ELDERS REACT TO TRY NOT TO SING ALONG CHALLENGE

- (singing along) ♪ Let's rock ♪

♪ Everybody, let's rock ♪

- ♪ What you want... ♪

- This is my karaoke song.

♪ (ragtime music) ♪

(movie reel clicking)

- (FBE) So today, we are going to do
a challenge with you guys

that we have done
with other generations,

but people have been asking us
when are we gonna do it

with the elders.
- Oh no.

(laughing) Okay.

- Music?

It has something to do with music?

- (FBE) This will be a try not to sing
while watching challenge.

- Try not to sing?

- (groaning) Okay.

Yeah, that's gonna be hard for me.

- (FBE) So here are the rules.
- Oh no.

- There's no singing,
no dancing, or head moving...

- (groaning)
- (FBE) ...and no lip syncing.

- What?!

- That's gonna be awful hard.

- ♪ Come fly with me... ♪
- Oh, Frank.

- It's one of my favorite singers.

- You know how to get us, huh?

- ♪ In llama land... ♪
- (laughing)

- ♪ In llama land... ♪

- I think that's before my time.

- I can handle this one of his.

- ♪ ...flute for you ♪

♪ Come on, fly with me ♪

- Not lip syncing,
but I am thinking it.

- Oh, it never floated my boat.

- ♪ Once I get you up there ♪
- I'm okay with this one.

- ♪ I'll be holding you so very near ♪

♪ You might even hear
a gang of angels cheer ♪

- I'm not gonna snap my fingers.

- ♪ Come on, fly with me ♪

♪ We'll fly, we'll fly ♪

- I'm in control of the emotions here.

- ♪ Back up, let's fly away ♪

- No better pop vocalist ever.

- My mother was in love with him.

- I already lost. (laughing)

That doesn't matter. It's fun.

- I did a little head bopping,
but maybe it's age.

You know, sometimes your muscles--
you kinda can't control it.

- It was hard because
it's an old-time, long-time hit.

The song resonates,
you know, my generation.

♪ (Elvis Presley, "Jail House Rock") ♪

- (excitedly) Oh!

- Oh, Elvis!

Oh, this one, forget it.

- ♪ The warden threw a party
in the county jail ♪

- (giggling)

- You gotta move this. (laughing)

- ♪ The band was jumpin'
and the joint began to swing ♪

♪ You should've heard
those knocked out jailbirds sing ♪

♪ Let's rock... ♪
- I can't help it.

- (singing along) ♪ Let's rock ♪

♪ Everybody, let's rock ♪

- I wish I could move that way.

- ♪ Was dancin'
to the Jailhouse Rock ♪

- Look at the hips.

- You could really rock out
and move with Elvis to this one.

If you're not in a contest.

- ♪ ...don't you be no square ♪

♪ If you can't find a partner
use a wooden chair ♪

- I know this song so well!

- ♪ Everybody, let's rock ♪

- This is not easy.

- ♪ Everybody in the whole cell block ♪

- (singing along) ♪ Was
dancin' to the Jailhouse Rock ♪

Now people were afraid of that guy.

The parents were all scared of him.

They thought he was his hips,
he was so wild, sexual.

Oh my god!

- As soon as the music start,
I mean, the first couple notes,

you're already into it.

- It was really hard.

You want to do... ♪ Let's rock ♪

Yeah! Yeah!

And, hey, I'm a Rock?
You know?

Hey, let's rock!

- ♪ We'd like to know
a little bit about you... ♪

- Simon and Garfunkel.

- Oh! I love them.

- ♪ We'd like to help you learn
to help yourself ♪

- Oh boy.

- "Mrs. Robinson."

- ♪ Stroll around the grounds
until you feel at home ♪

- (singing along)
♪ And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson ♪

- (singing along) ♪ ...Mrs. Robinson ♪

♪ Jesus loves you
more than you will know ♪

♪ Wo, wo, wo ♪

- ♪ God bless you please... ♪

- I want to tap my feet really bad.

- ♪ God bless you please... ♪

- (singing along) ♪ ...Robinson ♪
(laughing)

- ♪ God bless you please... ♪

- (singing along) ♪ ...Mrs. Robinson ♪

- ♪ Heaven holds... ♪
- Oh, come on.

This is like shades of my youth!

- ♪ Heaven holds a place
for those who pray ♪

- I could sing you
every note of this one.

- (singing along) ♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪

♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪

I like that.

I'm singing it.

That's Simon and Garfunkel,
The Graduate, Mrs. Robinson!

Come on.

- I could be quiet on all of them,
but this is more fun.

It's more fun to just sing along.

- How many more do I have?

- (FBE) Four.
- I have four more?!

Oh, I'm gonna
totally break. (laughing)

♪ (Lynyrd Skynyrd,
"Sweet Home Alabama") ♪

- Oh yeah, here we go.

- (grumbling)

♪ (guitar playing) ♪

♪ (drums and bass join in) ♪

(pounding table)

- Does anybody want to dance?
Want to dance?

- ♪ Big wheels keep on turning ♪

- You do want to just jump
into that beat.

- You can have a room
with dead people.

They would all get and dance
if you played this song.

- (singing along) ♪ Singing songs... ♪

Am I moving too much?

- ♪ Singing songs about... ♪
- Don't know them.

- I don't relate to this one.

