOODNESS, LOOK AT THIS.
CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU'VE WON TONIGHT'S CHRISTMAS
SWEATER.
WHAT IS YOUR NAME AND WHERE ARE
YOU FROM
>> JENNY, AND I'M FROM JERSEY.
>> Jimmy: JENNY FROM JERSEY!
JENNY, WOULD YOU MIND TRYING
THAT ON FOR US
IS THAT OKAY
>> IT'S MY FAVORITE COLOR.
>> Jimmy: MY GOSH, YOU'RE GOING
TO LOVE THIS
THERE'S NO RIGHT WAY TO PUT IT
ON
YEP, YOUR HEAD CAN GO IN THAT
WAY.
THERE ARE SLEEVES, THAT WORKS.
ALREADY I CAN TELL
JENNY, YES
JUST STOP THERE.
THAT'S PERFECT
JENNY, IT'S TOO BEAUTIFUL.
LOOK AT -- THIS IS WHAT I'M
TALKING ABOUT, YEAH, COME ON
YOU SHOULD BE A MODEL FOR ALL
THESE.
CONGRATULATIONS.
THANKS AGAIN TO JENNY, OUR LUCKY
AUDIENCE MEMBER.
STICK AROUND
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH BRUCE
SPRINGSTEEN!
COME ON.
♪
>> Jimmy: MY FIRST GUEST IS A
TRUE ROCK ICON AND ONE OF THE
MOST LEGENDARY LIVE PERFORMERS
OF ALL TIME!
HIS LATEST ALBUM, "LETTER TO
YOU," IS OUT NOW AND YOU CAN
STREAM THE "LETTER TO YOU"
COMPANION DOCUMENTARY ON APPLE
TV PLUS THIS WEEKEND
HE'S THE MUSICAL GUEST ON
"SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" WITH HOST
TIMOTHEE CHALAMET.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE
WELCOME THE ONE, THE ONLY, BRUCE
SPRINGSTEEN!
♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
♪
>> Jimmy: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME.
YOU LOOK AWESOME, BUDDY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING
BACK TO THE SHOW
THIS IS NOT OUR NORMAL STUDIO
WHERE WE NORMALLY INTERVIEW EACH
OTHER.
THIS PLACE, THIS IS STUDIO 6-A,
IT'S SMALLER
BUT WE ONCE PLAYED HERE
TOGETHER, TOO, AND I'M SURE, OF
COURSE YOU REMEMBER THIS
ALL RIGHT.
I WILL REFRESH YOUR MEMORY
[ LAUGHTER ]
LET ME TELL YOU THE STORY.
>> FILL ME IN.
>> Jimmy: THIS IS WHERE CONE AN
O'BRIEN USED TO DO HIS SHOW.
>> OH.
>> Jimmy: I WAS A GUEST ON THE
SHOW WITH CONAN.
YOU CAME ON WITH THE SESSIONS
BAND
>> RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT
>> Jimmy: I WAS SO EXCITED TO
SEE YOU AND EVERYTHING, AND I
GOT A KNOCK ON MY DOOR, ON MY
DRESSING ROOM DOOR, AND IT WAS
YOU AND PATTY.
YOU GO, HEY, JIMMY -- PARDON THE
IMPRESSION
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> DOES HE SOUND LIKE ME
>> Jimmy: NO, NO, NO
YOU GO, JIMMY, DO YOU KNOW HOW
TO PLAY THE SPOONS
I GO, WHAT
HI -- FIRST OF ALL, HI
SURE, I'LL DO IT
YOU SAID, COME ON, PLAY THE
SPOONS WITH THE BAND FOR THE
SONG
OKAY, I'LL PLAY THE SPOONS
YEAH, LET'S GET THE SPOONS
YEAH, I'LL GET THE SPOONS.
YOU GO, SPOONS
I GO, YEAH, SPOONS
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE AM I
GOING TO FIND SPOONS
I RAN DOWN TO THE COMMISSARY
TRUE SINGTORY
YOU GUYS HAVE TO GIVE ME SOME
SPOONS
BRUCE ASKED ME TO PLAY WITH THE
BAND
I COULDN'T BELIEVE YOU ASKED ME
TO DO IT
I WAS SO EXCITED
HERE I AM IN THE CLIP PLAYING
THE SPOONS WITH BRUCE
SPRINGSTEEN.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
♪
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: I COULD SEE IT ALL
COMING BACK TO YOU
>> I LIKE THAT YOU BROKE A SWEAT
IN ABOUT FIVE SECONDS.
