from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hey, everybody. thanks for being with us. it is try day friday. hodi is to excited. it is february 28th, last day, the last day of the month. if you're living in florida or you're off in arizona or -- you don't care. >> we care. >> we so care it is the last. thank the lord it is the shortest. >> yes. and we have a great show for you on this last day. we have anthony mackie. he is here with us. >> and mary mary, the grammy winning gospel sisters.

>> remember that song shackles, that's their song. a good one. >> we agree for once. >> if you have not seen any of the best picture nominees movies for the oscars, you are not alone. >> yeah this is surprising. and yet people tune into the oscars and don't know what's being honored. >> they say most people haven't even seen one. >> most of them? >> that's what i read. haven't seen one of the movies. >> the one that's been seen the most, because of the appeal, i think of tom hanks and we all fall in love with that story, is "captain philips," right? >> they say just specific, two-thirds of the people have yet to see one. i don't want to brag or anything, but i saw "wolf of wall street" and "american hustle ." so i have seen two. >> wow. >> i am ahead of all those other people. >> wow. >> up until yesterday, the day before yesterday, i had seen

three because i was just going to watch the oscars at home in my jammies. then i was brought into service to work with al roker on the red carpet this sunday. so i have been doing a marathon watching movies. >> you have a couple left to go. >> i have a couple left to go. i'll be getting on a plane after this to go and hopefully a couple of them i can watch on the plane. otherwise i have screeners from the academy. you have to -- i'm terrified of being able to pronounce everybody's name. >> chiwetel ejiofor. chiwetel. >> i'm going to call him chewy. that's his nickname. >> that's what anthony mackie told us earlier. we're going to fill out our oscar ballots right now. so here's yours, here's mine. >> thank you, hodi. >> here's your pen. >> okay. we're going to pick -- are we saying who we're picking? >> no. >> why not? >> then it is a boring quiet moment. i'm picking leonardo dicaprio. i'm going with meryl streep.

>> i'm going with cate blanchett. >> oscar best picture i'm of course going with "philomena" which i have not seen. >> and i'm going with "12 years a slave" which i saw yesterday. >> we're going to -- put your three cards in. >> three cards? >> we're going to put them in here and hand them off to alex. >> here's the problem with that, i don't trust alex, all right? not since the day i set my eyes on this guy. would you trust this face? look at him. >> no. >> okay. alex, take these. >> you going to sleep with that box? >> not leaving the studio. see you when you return. >> see what i'm saying about him? not going to end well. >> monday while in l.a. and while we're doing our live

report back and forth, we're going to reveal, we'll open the box and find out -- >> well, i have a real solid choice on everything because i haven't seen all the movies. i follow the buzz buzz. when i saw -- and the people winning all the awards, the trend going on. when i saw "blue jasmine" when it originally came out, blown away by cate blanchett. she's a great actress and lovely woman. but then two days ago i saw meryl streep -- >> and you said -- >> i can't remember everything. it's fresh. >> the last movie that comes out, know what i mean? >> that's what i mean. i thought matthew mcconaughey was unbelievable, how could anybody be better. then i saw leonardo dicaprio, and i went, oh, what a -- then i saw my best friend chewy in "12 years a slave." and that was apparently -- his official nickname. i'll try to get his name right. >> you will.

>> this is the official oscar drink. it is a coconut martini. >> okay. >> i'll let you taste test for me. >> coconut water, pineapple juice, lime and vodka. >> you know what? that takes you down to the keys, doesn't it? >> okay, you saw -- not often you see something on youtube you go crazy for. >> i know. my sister sent me this. she sent me this video and i think it is -- my favorite ever. >> okay. >> my favorite ever. we have seen children who felt music before, like the babies who brought to tears when the mother sang. but this little girl was destined to be a conductor. her name is larrea. her dad sings in the choir. this is in a baptist church in kyrgyzstan. >> kyrgyzstan? >> yeah. ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ >> oh, my god. >> is that the sweetest -- >> that was awesome. >> i'm in awe of that. >> how old? >> she looks 3 years old, 3 or 4 years old. >> that was awesome. kyrgyzstan. >> you think you know a country. >> i think it is so cool we can get video from kyrgyzstan and play it on our show. >> did you know women put more effort into looking good for their friends than their partners.

