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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hey! great crowd tonight. welcome -- welcome to "late night with jimmy fallon," everybody. today was the big royal wedding, you guys. [ cheers and applause ] prince william and kate middleton kissed each other in public two times on a balcony. [ scattered cheers ] at one point i was like, "geez, guess a castle, you two." [ light laughter ] [ scattered applause ] it took kate middleton about four minutes to walk down the aisle at the royal wedding. meanwhile, it took me about a second to realize i was a grown man using a stopwatch to time a bride walking down the aisle. [ laughter ] come on, i have three and under. i have three and under. the royal wedding went pretty smoothly but prince william seemed to have trouble putting the wedding ring on kate's finger. anyone else kind of worried

about how their wedding night's going to go? [ laughter and ohs ] this week the royal wedding was more popular on google than god, barack obama and justin bieber. [ light laughter ] yeah, even god was like, "wait, it was more popular than justin bieber? whoa." [ laughter ] listen to this, a new poll found that donald trump is ahead of mitt romney at the most popular republican presidential candidate for 2012. trump calmed it good news while obama called it great news. [ laughter ] keep going, buddy! [ applause ] good luck. check this out. yesterday ten delta air lines baggage handlers were arrested for smuggling drugs into detroit. yeah. you could tell delta was involved because the drugs were supposed to be smuggled into chicago. [ laughter ] [ scattered applause ] yeah.

you knew that had something to do with it. this is interesting, a new study found that birds who live in the city have larger brains than country birds. yeah. this morning i threw a pigeon a piece of my muffin. it was like, "did you know muffins were invented in massachusetts in the 1880s?" [ laughter ] you saw that on my wikipedia page, you stupid pigeon! [ laughter ] pigeons can read! [ light laughter ] and finally, i read that ozzie osborne is selling his beach house in california for $10 million. man, if those walls could talk, i wouldn't be able to understand a word they were saying. [ laughter ] [ as ozzie ] [ mumbling ] "hang a picture over there -- sharon!" ladies and gentlemen, we have a great show tonight! give it up for the roots! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: oh!

happy friday, everybody! happy, happy friday. uh, real quick i want to remind everyone that this monday, yes, this very next monday we will are celebrating "late night"'s yacht rock 2k11! [ cheers and applause ] so excited. what is yacht rock exactly? what is it? well, first and foremost, it's an attitude. [ light laughter ] it's also a tradition on "late night" where once a year we celebrate the greatest a.m. gold music from the late '70s to the early '80s. songs like "ride like the wind," "sailing," all that stuff. and this monday, i cannot wait, yacht rock legends ambrosia join us to sing their hit song "biggest part of me." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ you're the biggest part of me you're the life that breathes in me ♪ ♪ you're the biggest part of me [ cheers and applause ]

>> one, two, three. ♪ make a wish, baby and i'll make it come true make a list, baby ♪ ♪ of the things i'll do for you ain't no risk, now ♪ ♪ let my love rain down on you ♪ >> jimmy: that's it, that's it. that's it. that's all you get. [ laughter ] because they're here monday. >> steve: --wish -- monday. >> jimmy: yeah. so grab your sunglasses and your champagne and join us this monday for "late might" yacht rock 2k11. [ cheers and applause ] don't miss it! we've got a huge show tonight. oh, a great actress. one of the prettiest ladies around. eva mendes is here tonight. [ cheers and applause ] she couldn't be cooler. [ applause ] we don't stop there, folks. we got music royalty. the queen of soul, aretha franklin is here -- [ cheers and applause ] -- to talk and perform. i'm so exciting. we made it.

we made it. that's so cool. i'm so excited to have her on the show. i'm just -- i'm freaking out. that's why it's a little hot in here. she doesn't like air conditioning. >> steve: and you know what? if she doesn't like air conditioning, guess what? >> both: no air conditioning. >> jimmy: yeah, exactly. absolutely. she's the queen. >> steve: "hey nineteen" she's aretha franklin. you know what i mean. >> jimmy: that's what i'm talking. hey, today's friday and that's usually when i catch up on some personal stuff. i check my inbox, return some emails and, of course, i send out "thank you notes." [ cheers ] i'm running a bit behind. if you guys don't mind, can i write my "thank you notes" right now. do you mind? thank you so much. jim, can i get some "thank you note" writing music. ♪ [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: james? james, you okay? that keyboard sounds like it's under water or something. [ light laughter ] try it again. ♪