>> Jimmy: I WAS THAT EXCITED
>> THAT'S HOW EASY IT WAS.
>> Jimmy: I'M THE FIRST PERSON
TO BREAK A SWEAT PLAYING SPOONS.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Jimmy: IS IT THE SOUND?
>> THAT'S THE ONLY BAND YOU
COULD PLAY SPOONS IN, I BELIEVE,
AND MAKE IT SOUND RIGHT.
THE WASH BOARD, WE'VE HAD PEOPLE
COME OUT OF THE AUDIENCE FOR
THAT BOARD WHERE THEY COME
DRESSED IN THEIR OWN WASHBOARD
>> Jimmy: I LOVE THAT.
>> NEXT TIME WE'LL GET YOU THE
WASHBOARD.
>> Jimmy: I'LL ALWAYS HAVE ONE
IN THE DRESSING ROOM IN CASE YOU
ASK ME
CONGRATS TO YOU.
THE "LETTER TO YOU," IT'S A
BEAUTIFUL INSPIRATION WHY YOU
WROTE THIS
TALK TO ME ABOUT IT.
HOW DID YOU GET INTO THIS?
>> ITS ORIGINAL INSPIRATION, I
HAD A CLOSE FRIEND OF MINE WHO
WAS IN MY VERY FIRST BAND, AND
HE PASSED AWAY A COUPLE OF YEARS
AGO IN THE SUMMERTIME.
I WENT DOWN AND SAW HIM BEFORE
HE, BEFORE HE DIED
AND I CAME BACK AND I -- IT WAS
JUST, YOU KNOW, IT JUST SAT WITH
ME
AND THAT'S -- THE SONG CALLED
"LAST MAN STANDING."
>> Jimmy: YES.
>> I ENDED UP BEING THE LAST
LIVING MEMBER OF THE FIRST BAND
THAT I WAS EVER IN
AND THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT -- I
WAS IN A BAND THAT LASTED FOR
THREE YEARS WITH TEENAGERS
I MEAN, THAT'S VERY, VERY
UNUSUAL, YOU KNOW?
>> Jimmy: RIGHT, YEAH.
>> SO IT WAS A VERY, VERY
MEMORABLE PART OF MY LIFE.
AND SO I STARTED TO WRITE A
LITTLE -- SOME OF THE SONGS WERE
SET A LITTLE BIT IN THAT TIME
PERIOD WHERE I WENT BACK A
LITTLE BIT AND THOUGHT ABOUT
WHAT IT WAS LIKE THE ELK'S CLUB,
THE FIRE, THE UNION HALL, IN
FRONT OF THE DRIVE-IN MOVIES,
VFW HALL
AND ALL THOSE SORT OF VERY
DEFINITIVE BUT SMALL GIGS THAT
YOU PLAY WHEN YOU'RE JUST
LEARNING
>> Jimmy: WHEN YOU WERE 15, DO
YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST TAKE YOU
GOT GETTING ON A STAGE
PERFORMING IN FRONT OF A CROWD,
THAT VIBE BACK
>> IT WAS AT THE ELK'S CLUB AT
FREE HOLE.
I WENT IN ABOUT A MONTH AGO TO
SEE IF THE ROOM WAS STILL THERE
THAT I FIRST PLAYED IN
AND THEY, THEY REDESIGNED THE
INSIDE OF IT, SO IT WASN'T
RECOGNIZABLE AT THIS POINT
BUT THEY HAD A NICE LITTLE BAR
DOWNSTAIRS
[ LAUGHTER ]
BUT, BUT --
>> Jimmy: DID YOU HOP ON STAGE
WITH THE BAND?
>> IT WAS 35 CENTS
YOU PLAYED ON SUNDAY, 35 CENTS
TO GET IN.
IT WAS A ROOM ABOUT THIS SIZE
AND THERE WAS A CIRCLE OF -- THE
BANDS WOULD SET UP IN A CIRCLE
AND EVERY BAND WOULD PLAY ABOUT
THREE SONGS.