do you think that's true? >> i think if you've been with your partner for a long time, they stop complimenting you and your friends always go, oh, girl, i like that dress or those earrings, so you spend more time. >> bad though in a way, don't you think? >> well -- guys often don't notice. you get your haircut and you walk in and they're like, hi, they're, like, hey. i colored it, i did everything, i was in the salon for four hours and your friend goes, oh, my gosh, did you get a trim. >> it is lighter. much more detail. >> the average woman spends 50 minutes getting ready for a girl's night out but a lot less spend time getting ready for a date or with, you know. >> it is deductible for them. >> we asked our facebook friends to send pictures of what they look like on a girl's night out. so brioni -- >> sent us a picture of her mom's night out. >> and here is yolanda and

patricia with some friends. they say women like to look good for their girlfriends, they get dressed and get their hair done and everything. >> we're not going to talk about how long men last in bed, huh? we ran out of time. so sad. >> they're not living in the right state. maybe we'll bring that to you on monday. >> all right. we can do it. okay. we can do it. all right, so here's the deal. if you're wondering -- >> sacrifice friday funny one more time. >> if you're wondering how long men last in bed, there was a survey -- >> not talking about sleeping. >> this is what scientists say, on average, it is between three and 13 minutes. they surveyed ten -- they surveyed 10,000 men in the app called spread sheets. >> i don't like the sound of that. >> here are the results by state. the shortest endurance times are -- >> you know who you are.

vermont. >> south dakota and alaska. all under two minutes. okay. you do the ones with the longest. >> top three states with the longest endurance time, idaho. oh, yeah. potato pickers. they know what they're doing. west virginia. >> wild, wonderful, west virginia. >> and new mexico. >> i like that. new york, by the way, was ranked number 23, with three minutes and one second. >> that's what kills me. the one second. >> how do they even -- >> who puts a clock on it for goodness sake. all right. >> you know what it's time for? >> friday funny. >> you've been waiting for this. >> a man was walking through the supermarket -- a man was walking through the supermarket with his wife. he got distracted for just a second and his wife vanished. so he wandered a bit, searched up and down the aisles and saw a gorgeous woman shopping. he slowly approached her and said, excuse me, miss, you know,

i've lost my wife somewhere here in the supermarket, would you mind talking to me? the woman was a little confused and asked him, why? he said, because every time i talk it a beautiful woman, my wife just appears out of thin air. >> that was pretty good. that was pretty good. >> johnson's baby of the week time, hodi. >> that time where we announce and celebrate new moms and the adorable new additions to their families. first is davierre arie ware-sanner born on january 17th in minneapolis, minnesota. his mom says her son is bright and alert and gorgeous baby. >> the next babies are twins. greer patterson and collier wood ragone. born in atlanta, georgia, on january 8th. and their busy mom offered this advice to new parents, don't sweat the small stuff. she's right. >> our next johnson's baby born here in manhattan on january 6th, it is anthony james sabat.

his parents say their son loves to snuggle. >> and our final johnson's baby of the week is kenzie elaine eakins, born in harpersburg, west virginia, on february 9th. this little girl was so excited to come into the world that she came three weeks early. her mom says she was the loudest one in the nursery. >> congrats to all the babies. submit your baby to be a johnson's baby of the week, go to klgandhoda.com. we'll show you how to throw an oscar winning party. >> and our friend and actor anthony mackie has something thrilling to tell us about. save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance.d everybody knows that. well, did you know pinocchio was a bad motivational speaker? i look around this room and i see nothing but untapped potential. you have potential. you have...oh boy.

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>> feel the bones of the tree. good. listen to the earth. feel the pulse of the tree. good. what was that? >> it you see anything? >> no. >> it was mama. >> oh, my god. mama was there. >> if you were going to describe this movie, what would be the perfect way? >> i think it is two great movies in different genres. i think it is "eve's bayou" meets "misery" and slam them together. a psychological thriller. a lot of different plot points and turns and differences between the two characters that combine. >> forest whitaker -- you have almost every scene together but it gets brutal. >> yeah. >> i saw the trailer.

