Jeff Daniels Shocks Kelly Clarkson With Moving Original Song Performance

- So what song are you playing today? - Well, this is a song, I mean, for anybody who plays guitar, right? It's okay. You don't have to be any good. (audience laughs) - Okay. That's anytime I pick up a guitar, so. - But it's that thing you do when you're sitting on your porch with just your best friend, the guitar, and you wanna write a love song to the guitar. - [Kelly] Okay. (gentle guitar music) ♪ You were there when I was falling ♪ ♪ You were there when I fell in love ♪ ♪ You were there when I was thinking through ♪ ♪ All them things I was thinking of ♪ ♪ You were always right beside me ♪ ♪ Never out of sight ♪ ♪ You turned my never evers into maybe I just might ♪ ♪ Your pearly gates fly open when I bow my head and pray ♪ ♪ My thunder turns to lightning ♪ ♪ You rain sunshine on my day ♪ ♪ When that melody's in me ♪ ♪ I can hear your choir sing ♪ (gentle guitar music) ♪ When my fingers find your strings ♪ (gentle guitar music) - What is happening? (audience laughs) (audience cheering and applauding) (gentle guitar music) ♪ You're the sunrise in my morning ♪ ♪ You're the warm wind through my night ♪ ♪ You dance me through my darkness ♪ ♪ And lead me through the light ♪ ♪ You answer all my questions and you finish what I start ♪ ♪ And when I'm at a loss for words ♪ ♪ You find them in my heart ♪ ♪ I hold you oh so carefully ♪ ♪ I handle you with care ♪ ♪ Oh, I never leave without you ♪ ♪ I just take you everywhere ♪ ♪ We both know I'm less without you ♪ ♪ We both know it's plain to see ♪ ♪ I ain't holding you, my friend ♪ ♪ It's you who's holding me ♪ ♪ Your pearly gates fly open when I bow my head and pray ♪ ♪ My thunder turns to lightning ♪ ♪ You rain sunshine on my day ♪ ♪ When that melody's in me ♪ ♪ I can hear your choir sing ♪ ♪ When that melody's in me ♪ ♪ Oh, I can hear your choir sing ♪ ♪ Melody's in me, oh, I can hear your choir sing ♪ (gentle guitar music) ♪ When my fingers find your strings ♪ - Oh, my God. (gentle guitar music) Fine. That was so pretty. (audience cheering and applauding) - Not bad? Not bad? - Yes! (audience cheering and applauding) What's happening? - [Producer] Here you go. Here you go. - What just happened? (audience cheering and applauding) I mean- - Not bad? (audience cheering and applauding) - Wait a minute. (audience applauding) I'm gonna be really honest right now. (chuckles) (audience laughs) They were like, "Hey, Jeff Daniel's coming. He wants to play a song." - Okay. No, it needs a bridge. I know. I know, yeah. - No, no. You stop, sir. And I was like, "Okay." I was like, "I don't know how this is gonna go." And, oh, my gosh. (mug thuds)

Channel: The Kelly Clarkson Show

Views: 2,575,841

Keywords: Jeff Daniels, Kelly Clarkson, music, performance, acoustic guitar, original songs, reaction, The Kelly Clarkson Show, NBC, talk show, American Idol, The Voice, singer, musician, NBC TV, Television, Funny, comedic, humor, jokes, funny video, interview, variety, talent, celebrities, video, clip, highlight, songs, sings, moving, Dumb and Dumber, Speed, Godless, The Newsroom, American Rust, A Man in Full, The Martian, Allegiant, Looper

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Length: 3min 49sec (229 seconds)

Published: Mon May 06 2024