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Four minutes of total perfection!
(Not that were complaining.)
(You will regret the skits you missed out on!
/ You will regret it for years!)
He also, delightfully, wears aFrozenprincess gown and later appears in a segment called Paper Mache Time.
Its very New York specific.
If you know that neighborhood at all youd recognize those jokes immediately.
Oh, definitely thefake Steely Dan song.Yes.
That nicely fits into the Upper West Side.
Whatever it was going to be, I knew it was going to be interesting.
It wasnt ahappy,happy,happyshow theres another level going on.
We talked about my fears and Johns fears as children.
My fear happened to be volcanoes, which made its way into the show.
I also talked about how adults dont often like to pay attention to their kids.
You know those parents: Oh, come out and perform that cute song you learned!
And then nobody pays attention to it.Why was I just made a fool of here?
Do volcanoes still make you nervous?I think Ive gotten over my fear.
Thinking of volcanoes really did wake me up in the middle of the night for a long time.
Thankfully we dont have any volcanoes in the East Coast.
Just a lot of layers there.
And what changes you made and added?The things I suggested were very small.
I wish I could take credit for the funnier lyrics.
John and Eli were nice to let me do some tinkering.
It was more like, If I change this word here itll make the verse flow a bit better.
The melody would be better if we changed this sentence to this.
Id really like to emphasize how much I like this line: Moms friend Patty / pay attention.
Her adult son / pay attention.
Some guys wife / pay attention.
Man with mustache / we respect you.Ronald Reagan, pay attention!
Hey, I mean, I knew that feeling.
It definitely happened to me.
A lot of youngsters will recognize that, which is really nice.
But I hope it doesnt stop them from being creative.
Your scene partner, Lexi, vibed with you so well.
I dont think they knew me or Talking Heads.
Their parents, Id say … maybe, yes.
All the kids were great.
They werent hamming it up or overdoing it.
Also, the place where we shot was so interesting.
It was a community center, church, and meeting place in Queens.
I was really fascinated by that.
The kids, not so much.
Were those your own snazzy suits?They were indeed my own suits.
They asked me to bring some things and I was happy to oblige.
Was yourFrozencostume comfortable?It didnt quite fit, but Im glad I wore it.
I knew the vibe they were going for.
Youre identified as a musician and craftsman for your papier-mache segment.
Whats the last thing you crafted?This is disappointing, but that was made up.
That was aSack Lunch Bunchcreative flourish.
Probably not Psycho Killer.
Or the songs adults would probably like.
I dont know, to be honest, and Ill have to give that question some deeper thought.
Id like to know myself.
Id be very happy if they just enjoyed any of my songs.
That crazy grandpa over there?
Whos that weird guy?
