mmmmm oooh baby ♪ ♪ don't you ever worry about what i go through don't you know i sit around with my head hanging down ♪ ♪ and i wonder who's lovin' you ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jay: michael buble with naturally 7. hey, guys, good to see you again. hey, man, nice job. nice job. i want to thank my guests the divine bette midler, of course michael buble.

tomorrow night quentin tarantino will be here, but jimmy fallon happening next. see you tomorrow. bye-bye. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> steve: from studio 6a in rockefeller center, the national broadcasting company presents -- tonight's guests are -- and featuring the legendary roots crew. and here he is -- jimmy fallon! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: there you go. thank you very much, everybody. you guys feeling good?

[ cheers and applause ] well, here's what people are talking about. on saturday night, president obama announced that the u.s and iran have reached an important step in freezing iran's nuclear program. yeah. when asked how they'd finally reached the agreement iran was like, "patience, compromise, and oh, we lied." [ laughter and applause ] "not in that order. not in that order actually." [ laughter ] was it worth it? i don't know. [ laughter ] the thing a lot of people are talking about is how obama was finally able to get this deal with iran. basically, what happened was obama got tired of trying to fix healthcare and said, "give me an easier problem. iranian nukes. i'm not it. yeah, that's great. that's much better than what i've been dealing with the past couple weeks." [ laughter and applause ] everyone's so frustrated about the obamacare rollout now. in a new interview, facebook founder mark zuckerberg said that he can relate to the problems the white house is having with the obamacare website.

you know, 'cause you can't buy health insurance on facebook either. [ laughter and applause ] you can't. >> steve: you can't. >> jimmy: this isn't good here either. they're saying a major winter storm is headed for the east coast on wednesday, which could effect millions of americans on the busiest travel day of the year. bad news is you -- you won't get to break the wishbone with your relatives this year. the good news is that's probably the wish you made last year. [ laughter and applause ] that does sound pretty cool. "hey, i can't make it. the weather. we gotta stay home. so, so upset. me and the kids are really bummed out." some big sports news last night. the patriots overcame six fumbles and a score of 24-0 to beat the broncos in overtime. it was amazing. [ cheers and applause ] yeah, they came back from dropping the ball and being down 24 points. or as obama put it, "what's your secret?" [ laughter and applause ] you don't have to laugh at all of them, folks. [ light laughter ] it's up to you.

just have a good time. that's all i ask. [ laughter ] questlove will laugh. no problem. >> steve: i'll get it. i'll start laughing. >> jimmy: yeah, thank you, higgins. [ laughs obnoxiously ] thank you. some big changes going on down at wal-mart. they just announced that their ceo mike duke is stepping down after 18 years with the company. everbody's asking him what he's gonna do now that he's retired. he's like, "i'll probably work as a greeter at wal-mart." [ laughter ] "that seems kind of fun. could use the extra --." i wanna say congrats to taylor swift last night. she won the artist of the year at the american music awards for the third time. that's right. she made sure to thank the millions of people who made it possible. then her ex-boyfriends said, "you're welcome." [ laughter ] another big story from the amas was miley cyrus. did you guys see this? she was great. she sang her song, "wrecking ball." but during the performance, there was a giant cgi kitten that lip synced along with her. did you see it?

it just -- take a look at this. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ we claw we chained our hearts in vein we jumped never asking why ♪ [ laughter ] >> jimmy: even snoop dogg was like, "i am not high enough for this. [ laughter and applause ] i don't know what i'm watching." yeah, it was so popular that this cat is now showing up in other places as well. check this out. >> the problem that the website as prevented too many americans from completing the enrollment process is on the house. not on them. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: yeah, see. obamacare is adorable to him. [ applause ] yeah, it's really cute. i don't know how i feel about this. the federal government is now considering a new plan to let airline passengers talk on their cell phones during flight. even crying babies were like, "this is gonna be terrible." [ laughter ] you realize this is a mistake, right? a lot of people are excited