yeah, that's good. yeah, yeah. oh, he's happy now. yeah, he's happy now. thank you. sorry to bother you, james. [ light laughter ] ♪ thank you, the royal wedding, for being a once in a lifetime opportunity to see history in the making. and by that, i mean the queen of england doing "the "electric slide." [ light laughter ] how cool. ♪ [ light laughter ] thank you, bowling, for giving me an excuse to drink with someone else's shoes on. [ laughter ] [ scattered applause ] ♪ thank you, man in michigan, who found a kidney donor on facebook. and thank you, guy who found a new face on kidneybook.

[ light laughter ] ♪ thank you, rappers who leave the stickers on the brim of your hats. [ light laughter ] you're making me feel a little cooler about accidentally leaving that long strip that says, 34x34 on the leg of my dockers. [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: it's the style. it's the style. >> jimmy: it's totally the style. ♪ thank you, lost and found box, for never having what i lost but instead having something much better. did i say i lost my scarf? i meant to say my very nice wristwatch. [ laughter ] do you have a wristwatch,

higgins? >> steve: yes, i do. i wear it in my man cave. >> jimmy: what time is it now? >> steve: hmm, let me see. oops, it's a pocket watch. it's 4:20. >> jimmy: very nice. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] ♪ thank you, apostrophe, for being a comma that got high. [ applause ] what do you do? >> steve: bravo. >> jimmy: bravo. >> steve: oh, the royal wedding. ♪ >> jimmy: thank you, guy who gave me a fist bump during the peace offering at church, for proving that the spirit of jesus is everywhere and bad ass. [ light laughter ] [ scattered applause ]

♪ thank you, decorative throw pillows, for allowing me to drool an a monet. [ laughter ] ♪ thank you, robins, for always flashing your red breasts at us every spring. you chirpy sluts. [ laughter ] there you have it! those are my "thank you notes," everybody. we'll be right back with more "late night." come on back! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ male announcer ] cowhide dries out.

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[ applause ] thank you. this is "darts of insanity" a game of skill, strategy and what some would consider moral depravity. higgins, let's get three contestants down here. ♪ >> steve: well, jimmy, coming to the stage are nick leonard, faith and ryan holdaway! come on down. and get ready to play "darts of insanity" ha, ha, ha, ha! ♪ >> jimmy: how you doing, guys? guy, thank you for being here. your name, where are you from? >> i'm nick from scranton, pennsylvania. >> jimmy: very good. >> faith from jordan. >> jimmy: say that again? >> faith from jordan. >> jimmy: faith -- faith from jordan? very good. [ laughter ] >> ryan from orem, utah. >> jimmy: ryan from orem, utah. >> yeah. >> jimmy: very good. a lot of words i never really heard before. great. all right listen up, here's how the game works. to your right, the sharp 108.

this is the dreaded dart board of insanity. >> man: oh, hell no! >> jimmy: now, one at a time you'll take this official buzz beat rapid blast air blaster and shoot a rubber dart at the board. the board will quickly flash between various stunts you may be subjected to each which carries a specific point value. for instance, we have, veggie wedgie for 3 points. bride of spankenstein for 5 points. or the greatest nip rip for 12 points. that is where we rip off one of your nipples and bury it in a shallow grave. [ laughter ] whatever your dart lands on that's what you'll have to do. whoever has the most points at the end of the round wins the game and a check for $100. you guys ready? >> all right. >> jimmy: very good. great, contestant number one you're up first. stand behind the firing line here. let's initiate the dart board insanity. ♪ here's your gun. good luck. fire when ready. [ ding ] syrup hat!

[ cheers and applause ] 6 points. pretty good. syrup hat, tell him what he's got to do. >> steve: tonight's funky contestant gets to put on a white new york yankees baseball hat. but not so fast. its fully submerged inside a giant jar of warm, delicious maple syrup. reach in, pull it out, put it on and get yourself six points. jimmy! >> jimmy: there you go. thank you, higgins. you're a yankees fan, right? >> huge yankees fan. my dad would take me to the games. i remember the one time -- >> jimmy: all right everybody, so you basically just got to reach in there -- [ laughter ] you grab it and put it on your head. sound good? >> no. yes, yes. >> jimmy: it's worth 6 points. that's pretty good point value. we're going to cover you up so you don't get your clothes all dirtied up. ah, quest, can we get a drum roll? reach in and grab that hat and put it on. syrup hat, here we go -- ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