THEN THE NEXT BAND WOULD PLAY
THREE OR FOUR, FIVE SONGS.
THE NEXT BAND WOULD PLAY FOR A
LITTLE BIT
AND ALL THE BANDS WERE PLAYING
FOR FREE, YOU KNOW
MAYBE THERE WAS -- IT WAS LESS
THAN 100 KIDS THERE, BUT IT WAS
AN AMAZING PLACE TO KIND OF
START OUT.
THE ONLY THING I REMEMBER WAS I
GOT UP AND I SANG "TWISTED
SHOUT" AND I'VE BEEN SINGING IT
EVER SINCE
>> Jimmy: WAS THAT THE FIRST
SONG YOU LEARNED
>> THE FIRST ROCK SONG
THE FIRST SONG I EVER LEARNED
WAS A SONG CALLED "GREEN
SLEEVES.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: "GREEN SLEEVES?"
>> YOU CAN HEAR THE REACTION
FROM THE AUDIENCE.
>> Jimmy: YOU PLAYED "GREEN
SLEEVES?
>> DAMN.
IT WAS A FOLK SONG
THE FIRST THING I HAD WAS A BIG
AMERICAN -- A BIG BOOK OF
AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC.
AND SO I LEARNED THAT FIRST
BECAUSE IT ONLY HAD TWO CHORDS
EVENTUALLY I MADE MY WAY TO THE
THIRD CHORD WHICH ALLOWED YOU TO
PLAY "TWISTED SHOUT.
>> Jimmy: THE DOCUMENTARY, BY
THE WAY, I'M SO HAPPY THAT YOU
DID IT
DID YOU THINK FOR A SECOND YOU
WOULDN'T DO A DOCUMENTARY OR DID
YOU KNOW YOU WOULD FILM THIS
>> I REGRETTED NOT FILMING THE
BAND WHEN WE WERE YOUNG BECAUSE
I WAS SUPERSTITION US AND I
BELIEVED THAT A MAGICIAN SHOULD
NOT LOOK TOO CLOSELY AT HIS
MAGIC TRICK.
AND SO I DIDN'T WANT TO
REALLY -- I DIDN'T WANT TO SEE
THE BAND
EVERYTHING WAS GOING SO WELL
I SAID, IT CAN ONLY SCREW
EVERYTHING UP.
>> Jimmy: YEAH
>> SO WE DIDN'T FILM A LOT WHEN
WE WERE YOUNGER.
SO AS WE'VE GOTTEN A LITTLE BIT
OLDER, NOW I TRY TO FILM MOSTLY
EVERYTHING WE DO
WE GET SOME SORT OF FOOTAGE ON
AND THE DOCUMENTARY FOR THIS
RECORD CAME UP JUST LIKE THAT.
I JUST HAVE MY FILM MAKING
PARTNER, TOM ZILNEY, THE
DIRECTOR
I SAID, TOM, COME DOWN AND FILM
WHAT HAPPENS
>> Jimmy: HERE'S BRUCE
SPRINGSTEEN IN "LETTER TO YOU.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
♪
>> THE E STREET BAND MAKES ME
DREAM, THINK AND WRITE BIG
WHEN I AM AMONGST MY FRIENDS, I
ALLOW A CERTAIN PART OF MY MIND
THAT SEEMS TO BE RESERVED FOR
ONLY THEM TO BE SET FREE
AND I DWELL IN A HOUSE OF A
THOUSAND DREAMS.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: MORE WITH BRUCE
SPRINGSTEEN WHEN WE COME BACK,
EVERYBODY!
"GREEN SLEEVES" WHEN WE COME
BACK
♪
>> Jimmy: WE ARE BACK WITH BRUCE
SPRINGSTEEN, EVERYBODY
[ APPLAUSE ]
THIS SATURDAY IS A BIG DAY
BECAUSE NOT ONLY ARE YOU MAKING
A RETURN TO "SATURDAY NIGHT
LIVE," BUT ALSO IT'S THE 45th
ANNIVERSARY OF YOUR VERSION OF
SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN.
[ APPLAUSE ]
ISN'T THAT BIZARRE
>> C.W. POST, THAT'S WHERE IT
WAS RECORDED, WHICH I GUESS IS
NOT THAT FAR AWAY.
