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I always say our show is lucky
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to have the greatest band in late night,
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The Roots right there from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania!
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But it isn't always fun and games.
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From time to time, we put The Roots to the test.
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So we went online and asked people
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if anyone wanted The Roots to write a song about them
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on the spot, and we picked three random fans
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who are here with us today.
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It is time for virtual "Freestyling With The Roots."
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-♪ Time to freestyle ♪
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♪ With The ♪
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♪ R-o-o-o-o-oots ♪
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♪ R-o-o-o-o-oots ♪
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-Ah. Whew.
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[ Laughter ]
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You'll get there one day, guys.
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Roots, you guys ready to do this?
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-Yes. -All right.
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Let's get our first fan up here! Here we go.
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Hello. What is your name? -Hey, Jimmy.
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It's great to talk to you. My name is Joel.
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-Hey, Joel. Thank you for being here tonight.
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Where are you right now, Joel?
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-I am in Highland Park, Illinois.
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-Highland Park, Illinois.
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Where is that by? Do I know it?
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-It's about 45 minutes north of Chicago, right on Lake Michigan.
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-There you go.
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Joel, it's January. The holidays are over.
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People are getting back to work.
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What is the worst job you ever had?
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-Oh, I did door-to-door sales, selling energy.
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[ Laughter ]
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-Selling -- You sold energy?
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-Yeah, like, electricity.
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[ Laughter ]
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-I don't quite understand. But was it successful?
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-Oh, no. I quit immediately.
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I'm pretty sure it was a pyramid scheme.
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-It's like, "Hi. Do you have electricity?"
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"Yeah." "All right, bye. Take care."
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What was your worst memory from that job?
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-Oh, I got yelled at all the time.
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People called me all sorts of names,
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and I had to just go to their neighbor and knock on the door.
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-Oh, my gosh.
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Ah. Well, thank gosh you don't have to that anymore.
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Oh, my goodness. I would go back --
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Let's find the address and go back and --
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You know what? We won't even yell.
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We'll just give them positive energy back.
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[ Laughter ] Guys, we have Joel.
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His worst job ever, he was a door-to-door salesman.
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He sold energy. [ Laughs ]
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His worst memory from that job --
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these losers that would yell at him
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and then slam the door, and he had to go to the neighbors
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and try to sell energy to them, as well.
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Roots for this first one, since Barry Gibb is the man
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and we love that guy.
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He has a new album,
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and there's a new Bee Gees documentary on HBO.
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Can we do something with a Bee Gees type of vibe?
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-Yeah.
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♪♪
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♪ Yeah, my name is Joel, and I come from Highland Park ♪
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♪ It's in Illinois by Chicago ♪
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♪ Door-to-door making energy sales ♪
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♪ Was the worst job that I ever had ♪
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♪ They yelled at me on the job ♪
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♪ And didn't even turn the knob ♪
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♪ And the manager was a big old snob ♪
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♪ As I recall, his name was Rob ♪
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♪ There was a budget, and everybody love it ♪
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♪ But I hated the job, I hated the job ♪
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♪ I was on a budget, and, no, I didn't love it ♪
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♪ 'Cause I hated the job, I hated the j-o-o-ob ♪
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-♪ Ahh, ahh, ahhhhh ♪
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-Dang! Dang!
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You know that's the bar. That's the scream they want.
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Joel, thank you so much for being here, buddy.
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I appreciate it. -Thank you so much.
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-Let's get another fan on here.
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Hello. What is your name?
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-Hi! My name is Chartisia.
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-Chartisia. Oh, nice name. Chartisia.
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-Thank you. -I never heard of Chartisia.
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Chartisia, where are you right now?
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-I'm in Ventura, California.
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-Ah-ha! California. Very good.
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Chartisia, "Bridgerton" and "The Queen's Gambit"
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are both huge on Netflix.
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Everyone's talking about the costumes and the fashion.
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If you could bring back one fashion trend, what would it be?
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-Um, parachute pants, because they look comfortable?
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I've always wanted to try them.
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-Really? Parachute pants? -Yeah, why not?
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I mean, we're in our homes, so --
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-I mean, I was old enough to actually wear them.
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-Oh. Cool.
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[ Laughter ]
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-Wait. Parachute pants. Like, Hammer pants?
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Are am I talking about zipper pants?
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-Oh, no, parachute pants.
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I'm thinking, like, the nylon,
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you know, sort of loosely fitting.
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-Hammer? -Yeah.