about this. next month, seattle will hold a giant pot party to celebrate the first anniversary of marijuana becoming legal in the state of washington. [ scattered cheers and applause ] if you're from seattle i guess. this party will fall right around christmas time which i guess explains some of the new christmas carols they'll be singing. first you got "rudolph the red eyed reindeer." [ laughter ] then you have "a blaze in a manager." [ laughter ] next there's "joints to the world." [ laughter ] then "grandma got hung over by doobie." [ laughter ] and finally "we wish you a danky chiba." [ laughter ] i don't exactly know what that means. [ applause ] >> steve: i love that one. >> jimmy: they're popular songs. oh, here's a nice story here. last week america's longest married couple celebrated their 81st wedding anniversary. [ audience aws ] it was all over the news. and when the couple saw themselves on tv, they said, "oh, good for them. [ laughter ] hope we're just as lucky."

here is a local story. next month, new york city will crack down on santa con. you guys know what that is? santa con is where people get dressed up like santa and walk then they around from bar to bar and get drunk. so officials are like, "the only santas who should be drunk are the ones talking to the kids at the mall. [ laughter ] that's it. that's the only -- that's where we need to crack down." [ applause ] make sure that doesn't -- and finally, this is kind of cool. it's been rumored that miami heat star dwyane wade is actually coming out with a sitcom based on his life. you can already see how this is affecting the way they introduce the players. take a look at this. ♪ [ laughter ] >> jimmy: we have a great show tonight. give it up for the roots everybody. ♪

♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that's my man right there. jake clemons from bruce springsteen's e street band sitting in with the roots tonight. my pal. congrats on this. this is his new ep right here. "embracing light." jake, it's always good to see you, buddy. are you guys on the road still or what are you doing? >> i'm always on the road. >> jimmy: you always are, yeah. exactly. are you going back out with the e street band? >> yeah, we head out in january to south africa. >> jimmy: oh, really? i'll meet you there.

>> all right. >> jimmy: i'll come down. i'll have to check it out. absolutely. >> it's always warmer there. >> jimmy: yeah. absolutely, yeah. thanks for being here, buddy. this is his new record right here, "embracing light." jake clemons, ladies and gentlemen. [ cheers and applause ] also wanted to mention another cool album. it's a benefit album. i told my friend i'd talk about it. it's called "dance red save lives 2." just came out today. it has new tracks and remixes from katy perry, tiesto, bruno mars and deadmau5. all the proceeds go to red's effort to fight aids around the world. for more information, check out dancered.com. [ applause ] it's a really good -- good -- that's a good move. well, it's monday and we're happy to be back. we got some big shows coming up for you. josh hutcherson will be here tomorrow. that movie made like $800 million. josh and i are gonna play a special thanksgiving edition of random object shoot-out. plus ed burns and rashida jones will be dropping by. rashida and i will have a fun thanksgiving song for you.

a medley. yeah, we're working on it. and we'll have music from kelly clarkson, florida georgia line and ariana grande. this is gonna be a good week. [ cheers and applause ] but first, kicking it all off -- we have a great show tonight. we love it when she stops by. from "live with kelly and michael," our buddy kelly ripa is here. [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: come on! >> jimmy: can't get better. can't get better than kelly ripa. we'll be playing pictionary with a couple of audience members. that's always fun. plus, you know him from "true blood." he's starring in nbc's "the sound of music live." i'm excited about this thing. stephen moyer will be joining us. [ cheers and applause ] and we have great music. oh, my gosh. i love this band. they're so good. mazzy star is here tonight. [ cheers and applause ] it was just amazing. love mazzy. [ vocalizing ] just so good. oh, my gosh. guys, thanksgiving is just a couple days away. you can just really feel it in the air. i just love this time of year. and with that in mind it's time for a special holiday message.

