Shadowing Practice: Nick Jonas Teases New Music in Camp Rock Return, Found Glen Powell's Plane Ticket in His Pants - Learn English Speaking with YouTube

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Welcome back to the program.
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We always love having you on.
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We are so back.
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We are so back, bud.
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You look great.
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Last time you were here, you performed a song from Sunday Best.
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Yes.
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And thank you for doing that.
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It was amazing.
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But then backstage, you told me you discovered something about your pants.
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Oh, yeah.
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Tell me the story.
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That was a bizarre thing.
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So, you know, I finished the performance, came back to my dressing room, and I felt something in my pocket, and I pulled out whatever was in there,
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and it was a plane ticket that belonged to Glenn Powell.
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Who was a good buddy of mine.
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And basically, the back story is that, you know, brands from time to time will lend you clothes to wear to an event so you look cool, right?
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I guess Glenn had worn these pants prior to me getting the pants.
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And the note was still in there.
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And the note was in there.
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And then you-you posted it online, and you said you called it the...
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The Brotherhood of the Traveling Pants.
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Yeah, of course.
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And I think...
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I think that's a good idea.
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Yeah.
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That movie with me and I would get made.
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I would, I would, that would be a great movie.
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I'll be in, I'll be the third friend, yeah.
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You should leave him a note.
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You think that Glenn Powell will end up wearing these pants?
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These pants?
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Well, he might.
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Could you have a pen?
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I can, I can write something down for him.
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Yeah, let's write something down.
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Let's write something down for him.
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I don't even have paper.
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I'll just, I'll, yeah, there, there you go.
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Here.
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Perfect.
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Tissue?
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Perfect.
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Okay.
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Dear Glenn, please,
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Just a friendly reminder to talk to the producers about including your good friend Nick Jonas in the sequel to Top Gun.
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You should be in that.
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You're doing a few solo shows now called A Night with Nick.
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This is a, yeah.
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Ow!
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I start tomorrow night.
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Tomorrow night in Niagara Falls.
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Yeah.
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Why do you want to do this, like an intimate show?
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Yeah, so, you know, with the brother shows, It's, it's, you've been to one or two.
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It's the greatest.
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Yankee Stadium, dude.
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Yeah.
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But you know, there's a lot of music to cover with just the brothers' music.
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So I wanted to do something where I could showcase some of the music, not just from the most recent release, Sunday Best, but kind of throughout my, my, my journey, both as a,
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as a writer and, and a kind of storyteller.
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And these, these more intimate venues will allow for it to be kind of just a real conversation and, and, and to tell some great stories and, and have some fun.
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I love I love that.
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And you, I know you have a hype song that you always play before you get out there with the brothers.
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I have a few.
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You do?
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Yeah.
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So I started doing hype up videos before the show, mostly because, you know, my hype music is,
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these days, is mostly Bollywood jams.
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Yeah, okay.
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Yeah, sure, why not?
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Because my brilliant wife introducing me to all this amazing music.
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Yeah.
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And then while we were down in South America, something really cool happened, and fans from different territories started sending out requests for different songs from that region.
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So I did one that was a local artist here and there.
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And it's becoming a fun little ritual before the show.
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But the Bollywood stuff really gets me the most hyped.
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Is it, but are you gonna do that?
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Is it that type of hype for your solo shows?
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Well, these, slightly different energy.
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I might do more of a meditation, you know?
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A guided meditation.
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A guided, that's your hype song?
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No, I'll do the hype song.
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There's one called Tabataba, which is a song that Vicky Koshul did the dance for, and it's a great step that I can't do.
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But it's the jam.
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Check it out.
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That's your jam right there?
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Okay, good.
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You've sold out arenas all over the world, but everyone has to start somewhere.
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The Jonas Brothers.
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Do you remember playing...
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God, this is a middle school.
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Alta Sierra Middle School.
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
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So, before we, you know, had any success of any kind,
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our label at the time had this brilliant idea to-to send us on an anti-drug school tour in middle schools.
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So we would roll in at, like, 7 a.m., set up our gear, and play, uh, you know, a very loud sort of punk emo pop rock set.
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Yeah.
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And these-these students did not want to hear it.
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No. No. But everything ended up okay.
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You ended up great.
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I-there's, uh, I want to quickly mention that Camp Rock 3 is coming to Disney Plus in August.
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August.
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They're coming back as-as Nate Gray, uh, a character you have not played in 16 years.
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Yeah.
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The big debate is we don't know if we're brothers in the Camp Rock universe.
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We're not sure.
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And they haven't made it clear.
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Yeah, you're right.
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So I don't-I don't know.
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But I'll tell you this.
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Camp Rock 3, to-to, you know, basically reintroduce this franchise to a whole new audience, there's a-a new group of campers.
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They're all absolute superstars are gonna, like, you know, be in arenas themselves very soon. And, uh...
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How fun.
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The movie's super fun.
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I'm so excited to get to...
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And Demi's producing as well?
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Demi's, uh, producing, and-and me and the brothers have a little cameo in it, which-which was so bizarre.
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You know, be back at Camp Rock all these years later.
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But, you know, what a-what a cool thing.
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That's fantastic.
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And I'm assuming the soundtrack...
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Are there gonna be new songs or any remixes?
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Well, there's-there's some new songs.
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There's some, uh...
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Introducing Me?
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Well, if...
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Introducing Me?
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You know, that one's gonna stay number two.
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Yeah, yeah, you can't, yeah.
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Can't polish a diamond that much.
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Yeah, of course.
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But it's amazing.
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These kids, they just blew me away, and I think people are gonna love Camp Rock 3.
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Uh, well, speaking of blowing me, uh, blowing people away, your performance...
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Sorry.
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That was the previous...
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You ever go to the man...
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Yeah.
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You ever been in a manhole, uh, in Brook... in Brooklyn?
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Oh, my God.
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Hey, Jimmy, how you gonna get out of this one?
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Uh, speaking of blowing people away, you blew me away in this movie, Power Ballad.
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You were unbelievable in this movie.
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You and Paul Rudd.
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We had Paul Rudd on the show last night.
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It's getting amazing buzz, amazing reviews.
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You're fantastic.
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Uh, I know that you can sing.
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Did you know Paul Rudd could sing?
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Well, I mean, obviously, Paul Rudd is-is Paul Rudd.
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He's such a brilliant actor, and everything he does, he's just so excellent and funny.
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So when they said, you know, he's gonna be playing Rick Power in the movie, I was sure that, you know, that he-he can sing and that he would bring his A-game.
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That first night we were on set, he started playing the guitar and singing, and it-it literally blew me away.
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Yeah, you got it, yeah.
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It was really, uh, incredible.
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I didn't mean to continue the joke.
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I just said the word and then I...
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It blew you away, yeah, absolutely.
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Anyway, it was really excellent.
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And, uh, and, you know, Paul...
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Paul's just the best guy, as you know, and we had a ton of fun.
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But this movie, it was my dream to work with John Carney the director.
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I, I, he, he did, uh, Once?
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Once, Sing Street.
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Sing Street.
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He's brilliant.
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He's brilliant.
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And he, he does a great job of including music in his films.
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And, and, uh, you know, I think it's a really great time to have a movie that, it's a feel-good summer kind of classic.
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And, and there's this, this song that I was fortunate enough to sing in the movie and, and a story that, you know, it, it, it, it's, it's kind of a, a crazy thing.
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Basically, my character meets Paul Rudd.
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We had this great night together then six months later, a song that we started working on together comes out, and he doesn't get credit.
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So it's a fun set up.
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Paul's a wedding singer, and he's just playing a wedding, and you're a singer who used to be in a boy band.
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Typecast.
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And then you come up on stage, you guys get along, you have a couple beers afterwards, you're playing around, you're working a song, and then you have a new album coming out,
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a solo album, and you take his song, basically.
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Yeah.
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You know, it's.. but it's a really interesting thing, because right now there's a lot of conversations going on around what is ownership of an idea or a song?
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Like, what does it all mean as...
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Yeah, where'd you get it from?
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Did you get inspired by...
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And, you know, there's been so many scenarios in my life as a songwriter where, you know, you land on a melody you didn't even mean to, and you have to go back and change it because it's too similar to something else.
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These things can happen, and I think it just opens up a really good kind of dialogue and conversation.
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Plus, it's a ton of fun, and it's a heartwarming ride.
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Yes, it tugs at the heartstrings.
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It is fantastic.
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It is so funny and musical and good.
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It's a feel-good, but also, oof.
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It's like he has no proof that he wrote this song.
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And it's heartbreaking, and it's just...
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But you are so good in it.
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I want to show everyone a clip.
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Here's Nick Jonas and Paul Rudd in Power Ballad.
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Take a look.
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See how to write a song about you.
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How to sing the words
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that ring true She keep the how to write a song going every time How to write a song without you
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Cause every song I ever wrote in my life It's about you So good Yeah!
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It is so good!
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You're great!
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Thank you Nick Jonas, everybody!
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Power Ballad is in select theaters now and everywhere this Friday.
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Nick and I are doing something fun after the break.
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Stick around.
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Come on back.

