♪ >> Stephen: WELCOME BACK,

EVERYBODY.

MY NEXT GUEST IS AN OSCAR, EMMY, AND GRAMMY WINNER WITH A NEW

SINGLE, "HAPPINESS IS JUST A THING CALLED JOE."

PLEASE WELCOME TO "A LATE SHOW," CHER.

CHER!

LOOK AT YOU THERE!

>> THANK YOU!

>> Stephen: I CAN'T BELIEVE -- I'M NOT GOING TO HIDE MY FANDOM.

AT THIS POINT AUDIENCE TO GO CRAZY!

I WANT THE BAND TO PLAY A HIT!

I WANT LIGHTS, GLITZ, I WANT TO WEAR A BIG BOB MACKEY HEAD

DRESS, BUT THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE ANYWAY.

>> WELL, WE'RE GOING TO BE DISAPPOINTING.

( LAUGHTER ) NO, WE'RE FABULOUS, OKAY?

WE'RE FABULOUS, DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE WHAT WE HAVE ON.

>> Stephen: SO IT'S ELECTION EVE AND IT'S COVID TIMES.

HOW ARE YOU DOING RIGHT NOW?

>> WELL, WHAT'S BEEN KEEPING ME ENERGIZED IS I HAVE BEEN TALK TO

PHONE BANKS, I HAVE BEEN TALKING TO VOLUNTEERS, I HAVE BEEN IN

ARIZONA, I HAVE BEEN IN -- IN -- IN NEVADA, SO I THINK THAT'S HOW

I'M -- AND I TRY NOT TO WATCH THE NEWS.

SO THAT'S HOW I -- THAT'S HOW I AM KEEPING MYSELF, UM, IN TWO

PIECES -- OR ONE PIECE.

>> Stephen: NOT WATCHING THE NEWS IS REALLY SMART.

I'VE GOT TO ASK, WHAT IS IT LIKE WHEN YOU PHONE BANK?

WHEN YOU -- WHEN YOU CALL AND YOU SAY, HI, THIS IS CHER, WHAT

HAPPENS?

>> WELL, MOSTLY THEY INTRODUCE ME FIRST, BUT THE KIDS CAN SEE

ME FIRST, AND THEN THERE'S LOTS OF THIS, YOU KNOW, AND THERE'S

LOTS OF LAUGHING AND EXCITEMENT, AND THEN -- AND THEN THERE'S

LOTS OF ME EXPLAINING WHY I'M DOING THIS AND -- AND HOW PROUD

I AM OF EVERYBODY, AND IT'S HONEST.

IT'S HONEST.

I MEAN, AND, UM -- AND HOW I SUPPORT THEM, AND I KNOW THE JOB

IS HARD, AND I KNOW -- BUT THEY'VE JUST GOT TO KEEP GOING.

THEY'RE SO WILLING, THEY'RE SO READY.

>> Stephen: NOW, I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE A LONG-TIME JOE

BIDEN SUPPORTER.

YOU'RE A JOE O.G.

WHEN DID YOU FIRST MEET HIM AND WHAT WAS IT ABOUT JOE THAT FIRST

STRUCK YOU?

>> 2006.

>> Stephen: THAT IS AN OLD-TIME JOE SUPPORTER.

>> YEAH.

2006.

AND HE THINKS THAT HE INVITED ME TO SEE HIM, BUT I CRASHED HIS

OFFICE.

SO, UM, SO -- BECAUSE I HAD BEEN WATCHING HIM TALK, AND I HAD --

YOU KNOW, AND I WAS WONDERING, NOBODY'S THIS, THIS IS

( BLEEP ).

SO I THOUGHT, I'M GOING TO GO THERE AND I'M GOING TO JUST -- I

WAS KIND OF GOING TO INTERROGATE HIM, WHICH IS WHAT I DID, AND I

FOUND OUTO HOW MUCH -- HOW STRAIGHT HE WAS.

I ASKED HIM A QUESTION, AND IT WAS A QUESTION THAT ANY OTHER

POLITICIAN MIGHT HAVE JUST SKIRTED AROUND IT AND NOT GIVEN

THE ANSWER, AND HE DID, AND I WAS -- I WAS SO IMPRESSED.

I JUST -- I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW IMPRESSED I AM WITH HIM.

IMEAN, WE ALL KNOW HE'S GOT COMPASSION AND THAT'S A BIG

THING.

I MEAN, IT'S A HUGE THING NOW.

BUT HE HAS MORE THAN COMPASSION.

HE'S SO SMART AND HE'S SO DEDICATED, AND HE IS -- HE WANTS

US TO BECOME THE COUNTRYT THAT WE SHOULD HAVE BECOME.