[ applause ] >> and now, tracy morgan says 28 thanksgivingy things. >> turkey. stuffing. mashed potatoes. giblets. horn of plenty. aka the cornacopola. [ laughter ] aunt neddy's creamed onions. aunt neddy's sore bunions. squanto. gizzard bag. pilgrim buckle hat. my uncle reggie's brussel sprout farts. [ laughter ] macy's parade. snoopy balloon. you better keep that snoopy balloon away from my underdog or he's gonna try to sniff his butt. [ laughter ] that's hilarious. [ laughter ] black friday. pumpkin pie. wishbone. charlie brown trying to kick the

ball from my girl, lucy. [ light laughter ] i just saw lucy the other day. my girl's trippin down at the lulu's new club. the nipple factory. apparently known as the glass slipper. used to be becky's rendezvous before that. gravy boat. cranberry sauce. mayflower. native americans showing up to dinner with no pants on. [ laughter ] that's [ bleep ] up! [ laughter ] one time my friend tried to deep fry a turkey in his backyard and he burned off half his face. [ light laughter ] now he talks like one of those dudes from "the planet of the apes." hey cornelius, happy thanksgiving. [ laughter ] candied yams. bowl of nuts. tofurkey. racist grandma. [ light laughter ] last year it was crazy. my neighbor came over and passed out on my futon. he unbuttoned the top button on

his pants and we all saw his pubes. [ laughter ] remember that jim? [ laughter ] gobble, gobble. that's turkey talk for night, night. happy thanksgiving, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: tracy morgan, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] he's the greatest. he'll be performing at cobb's comedy club in san francisco december 5th, 6th and 7th. then he'll be right here at caroline's right here in new york city december 26th through 29th. oh, and stick around during the break, for a sneak peek of disney's newest 3d animated film "frozen." it's in theaters in just two days. we'll be right back, everybody. [ cheers and applause ]

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: hey, everybody! welcome back.

our first guest this evening is the emmy-award-winning host of "live with kelly and michael," which is one of the best shows in daytime. please welcome back, a talented lady. here's our pal, kelly ripa. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> that was incredible. i felt like i was in mardi gras. >> jimmy: we never danced together. >> we never danced together, no. >> no. i wish that we would more often. >> jimmy: yeah, we should have like, dance parties. >> we should. >> jimmy: we should, yeah, 'cause you're fun. >> and you guys are all are invited. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we love that right there. we were laughing about this -- here is "us weekly." halloween week on your show,

unbelievable the costumes. i don't know how -- look at these -- >> we were born to be other people. >> jimmy: here's you twerking as miley. >> of course. >> jimmy: and michael is robin thicke. god, that's hilarious. here's you as kim and kanye. [ light laughter ] >> yes, somebody stole my kim -- my kim kardashian rear end by the way. >> jimmy: they stole it? >> they stole it yeah. and if you have it, i want it back. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: -- who else do you have here? "duck dynasty"? >> no, this is honey boo boo -- >> jimmy: and mama june getting married? >> -- and i washoney bear. and then i was rafael nadal. >> jimmy: and michael was serena williams. [ applause ] >> i've got to tell you, it's so much easier for me to become a man than to become a woman. it's the craziest thing. >> jimmy: what do you mean? >> for me to become a man, all i have to do is wash my face and pull my hair back. but to become a woman, it's like a padded bra, a padded butt, padded lips. lot's of makeup. it's crazy. i just transition into a man

much easier. >> jimmy: you really do, yeah. >> i do, yeah. >> jimmy: well, the show couldn't be -- couldn't be better. and everytime -- gosh i love you guys, i love you and michael -- i just see everywhere. >> i love him. >> jimmy: he's just everywhere. >> he is an angel. and i'm so concerned about him now. because -- i feel like i ruined his life in a lot of ways. because he used to work one day a week, during football season. he got paid to watch football all day long. it's every man's fantasy job. now he works 7 days a week, he's on an airplane -- he takes the red eye every sunday night to make it back to work on time. >> jimmy: so he must be awful on monday. >> and he's just exhausted. and i stay awake at night wondering about whether or not he's sleeping. [ light laughter ] does that make sense? >> jimmy: yeah, you're concerned about him. >> i'm concerned, so i'm like "did you sleep last night?" because i was up around 3:00 in the morning and i almost called you to make sure you were sleeping. >> jimmy: just like one of your kids. >> yeah and he's like, "so you were going to call me to wake me up to see if i was sleeping?" it made sense to me. >> jimmy: you're always in great shape. >> oh, thank you. thank you very much.

