GMM 1292.2: I Hate Love Songs (Live) Kelsea Ballerini ft. Rabbit Lightning

( music playing ) Singing “I Hate Love Songs” off her album, “Unapologetically,” please welcome Kelsea Ballerini. – Hi! – And also, we’re “Rabbit Lightning.” – Welcome, Kelsea. – Hi! – Hey. – Kelsea: Rabbit Lightning. That is… That’s us. It’s the kind of name that pops out. – You really wanna be like, “What do they sing?” – It strikes ya. – What is that? – Right, like on a billboard, or like a snake. – Yeah, like a snake that just gets ya. – Link: Yup, on the… – …crotch. – We’re gonna sing just a little back-up. We will stay completely out of your way. – You’ve practiced? – Sure. – Yeah. – Okay. Kelsea: Here we go. ♪ I hate Shakespeare and Gosling ♪ ♪ And cakes with white frosting ♪ ♪ Two names in a heart-shaped tattoo ♪ ♪ I think Cupid is stupid ♪ ♪ And violets are purple, not blue ♪ – ♪ That’s true ♪ – ♪ Uh-huh ♪ – Really? – ♪ I hate catching bouquets ♪ ♪ The honeymoon phase ♪ ♪ And lettermen jackets don’t fit ♪ ♪ Your eyes can’t hold stars ♪ ♪ And you’ll die if your heart really skips ♪ – ♪ I hate love songs ♪ – ♪ I hate love songs ♪ Both: ♪ I hate love songs ♪ – ♪ Yeah, I really do ♪ – ♪ I really do ♪ Both: ♪ I really do ♪ – ♪ I hate love songs ♪ – ♪ I hate love songs ♪ Both: ♪ I hate love songs ♪ ♪ But I love you ♪ – Kelsea: Wow. – Me? Or him? You–uh, it’s mutual. It’s the same. – Sentimental love. Equal love. – Equal love. – Yeah. – Kelsea, since we’re over here… – You’re there. – …and, you know– Would you mind if we just sang a verse? Wow. You can’t say no to that, can ya? Well, you could, but we’d have a problem with it. Okay. Okay. I’m intrigued more than anything, so… Okay, just trust us. ♪ I hate opera and soccer ♪ ♪ And beige pleated Dockers ♪ – ♪ And wearing a shirt in a store ♪ – Eww. ♪ I hate meals without meat ♪ – ♪ And I don’t know what kale’s even for ♪ – ( giggling ) – Is it a fabric? – I think it might be a fabric. – “Is it a fabric?” – ♪ I hate subtitled movies ♪ ♪ And going on “Judge Judy” ♪ Both: ♪ I’ve been on that show 18 times ♪ ( laughter ) ♪ I hate art dance and reading ♪ ♪ And I especially hate when songs rhyme ♪ Dang it! Both: ♪ I hate seat belts! ♪ ♪ Yeah, I really do ♪ ( giggling ) ♪ I hate flu shots ♪ – ♪ But I also hate the flu ♪ – Kelsea: Amen! – That’s the truth. – Who doesn’t hate the flu, right? Wow. We should go to a guitar solo at this point, ’cause I just need to process what’s happening. – Okay. – Do you wanna do it? There we go. – Yeah! – Country music, ya know? – Kelsea: That was really well written. – Link: Oh, thank you. – Rhett: Thank you. – Kelsea: Yeah. – Rhett: We know. – You should come to Nashville. ( mimicking guitar playing ) Can I do a mouth-solo? I just did. Yeah, I wish we had a kazoo or something. I could do a mouth-trumpet. ( imitates playing harmonica ) Okay. – ( trumpet sounds ) – Ooh, that’s even better. Beautiful. ♪ It’s “I’ll always love you” but I really hate it ♪ ♪ When bumpkins takeover my song ♪ Oh, boy. ♪ I was just fine the first time ♪ ♪ So if you don’t mind ♪ ♪ You two can just sing along ♪ ♪ With the lyrics that I had from my song ♪ – Link: Okay, cool. – ♪ That are already written ♪ – Yeah. – Whatever. – Ready? – It was cool as it was, yeah. – ♪ I hate love songs ♪ – ♪ I hate love songs ♪ – ♪ Yeah, I really do ♪ – ♪ I really do ♪ – ♪ I hate love songs ♪ – ♪ I hate love songs ♪ – ♪ But I love you ♪ One more time. – Again, me or him? – ♪ I hate love songs ♪ – ♪ I hate love songs ♪ – ♪ The old and the new ♪ – ♪ Old and the new ♪ – ♪ I hate love songs ♪ – ( guitars fade ) ♪ And mullets ♪ ( quiet laughter ) ( laughs ) ♪ But I love you ♪ ( laughter ) – Whoo! – Thank you, Kelsea! Check out Kelsea’s new album, “Unapologetically,” And thank you for being here with us. And apologies to the shirt, salad, and seat belt industry. – ( chuckles ) That was pretty great. – That was pretty great. I think you should come to Nashville. You’d fit in. – All right. – Maybe minus the mullet. – What’s your couch like? – What? ( laughter ) Cushiony. All right. Click on thru to watch Rhett and Link get down to the nitty gritty – of weird southern slang. Those idiots. – Yeah. Link: Kick back and listen to some sweet country music while drinking out of our sweet mason jars. Available at mythical.store.

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