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Listening to Kenny G

From Hollywood, The Tonight Show, starring... And they say,"You're gonna do your single,...

ANNOUNCER: From Hollywood, The Tonight Show, starring... And they say,
"You're gonna do your single, 'What Does It Take
(To Win Your Love).'" "That's why you're here." "And then as
Johnny's going off air, you play-- We don't really care
what you play 'cause we're signing off
anyway." I said, "Well, I'm gonna play
my song 'Songbird.'" "We don't care." Great young musician, plays great saxophone
in his group

Full Transcript

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ANNOUNCER: From Hollywood,
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The Tonight Show, starring...
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And they say, "You're gonna do your single,
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'What Does It Take (To Win Your Love).'"
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"That's why you're here."
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"And then as Johnny's going off air,
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you play-- We don't really care what you play
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'cause we're signing off anyway."
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I said, "Well, I'm gonna play my song 'Songbird.'"
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"We don't care."
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Great young musician,
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plays great saxophone in his group.
Duration
23 seconds
Views
79
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:48
Uploaded
May 11, 2025
Genres
documentary, music
Production
HBO Documentary Films,The Ringer Films,Polygram Entertainment

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Movie Summary

An examination of the most popular instrumentalist of all time, Kenny G, and why he is polarizing to so many.
So, I'm back there waiting for the thing to happen, - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
So, I'm back there waiting for the thing to happen,
"Hey, Johnny's running late tonight. Sorry." - Listening to Kenny G 00:10
"Hey, Johnny's running late tonight. Sorry."
I go, "We're playing 'Songbird.'" - Listening to Kenny G 00:06
I go, "We're playing 'Songbird.'"
I wanted to play from my heart, - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
I wanted to play from my heart,
I mean, I played every instrument on the song, - Listening to Kenny G 00:10
I mean, I played every instrument on the song,
I want to play my instrumental. - Listening to Kenny G 00:04
I want to play my instrumental.
-Kenny? -(AUDIENCE APPLAUDS) - Listening to Kenny G 00:24
-Kenny? -(AUDIENCE APPLAUDS)
And the guy that hired us is behind the cameras - Listening to Kenny G 00:12
And the guy that hired us is behind the cameras
We're talking about some single-digit finger moves. - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
We're talking about some single-digit finger moves.
But that night, the wife of the head of promotion, - Listening to Kenny G 00:31
But that night, the wife of the head of promotion,
CLIVE: I wrote a personal letter, - Listening to Kenny G 00:20
CLIVE: I wrote a personal letter,
Play the record." - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
Play the record."
KENNY G: Finally, one station, KMEL, "Camel," puts it on. - Listening to Kenny G 00:26
KENNY G: Finally, one station, KMEL, "Camel," puts...
And he calls Detroit, and they call Atlanta, - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
And he calls Detroit, and they call Atlanta,
And all of a sudden, these guys are talking and saying, - Listening to Kenny G 00:11
And all of a sudden, these guys are talking and saying,
♪ ("SONGBIRD" PLAYING) ♪ - Listening to Kenny G 00:08
♪ ("SONGBIRD" PLAYING) ♪
I remember the first time I heard "Songbird," - Listening to Kenny G 00:07
I remember the first time I heard "Songbird,"
And it was just beautiful. - Listening to Kenny G 00:04
And it was just beautiful.
You know, when Kenny came along - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
You know, when Kenny came along
And then the melody, I mean, you know, that's one - Listening to Kenny G 00:04
And then the melody, I mean, you know, that's one