Justin Timberlake: Tiny Desk Concert

NPR Music
15 Mar 202425:40

Summary

TLDRThe transcript captures a lively performance by JT and the Tennessee Kids at a Tiny Desk concert, filled with energetic renditions of their songs. The band engages the audience with interactive moments, showcasing their chemistry and passion for music. They express their excitement for an upcoming tour and new album, wishing prosperity, peace, love, and fun for everyone. The performance concludes with a special mention of their participation in the Tiny Desk contest and gratitude towards their supporters.

Takeaways

  • 🎤 Introduction of the performer, C, a friend of the speaker and named Tiny.
  • 🎶 A performance filled with music, singing, and audience interaction.
  • 👀 Lyrical content focusing on love, admiration, and desire.
  • 💃 Invitation for the audience to participate and sing along.
  • 🎉 Mention of an upcoming tour and a new album release.
  • 🙏 Wishes for prosperity, peace, love, and fun for the audience.
  • 🎵 A special mention of NPR and appreciation for the Tiny Desk concert series.
  • 🌟 Highlight of the band, JT and the Tennessee Kids, and their excitement to perform.
  • 🎭 A humorous anecdote about fitting the band into the Tiny Desk space like a game of Tetris.
  • 🎶 Performance of a song from the new album, emphasizing a theme of selfish love.
  • 👏 A closing thank you to the audience and sponsors, with a nod to the 2014 Tiny Desk contest.

Q & A

  • Who is being introduced in the script?

    -Tiny, a friend of the speaker and a performer, is being introduced.

  • What is the significance of the phrase 'Beau walking down the street'?

    -The phrase 'Beau walking down the street' refers to a memorable and attractive individual the speaker encountered, possibly a romantic interest.

  • What is the meaning behind the line 'she deserves a crown'?

    -The line 'she deserves a crown' suggests admiration for a woman the speaker sees, implying she is special and deserving of recognition or honor.

  • What does the speaker express through the lyrics 'I can't wait to have it in my heart'?

    -The speaker is expressing eagerness and a strong desire to feel a deep emotional connection or love.

  • What is the significance of the repeated phrase 'around goes around comes all the way back'?

    -The phrase signifies the cyclical nature of events or situations, possibly referring to a relationship where things seem to repeat themselves.

  • What does the speaker mean by 'I guess I'm selfish'?

    -The speaker acknowledges their possessiveness or desire to keep their love interest all to themselves, indicating a level of self-awareness about their feelings.

  • What is the context of the song 'SexyBack' mentioned in the script?

    -The song 'SexyBack' is performed as a part of the concert, showcasing the speaker's confidence and the energetic atmosphere of the performance.

  • What does the speaker wish for the audience?

    -The speaker wishes the audience prosperity, peace, love, and a lot of fun, indicating a positive and uplifting message.

  • What is the significance of the 'Tiny Desk' in the context of the script?

    -The 'Tiny Desk' is a reference to NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts, a popular series where musicians perform in intimate settings, often at NPR's offices.

  • What is the speaker's reaction to the challenge of fitting the band in the tiny desk space?

    -The speaker humorously describes it as a game of Tetris, indicating that it was a fun and challenging experience to fit everyone in the small space.

Outlines

00:00

🎤 Introduction and Performance Kickoff

The script begins with an enthusiastic introduction by the host, setting the stage for a lively performance. The host welcomes the audience and introduces the performer, Tiny, a friend of theirs. The paragraph is filled with the energy of a live show, including musical cues, applause, and the anticipation of a captivating performance. The performer engages the audience, hinting at a romantic theme with references to 'bright brown eyes' and a desire to 'crown' someone special. The summary of this paragraph captures the essence of a dynamic start to a concert, with the performer's interaction with the audience and the promise of a memorable musical experience.

05:02

🎶 Love and Longing in the Spotlight

This paragraph delves deeper into the theme of love and desire, with the performer expressing a yearning that is both passionate and profound. The lyrics convey a sense of admiration for a loved one, with the performer expressing a wish to be seen and acknowledged by the object of their affection.

Mindmap

Keywords

💡Introduction

The act of introducing someone or something to an audience, often setting the stage for what is to follow. In the context of the video, it refers to the host's welcoming speech and the presentation of the performer, C, and his friend Tiny.

💡Performance

An act of presenting a form of art, such as music or dance, before an audience. In the video, it refers to the musical performance by C and his band, which includes singing and playing instruments.

💡Audience Interaction

The communication between a performer and their audience, often aimed at creating a more engaging and immersive experience. In this video, the performer interacts with the audience by encouraging them to sing along, clap, and dance.