ah, that's right. [ cheers and applause ] that looks great! looks great. everyone's going to be doing that at home. everyone's going to be wearing a syrup hat. ♪ who's got that syrup hat? everybody's syrup hat no one's got the syrup hat ♪ ♪ reckon the syrup hat can't go to work with a syrup hat ♪ ♪ can't to go to school with a syrup hat ♪ ♪ that's syrup hat you look great. how do you feel? >> syrupy. >> jimmy: very good. go over there and let's see our next contestant. here we go. how you doing, saith? >> good. >> jimmy: good. you know what you got to do, right? you want to hit that board and land on something that's worth more than 6 points. >> okay. [ laughter ] i'll do it. >> jimmy: all right. something shady. why are you, like, leaning away from me? [ laughter ] all right. ready, saith? here we go. initiate the dart board of insanity, please. there you go, buddy.

fire when ready. [ ding ] oh! [ applause ] is that right? nut sack attack for 10 points. you want to guess has that is? >> no. >> jimmy: no. probably not. probably not. higgins, tell him what's going to happen. >> steve: well, jimmy, tonight's contestant will have to shove his face into a huge sack of nuts. and using his mouth try to capture the elusive money nuts. if you succeed in getting more than a nut in your mouth you're getting ten points. ♪ jimmy sack a' nuts! right there. sack 0' nuts. >> jimmy: thank you very much. look at the size of that nut sack. ever seen one that big? [ laughter ] [ applause ]

>> steve: whoa. nut-nutty! [ laughter ] >> jimmy: it took you 15 seconds you have to figure that -- really get down in there. okay? if you find the money nut, which is sitting in there somewhere, the red walnut, basically like bobbing for apples. in this case you're bobbing for nuts. [ laughter ] and you can put your hands underneath the nut sack --. [ laughter ] it's up to you. do whatever you want to do. you face has to be in the nut sack -- and the money nut secure in your mouth to win. no hands inside the nut sack. any questions? [ laughter ] >> no. >> jimmy: you got 15 seconds to -- audience help him out. ready, set -- ♪

>> jimmy: get those nuts out of your mouth. you might not -- thanks for playing. go ahead over there, buddy. all right, man. [ applause ] it's all down to you. you need a high score here. you think you can do it? you got to beat 6 points. >> i think so. >> jimmy: all right. very good. let's initiate the board of insanity. here's your gun. fire when ready, my friend. [ ding ] [ cheers and applause ] 15 points. dude spoon, higgins, tell him what he's got to do. >> steve: well, jimmy, tonight's contestants gets to lay in bed wrapped with candle loving sebastian. he's suave, he's just a man. all he wants to do is spoon the hell out of you for 20 seconds.

>> jimmy: it's the dude spoon. >> steve: and it's worth 15 points. yeah man! >> jimmy: here you go. you can be tonight's big winner. all you have to do let sebastian here spoon you for 20 seconds. >> 20? >> jimmy: 20 beautiful seconds. you up for the challenge? >> i can do it. >> jimmy: sebastian, you up for that? >> oh. i was born up. >> jimmy: i'm sorry. tell your parents to turn off the channel right now. why don't you jump in bed with sebastian and assume the position. it's all good. let him have his way and get it over with. >> yeah. >> jimmy: 20 seconds on the clock. let's go -- spoon! ♪ [ laughter ]

[ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: he's ridiculous. he's sweating like crazy. and since you completed the dude spoon which means you won 15 points, which means, you are the winner! [ cheers and applause ] >> yeah. >> jimmy: thank you very much, sebastian. as a big winner, you'll receive a check for $100. you earned it, buddy. guys, come on over. i'm sorry you didn't win. get over here. you guys were good sports, so you'll each be getting $100 each as well. [ applause ] everyone receives $100 bucks. and everyone will be taking home this official "late night with jimmy fallon," t-shirt, you guys. stick around. we'll be right back with eva mendes! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ i'm good about washing my face.

