Spiritual Carpool Karaoke

Spiritual Carpool Karaoke with Paul McCartney and James Corden

James Corden of The Late Late Show with James Corden spent a day with Paul McCartney visiting his childhood home where he wrote music with John Lennon. They also sang some Beatles songs together, including “Let it Be.”

JAMES: Your music is so full of positivity and joy and a message of love and togetherness. I feel like it’s more relevant today than it’s ever been. PAUL: That’s one of the strange things – we expected to last ten years, but it just keeps going on and on and on. And it keeps being relevant. JAMES: Yeah! PAUL: I had a dream in the 60’s where my mom, who died, came to me in the dream and was reassuring me, saying: “It’s going to be okay. Just let it be.” And I went… (sighs heavily) I felt so sort of great, like, “Boy, it’s going to be great, you know?” She gave me the positive word. So, I woke up and said, “What was that? She sang ‘Let it be.’” I’d never heard that; it was kind of good. So, I wrote the song “Let it Be” with positivity. JAMES: That’s the most beautiful story I’ve ever heard. (They both take a minute, undeniable emotion filling the space. Then “Let it Be” comes on the speakers, and they sing it together with a lot of feeling. At the end, James wipes a tear from his eye.) Oh man. It got me emotional there. PAUL: It did, it did. JAMES: I didn’t feel it coming. It’s too much for me. I didn’t see it coming ‘round the corner (laughs and wipes more tears) PAUL: That’s great man, the power of music. It’s weird, isn’t it, how it can do that to you? JAMES: Well, I can remember my grandad - who’s a musician - and my dad sitting me down, saying, “We’re going to play you the best song you’ve ever heard. And I remember them playing me that… PAUL: Really? JAMES: If my grandad was here right now, he’d get an absolute kick out of this. PAUL: (looking straight ahead): “He is.”

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