>> Jimmy: NO, IT'S NOT THAT FAR
AWAY
WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER ABOUT THAT
NIGHT?
>> I JUST REMEMBER PLAYING THE
SONG
IT WAS NEAR CHRISTMASTIME, AND I
WAS UNDER THE PHIL SPECTRE
CHRISTMAS RECORDS.
WE PICKED A SONG, "SANTA CLAUS
IS COMING TO TOWN.
IT'S GONE ON AND HAD A LIFE
COMPLETELY OF ITS OWN.
>> Jimmy: YEAH, DID YOU EVER --
WERE YOU EVER TEMPTED TO DO A
WHOLE CHRISTMAS ALBUM?
>> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: ASKED YOU TO DO IT
YEAH, WE'RE GOOD
>> I THOUGHT ABOUT IT -- WE DID
SOME BIG CHRISTMAS SHOWS IN
ASBURY PARK FOR A WHILE.
I TRIED TO PIECE TOGETHER
SOMETHING FROM THOSE SHOWS
WE'D HAVE TO GO IN A STUDIO.
THE THING IS YOU ONLY WANT TO DO
IT AROUND CHRISTMASTIME, BUT YOU
DON'T WANT TO DO IT THEN EITHER
BECAUSE IT'S AROUND
CHRISTMASTIME AND YOU DON'T FEEL
LIKE WORKING
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> Jimmy: YOU ENJOY IT
>> CHRISTMASTIME GOES AWAY AND
YOU HAVE TO DO IT IN THE
SUMMERTIME
WE DON'T FEEL LIKE DOING IT.
MAYBE ONE OF THESE DAYS.
>> Jimmy: IT'S ALSO THE 45th
ANNIVERSARY OF "BORN TO RUN.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: WHAT A COVER, BY THE
WAY.
I JUST THOUGHT THAT COVER WAS SO
COOL
>> THE NICE THING ABOUT THAT
COVER IS IT TELLS A STORY, YOU
KNOW
IT'S THE BEGINNING OF A
NARRATIVE, YOU KNOW.
IT IMMEDIATELY MAKES YOU THINK
ABOUT FRIENDSHIP AND ELECTRICITY
AND MUSICAL MAGIC.
IT'S JUST, IT'S THE BEGINNING OF
SOME TALL TALE
>> Jimmy: AND LEANING ON EACH
OTHER, TOO
>> YEAH.
THE PHYSICAL ASPECT OF IT IS --
WAS JUST -- IT WAS JUST A
PICTURE WE SNAPPED, YOU KNOW
BUT JOHN BERG AT THE I. FORD,
IT'S REMAINED -- IT'S CERTAINLY
IF NOT MY FAVORITE, ONE OF MY
FAVORITE ALBUM COVERS.
>> Jimmy: I LOVE IT.
THIS SATURDAY DOING "SATURDAY
NIGHT LIVE" WITH AN AUDIENCE
>> WITH AN AUDIENCE.
THAT'S SO GREAT.
IT'S GOING TO BE AMAZING TO PLAY
IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE.
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME FOR US
>> Jimmy: I FEEL LIKE FOR YOU,
AND I'VE TALKED TO LAUREN ABOUT
THIS
ALL WE DO IS GO OUT TO DINNER
AND TALK ABOUT YOU
NO
[ LAUGHTER ]
NO, WE DO TALK
WE WERE SAYING HOW MUCH WE LOVE
YOU.
AND LAUREN WAS TELLING A STORY
ABOUT HE WAS OUT WITH PAUL SIMON
ONE NIGHT IN NEW YORK CITY
AT THOSE TIMES, YOU GO TO TWO OR
THREE DIFFERENT GIGS
YOU GO SEE EACH OTHER AT THE
GARDEN, GO TO CAFE JUAN.
PAUL SAID, WE HAVE TO GO SEE
THIS GUY BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN,
BECAUSE YOU WON'T EVEN BELIEVE
WHAT THIS GUY DOES
LOREN IS LIKE, LET'S GO.
THEY LEFT THIS SHOW.
I FORGET
IT WAS A LITTLE CLUB HERE IN
DOWNTOWN MANHATTAN
LAUREN SAID, THE ENERGY.
JUST THE PERFORMING ALONE.