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>> jimmy: welcome back, everybody. our first guest this evening has starred in great movies like "training day" and "the other guy." her new movie is "last night" which opens in theaters next friday and is also currently available on demand. she's funny, she's smart, she's beautiful. please welcome eva mendes! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you. >> god, i love you, too. i'm so happy to be here! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: yeah, come on. happy that you're here. and you're in new york. >> i know, and i'm so proud of you. you have, like, the most kick ass show ever! >> jimmy: oh thank you so much. i'm so happy. the roots. >> i know. i know. it's crazy.

>> jimmy: you have been so busy. i mean, had you a big premiere. stop kissing -- stop that. roots -- roots -- stop it. roots! >> they are so cute. oh. >> jimmy: now besides the movie, we'll talk about the movie as well but you're also the face of a new "pafume." >> what? >> jimmy: a very new "pafume." >> i'm sorry. say that again? >> jimmy: a perfume. >> oh, perfume? yes. no. i know. it's really exciting. i'm the face of thierry mugler's angel. >> jimmy: carey moogaler? >> no. >> jimmy: carey moogler? >> no. >> jimmy: what's his name? >> i said thierry mugler. >> jimmy: oh, i thought it was french. >> it is. >> jimmy: oh, of course. >> you're not. >> jimmy: no. but this is fun. >> it's fantastic. it's just a really classic scent. interesting way to -- >> jimmy: isn't that the way i'm supposed to attack it or something? [ laughter ] >> is that your idea of attack? it's like -- >> jimmy: i'm wonder woman. yeah.

>> wow. okay. >> jimmy: aren't you supposed to spray it and walk into it? >> that's one way to do it, is that you're -- wow. that was -- >> jimmy: i'm wearing angel. >> you look like an angel. >> jimmy: so do you. that's pretty cool. >> isn't it amazing? >> jimmy: when does it start up? is it brand new? >> this is brand new -- well the amazing perfume has been around since the early '90s but i'm -- a new face. >> jimmy: they're very smart to have you. >> but i have also been around since the early '90s. >> jimmy: well a lot of us. yeah, yeah, yeah. let's talk about the movie "last night." you was in tribeca film festival. so exciting. dinero's thing. it's a fun film fest. >> i know. amazing. >> jimmy: were you there doing the red carpet? >> yes i was there, and this is a really amazing film, you guys. it's me, keira knightley, sam worthington and guillaume canet. he's like this hot little french guy. oh, again with the french. >> jimmy: oh, guillaume canet -- [ speaking with french accent ] >> that's horrible. >> jimmy: i got to work on my accent. i don't know what i'm doing. what is it about?

>> it's basically it's about relationships and it's very thought-provoking, something we can all relate to because it's asking what is being unfaithful? is it an emotional betrayal? is it a physical betrayal, is it both? is one worth than the other? and really interesting questions to ask yourself and your partner. >> jimmy: and it actually comes out next week, but right now -- >> at theaters, yes. >> jimmy: in the meantime, it's in your own house. >> on demand, people. >> jimmy: on demand. on demand. on demand. [ speaking with french accent ] >> it's getting better the more you do it. >> jimmy: it is getting better? >> not really. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i'm getting the more angrier. i think my french is better when i'm angry. [ speaking in french ] [ laughter ] not better at all, but we do want to show a clip of "last night" and you acting in the movie. >> yes. >> jimmy: very good. should we set it up at all? >> this is me -- being very -- well, a little flirtatious with

sam worthington, who is not my husband, who is kiera knightley's husband character. >> jimmy: here we go, "last night." >> that night in l.a. when we all went to that bar we found those low couches and just wanted to sit next to you so you had to move over. your hand sort of rested against my leg. was that on purpose? >> i have to be careful not to really let it rest there -- because you moved. >> i didn't move. i wouldn't have. >> jimmy: whoa. [ cheers and applause ] more with eva mendes after the break. come on back! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cellphone vibrates ] before you say anything, it was 1995.

