"GOONING" (w/ Zara Larsson)

Matt Rogers (0:00)

Hey, everybody, it's me, Matt, and my tour is on sale now. This time, it's really Christmas. You can go to www.mattroggersofficial.com, podcast or a visual medium. If you're not watching me right now, I am holding in my hands my vinyl. It's called Have You Heard of Christmas? The answer to that question is coming. At this time, it's really Christmas. I'm playing all over the country and in London and in Canada. That makes it a world tour. Harry Styles, you're on burn notice. I'll see you soon.

Zara Larsson (0:31)

And it would be such a powerful experience for me on stage. To be like one, two, three, Goon, and everyone in the ground just starts going. Look, Matt.

Matt Rogers (0:43)

Oh, I see. Wow. Bowen, look over there. Wow, is that culture?

Zara Larsson (0:47)

Yes. Oh my goodness. Wow.

SPEAKER_3 (0:49)

Las Culturistas.

SPEAKER_5 (0:51)

Ding dong, Las Culturistas calling.

Matt Rogers (0:54)

And it looks like Matt and Bowen are the readers today of El Especialito. Especialito News, podcast or a visual medium. We actually hit the presses with Especialito with our guest, Zara Larsson, on the cover.

Bowen Yang (1:09)

Manhattan, it's Especialito Manhattan. I guess there's different borough versions.

Matt Rogers (1:13)

Can we just... Rachel, you found these on the streets?

Bowen Yang (1:16)

This is fantastic.

Matt Rogers (1:18)

So this is front page news, okay?

Bowen Yang (1:21)

This is Zara at the Grammys.

Matt Rogers (1:24)

Stunning. And she will return next year or they will be dealt with. I mean, they... That's the way we Grammy campaign is we just make threats.

Bowen Yang (1:33)

We just threaten the recording academy. Has it worked before?

Matt Rogers (1:36)

Sort of?

Bowen Yang (1:36)

No. No. Hey, Matt, laggett.

Matt Rogers (1:41)

Go ahead, define it.

Bowen Yang (1:43)

Swedish for what's up.

Matt Rogers (1:45)

Do you speak any Swedish?

Bowen Yang (1:47)

No, I didn't really nail it, did I?

Zara Larsson (1:49)

So I'm just a ghost. You're just a ghost.

Matt Rogers (1:51)

She's a ghost right now, but she's going to become corporal in just seconds because...

Bowen Yang (1:55)

Here's some Swedish for you. This is a gag. She's the youngest winner of Talang.

Zara Larsson (2:00)

Uh-huh. A period.

SPEAKER_3 (2:01)

A period.

Matt Rogers (2:03)

First of all, youngest winner of Talang, and is that... Did I say it right?

Zara Larsson (2:06)

Talang.

Matt Rogers (2:07)

Talang. That was beautiful. And I became aware of our guest when fellow Pisces, Joel Kim Booster, sent me a song called Ruined My Life several years ago.

Bowen Yang (2:17)

So this is post-Lush Life and post-Wow.

Zara Larsson (2:19)

Literally.

Matt Rogers (2:20)

Well, this is what we'll talk about today, is I feel like people arrive to our guests in many different timelines.

Zara Larsson (2:24)

That's very good.

Matt Rogers (2:25)

And now it is sort of universal monoculture, and thank God. But when I heard Ruined My Life, and Joel Kim Booster said to me, this is our song. Midnight Sun was an album of the year nominee at the Las Culturistas Culture Awards, because it is one of the albums of the year.

And honestly, I'm just excited about what the today is gonna bring.

Bowen Yang (2:45)

I'm so excited. She's a Grammy nominated icon. Everyone, please welcome Zara Larsson!

SPEAKER_3 (2:52)

Zara Larsson!

Matt Rogers (2:54)

And we brought back that silly pillow for you today, because actually, you do make it work.

Bowen Yang (2:58)

You make it work.

SPEAKER_5 (2:58)

Thank you.

Zara Larsson (2:59)

Yes, and now I see it. Now I see it.

SPEAKER_5 (3:01)

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Bowen Yang (3:02)

The prince, you know what I mean. Wait, and then tell us about-

Zara Larsson (3:05)

Mouvelle? Mouvelle.

SPEAKER_5 (3:05)

Yeah, who's Mouvelle?

Zara Larsson (3:06)

She's from Chicago, and I saw her in a store, and she was just so cute. And I figured she could be a very chic, plain pillow.

Matt Rogers (3:14)

Yeah. Has she been comfortable on the road?

Zara Larsson (3:16)

Very. Yeah. She helped me out a lot, actually. She's a bit scruffed up in the hair. She needs a little bonnet or something.

Bowen Yang (3:21)

She needs a bonnet, for sure.

Zara Larsson (3:22)

But she's happy.

SPEAKER_3 (3:24)

She's always-

Matt Rogers (3:25)

Can I see her facial expression?

Zara Larsson (3:27)

Yeah.

SPEAKER_3 (3:27)

Oh, I see.

Zara Larsson (3:29)

Oh, she's gooning.

Bowen Yang (3:31)

She's gooning.

SPEAKER_3 (3:32)

Mouvelle.

Zara Larsson (3:33)

No.

Matt Rogers (3:35)

Gooning icon. Zara just gooned a little bit for the camera. If you want to see that, hit youtube.com.