💡Song Lyrics

The words or text that make up a song, often expressing a particular theme or story. In the video, song lyrics are central to the performance, conveying emotions and themes of love, desire, and personal experiences.

💡Applause

The act of clapping one's hands to show appreciation for a performance or speech. In the video, applause signifies the audience's positive reception and appreciation for the musical performance.

💡Tiny Desk

A reference to NPR's popular 'Tiny Desk Concert' series, where musicians perform in intimate settings, often at a small desk. In the video, it is mentioned as the platform where the performance is taking place.

💡Upcoming Tour and Album

Refers to the future plans of a musical artist or band to go on tour and release new music. In the video, the performer mentions an upcoming tour and album, indicating new and exciting developments for the artist and their fans.

💡Prosperity, Peace, Love

These are abstract concepts often used to express wishes for a better future. In the video, the performer conveys these wishes to the audience, reflecting a positive and hopeful message.

💡Selfish

A term describing someone who thinks excessively about themselves or their own interests, often at the expense of others. In the context of the song lyrics, it is used to express possessive feelings in a romantic relationship.

💡Dance

A form of expression and art that involves movement of the body, often to music. In the video, dance is a key component of the performance, with the performer encouraging the audience to dance and enjoy the music.

💡NPR

National Public Radio, a media organization that produces and distributes news and cultural programming. In the video, NPR is the organization hosting the Tiny Desk Concert where the performance takes place.

Highlights

Introduction of the performer, C, as a friend and artist

The performer's anecdote about a sunny day and a memorable encounter

A lyrical reference to a crown, indicating a theme of admiration or desire

The mention of dealing with things one doesn't have to, suggesting resilience or independence

An interactive moment with the audience, engaging them in the performance

A declaration of admiration and a desire to be with someone, expressed through song

A call to dance and enjoy the moment, promoting a carefree attitude

A playful challenge to the audience to join in and sing along

The performer's acknowledgment of the audience's energy and response

A lyric about the intensity of feelings and the desire to keep them close

The performer's introduction of a new song from their upcoming album

A wish for the audience's prosperity, peace, love, and fun

A humorous comparison of fitting the band into the space to playing Tetris

The performer's expression of gratitude towards NPR and the Tiny Desk series

A lyrical theme of jealousy and possessiveness in love

A song about heartbreak and the pain of unrequited love

A defiant decision to perform a song despite being told it's not suitable for the Tiny Desk

A high-energy performance that turns into a party, engaging the audience

The performer's closing remarks, thanking the audience and sponsor

Transcripts

00:00

let's have

00:01

[Music]

00:15

some ladies and

00:17

gentlemen it's my pleasure to introduce

00:19

to

00:21

you C's a friend of mine a name tiny

00:27

what's his name j yeah yeah on that

00:30

sunny day didn't know I'd be think such

00:35

a

00:36

Beau walking down the street seen those

00:40

bright brown eyes bright brown eyes is

00:42

coming down I said she deserves a

00:46

crown where is it now sing it

00:50

[Music]

00:51

toing

00:53

you you deal with things that you don't

00:56

have to yeah he doesn't love

01:02

by you feel this

01:05

[Music]

01:13

[Music]

01:13

[Applause]

01:18

[Music]

01:20

feel

01:24

yeah when I look into your eyes

01:30

I see something that

01:34

can't and I know if

01:43

you break it down one time Johny Des

01:48

yeah I want to try something right now

01:52

all the fellas in the house started off

01:53

with me we go it feel

01:56

likey can I leave with you the L say

01:59

what don't know what I'm

02:01

thinking with youy you got to come it

02:04

feels

02:05

like can I leave with

02:11

you everybody put your hands

02:22

together I don't mind just want to rock

02:26

you I'll have whatever you have come on

02:30

let's give it a see I've been watching

02:33

you and I like the way you move so go

02:37

ahead girl just that Shing sing it to me

02:40

so you grab your girls and you grab a

02:42

couple more you all meet me

02:46

in so your pass to the left exhale to

02:49

the right don't be so quick

02:52

to come on now dance I want to rock your

02:56

body

02:57

pleas dance me and you around to admit

03:00

you want to

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play just let me Rock

03:06

You Now ladies come on give it to me to

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me no disrespect I don't needan no har

03:14

to

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me I can't wait to have it in my eyes to

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me hurry up because it taking too long

03:23

to everybody I

03:26

better so what did you

03:32

you don't want

03:37

to love

03:40

forever love is

03:45

here one

03:48

time two

03:50

time one time hey you got a

03:54

two

03:56

don't don't walk away come on and dance

04:01

let me

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your on Dan me you you don't have