>> jimmy: i got something in the mail the other day. and i go well, "kelly might want to try this on." and i'm always looking for a short cut. you work out? you go to the gym? >> i go to the gym every day. you don't like to go to the gym. >> jimmy: no. >> i go every single day. >> jimmy: you do? >> 7 days a week. >> jimmy: you look forward to it? >> um, sometimes. >> jimmy: i hate it. >> i like it. >> jimmy: really? >> yeah. >> jimmy: what do you do? treadmill? >> sometimes. i do more of a cardio. i like to dance a lot so i take a dance class. >> jimmy: really? like zumba? >> not zumba, not zumba. i take something called a.k.t. which is the anna kaiser technique. >> jimmy: anna kaiser? >> she teaches you hip hop dancing. >> jimmy: oh, really? >> yeah, that's right, i said hip hop. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: hip hop dancing. >> hip hop dancing, yeah. >> jimmy: what is it -- >> i can't do it, it's too embarrassing. >> jimmy: come on. >> no i can't do it. >> jimmy: you can't? >> i can't. ♪ >> jimmy: anna kaiser dancing. ♪

[ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: absolutely don't do that anymore. that was no twerking. that was wow -- >> could you see my underpants? >> jimmy: no, we couldn't do that. >> i just want to make sure -- >> jimmy: so, i'm always looking for a short cut to lose weight. so i thought here is a good idea. someone sent this to me. we can do this while we're interviewing. they're called sauna pants. >> sauna pants? >> jimmy: yeah, so these are called sauna pants -- >> i love sauna anything. >> jimmy: so -- they're nice shorts. >> yeah. >> jimmy: you just plug them in and then you turn it on and i don't know. >> and you lose weight? >> jimmy: you lose weight, yeah. and i don't know. do you want to try them on? >> are you kidding? we could order a pizza and wear these. [ laughter ] one will like take away the effects of the other. you get it? >> jimmy: yeah -- we could do both. >> oh my gosh, could i wear a shorter skirt on sauna pants day? [ light laughter ] okay. >> jimmy: they're almost --

>> take a shot of jimmy -- a close-up so i can get my other leg in here. >> jmy: there you go. [ laughter ] >> oh, my gosh. >> jimmy: they almost look like -- [ light laughter ] >> this is incredible. >> jimmy: it's almost like you can't even tell we're wearing them. [ laughter ] >> this is like the happiest i've ever been in my life. [ applause ] >> jimmy: you can't tell, but we're losing weight. [ laughter ] >> we're losing weight. i'm snuggly. >> jimmy: i'm snuggly. i'm starting to sweat a little bit. >> i almost feel like jacques cousteau like we're oceanographers. oh why do you have a hole, a space in between your -- [ laughter ] >> jimmy: are we wearing different ones? >> because my crotch is nice and warm and yours is probably ice cold. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i have an ice cold one, yeah. >> my crotch is warm and you have a chilly crotch. >> jimmy: i am a cold crotch. that was my nickname -- that was my nickname in college. [ laughter ] here comes ol' cold crotch. there he comes. >> jimmy: are you gearing up for thanksgiving? >> i am. oh, my gosh, do you have everybody coming? 'cause you have a baby.

so you understand that the pressure is on you to not just produce a turkey, but to produce that baby like simba in "the lion king." [ laughter ] like -- [ vocalizing "circle of life" ] >> jimmy: show everybody up. everybody's coming to kiss the baby. >> oh, my gosh, yeah. you have a lot of pressure on you. >> i have every member of my family coming, all of them. all of them at the same time. we're actually putting a tent on our roof for mark and me to sleep in. >> jimmy: so you can sleep in the tent? because you have so many people there. >> we have so many people coming and nobody wants to stay in a hotel. everybody says the same thing. "no, we don't want to stay in a hotel, we want to stay with you guys." and i'm like, "you guys have to stay in a hotel or we'll hurt you." >> jimmy: does mark help you at all? >> no, mark is like -- he is the opposite. like he goes in to hiding when the family comes. he hides. and so i'll call him and i'm like, "where are you?" and he's like, "i'm in the lobby." i'm like "you're in the lobby of our building? what are you doing?" he's like "they wanted my advice on what paint color for the lobby." >> jimmy: yeah, right.

