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James Arthur Falls In Love in Unorthodox Places

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We play a game with the British singer/songwriter based on his hit song "Say You Won't Let Go"

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Young Hollywood

Okay so let's play a little game. It's called Say You Won't Let Go and you're going to uh that's what the game is called. It's actually what the game is named after a song. That's so weird. That's crazy original. How crazy is that? That's a that's a rip off. We came up with a game named after your song. No wonder you got so many viewers. I love it. Say you won't let go. Say you won't let go. What you're going to do is just close your eyes. You can't look. Don't look in there. Don't look in there. So, of the two things, tell us which one you can't let go of. Okay. Okay, which one of these two you cannot let go of. You can't let go of? Uh Jay-Z or Eminem?

James Arthur

Were the two options. I can't let go of. I can't I can't let go of either of them. But I mean

Young Hollywood

You have to.

James Arthur

Uh Eminem was no, I couldn't let go of Eminem. He brought me up.

Young Hollywood

You throw it. You could throw it. You can throw it to the camera. It's kinda cool little effect. That would be like David Blaine if I could do it. Oh, I did it. Cool. Can't wait. Give us the two options. Ginger beer or or real beer?

James Arthur

Big fan of both of these things. But real beer can be quite helpful at times so I'm going to I'm going to keep real beer and let go of ginger beer.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. The girl that you are were in a song with, she'd probably drink a lot of beer. I would have never met her. That song wouldn't have been written. Oh, here we go. All right, I can't let go of Ed Sheeran or John Mayer.

James Arthur

Oh, Ed Sheeran's Ed Sheeran's my boy. He's my boy so I'm going to let go of John Mayer even though I'm a fan of both of them. My boy.

Young Hollywood

Yeah, he's your boy. Yeah, I knew you were going to choose Ed Sheeran the whole time. But I love them both. They're great. Tattooed. Oh, a lot of options in here. Tattoos or never having tattoos.

James Arthur

I'd probably go back and not have them. Okay. To be honest. Times have moved on and the tattoos have gotten better and I would probably like I'd like to start again and have some better work done. I had a I had an angel on this arm. But then I let my friend practice tattooing on me, which was a really bad bad life choice. Oh my God.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. That's how they do it in the UK?

James Arthur

Yeah, that's how we do it. We're we're raw dog.

Young Hollywood

What else you got? There we go. LA or the UK? LA or the UK? Which one would you you can't let go of?

James Arthur

I'm enjoying the sunshine right now in LA, so I'm going to let go of the UK. Oh.

Young Hollywood

We welcome you, James Arthur, here in Los Angeles. Sorry, UK. And Hollywood welcomes you. When you looked over your shoulder for a minute, I forget that I'm older. I want to dance with you right now. You look as beautiful as ever. And I swear that every day you get better. You make me feel this way somehow. I'm so in love with you and I hope you know. I've heard that people they want to play at their weddings. A lot of people are getting getting married to it or like proposing to this song, yeah.

James Arthur

And that's what I intended. I intended for it to be uh relatable a song, you know, actually paint a picture of of of how people would fall in love and usually people fall in love in quite weird places. Unorthodox places, you know. In my story and Say You Won't Let Go, the girl is is drunk and I'm

Young Hollywood

She's throwing up.

James Arthur

She's throwing up and I that's I'm I'm my romantic gesture is holding her hair back and

Young Hollywood

Did you kiss her after the after the throw up, though?

James Arthur

Don't kiss her. That's why I tell her she needs to go and get some rest. She needs to get some rest. She's going to get you back to the

Young Hollywood

I don't really want I don't really want them chunks in my mouth. Did we we can go out and high five. My man. Thank you, Young Hollywood world out there. Thank you very much, Young Hollywood.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Jay-Z

    Option in the 'Say You Won't Let Go' game

  • Eminem

    Chosen option in the 'Say You Won't Let Go' game

  • David Blaine

    Mentioned in a magical context

  • Ed Sheeran

    Chosen option in the 'Say You Won't Let Go' game, described as 'my boy'

  • John Mayer

    Option in the 'Say You Won't Let Go' game

FAQ

What is the game James Arthur plays in the video?+
James Arthur plays a game called "Say You Won't Let Go," named after his song, where he chooses which of two options he can't let go of.
Which artist did James Arthur choose between Jay-Z and Eminem?+
James Arthur chose Eminem, stating that Eminem "brought me up."
Why did James Arthur choose real beer over ginger beer?+
He chose real beer because it can be "quite helpful at times."
Who did James Arthur choose between Ed Sheeran and John Mayer?+
He chose Ed Sheeran, calling him "my boy."
What is the inspiration behind James Arthur's song "Say You Won't Let Go"?+
The song is intended to be relatable and paint a picture of how people fall in love, often in "quite weird places" or "unorthodox places."
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