YOU WERE LIKE JUMPING OVER
TABLES AND JUMPING ON THINGS AND
JUMPING --
>> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: HE WAS LIKE, WHAT?
AND EVERYONE IS LIKE, I'VE NEVER
SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
BUT THAT'S THE ENERGY.
AND THAT'S WHEN I THINK WHEN YOU
PLAY IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE,
FOR YOU THE AUDIENCE IS LIKE RED
BULL
>> THAT'S TRUE
>> Jimmy: IT'S ENERGY.
>> IT'S TRUE
IT'S A BIG SOURCE OF ENERGY, YOU
KNOW
THE AUDIENCE IS YOUR REASON WHY,
YOU KNOW
IF YOU EVER WONDER -- I HAD A
FUNNY EXPERIENCE WHERE WE WERE
PUTTING THE BAND BACK TOGETHER
IN 1998 AND WE WERE REHEARSING
DOWN IN CONVENTION HALL.
AND WE WERE PLAYING AND WE WERE
GOING THROUGH ALL OUR SONGS,
DARKNESS, THE RIVER.
I'D COME HOME.
I CALLED JOHN.
JOHN, IT'S NOT WORKING OUT
I SAID, JUST -- IT JUST DOESN'T
FEEL RIGHT RUNNING THROUGH THE
OLD TUNES.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THEY SOUND
FINE, BUT THERE'S JUST NOT --
SOMETHING, THE REASON WHY WASN'T
THERE, YOU KNOW.
AND SO TOWARDS THE END OF THE
WEEK, THERE WERE ABOUT 50 PEOPLE
STANDING OUTSIDE LISTENING
THROUGH THE GATES TO US
REHEARSING
I SAID, LET THOSE PEOPLE IN.
AND LET THE PEOPLE IN, BAND
SOUNDED GREAT, YOU KNOW?
>> Jimmy: THERE'S YOUR REASON
WHY.
>> THOSE 50 PEOPLE
OH, THAT'S WHAT'S MISSING, YOU
>> Jimmy: YOU KNOW, AT THE END
OF EVERY SONG YOU RECORDED ON
THIS -- IN THIS DOCUMENTARY, YOU
GUYS ALL DID A SHOT TOGETHER
AND I JUST THOUGHT, IF YOU DON'T
MIND --
>> OH, REALLY?
>> Jimmy: I HAVE A SHOT BEHIND
YOU RIGHT THERE.
A SHOT BEHIND.
>> HERE'S TO A SAFE AND HAPPY
HOLIDAY.
>> Jimmy: I LOVE YOU, BUDDY.
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, EVERYBODY
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> Jimmy: CHECK HIM OUT ON
"SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE" THIS
WEEKEND.
HI
YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE
DOCUMENTARY, DVD
WE'LL BE BA WITH MORE,
EVERYBODY!
♪
>> Jimmy: OUR NEXT GUEST IS ONE
OF THE BIGGEST ARTISTS ON THE
PLANET
HIS LATEST ALBUM "COLORES" HAS
GONE MULTI PLATINUM AND THIS
WEEK HE BECAME THE FIRST LATIN
ARTIST TO RELEASE HIS VERY OWN
PAIR OF JORDANS.
PLEASE WELCOME THE ONE AND ONLY
J. BALVIN.
>> HEY
>> Jimmy: I WANT TO THANK YOU,
FIRST OF ALL, BEFORE WE START.
YOU WERE ON OUR THIRD AT-HOME
SHOW
WE WEREN'T EVEN SUPPOSED TO HAVE
SHOWS THAT WEEK, BUT WE WANTED
TO DO SOMETHING TO HELP PEOPLE
OUT AND JUST TO GIVE SOMEBODY
SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO
YOU WERE NICE ENOUGH TO HELP US
OUT AND THAT MEANT A LOT TO ME
SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT,
BUDDY.
>> THANK YOU
THANK YOU, JIMMY
>> Jimmy: YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON
A LOT THIS YEAR AND I HAVE TO
GET INTO ALL OF IT
BUT I JUST ALSO WANT TO TALK TO
YOU ABOUT HOW I APPRECIATE YOU
BEING SO OPEN RECENTLY ABOUT
GETTING COVID AND YOUR MENTAL
HEALTH THESE PAST FEW MONTHS
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
>> YEAH.
