1999 v 2019 Riff-Off w/ Camila Cabello

Jaime: THANK YOU. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK TODAY GUESS WHAT THEY ARE WAOUZ ON THE RADIO? WHAT. James: "MAMBO No. 5." ABSOLUTE CLASSIC. SAY A LITTLE MONICA IN MY LIFE SAY WHAT YOU WANT, SAY.

1999

WAS JUST AN AMAZING YEAR FOR MUSIC: "GENIE IN A BOTTLE", "NON-SCRUBS", I'M TALKING ABOUT WALL TO WALL HITS. I mean, HOW MANY SONGS FROM THIS YEAR WILL PEOPLE REALLY REMEMBER IN 20 YEARS? LIZZO... "THE BAD BOY" BY BILLIE EILISH. THAT'S ALL. THEY JUST DON'T BELIEVE THAT MOST MUSIC TODAY HAS THAT KIND OF PERSISTENT POWER. Hey, CORDEN! James: CAMILA CABELLO, EVERYONE! CAMILA, I'M ACTUALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF A SHOW RIGHT NOW.

I HEARD YOU TELL PEOPLE THAT MUSIC 20 YEARS AGO IS BETTER THAN MUSIC TODAY. OR SOMETHING. James: YES. SO WHAT? WHAT IS YOUR POINT. SO, TODAY I MAKE MUSIC. Jaime: CONGRATULATIONS. I'M EXCITED FOR YOU. MAYBE YOUR MUSIC WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER IF IT CAME OUT IN 1919 WHEN I WAS TWO YEARS OLD. James: ALL I'M HEARING ARE EXCUSES. WELL, HOW ABOUT WE FIX THIS HERE AND RIGHT NOW? SKPWRAEUFPLT IF I'M LISTENING RIGHT. YOU ARE. James: IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE CHALLENGING ME TO A

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. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M DOING. James: IT'S NOT POSSIBLE. IT'S NOT POSSIBLE. We can't have a fight without the Philharmonic and I've hired security specifically to make sure they never set foot in this building.

SECURITY? THANK YOU. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE PHILHARMONIC! James: ARE YOU KIDDING? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? James: WAIT. ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO DO THIS HAIR? DOES IT LOOK LIKE I WANT TO DO THIS? WHAT DO YOU HAVE JAMES? NOW, DAMN, I WANT TO DO THIS. I CAN'T SAY THE OTHER WORD BECAUSE WE'RE ON TV. James: Yeah. I DON'T GIVE ME A GOOD. I'M BACK. James: Yes. I'M SURE YOU'RE READY FOR THIS. I'VE BEEN BEATING SINCE BEFORE YOU WERE BORN. WHATEVER YOU SAY, OLD MAN. BEAT HIM. YES YES, I'M GOING TO TAKE MY HORSE TO THE OLD TOWN ROAD S I'M GOING TO RIDE UNTIL I CAN'T ANYMORE S I'M GOING TO TAKE MY HORSE TO THE OLD TOWN ROAD S I'M GOING TO RIDE UNTIL I CAN'T ANYMORE S I HAVE THE HORSES ON THE BACK THE HORSE LEASE IS ATTACHED S THE HAT IS MATT BLACK I HAVE THE BOOTS WHICH ARE BLACK S TO MATCH RIDING A HORSE YOU CAN FANT YOUR PORSCHE I'M IN THE VALLEY S YOU HAVEN'T BEEN ON THAT PORCH NOW NO ONE CAN TELL ME ANYTHING YOU CAN'T TELL ME ANYTHING NO ONE CAN TELL ME ANYTHING YOU CAN'T TELL ME ANYTHING ARE YOU SURE I WANT TO DO THIS, JAMES.

James: Okay. GET PREPARED. VERY GOOD JAMES: S SHE'S IN SUPERSTITIONS S BLACK CATS AND VOODOO DOLLS I HAVE A PREMONITION S THAT GIRL IS GOING TO MAKE ME FALL S SHE WILL MAKE YOU UNDRESSED S AND GO DANCING IN THE RAIN SHE WILL MAKE YOU LIVE HER CRAZY LIFE BUT SHE WILL REMOVE YOUR PAIN LIKE A BULLET FROM YOUR BRAIN, COME ON! S UP, FROM THE INSIDE OUT SHE IS LIVING LA VIDA LOCA S SHE WILL PUSH YOU AND PULL YOU DOWN VIVIN' LA VIDA LOCA S HER LIPS ARE DEVIL RED AND HER SKIN IS MOCHA COLORED S SHE WILL WEAR YOU DOWN VIVIN' LA VIDA LOCA S LIVIN 'THE CRAZY LIFE THANK YOU.