>> yeah. >> the trailer. >> forest whitaker -- >> isn't that all you need? >> you got to check it out. go on a date. take the hubby, go on the date. >> i have three movies to see for the oscars. >> that's so 2008. >> this was shot in your home -- >> in new orleans, yes, yes. shot on the north shore, right outside of slidell and coventon and had the opportunity for first time to go home every day after work. i'm, like, man, that is huge. one we to get fat you go home every day after work. >> what did they cook for you? >> i had the opportunity to cook everything i wanted. like, i have a big family. so i would go from house to house to house every night. >> and they fed you. >> oh, man. >> like what? >> you know, stuffed crabs or gumbo or just, you know, my family, we do games, so, you know. >> game? >> like fowl.

in our community, rabbit, squirrels, stuff like that. >> you eat thumper. >> all day. >> and bambi. >> some oil, some flour and some onion, i'll saute anything. >> you're not going to the oscars. you say you're going to be at grand isle fishing. >> i have a fishing camp outside of new orleans. >> is that what you do most of the time? is that the perfect way to come off a film -- >> yeah. >> get real again. >> go out in the swamp and chill out, catch some fish, walk inside and cook them. >> as an oscar veteran as you are, when you look at the films that are out there, what strikes you? what do you like? >> i have to say i thought cate blanchett's performance was dynamic because she took -- she took a character that none of us should like and endeared her to all of us. and i thought that was -- that is something as an actor that is really hard to do. >> what did you think of matthew mcconaughey in "dallas buyers club". >> what matthew did as an actor i felt is kind of

underappreciated because of the amount of weight he lost. i think his performance is great. he's reminding us of who he actually is and that's a great actor. he can leave his shirt on and make us want to see the movie. i think we got lost in that for a while. and "dallas buyers club" is the beginning of the resurgence. >> he's great in that one scene in "wolf of wall street". >> you watch the tv show, "great detectives," he's great on that too. >> you have a show coming out? >> american el capitano. >> you're the falcon. >> i am a flying -- check this out. that's not me. no. wait, no. that was -- that's sam jackson. you might think that's me. that's sam jackson. that was not me. but, yes. >> we're excited for you. >> we adore you. >> thank you so much.

don't let them push you around on the carpet. let them know who's boss. >> who? al roker? >> take him down. >> you need one of those little light kiosk things, those big rooms. what are those called? the room thing. >> the kiosk thing. >> yeah, the kiosk thing. lights, actors are like moths, we go to lights. >> whitney way thore and her no body shame campaign will make you want to get up and dance. >> and get ready to whip your hair back and forth. bobbie has all the hair buzz after this. [ male announcer ] it's 7am and steve is already thinking about tomorrow. which is why he's investing in his heart health by eating kellogg's raisin bran®. not only is kellogg's raisin bran® heart healthy it's a delicious source of potassium. ♪ mom make you eat that? i happen to like raisins.

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it is time for "bobbie's buzz." >> from streamlining your routine to coloring at home, "today" style editor and bobbie.com's bobbie thomas is here. >> what do you think about bangs? >> rita hazan, my go-to girl and juan-carlos convinced me to cut them. i think they're good when they're perfectly styled but they're hard to kind of manage. so don't cut them too short. but leave them long, they're sexy, but they hurt. i don't know. >> what do you got here? >> when it comes to taking care of your hair, i, for years ago, wen is a product by chaz dean. he started this trend where you don't use shampoo essentially. you use conditioner. >> oh. >> and what happens is when you get your hair colored and it is stripped, it is really hard when you do the -- and you strip it more. there is a big new trend at the drugstore that has followed suit and you'll find from herbal

essences to pantene, this whole cleansing and conditioning trend. >> all in one? >> it is a little sometimes strange because you don't see the suds, but it is cleaning, like when you use oil or cream to wipe your makeup off. it doesn't -- if you have oily hair, don't go this route. if you need hair to be manageable, weak or softer -- >> 75% of women color their hair. and that means we're all chasing the roots. this is a new online offering for hair color, professional grade by madison reed. and what i like is that this is actually invested by a pet company, so they really invested in not only the crew online they can call you, add service, they put it together on a box with almost full proof with the steps. if you're in san fran or new york, they'll send somebody to your house to help you and they'll try to roll that out across the country. $25 a month. >> what is last with this iron?

