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But no, I just think that I wa"s like you, man. In fact, I tried to name our first daughter Whitney and my wife said, "Absolutely not." So that's Alexander's middle name now is Whitney. But to give you another quick story about this is that. There's a lot about the songs that I pick and I listen to a lot of times are more of the slower type songs where you can really hear the person's voice and connect and the song has a lot to do with it. "I was just blown away by her voice and the way she sings. Joe Montana on his love for Whitney Houston’s music…

There was no way Huey Lewis: I remember it like it was yesterday, that we were in Kauai and I looked in your eyes and you were petrified.

And watching myself on stage, you can just see I'm melting, man. Barlow, took us all to through Hawaii after one of the Super Bowls. When you talk about the singing and how nervous I was, just go back, I was watching the thing you just did with Mr. Compare that with how you in front of the microphone. And you were just so confident and in the moment. Were just cool as ice and this calm would come over you. And I was always amazed how people would be so keyed up. But before that, I was on the sidelines a lot. Huey Lewis: I mean, back in those days, I was still on the sidelines before MC Hammer and Jerry Glanville and the Atlanta Falcons and then they wouldn't let anybody on the sidelines anymore after MC Hammer was high fiving Deion Sanders in the middle of the field and the NFL got upset. And I'll never forget how nervous you guys were. Geez, somebody is so damn flat." And from that point on, I lip synced, I think. Joe Montana: I remember what happened, Huey, that we were in there and all of a sudden, you go, "Okay, stop. Huey Lewis: It's hard, but I think I can hear you in there, Joe. And I think if you listen really close, you'll be able to hear yourself in there. We cut "Hip To Be Square." And we've made a loop for you. And you guys, you, Ricky Ellison, Ronnie Lot, and Dwight Clark, our good pal, Dwight Clark, came down to quote-unquote sing on our record.

You said, "Look, if you let me sing a little bit on your record, I'll let you take a few snaps." And I never got my snaps, by the way. We first met at, I think, if I'm not mistaken, at the Bammies, the Bay Area Music Awards. Huey Lewis: So now you say you can't sing a lick, but I know different. Joe Montana on being calm on the football field but nervous to sing a version of “Hip To Be Square”… So that may be the last time they were all together. And then on the way out, I stopped one of the guys and I said, "Hey, man. She going, "What's wrong with you? What are you doing?" I go, "Well, Journey's back there in the back." And she goes, "So?" I go, "Something's not right." And so Steve left. Joe Montana: My wife, Jennifer, and I were at a restaurant called Fior d'Italia at the time in North Beach. Joe Montana on potentially witnessing Steve Perry’s exit from Journey. This week Huey Lewis was joined by NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana to discuss a poignant past encounter with Journey, the nerve-wracking time he cut a version of "Hip To Be Square,” his love for Whitney Houston and more.