>> Stephen: AND IT'S NEVER TOO LATE.

YOU ALSO HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING JOE ON TWITTER.

YOU'VE GOT AN INNIMBLE TWITTER STYLE.

YOU'VE GOT A CAPS LOCK GAME DOWN RIGHT THERE.

HERE'S WHAT HE SAID, MUST MAKE JOE BIDEN OUR NEXT PRESIDENT.

YOU DON'T HAVE 2 LOVE S JOE BUT DO HE HELPED US PULL OUT OF A

RESEGMENTS I'VE KNOWN JOE SINCE 2006.

HE CAN LEAD US OUT OF THE DARKNESS INTO GREAT LIGHT.

HE HAS GREAT PLANS ."

IF YOU AVOID NEWS, I HOPE YOU AVOID TWITTER BECAUSE IT'S A

TOXIC ENVIRONMENT, I HOPE YOU DON'T SPEND MUCH TIME THERE.

>> THE PEOPLE ON MY TWITTER AREN'T TOXIC, I GET STUPID TRUMP

PEOPLE BUT THAT'S LIKE STUPID DOG TRICKS.

I GET SOME OF THESE, BUT MOSTLY I GET PEOPLE WHO HAVE MY SAME

THOUGHTS ABOUT WHAT SHOULD BE GOING ON IN THIS WORLD.

I GET REALLY STUPID THINGS FROM THEM BUT I DON'T CARE.

YOU KNOW, WHO CARES.

>> Stephen: YOU HAVE A NEW SINGLE "HAPPINESS IS JUST A

THING CALLED JOE" THAT HE INSPIRED.

HOW DID THAT COME ABOUT?

>> WELL, HE DIDN'T REALLY INSPIRE IT, EXACTLY.

IT'S JUST I THOUGHT ABOUT HIM.

I REMEMBERED THE SONG AND I REWROTE THE LYRICS AND I JUST

THOUGHT IT'S SO PERFECT AND IT'S THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT HIM AND

IT'S THE WAY I'D LIKE EVERYONE TO FEEL ABOUT HIM.

>> Stephen: JIM, DO WE HAVE A CLIP OF THIS?

♪ IT SEEMS LIKE HAPPINESS IS JUST

A THING JOE ♪ ♪ HE'S GOT A SMILE THAT MAKES

THY LACKS WANT TO GROW ♪ ♪ HE'S GOT A WAY THAT MAKES THE

ANGELS HEAVE A SIGH ♪ ♪ WHEN THEY KNOW PRESIDENT JOE'S

PASSING BY ♪ ♪>> Stephen: THAT'S LOVELY.

>> THANK YOU.

NOW I KNOW YOU DON'T DRINK AND YOU DON'T SMOKE.

PEOPLE ARE DEALING WITH THEIR STRESS IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS, AND

A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE FEELING A LITTLE SQUIRRELY.

DO YOU STRESS EAT?

WHAT'S YOUR VICE?

>> NO, I STRESS.

I MEAN, I DON'T DO THE OTHER BUT I STRESS.

>> Stephen: BUT HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH IT?

DO YOU, LIKE, HIT THE ICE CREAM HARD?

WHAT DO YOU DO?

>> SOMETIMES, BUT THAT DOESN'T REALLY HELP.

I THINK I MIGHT START DRINKING TOMORROW NIGHT.

>> Stephen: OH, WELL LET US KNOW.

THAT WILL BE HEADLINE NEWS.

>> NO, I JUST HAVE A RING AND I WEAR IT AND IT SAYS "FEAR NOT."

>> Stephen: OH.

AND MY FRIEND GAVE IT TO ME AND I JUST TWIRL IT WHEN I'M

REALLY, REALLY NERVOUS, I JUST LOOK DOWN AT IT AND WHEN IT SAYS

"FEAR NOT" I STOP MYSELF.

>> Stephen: CHER, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

IT'S SUCH A PLEASURE.

I REALLY HOPE I CAN SEE YOU AGAIN IN PERSON AND WHEN WE HAVE

THE AUDIENCE BACK TO THE ED SULLIVAN THEATER AND YOU CAN

BLOW THE DOORS OFF THAT PLACE.

>> I CAN COME OUT AND I CAN SING AND WE CAN ALL REJOICE.

>> Stephen: THAT WILL BE LOVELY.

I'LL REJOICE JUST TO BE ABLE TO SEE YOU IN PERSON, WHICH MEANS

OUR WORLD IS IN A BETTER PLACE.

"HAPPINESS IS JUST A THING CALLED JOE," EVERYBODY.

IT'S AVAILABLE NOW.

THE WOMAN IS CHER.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY JOJO.

THANK YOU, CHER.

♪ ♪