>> this is really cool. when it launched, the agave healing vapor iron sold out in a few days. you add the oil into the chamber, the cartridge, and it will vaporize and get into the hair. so if you have kinky, frizzy hair, this is a hair treatment tool. >> does it work well? >> it does. it is an investment so use this if you want to get the manageability. >> you can also -- it is $149, but something you use every day, but you can put your own oil in it too, which i like, you can put another -- >> girls from mary mary are into it. >> they are. they are. >> we're going it also meet whitney way thore who takes aim at body shape. >> quite the dancer. and the winner is your oscar party. we'll show you how to throw the perfect bash for next sunday's big event coming up, all after your local news.

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>> okay. >> right now we're getting ready for the oscars, most glamorous night of the year. set a dress code. greet them when they get there, one of best parts as an act is loaning out jewelry. set up your bling trays with stuff you already own. >> not real stuff depending on your friends. >> they might have gone with it. don't forget red carpet moments, right? say you have -- you have to have a -- >> save the wine. >> paparazzi. >> that's the best picture because you're both -- >> i'll hold on to that and shake it. like a polaroid picture. >> or upload pictures from your phone. upload pictures from your phone to postergram. you upload the pictures, they do post cards, messages are there. >> they will print the addresses and send them out for you, for 99 cents.

what a deal? >> that includes postage. >> that's unbelievable. >> that's fabulous. >> a great invite. >> so now it is time for -- we're excited. that's the americana hustle. that's the americana hustle and these are star struck -- >> what is it? >> these are fantastic. >> drink it. >> star struck sparklers. >> serving them on a tray that is very glamorous, world market, 30 bucks, much more extensive. and then we have these gorgeous coasters, very sorry, from kate spade. >> and you want people to fill them out, you put them in envelopes and do the unveiling later on. >> if yours is the most accurate, you take home the cast. we're going to make this easy. we have the runner that is made

out of black paper we have drawn you know, ticket outlines on with a gold market. how genius is this? >> what is it? >> it is a hurricane. >> a hurricane. a candle. >> meaning -- nobody told me. okay. >> we have a little gold statue we cut out. we're bringing the concession stand home with the popcorn bar and do you not love these? >> where do you get those? >> $5 each, individual servings. >> that's such a clever -- thank you. >> you're welcome, hodi. >> i love that. >> what other snacks should you have? >> you have to have the candy sand. that's the best part of going to the movies. these are in and out boxes, line them with gorgeous paper so it is super glammy. isn't that gorgeous? it is easy. we're using stuff you already have for the oscars for sunday night. >> what are you doing for the oscars? >> i am -- i'm eating a lot of

popcorn and hoping "12 years a slave" wins. >> thank you. >> you can find all the recipes and print your own ballot at klgandhoda.com. >> there is nothing like sisterly love, gospel singing duo known as mary mary is here. >> and viral video star whitney way thore and her no body shame campaign will help you to love your selfie. [ male announcer ] new gain flings! smell so amazing, they're like music to your nose. ♪ your love ♪ ♪ love keeps lifting me ♪ ♪ higher and higher [ male announcer ] lift your love with new gain flings! more gain scent than ever plus oxi boost cleaning power and febreze. it's our best gain ever. ♪ higher and higher ♪ higher and higher [ male announcer ] new gain flings!

all right, we're back with the last day of our special series called "love yourself" with the young woman whose quest to find the perfect body began years ago. >> she was a talented dancer who wasn't afraid to perform for whoever would watch. but her self-esteem seemed to

disappear. >> now she's not afraid to show it, most recently in this viral video that made her an internet sensation with more than 2 million hits. >> whitney has the moves. >> and shaking it. >> shaking it. >> how are you? >> so nice to meet you guys. >> are you surprised at the success of this? >> yes. i'm very surprised because i've been making the videos for about a year and this is the first one that has gone this viral for sure. >> wow. you were obviously very athletic. we saw the pictures of you when you were younger. >> yeah. >> you gained weight over the years. was it a hard thing to deal with, embrace, cope with? >> the hardest thing ever in life. i mean, i actually gained 100 pounds in one year when i went to college. it was, like, literally putting on a fat suit and walking out in public. it was so fast. and i remember i used to bump into things all the time because my body was changing so fast, i didn't even understand, you know, can i fit through these two cars or can i not? you don't know. >> there was a physical reason