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[Music]

04:15

to no disrespect I don't even know how

04:20

to I can't wait to have it in my

04:23

[Music]

04:25

heart hurry up come on baby

04:31

naked by the end of this

04:35

[Applause]

04:39

[Music]

04:42

[Applause]

04:46

[Music]

04:49

song Here We

04:51

Go Hey little mama hey and got to ask me

04:55

if I want

04:57

to tell me can I get a light roll you up

05:02

and let it through my

05:05

veins I can always see the stars when

05:09

I'm on

05:12

you I don't want to ever come down off

05:15

this CL of Ling you cuz now you got me

05:20

[Music]

05:24

up be my

05:27

baby all I you

05:31

Bab one more

05:34

time so I want to see

05:39

the

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[Applause]

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[Music]

05:47

baby you my little push love

05:51

girl ain't

05:53

you yeah yeah my little push love girl

05:58

take me to the bridge since you came

06:01

around I've been living a different

06:05

life I don't want to come

06:09

down I got on

06:12

high people call me a

06:15

user but I want you want me to nothing

06:21

else to

06:23

do all I want is you

06:27

[Music]

06:28

Bab

06:32

oh baby you know who are

06:39

yeah now you got

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[Music]

06:53

me break it down break it

06:58

down Bab

07:10

you're my little Bush love

07:13

girl so

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sweet you are my little push love

07:20

girl ain't

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you yeah

07:27

W thank you

07:33

[Applause]

07:34

[Music]

07:39

[Applause]

07:43

[Music]

07:53

hey woke up this

07:56

morning heard the TV saying something

08:00

something about disaster in the world

08:04

and made me wonder where I'm

08:08

going so much darkness in the

08:12

world I see beauty lifting you

08:15

[Music]

08:18

girl I'll be all right sing

08:24

it all

08:28

night don't you know that that would be

08:33

enough the end

08:37

of

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[Music]

08:40

so and relax your

08:45

mind I'm going to love you girl Until

08:49

the

08:51

End let me you

08:54

[Music]

08:57

sing yeah your turn come on

09:01

[Music]

09:05

say I hear you in the back you can get

09:07

louder come

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[Music]

09:13

on One More Time come

09:16

[Music]

09:20

on

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two now this for the L in let me you say

09:27

yeah yeah yeah

09:30

oh that's too

09:35

quiet come

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on hey this for the out let me

09:45

you this for the ls if out let me

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say

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oh y

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[Music]

10:09

[Music]

10:20

take me

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home thank

10:25

[Music]

10:28

you

10:34

thank you guys all right thank

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you woo it's

10:49

early thank you guys for having us we

10:51

are JT and the Tennessee kids make some

10:53

noise for these

10:57

fantastic um

11:01

no uh we've been out on the road a

11:04

little bit

11:07

um and uh I forget how many of us there

11:12

are until you get y'all really lived up

11:15

to the name tiny desk yeah I I yesterday

11:19

trying to get all of us in here was a

11:21

game of Tetris it was but we did it

11:24

we're here and we're happy to be here um

11:28

we wish you guys a an amazing 2024 2025

11:32

2026 all that um we hope you graduate

11:37

to um even just a regular

11:43

desk or or multiple desks you have tiny

11:46

desks um bigger desks bigger desks yeah

11:51

yeah L large

11:53

cubicles um nonetheless yeah nonetheless

11:57

um we are excited to be here I'm a big

12:00

fan of NPR I'm a big fan of tiny desk

12:03

and um so it's a real pleasure to be

12:06

here um and I'm excited too because

12:09

we're going on tour this year got a new

12:11

album coming

12:16

out um and uh yeah everything I thought

12:20

it was which is what I wish for you all

12:24

um Prosperity Peace

12:26

Love um and just whole hell of a lot of

12:30

fun um cuz we're going to have a whole

12:33

hell of a lot of fun um so here's one

12:36

from the new album and if you know it

12:38

sing it with us uh this call

12:41

[Applause]

12:47

[Music]

12:58

selfish mhm

13:01

[Music]

13:07

yeah goes like this if they saw what I

13:12

saw they will fall the way I fell they

13:15

don't know what you

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want baby I would never tell if they

13:21

know what I

13:23

know they would never let you go so

13:27

guess why I ain't never letting you go

13:31

cuz your lips were made for mine my

13:35

heart would go flat if it wasn't beating

13:40

for you all the time so if I get

13:45

jealous I can't help

13:48

it I want every be you I guess I'm

13:53

selfish know it's bad for my M but I

13:58

can't fight

13:59

when you're looking like you do but you

14:04

can't hide

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it put you in a frame baby you could