[ laughter ] total fake lie. yeah, yeah, yeah, i love it. >> or i'll call him and he's like, "oh, they needed help at the hotel across the street in the bar, they --" >> jimmy: they need help every morning -- [ talking over each other ] >> so he's been missing. >> jimmy: but are you planning it out? do you have games all set up or something -- >> i do have games set up. i have a great -- you know the game, white elephant where it's like gifts and you can like steal each other's gifts and play? you bring like a series of bad gifts and there is one really good gift. and everybody has a number and you can either unwrap a gift and take it, or you can take somebody else's gift? >> jimmy: i got two gifts for you. [ laughter ] [ talking over each other ] >> my goal is just to have like instead of just random fighting, i want organized, structured fighting. >> jimmy: that's all you need. >> thank you. that's what thanksgiving is all about. that's what it's all about. >> jimmy: well, lets play a game of pictionary. you mind? we'll get ready for that. >> yeah. >> jimmy: that'll be fun. all right good. kelly ripa and i are playing pictionary after the break. stick around, everybody.

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♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: welcome back everybody. i've almost -- i'm losing feeling in my legs. >> i'm sweating so much. i feel bad for steven. >> jimmy: almost going to pass out. we're back with my pal, kelly ripa. we're about to play a big game of pictionary. so we got some partners from the audience. guys, what are your names and where are you from? >> alex, i'm from austin, texas. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> i'm steven from houston, texas. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: all right. the rules are simple. we pick a clue and ask if it's an action, object, person or phrase. then start drawing. 30 seconds on the clock per turn. kelly and i will each go once. sketching to our teammates with one point per correct guess. then our partners will each take their turn -- who cares.

and then we'll have a showdown, five points for the final round. kelly and i will be drawing at the same time. kelly, why don't you start off and go first. >> i'll just pick one. >> jimmy: yeah. >> okay, this is an action. okay, an action. >> jimmy: that's an action? >> this is an action. >> sleeping, helicopter, spinning? -- mushrooms, spinning umbrella -- skydiving. ♪ >> yes! >> so good. >> oh gosh, i'm the worst artist, i should've warned you. >> jimmy: which one should i go with? [ audience yells numbers ] >> how dare you -- how dare you incite the audience! [ laughter ] >> jimmy: here we go. all right. hmm.

i know. all right. it's a phrase. >> pass. it's too complicated. >> jimmy: it really is. all right, ready? it's a phrase. >> kick in the butt. sock -- sock, sock. sock down, sock box. stuffing the box. [ laughter ] stuffing the box!. >> i know, i know! >> sock in the stuffing, stuffing in the sock, sock in the square. sock in the cube -- [ buzzer ] [ sad tuba ] >> jimmy: yeah, sock in the cube is what it was. do you know what it was? >> stocking stuffer? >> jimmy: no. better put a sock in it. >> oh. [ audience aws ] >> jimmy: i know, it was really tricky, so sorry -- >> i feel bad for your partner. >> jimmy: oh my god, get out of here! >> i'm going to go with number

one. >> jimmy: oh my god. >> this is a phrase. >> phrase! >> ready? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: kelly! >> big ups, him up. chin up. keep your head up. >> jimmy: kelly! >> back up. um, back it up. back that thing up. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: calm down, buddy! >> mountains up. arrows up. boobs up. [ laughter ] [ buzzer ] [ sad tuba ] birds up? >> bottoms up. [ laughter ] it's a bottom. clearly, it's a bottom. >> jimmy: i'm gonna clear this out of the way. >> now that i think about, the bottom is probably more like that. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: kelly, stop drawing