- ♪ I miss Alabamy... ♪

- It's like you want to do
a whole head banging thing.

- (singing along)
♪ Sweet home Alabama ♪

- (singing along)
♪ Sweet home Alabama ♪

- (groaning)

- ♪ Where skies are so blue ♪

- (singing along)
♪ Sweet home Alabama ♪

- These are good.

- ♪ ...coming home to you ♪

- I won on one!

- I wasn't into the '70s stuff
for some reason, you know?

I stuck in the '60s
and then jumped to the '80s.

- This just isn't fair!

I mean, you can't sit still
to these songs.

- I'm feeling a little itchy.

Gonna lose control real soon.

- ♪ I... ♪
- Beach Boys.

This isn't fair.

- (fondly) Brian.

- ♪ She goes with me
to a blossom world ♪

- Oh yeah.

- This is fourth,
fifth, sixth grade stuff.

- ♪ I'm picking up good... ♪
- (singing along) ♪ ...vibrations ♪

- ♪ I'm picking up good vibrations ♪

- Oh my goodness.

- ♪ She's giving me excitations ♪

♪ Oom bop bop ♪
- You're getting closer here.

- (singing along)
♪ ...good vibrations ♪

Come on, it's the Beach Boys, man.

- ♪ (vocalizing along) ♪

♪ ...vibrations ♪

- ♪ Good vibrations ♪
- Not so much either.

- ♪ I'm pickin' up good vibrations ♪

- This is the music
you can really get into.

- You guys picked some good ones.

You gave me a challenge, though.

See, that's the problem.

I'm like, "I'm gonna win this!"

- I love music.
I love to listen to it.

I'm just not a singer
or dancer kind of guy.

- ♪ What you want ♪

♪ Baby, I got ♪

♪ What you want ♪

- Oh, come on.
Aretha!

- ♪ What you want ♪

- This is my karaoke song! (laughing)

- ♪ What you want ♪

- You just lost me.
- ♪ Baby, I got ♪

- She's my favorite!

- ♪ Do you know I got it? ♪

♪ All I'm askin' ♪

- (singing along)
♪ Is for a little respect ♪

- ♪ For a little respect... ♪
- I like her,

but I don't have the voice
to carry that kind of tune.

- ♪ Ooo, your kisses ♪

♪ Sweeter than honey ♪
- (lip syncing)

- ♪ And guess what? ♪

♪ So is my money ♪
- There I go again. (laughing)

- ♪ All I want you to do for me ♪

♪ Is give it to me ♪

- Is it gonna
go on for much longer?

- ♪ Re, re, re, re, re, re ♪
- What a talent.

- ♪ R-E-S-P-E-C-T ♪

♪ Find out what it means to me ♪

- How can you sit still
when this is on?

Come on!
You gotta be dead!

- ♪ R-E-S-P-E-C-T ♪

- (singing along)
♪ Find out what it means to me ♪

♪ R-E-S-P-E-C-T ♪

♪ Take care, TCB ♪

Wow! Have a little respect.

I broke. I broke.
I couldn't help it.

- (shuddering) That was hard!

(laughing) That was hard.
That was very hard.

I love that song.

- That's hard because that's got
so much going on.

- She's my all-time favorite.

I saw her at the Hollywood Bowl.

It was the best concert
I ever saw, hands down.

The woman sang two hours straight!

- ♪ Hey, Jude... ♪
- Oh!

- ♪ Hey, Jude... ♪
- (singing along) ♪ Jude ♪

- Oh, The Beatles. (laughing)

- Awww.

- Once you get the first note,
you gotta go with it.

- ♪ Take a... ♪

- (singing along) ♪ ...sad song
and make it better ♪

- ♪ Remember to let her
into your heart ♪

- Paul wrote this for Julian
in John Lennon's set.

And when it came out, it was giant.

- ♪ Remember to let her
under your skin ♪

- (sniffling)

- That was a great song.

- It has so much heart
and passion in this.

- (singing along)
♪ ...to make it better ♪

- ♪ Better, better,
better, better, better ♪

♪ Oh ♪

- (singing along)
♪ Nah-nah nah-nah-nah-nah-nah ♪

- ♪ Nah-nah-nah-nah-nah ♪

♪ Hey, Jude ♪

- (sighing) The best.

- That one just calls out to join.

- (singing softly) ♪ Nah-nah,
nah-nah-nah-nah ♪

- ♪ Nah-nah-nah-nah ♪

- Talk about an iconic song.

Everybody in the world can sing this.

- (singing along) ♪ Nah-nah-nah-nah ♪

♪ Hey... ♪

These guys changed music forever.

- Woo! That was the best.

I didn't make it. (laughing)

- (sniffling) Oh.

(laughing)

Crying doesn't count, does it?

- Amazing. Just amazing.

That just-- (humming).
The Beatles.

You know, how could
you not love The Beatles?

- (FBE) So is this
a tough challenge for you?

- Not that tough.

- To ignore music, that's really hard.

- That was hard because
you just wanted to rock,

you wanted to lip sync.

- This was great.

Can I play some more?
Can I do some more?

Come on, let me
pick a couple other ones.

How about some Buddy Holly
or Everly Brothers?

- I really loved
listening these songs.

I guess I seldom remember
to play them anymore,

and it was just memory lane.

- Thanks for watching
this episode of Elders React.

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See ya soon.

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