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-Yeah, well, Hammer -- Are we talking Hammer pants?
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-That's what I pictured.
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-Oh, okay, okay, cool.
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Well, I call the Hammer pants, like, a genie pantalones.
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[ Laughter ]
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-I don't know what the heck is going on.
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"Genie pantalones."
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Chartisia, what's the most embarrassing piece
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of clothing you've ever owned?
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-A shirt that just says "FASHION."
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[ Laughter ]
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And it had, like, poofy shoulders, too.
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-Call it like it is, man. Why not?
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It's like, "Hey. Fashion. I love it, man."
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Guys, we have Chartisia, and a fashion trend
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she wishes she could bring back is the parachute pants,
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and the most embarrassing piece of clothing she's ever owned
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is an actual shirt that said "FASHION."
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She tells it like it is.
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For this next one, 24kGoldn's song "Mood"
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is still at the top of the Billboard Hot 100.
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Can we do something in that type of style?
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♪♪
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♪♪
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-♪ Chartisia is back ♪
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♪ That's the first name, not the last ♪
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♪ Currently she's chillin' in the pad ♪
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♪ She's not with her mom and dad ♪
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♪ Lives in Ventura with her cat ♪
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♪ That's the reason she ain't in a mask ♪
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♪ She could bring it back, parachute pants was the jam ♪
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♪ She be wearing them all on the 'Gram ♪
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♪ If you wanna know what's wack ♪
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♪ FASHION shirt, so don't give me that ♪
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♪ She don't give a damn ♪
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♪ Freestylin' with The Roots ♪
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♪ Them and Jimmy Fallon is the dudes ♪
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♪ When you're in the mood for a groove ♪
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♪ Freestylin' with The Roots ♪
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♪ Them and Jimmy Fallon is the dudes ♪
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♪ When you're in the mood for a groove ♪
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-Hey!
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[ Cheers and applause ]
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I would buy that. I love that song.
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Chartisia, thank you so much. I love the shades, by the way.
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-Thanks, Jimmy. Thanks. -Let's do one more.
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Here we go. Hello. What is your name?
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-Hi. My name is Megan.
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-Hi, Megan. Megan, where are you right now?
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-I'm in Chicago, Illinois.
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-Oh, my gosh. Dude, you got to call up my friend Joel.
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He's over in Highland Park.
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-Yeah, yeah. He's looks great.
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-If you need energy -- If you energy, he's your guy.
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-I need a lot of energy, especially during this pandemic.
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-Megan, everyone's talking about
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the new season of "The Bachelor."
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What is a fun fact about yourself
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that you would add to a dating profile?
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-Ooh, a fun fact that I would add about myself.
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I have a cat. Who doesn't love cats?
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[ Laughter ]
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-A lot of people. What are you talking about?
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Famously, a lot of people. "Who doesn't love cats?"
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-Famously? -I love --
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That's so funny. All right.
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Megan, if you could go on a date with any celebrity,
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who would it be?
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-Ooh. Honestly, Chris Farley.
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Do they have to be alive?
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-No. I guess not. I guess not.
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[ Laughter ]
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-Wouldn't you go on a date with Chris Farley?
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-No, I love that. I love that you want to date Farley.
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Yeah, yeah. He's awesome. That is so funny.
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Are you -- That's so funny. I love Chris Farley.
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Guys, we have our pal Megan,
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and a fun fact that she would add to a dating profile
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is that she loves cats -- who doesn't love cats?
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Except people who are allergic to cats and don't like cats.
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But that's so funny. -They're just jealous.
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-If she could go on a date with any celebrity,
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it would be Chris Farley, which I love.
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Roots, for this final one,
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since we're in the middle of the NFL playoffs,
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can we do something like Queen?
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Like "We Will Rock You" or some type of --
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[Imitates deep drum beat]
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♪♪
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-♪ Megan in the room, y'all, I been on a Zoom call ♪
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Broadcasting from Chicago like Joel
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♪ And "The Bachelor's" on now, you know she got style ♪
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♪ Who doesn't love cats? They're on her dating profile ♪
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♪ She wants to date Chris Farley ♪
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♪ Farley ♪
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♪ She wants to date Chris Farley ♪
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♪ Farley ♪
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♪ She wants to date Chris Farley ♪
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-That was great. Thanks to our virtual audience.
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Thank you to The Roots.
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We'll be right back with Riz Ahmed.
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Come on, everybody!
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-♪ She wants to date Chris Farley, she... ♪