that. stop drawing that on the scale! hey. ♪ [ laughter ] >> that's a bottom. >> jimmy: it's a face. all right. here we go. >> i was a pornography art major. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: here we go. ready? ocho. okay. it's an object. >> face, person, scarf, hat. jerry curl -- toupee. >> jimmy: yes! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] one point to the hot crotcher. one point for the hot crotch. now we have the showdown. now we go at the same time. >> same time? >> jimmy: yeah, you draw and i draw and whoever partner gets it first wins a t-shirt. >> okay. [ light laughter ]

do you have a number you want to pick? >> jimmy: i like nine. >> okay. so you pick nine and i'm gonna pick three -- >> jimmy: no, we have to do the same one. >> oh. oh, my gosh. >> jimmy: so let's do three. >> no were gonna do nine. >> jimmy: no -- >> we're doing nine! period. ready? here we go. >> jimmy: okay. >> oh, my god. it's an action. >> jimmy: why are you so happy about this? [ light laughter ] why are you drawing it? ready? [ talking over each other ] >> beam. >> balance beam! >> tight rope walking. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: you get the pants. >> i get the pants? >> jimmy: you get the sauna pants, there you go -- absolutely. [ cheers and applause ] congratulations buddy, put them on. our thanks for the one and only kelly ripa. stephen moyer joins us next after the break, stick around everybody. ♪ hey, why didn't you get me from the hospital?

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>> jimmy: you know our next guest from his work on the critically acclaimed series "true blood." next week you can see him as captain von trapp in "the sound of music live," airing thursday december 5th at 8:00 p.m. on nbc. can't wait to talk to him about this. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome stephen moyer. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: stephen, welcome back to the show, my friend. you're in new york city. rehearsing for this giant, live event. >> yeah. >> jimmy: let's talk about it. "the sound of music live." look at this, carrie underwood, hilarious -- >> carrie underwood smiling. stephen moyer pouting. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: very nice of you. so what's going to happen now? we're gonna tune in -- >> it's like this -- it's like this will be a set and the cameras are there and then there is another set over there and another set where the audience

were and the cameras are kind of circling around between us. >> jimmy: yeah, but i -- >> that's live. >> jimmy: that's live. you've been rehearsing. >> it's like if this would be live. can you imagine that? >> jimmy: this is live. >> what? >> we are live right now. >> yeah, it's pretty terrifying. >> jimmy: do you know what you're doing? >> we've been rehearsing for four or five weeks. and then we -- we're doing the camera blocking, which you know about on "snl," -- our director actually used to direct -- >> jimmy: she's the greatest. beth mccarthy-miller. we love her. >> and so once you work out everything that you're doing, when -- how you're actually kind of gonna do the thing. they have to work out when to cut to you, when to put the cameras in. so we rehearsed as if it was a musical. and then had to find ways of making -- you know what it's like. you end up sort of looking up stage and they have to turn you around and -- >> jimmy: do you have cue cards? or are you memorizing your lines? how does it work? >> i actually memorized them this time. not like "true blood." >> jimmy: good for you. [ applause ] you were really good, yeah.

>> no, it's all -- you know, it's slick and it's ready to go and it's exciting. and the kids are amazing. carrie's done an incredible job. she came fully word perfect off book. just raring to go. we're out in long island in this giant aircraft hangar. >> jimmy: now was it -- did you grew up, did you love this movie? >> i used to do musicals when i was a kid. i was -- i new the rodgers and hammerstein songbook by the time i was like 13, 14. and uh -- >> jimmy: and did you ever -- you never did "sound of music," did you? >> i didn't do "sound of music." i did audition for "the sound of music" when i was about 14. and i went to london and i stood in line with about 6,000 people. and i walked onstage and went -- [ singing ] ♪ doe, a deer [ speaking ] "off you get." and, yeah, that was it. >> jimmy: that was as far as you got. >> that was me, yeah. >> jimmy: but also is it like when you're getting ready for this? 'cause i would be -- i don't know, i'm just excited. i'm kinda -- i would get like nervous. audra mcdonald as well -- >> audra mcdonald like got five emmy awards --