14:09

blame you glad your mama made

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you making me insane you can't not be

14:15

explained you must be an

14:19

angel every time the phone rings I hope

14:23

that is you on the other side want to

14:26

tell you

14:28

everything everything that's on my mind

14:31

and I don't want any other guys taking

14:35

my place girl I got too much I know I

14:38

may be wrong but I don't want to be

14:41

right CU your made mind my heart would

14:46

go

14:47

flat it wasn't beating for you all the

14:52

time I get

14:55

jealous I can't help it

14:59

I want every B you gu I'm selfish yes

15:04

I'm

15:06

selfish but I can't fight it when you're

15:11

out looking like you do but you can't

15:15

hide

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[Music]

15:18

it baby you blame you glad Mama made you

15:23

m made you me you can I be explain you

15:27

must be in angel an

15:30

angel baby you you your mad your M made

15:35

you me can I be explain must

15:41

Ang

15:43

jealous but I can't help

15:46

it I want every bit of you I guess I'm

15:57

selfish

16:00

Dante wislo on the Trump

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[Music]

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[Applause]

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[Music]

16:20

here

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[Music]

16:27

yeah

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that's Baltimore's finest right

16:33

[Applause]

16:43

[Music]

16:57

therey

17:09

hey girl is he everything you wanted in

17:12

a

17:14

man know I gave you the

17:16

world you had me in the palm of your

17:20

hand so why you love when

17:24

way just can't seem to

17:27

understand thought it was me and you

17:31

baby me and you until the end but I

17:34

guess I was wrong sing it with

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[Music]

17:41

me can't believe it's in

17:44

[Music]

17:48

way tell me is this

17:52

fair is this the way it's going down is

17:56

this how we say goodbye wooho I should

18:00

have known when you came around that you

18:04

were going to make me

18:06

cry it's breaking my heart to watch you

18:09

around CU I know you're

18:13

living

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[Music]

18:21

that's way back

18:25

around goes around goes around goes

18:28

around comes all the way back

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[Applause]

18:33

around goes around goes around comes all

18:36

the way back

18:39

around goes around goes around goes

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around all the way back

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[Music]

18:57

around m

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[Music]

19:05

go

19:07

around comes back

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[Music]

19:20

around thank

19:21

[Applause]

19:26

you yes sir

19:31

thank you so

19:35

[Music]

19:41

much all right they said we couldn't do

19:44

it they said we they said don't do this

19:45

song at tiny desk so I said like DJ C

19:48

guess

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what we going to this song y ready to

19:52

have a good

19:55

time Tennessee kids y'all ready yeah

19:59

let's have a party Tennessee kids y'all

20:01

ready yeah let's have a party come

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[Music]

20:07

on Tiny desk y'all ready yeah let's have

20:11

a party say tiny desk y'all ready let's

20:15

have a part on the one

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say yeah

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yeah y'all feel that

20:29

oh let me get that one more time two

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three 4

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hey here we go let's go one 2 3

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[Music]

20:47

4 You ready

20:49

[Music]

20:51

baby you ready

20:56

baby bring you sexy back yeah them other

21:01

boys don't know how to act yeah I think

21:05

it's special us behind your back yeah so

21:08

turn around and I pick up the slack yeah

21:12

come on sing it with me say

21:16

dir see shackles baby I'm your

21:20

SL I let you with me if from Mis

21:24

behave it's just that no one makes me

21:26

feel this way

21:29

to the I come

21:37

here me see TW

21:40

with

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at make

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meile

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sexy

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sexy sexy

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[Music]

22:02

break it down I'm bringing sexy

22:05

back [ __ ] don't know how to

22:09

act girl let me make

22:14

things to get it

22:17

fast to the

22:21

dirty see shackles baby I'm your

22:25

slave I'll let you with me from

22:30

misbehave know what makes me feel this

22:34

way take to

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[Music]

22:43

the

22:45

twerk

22:52

twer

22:54

[Music]

22:57

sexxx

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[Music]

23:07

sex bre it

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[Applause]

23:12

[Music]

23:27

down

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hey I told you they

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[Music]

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bad hold

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[Music]

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up

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[Applause]

24:10

one two three pick it

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down

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[Music]

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hey

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[Music]

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everybody

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[Music]

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[Music]

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[Music]

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thank you

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[Applause]

25:17

one more time for the B

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y'all

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support for NPR comes from Capital 1

25:34

presenting sponsor of the 20124 tiny

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desk

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