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hey, everybody, welcome back. we are here with eva mendes. her new movie is called "last night," it opens next friday in theaters it is on right now on demand. or "on dema'" -- >> nope, on demand. >> jimmy: well if you're in france, you never know. we were talking about before the show that you're a big fan of dancing with the stars, is that

right? >> oh, gosh, i love that show. it's like one of my favorite. >> jimmy: me, too, me, too. a lot of people don't know, but, we actually were contestants. supposed to be on this season of "dancing with the stars." >> yes. yes. yes, and we were so good they didn't even give us professional dance partners. first time ever. >> jimmy: first time ever, two celebrities dance with each other and taught each other how to dance. >> first time ever. first time ever. >> jimmy: yeah. but then before the show started and they kicked us off, because we it -- >> too good. >> jimmy: i think we were. that is the truth. >> no seriously it is. honestly i just wish you guys could see it because we were just that good. we don't have it. we don't have anything. we don't have it. >> jimmy: i think we actually do have the footage of the rehearsal and the first dance. >> do we have it? do we have it? >> jimmy: hal? >> what? ♪ eva and i were so pumped.

we're both natural dancers, plus i brought in the most amazing choreographer to help us come up with a perfect routine. >> hello! >> jimmy: oh -- my -- goodness. when we got started we had so many ideas for this story that we wanted to go through our dance. >> well, i was thinking, like, two star struck lovers separated during the night. >> jimmy: great, great. or we could be "teenage mutant ninja turtles" sent from the future to travel back through time to save the world through dance. ♪ teenage mutant ninja turtles ♪ ♪ teenage mutant >> no. >> i have it. a cuckoo clock. cuckoo. >> i was just so honored to work with steve. whew. hello! i mean -- he's legendary. it's like looking at him, you know, you can tell, he's like this incredible dancer. [ coughing ]

>> one, two, three and -- step and step and step and step, and shamwow and shamwow and twist it and twist it, and shake weight, and shake weight. perfect eva, shake weight. shake weighting move your hands -- not like an elephant. move it. shake weight! >> jimmy: i'm doing it right now. >> i can't do it. >> just shake it! >> jimmy: all right. i just can't. >> take five, everyone. >> jimmy: i want to go home. [ laughter ] >> what's wrong, jimmy? this isn't about the routine. is it? >> jimmy: no. my cousin -- my cousin was a dancer. >> come on. let it out. >> jimmy: he twisted his ankle during a routine similar to what we're doing. >> ah. is he okay? >> jimmy: no. he's dead. >> from twisting his ankle? >> jimmy: he choked to death on

a twizler. >> okay. um -- sorry about that. okay. do want to keep dancing? >> jimmy: yeah. >> yeah. >> all right. ♪ >> are we ready? >> so ready! [ laughter ] >> they are so not ready. >> announcer: ladies and gentlemen, the dance you were never meant to see, dancing a combination of the cha-cha, the waltz and the salsa, jimmy fallon and eva mendes. [ cheers ] ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i can't believe that they didn't air that. >> i can't believe they didn't air that. raw talent. >> jimmy: that was just raw talent. >> that was raw talent. >> jimmy: your loss, bergeron. >> your loss man. >> jimmy: we had fun. you guy, you're going to miss

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: our next guest, is a grammy award-winning artist, whose 38th studio album, "a woman falling out of love," will be released exclusively at walmart. please welcome, the legend, the undisputed queen of soul, ms.

aretha franklin! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: woo-hoo. >> all right. >> jimmy: all right! looking great. >> thank you. >> jimmy: you really look gorgeous. >> thank you. >> jimmy: welcome to the show. thank you so much for coming. >> thank you for having me. what a pleasure. i see you almost every night. >> jimmy: i love that you say that. i appreciate that. i love that you watch. >> with one eye open, "'jimmy fallon' is on." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: thank you. how are you feeling? can i just ask you that? >> very well. fabulous. >> jimmy: you scared everyone -- >> fabulous. >> jimmy: -- in september. something went down or something? >> well i was very, very concerned myself. it was a major surgery, but god is good. >> jimmy: yeah. well, you look fantastic

[ cheers and applause ] so happy. so happy everything turned out okay. but it made you think of things that you still want to accomplish. >> absolutely. >> jimmy: like what things? >> well, let's see. stevie and i have got a thing together and smokey and i have got a thing together. [ cheers and applause ] i want to sail the nile, i'd love to do that. valley of the kings, the sphinx and all the little fabulous places in egypt. >> jimmy: but, i was always wondering, how come you didn't act anymore? >> well, i haven't gotten any offers that really sounded really good. >> jimmy: i mean, you were one of the best things in the "blues brothers." come on. >> i'm waiting. thank you, i'm waiting. >> jimmy: that was the best. [ cheers and applause ] i'd love to see that. >> yeah. >> jimmy: let's talk about this record right here. "a woman falling out of love." that looks like you're pretty happy there. >> yeah, that's -- that's the point. and that's the objective. we want -- i want women to look like this, be happy. when you're falling out of love, don't sit at home waiting for the telephone to ring and all of