for it as well that you had -- you think, right? >> i was diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome, linked with insulin resistance, the cause of the initial weight gain. i gained 200 pounds so i take personal responsibility. that's not all because of a medical condition. but definitely i felt ashamed once i started gaining weight, but i was too embarrassed to go to a doctor and say what's happening to me? >> you're a dancer, obviously, you called this video fat girl dancing. you picked that title. it is a little controversial. did you -- why did you pick it? the f word. >> it is the f word. actually my co-worker jared picked it and he said, you know what, whitney, fat girls are popular on the internet and dancing is popular and good music is popular. put that all together and go do your thing. then i started to embrace it and i think it is really important for me. i like being called fat. i don't like it when people say, oh, you're just curvy or fluffy.

let's call a spade a spade. there is a lot going on here and it is fat. i like to juxtapose that word with these videos because i think i'm breaking down some stereotypes and the stigma that is placed on fat people because i'm being active and happy and i'm dancing and i think i'm talented. and i'm fat too. >> you're all those things. do you think you're healthy? are you convinced that at this weight you're still as healthy as you should be? >> no. luckily for me, i've never had high blood pressure, not high cholesterol, nothing like that. i'm very active. but if i stay this weight, for sure, i'm going to develop health problems. >> what's your plan? >> my plan is to lose 100 pounds, which i already did once, but i gained it back. >> you can do it. >> so the goal is to definitely lose 100 pounds and just keep being active and letting my lifestyle determine my weight. >> what are you hoping people will take away when they watch that video? >> i hope people understand if you're not the weight you want to be or if you're fat or if you're thin, whatever, it doesn't matter, if you're embarrassed or ashamed about your body, you don't have to be. you got to start living now and the body you have today and from that you will gain confidence. >> you'll work your way.

>> you said you're embracing it. you're adorable. >> you'll be back. >> great seeing you, sweetie. thank you so much. if you would like whitney to answer your questions about the body positive movement, go to her live chat at klgandhoda.com. she's written an essay on klgandhoda.com and we'll have a dance tutorial on the "today" instagram account. >> she's busy. >> taking over. february is the month of romance and we have a god wink story of ever lasting love. >> and grammy winning duo mary mary sisters erica and tina campbell hit all the right notes for us after this. as a kid, i made a list of all the places i wanted to visit.

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the sisters are back. erica and tina campbell are known by their stage name mary mary and their song "shackles" launched their career. >> now the gospel duo is returning to tv for their third season of their hit reality show. in last night's explosive episode, the sisters begin to

deal with the painful reality of infidelity. take a look. >> the magazine comes out, how are you going to feel? how are you going to deal with it? >> it is my personal life. i need to heal. if i feel like that will help me heal, and teddy was okay with it, it is my decision. >> my heart is so broken for my sister. and all i can do is pray for her and teddy. >> well, it's painful. here you are. >> here you are. >> you chose forgiveness. >> i chose forgiveness because the other way was misery. let's just be honest about it. i did unforgiveness. i did crazy. i did revenge. >> did you take a knife to him? something to him? >> we don't want to elaborate on the things i did. >> details, details. >> a few things that could have landed me behind bars but thank god i'm free and safe and happy

and i did choose to forgive because the other way kept making me miserable. and i wanted to forgive, then i changed my mind and wanted to and changed my mind. i realized living in an unforgiving, angry, bitter state made me miserable every day. >> it is painful to go through it. it is also painful to love someone who is going through it. difficult for you too. >> oh, my god. we were both -- yeah -- incredibly mad at him. you're trying to go, oh, you'll be okay and i'm crumbling inside. she's crying, i'm crying. we did everything like this our whole lives. >> somebody you trusted, it was a friend. >> it was definitely a friend, somebody close to me. somebody in my house seven days before i actually found out. but, you know what, i'll forgive her too because if i'm going to forgive my husband, who actually made the commitment to me, well, then i can definitely forgive the person involved with him because he's the one that said, i won't hurt you, i won't do you harm and all that kind of stuff.