emmy award? >> jimmy: tony awards. >> something like that. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah. >> unbelievable. >> jimmy: it's killer and then, but it's also during the holidays now. can you rehearse during thanksgiving -- >> i'm going to the thanksgiving day parade, actually. >> jimmy: you are? >> yeah, i'm taking my daughter to the thanksgiving -- i've never been before. >> jimmy: oh, fantastic. >> are you going to be there? >> jimmy: yeah, we were there. we'll be on the "sesame street" float, me and the roots. >> what are you dressing as? do you sort of like -- >> jimmy: we don't dress as anything. we're just us. [ laughter ] >> well, what are you doing? do you sing? >> jimmy: we're singing, yeah. we're singing -- >> questlove: "somebody come and play." >> jimmy: "somebody come and play," -- >> do you go on the float and just go through the streets on the float? >> jimmy: yeah, just me, questlove and bert and ernie. and we hang out and -- >> bert and ernie. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: big bird, it's gonna be great. so we'll see you. are you in the parade? [ vocalizing "elmo's world" theme ] >> do you do that? >> jimmy: kind of. [ light laughter ] no, no, we don't do that. >> what are you talking about? >> jimmy: why not, i'm not doing that. but you do have to lip sync when you're on those things. cause it's -- you can't sing live because there's no way they can hook wires into us.

>> oh, right. so you could be singing anything? >> jimmy: well, that's why it's great to be on with puppets. [ light laughter ] they look like they are really singing. they might be really singing it. but we always go for it every year. it's a super fun time. >> it sounds great. >> jimmy: you're gonna love it. so you're not in the parade? >> no, but carrie and the kids are doing it, i think. >> jimmy: oh really, all right well, tell me where you are and then i'll go find you. >> i don't know -- >> jimmy: yeah, i got you. now what is your big number in this is what? "edelweiss"? >> yeah, i do "edelweiss." >> jimmy: that's the one. >> it's a good one. it's -- it's me with the guitar. and playing the guitar live, which i don't do. >> jimmy: wait, you play the guitar in this? >> yeah, i play the guitar live -- >> jimmy: stephen, this is insane. >> -- to how ever many people are watching. >> jimmy: everyone's gonna be watching. everyone tune in december 5th. stephen moyer, "the sound of music live." [ cheers and applause ] 8:00pm on nbc and the soundtrack is in stores december 3rd. mazzy star performs next everybody. come on back. ♪

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wait! stop! ♪ at our thanksgiving we're gonna make our turkey fly ♪ ♪ that's my kind of holiday.

♪ it's black friday ♪ we're shopping deals ♪ in little black dresses ♪ cute hair and heels. ♪ let's go! ♪ that's my kind of holiday. ♪ >> jimmy: tune in tomorrow night.

he stars in the blockbuster movie "the hunger games: catching fire." josh hutcherson will be here. plus, he's the man behind the legendary comedy club, the improv and he gave me my start. the great budd friedman will be stopping by. [ applause ] and we'll have music from kelly clarkson. so you do not want to miss tomorrow. it's really gonna be fun. right now, i'm so happy that she's here. our next guest recently released their first album in 17 years. called "seasons of your day." performing the song, "california," please welcome mazzy star. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪

♪ i think i'm going back to california somewhere distant and it's so far away ♪ ♪ it's so far it's so far far away ♪ ♪ ♪ i think i'll drift across the ocean now

clouds look so clear in your eyes ♪ ♪ let me dream all my let me dream all my friends ♪ ♪ ♪ i think i'll fly across the ocean i can watch the sky

turning grey ♪ ♪ i think i'm going back i think i'll go back ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ i think i hear the whisper of my own best friend ♪ ♪ i think i hear the bells ringing in the square ♪ ♪ california california ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: that was great, buddy.

thank you so much. thank you so much. mazzy star. "seasons of your day" is in stores right now. we'll be right back, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪

♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: my thanks to kelly ripa, stephen moyer,

tracy morgan, mazzy star, once again. [ cheers and applause ] jake clemons and the greatest band in late night, the roots, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] stay tuned for "carson daly." thank you for watching. have a good night. hope to see you tomorrow. bye, bye everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