This episode of "Carpool Karaoke", on the air on the American CBS is not to be missed: in just over twenty minutes, there are classics to sing out loud, - "Drive my car" (1965), then "Penny Lane", "Let it Be".
Also, 76-year-old Sir Paul McCartney visits the house where he lived with his father as a teenager and plays on the piano "When I'm 64".
Then Corden takes us to the clubs where Paul and John and Ringo and George would play as teenagers and a final concert is improvised in the Philarmonic Dining Rooms, a pub in Liverpool, among locals getting crazy at the unforeseen experience.
Carpool Karaoke with Sir Paul McCartney
James Corden, sitting in the car along a Liverpool street sings "Help!", a famous Beatles' hit. And look who is next to him on the passenger's seat... Sir Paul McCartney!
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00:00
[James Corden:] Hey, mate, I'm in Liverpool, and I'm wondering if you could help.
00:05
Yeah. I need somebody. Not just anybody. Can you please, please, help me?
00:15
Oh, that's great. Thanks so much, mate. I'll see you in a minute. Thank you.
00:20
Oh. What a good guy.
00:23
Hey.
00:23
[James:] Hey, man.
00:24
Hey, James.
00:25
[James:] Oh, thank you so much for this.
00:27
No problem.
00:28
Happy to help.
00:28
[James:] I don't know Liverpool that well.
00:34
I'll show you around. You know I can't come up here without showing people around! So... It is perfect!
00:36
[James:] Do you mind if we listen to some music?
00:40
Oh, I'd love to.
00:40
[James:] Shall we see what's on the radio?
00:43
Asked a girl
What she wanted to be
She said baby, can't you see
I want to be famous
A star on the screen
But you can do something In between
What she wanted to be
She said baby, can't you see
I want to be famous
A star on the screen
But you can do something In between
00:55
Let's go!
00:56
Baby you can drive my car
Yes I'm gonna be a star
Baby you can drive my car
And maybe I'll love you
Yes I'm gonna be a star
Baby you can drive my car
And maybe I'll love you
01:12
Beep beep'm beep beep yeah
Beep beep'm beep beep yeah
Beep beep'm beep beep yeah
01:20
[James:] Right! How about that song? How old were you when you wrote your first song?
01:25
I wrote my first song when I was 14.
01:26
[James:] what was that?
01:28
It was called "I lost my little girl"
01:30
[James:] How did it go? Do you remember it?
01:33
Yeah
I woke up late this morning.
My head was in a whirl
Only then I realized
I lost my little girl
Her clothes were not expensive
Her hair didn't always curl
I woke up late this morning.
My head was in a whirl
Only then I realized
I lost my little girl
Her clothes were not expensive
Her hair didn't always curl
01:49
[James:] That was a hit!
01:50
It was a hit! Yeah, yeah.
01:52
[James:] very different from my first song I wrote from my band at school.
01:57
What was that?
01:57
[James:] it was called "Girl, are you ready?"
02:00
There was a girl involved? How did that go?
02:01
[James:] It went
Girl are you ready
just tell me when you're ready
Girl are you ready
I ain't gonna rush you
and into a big dance(?) break.
Girl are you ready
just tell me when you're ready
Girl are you ready
I ain't gonna rush you
and into a big dance(?) break.
02:11
It's very similar.
02:13
James, it's not really similar. Oh this is Penny Lane!
02:14
[ James: ] Look where we are now.
02:21
Penny Lane! Look at this!
02:22
All right! We're on it.
02:24
I mean, It feels only right that we would listen to this while we're here, don't you think?
02:27
Yea!
Penny Lane there is a barber showing photographs
Of every head he's had the pleasure to know
And all the people that come and go
Stop and say "Hello"
Hello!
Penny Lane there is a barber showing photographs
Of every head he's had the pleasure to know
And all the people that come and go
Stop and say "Hello"
Hello!
02:44
Hello!
02:46
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes
There beneath the blue suburban skies
I sit, and meanwhile back
There beneath the blue suburban skies
I sit, and meanwhile back
02:54
? Oh yeah.
02:56
[James:] almost going to come up and go -- they'll never believe it, they'll never believe it.
03:02
In Penny Lane there is a fireman with an hourglass,
And in his pocket is a portrait of the Queen.
He likes to keep his fire engine clean,
It's a clean machine!
And in his pocket is a portrait of the Queen.
He likes to keep his fire engine clean,
It's a clean machine!
03:17
I used to be in the choir of that church!
03:20
[James:] That church there?