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In this lesson, you will practice your English speaking skills by using a fun and engaging clip featuring Nick Jonas. The context revolves around a light-hearted conversation about a funny situation related to clothing and friendship. By focusing on the transcript, you will improve your English pronunciation and speaking fluency while enjoying the dynamic exchange of ideas. This practice session is ideal for those looking to enhance their skills through a practical and entertaining medium, such as learn English with YouTube.

Key Vocabulary & Phrases

  • plane ticket - a document confirming your right to travel on a flight
  • pocket - a small bag sewn into or on clothing used for carrying items
  • dressing room - a private area where performers change their clothes
  • call it the... - to name or refer to something in a specific way
  • friendly reminder - a polite prompt to encourage someone about something
  • good buddy - a close friend
  • sequel - a work that continues the story of a previous project

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To make the most out of this video, here are some effective advice for shadow speech practice:

  • Follow along slowly: Start by watching the video without repeating anything. Get familiar with the tone and pacing of the conversation.
  • Repeat after each line: Once you feel comfortable, pause the video after each sentence. Mimic the speaker's intonation and rhythm to improve English pronunciation.
  • Use shadowing technique: As you watch, try to speak simultaneously with Nick Jonas. This will help you get used to the speed and natural flow of English spoken in everyday contexts.
  • Focus on facial expressions: Pay attention to how the speakers express emotions and gestures. This will help you not only with pronunciation but also with conveying meaning effectively in conversations.
  • Practice regularly: Consistency is key. Make a habit of doing English speaking practice with different videos to build confidence and familiarity with diverse accents and styles.

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What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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