But to see them after they've had their hair cut, their hair fixed - clean clothes on - and to see them, you know, not just cry but smile. There's somebody who's down on their luck. SIMON: 'Cause what's so extraordinarily moving about the video is not just to see people who you probably thought you knew. One of the - by far, the best day of my year. We probably spent - I don't know - eight to 10 hours down there just to really get to know people and share some love with them and clean them up and see them view themselves differently at the end of the day. So to go down to the Union Rescue Mission in Los Angeles and spend a good - I mean, it was a long filming day. Kind of seeing past that was kind of the inspiration for this music video. His name's Bob - 'cause we spent, like, two hours chatting and getting to know each other. And they're just homeless.Д«ut if you're out there like I was on the street for, like, eight hours singing, and it's time for lunch - and there's a homeless man who's not just homeless anymore. So if you're walking through your day, and you see someone who's homeless on the street, you kind of pass by them. So there would be a lot of interactions with homeless people out there - and just kind of getting to know them beyond just that they're homeless. So I kind of have - homelessness is really close to my heart because I performed out on 3rd Street Promenade in Los Angeles for about four years. You know, I've - I started as a street performer.

GRAMMER: It was such an incredible, incredible experience.

Tell us what it was like - the time you spent at the Union Mission - who you met there, what you talked about. Andy Grammer joins us from the studios of NPR West. And he encourages people who were moved by the video to help the homeless. SIMON: And he filmed his new video on Skid Row in Los Angeles in September. So suddenly, I'm in love with a stranger. GRAMMER: (Singing) You dress up just a little. But the song got added meaning when he provided haircuts, clean clothes, meals and kindness to people seeking shelter at the Union Rescue Mission in Los Angeles. Never seen you before like this.ДЄndy Grammer's new single, 'Fresh Eyes,' is a love song. ANDY GRAMMER: (Singing) I got these fresh eyes.

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