Paul McCartney has joined James Corden for a bumper edition of Carpool Karaoke which sees the iconic Beatles singer return to the locations that inspired the music.
The Late Late Show host is led around Liverpool by McCartney as they tear through some of his most famous songs, including “Let It Be,” “Blackbird,” and, of course, “Drive My Car.”
Corden is treated to the ultimate magical mystery tour as he drives down “Penny Lane” with McCartney who sings the lyrics back to him while pointing out all the places mentioned in the song as well as some locations more personal to him (“My brother got married in that church!” he exclaims).
They even stop off in McCartney's childhood home - now a National Trust tourist attraction - to the surprise of fans. Inside, McCartney reels off anecdotes about his fellow Beatles members John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr before performing a rendition of Sgt. Pepper's track “When I'm Sixty-Four” on the piano.
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Corden then takes McCartney to one of his old drinking spots which later turns into a buzzing hub of Beatles fans who watch McCartney perform a set including “A Hard Day's Night,” “Back in the USSR” and “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da.”
The segment is capped with McCartney inviting Corden on stage with his band to perform a duet of “Hey Jude" to the bustling pub.
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As homecoming gigs for one of the world’s biggest rock stars go, it was fairly low key: a small band on a slightly bigger stage in a local pub.
But for the drinkers who just happened to be in the Philharmonic Dining Rooms in Liverpool, seeing Sir Paul McCartney perform was probably the best gig of their lives.
There was amazement, dancing and more than a few tears when one of Liverpool’s most celebrated sons returned for his appearance on The Late Late Show’s Carpool Karaoke with James Corden on Tuesday.
McCartney performed a piano rendition of When I’m Sixty-Four as he revisited his childhood home, showing Corden the back room where he wrote songs with fellow Beatle John Lennon. Walking upstairs in the small terrace, he showed off his old “acoustic chamber” – the toilet where he would sit, strum and sing for hours.
Describing how he and Lennon had played She Loves You to his father, McCartney recalls him asking if they could change the refrain to “yes, yes, yes” because there were already too many Americanisms in common use. “We did not heed his advice. Had we have done, who knows what could have happened,” he said.
Tweeting a link to the episode, Corden wrote: “Ok, so here it is. Quite possibly the best #CarpoolKaraoke we’ve done so far. I hope you like it. I’ll never ever forget it. Take a breath and jump in.”
James Corden (@JKCorden) Ok, so here it is. Quite possibly the best #CarpoolKaraoke we’ve done so far. I hope you like it. I’ll never ever forget it. Take a breath and jump in https://t.co/7iwvw6qWTA x
The pair started the show singing the Beatles hit Drive My Car, while cruising through the city, replacing the song’s “beep beeps” with honks of the horn. On Penny Lane, they popped into a barber shop – which had a picture on the wall of a much younger McCartney getting his hair cut – much to the delight of the hairdresser.
Corden became emotional as the pair sang Let It Be in the car. “I can remember my granddad, who’s a musician, and my dad sitting me down and saying, ‘We’re going to play you the best song you’ve ever heard’. And I remember them playing me that. If my granddad was here right now, he’d get an absolute kick out of this,” Corden said. “That’s the power of music,” McCartney replied.
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McCartney harmonised with Corden singing Blackbird and his new single Come On to Me from the album Egypt Station.
But the 18-time Grammy award winner saved the best performance until last, when he appeared from behind a curtain in the Liverpool Philharmonic Dining Rooms, or “the Phil”, where he had played and occasionally drunk as a young man.
Within seconds, the small crowd was on its feet, and more poured through the door as word spread, as he performed A Hard Day’s Night, Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, Love Me Do, Back in the USSR and Hey Jude.
The star said the journey back to his childhood home had made him reflect on the trajectory of his life. “The distance from here to where we went, and where we are now is phenomenal.”
Image copyright CBS/YouTube Image caption Things took an emotional turn on Paul McCartney's Carpool Karaoke
A special UK edition of Carpool Karaoke took an emotional turn as Sir Paul McCartney joined James Corden on a trip to Liverpool.
The Late Late Show host was joined by the singer as they drove past famous Beatles landmarks.
McCartney told how a dream, in which his mother told him to "let it be", inspired the song of the same name.
Corden said it was the "most beautiful story" he had ever heard, before singing a teary rendition of the song.
"Oh man, it got me emotional there," Corden said. "I didn't feel it coming."
McCartney recalled how he "had a dream in the '60s where my mum, who died, came to me in the dream and was reassuring me, saying, 'it's going to be OK. Just let it be.'"
He added: "She gave me the positive word. So I woke up and I went: 'What was that? What'd she say? Let it be? I've never heard that. That's kind of good.'"
Explaining why the story made him so emotional, Corden said: "I can remember my grandad, who was a musician, and my dad, sitting me down and saying, 'we're going to play you the best song you've ever heard'.
"And I remember them playing me that. If my grandad was here right now, he'd get an absolute kick out of this."
McCartney made it even more poignant when he told Corden: "He is."
During the drive, Corden told McCartney: "Your music is so full of positivity and joy and a message of love and togetherness, I feel like it's more relevant now today maybe than it's ever been."
Image copyright CBS/YouTube Image caption The episode ended with a surprise gig at a Liverpool pub
He agreed, saying: "We expected it to last 10 years, but it keeps going on, and on, and on. And it keeps being relevant."
McCartney also revealed how he wrote his first song at the age of 14.
As part of the video, the pair embarked on a journey around McCartney's hometown, visiting Penny Lane and his family home, which he saw for the first time in 50 years.
They then ended the visit with a surprise performance for a small crowd in a Liverpool pub.
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The legendary crooner visited his childhood home and dissected the band's iconic fashion in the late-night host's special London edition of 'The Late Late Show.'
James Corden enlisted help from Beatles crooner Paul McCartney for The Late Late Show's London edition of "Carpool Karaoke" Thursday night.
Hoping to find someone to accompany him during his drive, Corden calls McCartney on the phone during the segment, comically reciting infamous Beatles lyrics to the singer. "I need somebody, not just anybody. Can you please, please help me," Corden begs.
After joining the late-night host, the two fittingly kick things off with a karaoke renedition of the Beatles' hit "Drive My Car," where McCartney takes the driver's seat at various points throughout their performance. During their drive, the singer chronicles the origins of his career, revealing that he wrote his first song at age 14.
"Your music is so full of positivity and joy and a message of love and togetherness, I feel like it's more relevant now today maybe than it's ever been," Corden tells him. McCartney agrees, saying, "We expected it to last 10 years, but it keeps going on, and on, and on. And it keeps being relevant." McCartney also shares that his mother's motivating message to "let it be" inspired the song that would grow to become a Beatles classic.
Corden becomes emotional after singing a duet of "Let it Be" alongside the music legend, and the car ride becomes more sentimental as McCartney takes a trip down memory lane, showing the late-night host a tour of his former home and walking him through places where he and John Lennon wrote some of their iconic hits.
After visiting McCartney's childhood home, Corden pokes fun at the singer by dressing in iconic Beatles attire. "The great thing about your looks is that anyone can pull them off," Corden quips, as an unamused McCartney suggested the late-night host to just "carry on driving" and "stick to polo shirts and jeans."
To further honor McCartney's legacy, Corden and the singer make a surprise visit to a pub he used to perform at when he was younger. "We're going to give locals the surprise of their life," Corden says, as he then suggests one of the guests select a song from the jukebox. After selecting "A Hard Day's Night," McCartney with a band in two appear onstage, leaving guests bewildered. Corden later joins McCartney onstage to sing "Hey Jude."