MAN, YOU KNOW, I'M STILL A
LITTLE BIT SCARED.
I MEAN, I'M SCARED TO HAVE IT
AGAIN.
IT WAS REALLY TOUGH, REALLY HARD
FOR ME
I NEVER HAD SOMETHING IN MY BODY
AS A VIRUS, YOU KNOW
IT FEELS LIKE THE WHOLE
SICKNESS
OF COURSE, THE BRAIN SUFFERS,
TOO, AND THAT'S WHEN I HAD TO
GET SAT D AND DEPRESSION FOR NO
REASON
IT TRIGGERS IT, COVID, BUT I
DIDN'T THINK IT WAS GOING TO BE
LIKE THAT.
I'M JUST GETTING BETTER AFTER
FOUR MONTHS.
>> Jimmy: I WANT TO SAY SOME
THINGS THAT YOU'VE DONE.
YOUR ALBUM, "COLORES," WHICH YOU
RELEASED IN MARCH, WE TALKED
ABOUT ON OUR SHOW.
I
IT'S GONE THREE TIMES MULTI
PLATINUM
THREE TIMES PLATINUM, WHAT
THAT'S FANTASTIC
YOU ARE ONE OF TIME'S 100 MOST
INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF 2020
YOU GOT NOMINATED FOR YOUR THIRD
GRAMMY
YOU GOT A LATIN GRAMMY AND BROKE
THE RECORD FOR BEING SINGLE
ARTIST IN THE YEAR
ON SPOTIFY AND LISTEN TODAY
GLOBALLY
THESE ARE AMAZING STATS.
IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE YOU'RE
SLOWING DOWN
IT FEELS LIKE YOU'RE PICKING UP
AND DOING MORE THINGS.
OH, ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS
YOU DID WAS -- WITH FORTNIGHT,
YOU DID THIS -- THEY HAVE A
HALLOWEEN SHOW IN THE GAME, AND
IT WAS AWESOME
>> YEAH.
>> Jimmy: THE INTERNET WENT
CRAZY, EVERYONE WENT NUTS.
WHAT DID IT FEEL LIKE DOING THE
SHOWS WITH NO AUDIENCE BUT
NOTHING THERE WERE MILLIONS OF
PEOPLE WATCHING?
>> I MEAN, YOU HAVE TO TELL ME
HOW IT FEELS WHEN YOU TELL A
JOKE AND YOU LISTEN TO THE
LAUGHS
TELL ME HOW YOU FEEL
>> Jimmy: NOW I GET IT, I'M
GOOD, I'M GOOD
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS
RIGHT HERE ON YOUR SHIRT
McDONALD'S
IS THIS A DREAM COME TRUE FOR A
KID?
>> 100%.
I WAS BORN IN COLOMBIA
WE DIDN'T HAVE McDONALD'S AT
THAT TIME, McDONALD'S AT THAT
TIME
SO I GREW UP WATCHING MOVIES AND
BE LIKE OH, WOW, LOOK AT
McDONALD'S
AND AFTER, YOU KNOW, WHEN I GET
A CHANCE TO FLY TO THE STATES
AND I HAVE MY VERY FIRST MEAL,
WHAT I ORDERED WAS THESE, THE
TYPICAL MEAL BASICALLY
FRENCH FRIES AND PICKLES
IT'S SO COOL
>> THAT'S WHAT I DID
JUST TO REMIND ME OF MY
CHILDHOOD, YOU KNOW?
>> Jimmy: AND THEN LET'S TALK
ABOUT THESE SHOES.
>> IT'S LIKE THIS, RIGHT
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
YOU LISTEN
>> Jimmy: THEY WORK BOTH WAYS.
BUT WAIT, THESE ARE JORDANS.
THESE ARE JORDAN 1s.
>> THIS IS ONE OF MY BIGGEST
DREAMS COME TRUE BECAUSE I WAS
BORN 1985, AND THAT'S WHEN THESE
BABIES CAME OUT, YOU KNOW, THE
JORDAN ONES.
>> Jimmy: DUDE, ME, TOO.
I WAS BORN 1985, TOO
>> OF COURSE, EVERYBODY AT
SCHOOL
YOU DIDN'T SPEAK SPANISH THAT
WELL AT THE TIME
>> Jimmy: THAT'S TRUE, I DID
NOT.