and it is just holding on to it makes me miserable. makes me continue to live in a horrible place and i don't want to live like that. >> does it help, dealing with the things in private is difficult enough. >> absolutely. >> dealing with them in public -- >> it is. i love that she took the sting out of it. she took -- she took people's ability to go, what's happening, my gosh, this is what happened. this is what i did. this is what he did, and this is where we are now. now what? and luckily for her she's not on social media, she's not hearing comments. i am. so sometimes i have to read because i'm very protective of my sister. but to be who she is, as public as she is, and go through this and tell it and say i'm going to make an attempt to forgive -- >> the truth is, it wasn't found out. i told it. it was my choice. i'm the one that went public with it. i didn't want to be like what if somebody finds out, i'll be embarrassed. let's tell everybody. let's be embarrassed and shamed and do it real hard. and get over it. >> that's the appeal of you two, that attitude.

>> and also the musical appeal of you two together. how is the music going? >> the music -- we have to say this, we have, on this third season, you'll see us touring, see us performing. >> album already, right? >> my solo album. >> mary mary still mary, but erica campbell is now at the forefront a little bit and -- >> that's fun. >> this is my biggest cheerleader. >> you want to concentrate on other things. >> family and a book came out of this too, for me. it was literally my journal, my conversations, talking to god about how i didn't want to be crazy and i was acting crazy. i told my lawyer about it, he said it should be a book. >> you sing a little bit for us, so you can remind us of the singing that you do? ♪ and i'm filled with so much gratitude ♪ ♪ it wasn't enough to explain the magnitude ♪ ♪ the passion of my love you

took everything i was ♪ ♪ and made me what i am ♪ and with all i am i worship you ♪ >> yes! >> i love that! >> thank you so much. >> glad you're doing well. all the best. >> you can catch mary mary thursday nights on we tv. >> unforgettable god wink story that proves love is ever lasting. but, first, this is "today" on nbc. pay my bill. phone: your account is already paid in full. oh, well in that case, back to vacation mode. ♪boots and pants and boots and pants♪ ♪and boots and pants and boots and pants♪ ♪and boots and pants... voice-enabled bill pay. just a tap away on the geico app. ♪ huh, 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. yup, everybody knows that. well, did you know that some owls aren't that wise.

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and now for this month's extraordinary story from squire rushnell. >> a god wink is a live changing coincidence or unexpected experience and as we come to the end of february, known as the month of love, randy yeager shares the story of the ever lasting love between his grandparents, gordon and norma yeager. >> i grew up a few blocks away from my grandmother and grandfather. they were a big part of my childhood. grandma and grandpa were very much in love. they got married the night grandma graduated from high school. and for the next 72 years, they were practically inseparable. my dad would worry, what would life be like if one survived and the other didn't? grandpa had an answer for that. he would say, i'll have to wait

for her, she would do the same for me. my grandparents drove out to breakfast every day. but one day, there was a terrible accident. grandma and grandpa were rushed to the hospital, clinging to life. the nurses placed their beds side by side. when my dad got to the hospital, he saw that they were holding hands. at 3:38 in the afternoon, grandpa passed away. then my dad saw something astonishing. grandpa had just died, but his heart monitor was still beeping. he asked the nurse how could that be? she looked puzzled. and then pointed to my grandparents. they're still holding hands, she said. her heart is beating through his and being picked up on his heart monitor. one hour later, to the minute, grandma caught up with grandpa on the way to heaven.

the nurse quietly said he is such a gentleman. he is standing there, holding the gate for her. that's a god wink i'll never forget. >> okay. these are getting harder and harder. >> oh, my god. by the way -- i can't -- the heart beat through -- oh, my gosh. so -- >> okay. >> next week, patrick duffy. >> he'll make us laugh. >> and the legendary sicily tyson is here. >> performances by the ten tenors. >> and our red carpet review of the oscars, because, you know what, guess who is going to be there? you are. >> who knows what else will happen? have an awesome weekend, everybody. god bless. >> yeah. we'll see you on monday. bye-bye. i'm here to help.

you and i will get through this together. ♪