. >> rose: we conclude with ben harper, his new album is called "call it what it is." >> there's a song that says i feel like i wake up and aged a year because in fear to the dawn, i don't know how to say good buy to you. shea shot him in the back, don't act so surprised when they get vandalized, call it what it is, murder. i'm able to balance those where one doesn't shadow the other. >> rose: the middle east, president obama's economic policy and ben harper, when we continue. >> rose: funding for "charlie rose" has been provided by the following: >> and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and information services worldwide. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: we questio -- we begins evening with the ongoing coverage of the middle east. yesterday vice president joe biden's first trip to iraq in five years. prime minister al-abadi is battling to stay in office. it reflects growing kerns about the consequences of the fight against i.s.i.s. joining me from stanford is nicholas burns, professor at the harvard

here is ben harper performing in our studio. ♪ charlie: i am pleased to have ben harper at this table the first time. a big welcome. ben: thank you. charlie: tell me about this song. ben: some songs tap you on the shoulder and tell you it is time to get this done. some you have to cobble together, but that came out in one push. one sitting. charlie: what do you expect that people hearing the song will think. ben: i try not to be overly concerned about what they will think or how they react. otherwise, it consumes you in a way that is not productive. charlie: because it is a reflection of your own feelings, emotions, thoughts, and poetry. is writing easy for you? ben: it is natural for me. it is not easy, but it is a natural part of my day and my life and the way that i filter emotions and ideas. charlie: how often does it come that the song chooses you? ben: for the most part, i'm consumed on a daily basis, all day, every day, in a way that almost inhibits other components of my life. you learn to compartmentalize it. if i didn't, i would hum into a tape recorder all day. charlie: in

. >> brown: one performer in the new series is three-time grammy winner ben harper, known for his mixggae, and rock. he's played here often, with his band "innocent criminals". >> the 9:30 club was made to plug in and go. it's made for modern music, there's not a bad seat in the house. the balcony is always a great music-first venues are some of my favorite worldwide. you can tell from their archive here as well. the people here, it's music first! it represents, as music does, one of the best aspects of the human experience. music preservation is as critical a cultural component as science to me. >> brown: on our visit, crews set up for harper's act, placing a dozen cameras around the venue to create a "you-are-there" experience for the viewer. after the sound check, harper did a short interview for the tv show. ♪ ♪ a portion of his live show, will be featured in a coming episode. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> you talk to any artist who comes through here, they love it here. >> brown: bob boilen is best known today as host of npr's "all songs considered" and "tiny desk concerts." he's also a musician, a

national ben raver set for bryce harper. striking out 37 times in 35 games. but, today the raver came to play. nat players getting. harper, known over shoots it. ben wouldn't have got tim had him. nat lead o raver he had a day. nat lead four nothing runners on second and third. raver hits one past. pas two runners will score on that one. nat lead by six. raver getting back.ack. three hits that's all mat scherzer would need. striking out eight. nat win miami eight-two. >> came out right away and got us on the board, so, i'm sure his confidence is a lot higher now than it was before. he was wondering what he had to do to get hits like i wasits telling everybody he had to plae and get his timing and you know get his confidence back. >> orioles in anaheim one game lead over boston. al east. o's down six nothing come back. deep drive left. puts it in the ball pen. two run shot brings orioles win four. bundy deep into whatever thatve rock feature is in left center. 10-2. everything is shaking. time for our close five this week you