Here at "The Tonight Show," we love songs,

and we especially love songs written by our fans

in under an hour.

It's time for "Battle of the Instant Songwriters"!

-♪ Certain song, and I'm singin' a song ♪

♪ And I'm writin' a song 'bout another song ♪

-Wow. Welcome to "Battle of the Instant Songwriters."

Before the show, we found two people

who said that they were musicians here in New York.

I always like reading it like that.

They said they're 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.

Yeah, that's right. Hard at work.

Alright, I cannot wait to see what they came up with.

Let's meet our first contestant! Welcome to the show.

Contestant number one, what is your name,

and where are you from?

-I'm Rachel Brown. I'm from New York City.

-Rachel, welcome. From New York City. Come on.

[ Cheers and applause ]

Rachel, what instrument will you be playing tonight?

-I'll be playing the guitar.

-Aha. I do love the guitar.

Well, here's the deal.

Since the song "Driver's License" is huge right now,

we gave you a song title inspired by that.

What is your song called?

-"I Got My Driver's License At 35."

-Yeah.

"I Got My Driver's License At 35."

Yeah, it is, right? Yeah, it's a very New York thing.

-Yes.

-Alright, well, head on over to the stage

and get yourself ready.

"I Got My Driver's License At 35."

-That's how old I was.

-Is that how old you were? -Yeah.

-Oh, my God.

Alright, so this is going to hit home.

-Yeah. -Try not to tear up.

Alright, ladies and gentlemen,

here to perform the world-premiere

of the soon-to-be classic "I Got My Driver's License At 35,"

it's Rachel Brown.

[ Cheers and applause ]

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-♪ They say that youth is wasted on the young, hey ♪

♪ Driving tests and riding shotgun ♪

♪ 17, where you gonna go? Just to drive through the suburbs ♪

♪ 'Cause that's all you know ♪

♪ And I'd say I saved the best for last ♪

♪ 'Cause who in their youth can afford the gas? ♪

♪ Unless you plan on asking Mom and Dad ♪

♪ Though honestly I just had asked them ♪

♪ See, I was born and raised in NYC ♪

♪ Took a subway to the test at the DMV ♪

♪ And maybe that was my big mistake ♪

♪ Hey, which one's the gas, which one's the brake? ♪

♪ And it's not 'cause I failed it for the first time ♪

♪ The second and the third time ♪

♪ See, I was waitin' till I was in my prime ♪

♪ Got my driver's license at 35 ♪

-Yeah!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Give it up for Rachel Brown!

That's what I'm talkin' about.

♪♪

Alright, let's meet contestant number two.

What is your name, and where are you from?

-My name is Jordy, and I am from Los Angeles.

-Hey, Jordy from Los Angeles.

Oh, it's an East Coast- West Coast battle tonight.

Jordy, what instrument will you be playing?

-I will be playing the guitar.

-Alright, very good. Here we go. It's a fair fight.

Since it's winter right now,

we asked you to write a song with what title?

-"Wedgie in my Ski Pants."

-Okay, alright, perfect.

We have very nice writers here at the show. They're --

"Wedgie in my Ski Pants."

-That's right. -Alright, fantastic.

Now please head over to the stage right there.

Get in the zone.

Channel that inspiration,

and get ready for this.

[ Clears throat ]

Ladies and gentlemen, get ready for the world premiere

of "Wedgie in my Ski Pants," by Jordy!

[ Cheers and applause ]

-♪ I got a new pair of ski pants again ♪

♪ It was just a normal day on the slope with my friends ♪

♪ When I felt a little tug in my end, oh, God, why me? ♪

♪ 'Cause I got so many gosh-darn layers ♪

♪ Feel bad for my bum 'cause I can't save her ♪

♪ I'll try and pick when nobody's watching ♪

♪ My undies always find a way to haunt me ♪

♪ My ski pants, they're smaller than me ♪

♪ I should have known, it's been a year of quarantine ♪

♪ And it's really not fair that they're riding up my derriere ♪

♪ Oh, my ski pants don't ever come through ♪

♪ And I'm stuck with these mittens that Bernie wore, too ♪

♪ At the end of the day ♪

♪ I'm proud of my dump truck of a rear ♪

♪ I got a wedgie in my ski pants, oh, dear ♪

-Hey! Come on, now! [ Cheers and applause ]

How do you do that, man?

How do you make that -- That's beautiful in a weird way.

Give it up for Jordy!

That was awesome.

Thank you, bud.

Alright, to see which contestant --

[ Laughs ] The Bernie line. Come on.

To see which "Tonight Show" instant songwriter won,

we now turn to our "Tonight Show" instant audience!

Thank you for joining us!

Give yourselves a hand right there. Hi, everybody!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Now, you've all been watching this whole time,

so we're gonna need some help from you to decide the winner

by round of applause, okay?

Is the winner Rachel Brown?

[ Cheers and applause ]

Or is it Jordy?

[ Cheers and applause ]

It looks like Jordy is the winner!

Congratulations, Jordy!

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Our winner is going home with $1,000

and a "Tonight Show" notebook for writing more songs!

But no one goes home empty-handed.

Our other contestant will get a "Tonight Show" notebook

and $1,000, as well!

Come on, now!

Give it up for your two new instant songwriters!