WOW! James: THAT'S RIGHT. GOOD. REALLY IMPRESSIVE. RICKY MARTIN? Okay, boomer. CAN YOU HEAR ME. JAMES: YOU AND I TECHNICALLY KNOW THAT I'M A MATURE MILLENIAL! OR A GEN X JUNIOR! YOU CHOOSE. I DON'T BELIEVE IT. JAMES: IF YOU DON'T REMOVE? IT LOOKS LIKE I'M STANDING CAN I DOWN? James: THEN IT'S ABOUT TO GO CRAZY HERE. BEAT HIM. S MAN IT'S A HOT ONE SEVEN INCHES FROM THE NOON SUN I HEAR YOU WHISPER AND THE WORDS MELT EVERYONE BUT YOU STAY SO COOL AND IT'S LIKE THE OCEAN UNDER THE MOON S IT'S THE SAME AS THE EMOTION I HAVE ABOUT YOU S YOU HAVE THE KIND OF LOVE THAT CAN BE SO SOFT GIVE ME YOUR HEART, MAKE IT REAL OR FORGET ABOUT IT DON'T APPLAX SO SOON, EVERYONE.

DON'T APPLAUD SO SOON. Hit it, guys. S I CAN'T WRITE A SONG THAT'S NOT ABOUT YOU S I CAN'T DRINK WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT YOU S IT'S TOO LATE TO TELL YOU THAT S EVERYTHING MEANS NOTHING IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU SO OH I'M GOOD AT KEEPING MY DISTANCE S I KNOW YOU ARE THE FEELING THAT I MISS ME YOU KNOW I HATE TO ADMIT IT BUT EVERYTHING MEANS NOTHING IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU I CAN'T WRITE A SONG THAT IS NOT ABOUT YOU CAN I DON'T DRINK WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT YOU IT'S TOO LATE TO TELL YOU THAT EVERYTHING MEANS NOTHING IF I CAN'T HAVING YOU James: OK.

James: Okay. THAT WAS INCREDIBLE. YOU WIN. MAYBE THE MUSIC IS BETTER TODAY. MAYBE I'M NOT A MILLENIAL AT ALL. NO ONE EVER SAID YOU ARE. JAMES: I KNOW WHAT PEOPLE SAY, OKAY? I KNOW WHAT THEY SAY, CAMILLA. THEY SAY JAMES CORDEN'S MUSICAL TASTE IS STUCK IN THE '90S AND WILL NEVER BE RELEVANT. THE WHO WILL BE A DISASTER. JAMES, IT'S OKAY. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE SAD. LIT ES. YOU JUST HAVE TO REALIZE THERE ARE A LOT OF GREAT SONGS. Hey, how about you sing one with me? How about ha, how about that? JAMES: REALLY?

DO YOU THINK THERE IS A WAY WE CAN WORK TOGETHER? TRUTHS. Jaime: TRUTH. LET'S DO IT. THE EARTH IN MIAMI THE AIR WAS HOT FROM THE SUMMER RAIN SWEAT WAS DRIPPING OFF ME BEFORE I KNEW HER NAME S LA-LA-LA IT FELT LIKE S OOH-LA-LA-LA, YES I LOVE WHEN YOU CALL ME MISS I WISH I could pretend I don't need you, but every touch is ooh-la-la-las it's true la-la-la ooh I should be running, so ooh, you know, I love it when you call me Miss, I wish it wasn't SO HARD TO LEAVE YOU BUT EVERY TOUCH IS OOH-LA-LA-LA S IT'S TRUE LA-LA-LA OOH I SHOULD BE RUNNING SO OOH KEEP WATCHING ALREADY S JAMES: CAMILA CABELLO, EVERYONE!

HIS ALBUM "ROMANCE" IS NOW AVAILABLE. IT IS BRILLIANT! WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.