that stuff, because he's out having a ball and having a good time. get out there with him. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i like that. [ applause ] you have some amazing songs on here. i know a couple are covers "the way we were." that's going to be amazing. and then, the one i thought was very cool, the bonus track is "my country 'tis of thee," which you sang at the inauguration. >> yes. >> jimmy: which was fantastic. >> that -- ooh. >> jimmy: you didn't love to? >> it was so cold out that i could barely talk, not to mention sing. >> jimmy: oh my gosh, you love it -- hot. i'm sweating here. it's hot. >> i know. i know. >> jimmy: i love that you like it hot, that's fine. but i mean, how could you be cold when you're wearing this hat? [ laughter ] >> well -- i was. believe me. >> jimmy: that was a famous hat! >> colin powell gave me some of those hand warmers, to sit on, and -- it didn't help. >> jimmy: not at all? >> not at all. >> jimmy: look at this guy. this is some hat. shocked you wore it at the royal wedding. you would have stole the show. >> no. >> jimmy: i heard this hat has

it's own facebook page. >> it does. >> jimmy: it does? >> and just took on a life of its own. >> jimmy: that's wild, right? did you know was going to get that reaction? >> no, i didn't. but right after the inauguration, i noticed everybody was working the hat. >> jimmy: everybody. >> working the hat. working the hat. >> jimmy: well, actually, it was just announced it's going to be inducted into the smithsonian. >> yes. >> jimmy: i mean, come on. >> it would have been, but -- it will already be in there, but lie to go to the hospital. so we had to reschedule that. >> jimmy: so happy everything is going great for you. i just want to remind everyone this is for the -- may 3rd it comes out. and exclusively first at walmart. >> uh-huh. >> jimmy: so you're doing that -- that's one of those new dial deals, everyone's doing that now. it's the new thing. >> yeah. >> jimmy: and then, after that, a month later, it will be available digitally on itunes and all that stuff. >> yes. yeah, right. it's on walmart.com as well though, now. >> jimmy: okay, cool. >> right now. >> jimmy: and you're going to do a song for us now in a couple minutes? >> yeah, i'm going to do two things. >> jimmy: oh, i love it! [ cheers and applause ] -- aretha franklin, "a woman falling out of love" available at walmart tuesday.

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: welcome back, everybody. performing the song, "sweet sixteen" from her new album, "a woman falling out of love," once again, aretha franklin! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ ♪ when i first met you baby you were only sweet sixteen ♪ ♪ ♪ when i first met you baby

you were only sweet sixteen ♪ ♪ oh, yes yeah, you were well you were the sweetest ♪ ♪ sweetest thing that i'd ever seen ooh, yes you were ♪ ♪ my brother went to korea he really did ♪ ♪ and he served in the 'nam too ♪ ♪ ♪ my brother went to korea yes he did and ooh ♪

♪ he served in the 'nam too woo-oo-oo oh i wanna know baby ♪ ♪ oh-oh-oh i want to know what do you really want to do ♪ ♪ sweet sixteen oh-oh you were the sweetest thing that i've ever seen ♪ ♪ yeah-ah-ah sweet sixteen baby i remember ♪ ♪ you were the sweetest thing that i ever seen ♪

♪ i remeber i remember when you when you -- ♪ ♪ ooh ooh-yeah ♪ ♪ sweet sixteen baby, baby, baby baby, baby, baby ♪ ♪ you were the sweetest thing that i'd every seen ♪ ♪ woo-oo-oo sweet sixteen you were sweetest thing ♪ ♪ yeah yes you were yeah, yeah ♪ >> jimmy: yes! >> thank you very much. >> jimmy: aretha franklin, ladies and gentlemen! come on!

"a woman falling out of love," everybody. come on. my thanks to eva mendes, aretha franklin, the greatest band in "late night," the roots, right there! stay tuned for "carson daly." thanks for watching. have a great weekend. hope to see you next week. aretha franklin is going to play us out with her classic "freeway of love!" come on! thank you, thank you, thank you. the greatest. ♪ ♪ >> come on and get on the freeway with me. [ cheers ] i came to party tonight. don't want to party by myself. ♪ ♪ knew you'd be