IT WAS MY LAST THREE ALBUMS.
IT TOOK ME THREE YEARS TO TELL
JORDAN FAMILY AND JORDAN TO
UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS MY VISION.
HE HAS MY THREE ALBUMS IN ONE
SNEAKER.
>> Jimmy: WOW.
ACTUALLY, SO YOU PITCHED THIS TO
JORDAN
YOU TALKED TO HIM --
>> YES
I HAD THE IMPRESSION TO TALK TO
JORDAN AT HARRY'S.
THE VIBE
HERE WAS THE ONE, SHOUT OUT TO
REGGIE AND EVERYONE ON JORDAN'S
TEAM
IT WAS THE MAN HIMSELF THAT MADE
THE CALL TO BE LIKE, HEY, GUYS,
LIKE, I'M MICHAEL JORDAN
>> Jimmy: HE'S THE ONE LIKE
TEXTING.
DUDES.
>> HE WAS TEXTING ACTUALLY
>> Jimmy: LIKE THIS, LET'S MAKE
THIS INTO A REAL THING
>> LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN.
YOU HAVE THE GREEN LIGHT
YOU SEND IT.
>> Jimmy: LOOK AT THIS THING
>> IT'S SO RELAXING, RIGHT
I DID IT FOR YOU WHEN YOU HAVE
NOTHING TO DO.
>> Jimmy: I LOVE, YOU CAN PUT
ON -- YOU CAN PUT ON THE
BASKETBALL
THIS IS THE MOST FUN SNEAKER
IT COMES --
>> OR THE JUMP
>> Jimmy: COME ON, MAN
WE LOVE YOU, BUDDY
J. BALVIN.
>> THANK YOU
I LOVE YOU, JIMMY.
THANK YOU.
>> Jimmy: WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK
WITH A PERFORMANCE FROM MANDY
MOORE.
STICK AROUND, EVERYBODY!
♪
>> Jimmy: PERFORMING HER NEW
HOLIDAY SONG, "HOW COULD THIS
BE CHRISTMAS" WITH HER PARTNER,
TAYLOR GOLDSMITH, FROM THE BAND
"DAWES," HERE'S MANDY MOORE.
[ APPLAUSE ]
♪ MOONLIGHT ON THE SNOW
OUTSIDE MY FROZEN WINDOW
LIGHTS ARE TWINKLING ♪
♪ FROM MY NEIGHBOR'S ROOF
I HUNG OUT MISTLETOE
LEFT COOKIES ♪
♪ BY THE CHIMNE
HOW COULD THIS BE CHRISTMA
WITHOUT YOU? ♪
♪ SOMEHOW I'M PUTTING
ON A RECORD FOR YO
I'M WRAPPING UP A PRESENT ♪
♪ FOR YOU ARE AT THE TO
OF MY WISHLIST
HOW COULD THIS ♪
♪ BE CHRISTMAS WITHOUT YOU?
SOMEHOW I'M PUTTIN
ON A RECORD FOR YOU ♪
♪ I'M WRAPPING UP A PRESENT
FOR YOU ARE AT THE TOP
OF MY WISHLIST ♪
♪ HOW COULD THI
BE CHRISTMAS WITHOUT YOU
THERE'S HEADLIGHTS ♪
♪ IN THE STREET
BUT NOBODY IS STOPPING
JUST ANOTHER TRAVELER ♪
♪ PASSING THROUGH
MOONLIGHT ON THE SNO
OUTSIDE A FROZEN WINDOW ♪
♪ GUESS THIS YEAR
MY DREAMS AREN'T
COMING TRUE ♪
♪ OH, HOW COULD THI
BE CHRISTMAS WITHOUT YOU? ♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
>> Jimmy: THANK YOU TO
MANDY MOORE.
MORE "TONIGHT SHOW" WHEN WE
COME BACK EVERYBODY.
>> Jimmy: MY THANKS TO
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, JAY BALVIN,
MANDY MOORE AND THE ROOTS!
THANK YOU ALL FOR WATCHING
STAY SAFE OUT THERE.
WASH YOUR HANDS.
DON'T TOUCH YOUR FACE.
STAY TUNED FOR "LATE NIGHT WITH
SETH MEYERS.
GOODNIGHT EVERYBODY!