03:22
St. Barnabas, yeah.
03:22
[James:] you were in the choir?
03:24
I was a choir boy.
03:26
Thank god for that choir. Look what's given us!
03:28
[James:] Yes, indeed.
03:30
And my brother got married in that church.
03:32
[James:] No way!
03:35
Legendary.
03:35
Yes, it is! He says "hi!", by the way.
03:38
Penny lane is in my ears and in my eyes.
That's where the nurse was
There beneath the blue suburban skies
There beneath the blue suburban skies
03:50
[James:] It is the barber's! Let's go inside and say hello. Hi!
03:59
[Lady:] Oh my gosh!
04:04
There they are. There are the "boys"!
04:08
[James:] I got a feeling this one might be on the wall as well, Paul. There we go.
04:13
See you, love!
04:15
Hello, darling. Hi. Hello, darling.
04:19
The last time I was around here, certainly nobody was noticing me at all.
04:24
Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes
There beneath the blue suburban skies
Oh Penny Lane!
There beneath the blue suburban skies
Oh Penny Lane!
04:42
[James:] ... we haven't got a hat.
04:49
[James:] 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 than it's maybe ever been.
05:05
That's one of the strangest things. We didn't expect it to last 10 years. But it keeps going on and on and on, and it keeps being relevant.
05:12
[James:] yeah.
05:13
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 ok. Just let it be."
05:29
Oh, I felt so relieved like -- oh, it's gonna be great.
05:33
She gave me the positive words. So I woke up. I go, what was that? She said, "let it be"! I said it was kind of good, you know? So I wrote the song. It was full of positivity.
05:45
[James:] that's the most beautiful story I've ever heard.
05:50
When I find myself in times of trouble
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
And in my hour of darkness
she's standing there in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom
let It be. Let it be. Let it be
Let it be. Let it be
There will be an answer, let It be.
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
And in my hour of darkness
she's standing there in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom
let It be. Let it be. Let it be
Let it be. Let it be
There will be an answer, let It be.
06:29
Good harmony,
Let it be. Let it be. Let it be. Let it be
There will be an answer, let It be.
Let it be. Let it be. Let it be. Let it be
There will be an answer, let It be.
06:44
[James:] Oh, man! It got me emotional there.
06:49
It did.
06:51
[James:] it's too much for me. It is...emotional ... I was... I couldn't feel ... I didn't see that one coming round the corner.
07:02
No. That's great. .. I'm telling you that's the power of music. It's weird, isn't it? How that could do that to you?
07:07
[James:] well I can remember, I can remember my granddaddy was a musician and my dad sat me down and saying, "We're gonna play you the best song you've ever heard." And I remember them playing me that.
07:12
Really?
07:24
[James:] if my granddad was with me here right now, he'd get a kick out of this.
07:29
He is.
07:34
[James:] Oh, man! Yeah.
07:38
Ok, this is Forthlin Road.
07:40
[James:] You lived on the 20 here?
07:41
How old were you when you lived in that house?
07:44
12 or 13, I think.
07:45
[James:] And when did you leave?
07:48
18, 20.
07:49
[James:] Shall we go in and have a look? Shall we? Let me park the car
07:52
I've never been in since I lived there.
07:53
[James:] So it's going to be incredible. All right, let's get in there. Let's have a look. Come on, you should lead the way.
08:07
Hello. It's Paul McCartney and James...
08:10
Oh my God!
08:12
Is it OK if we have a look around? Hello sweetheart! This is where my dad used to do the laundry. There was no washing machine or anything. So he would just do his smalls in there, you know.
08:22
[James:] Tight.
08:23
Over here, this is where me and John would often come to
08:27
Rehearse or to write and, um, this is mainly our room here.
08:31
[James:] this is where you and John would sit and rock?
08:35
Yeah, because my dad would be in there watching telly or doing something and we'd be in here.
08:40
We'd just written "She loves you" which was to be a big Beatles' hit. My dad's in there. We're just finishing up in here, John and I. "She loves you yea yea yea"... We would play it down for my dad, you know, 'cause he was a musician. He played piano.
08:58
[James:] So then you would go in here and say,
09:02
We would come in here and say "dad we think we have a Song." Listen you want to hear a song?
He goes, "OK son, it'll be fine!".
He goes, "OK son, it'll be fine!".
09:06
Then we start singing, and he listened to the whole song and he said, "it's very nice, that song, but there's enough of these Americanisms around. Couldn't you sing she loves you yes, yes, yes?"
09:20
No. And we did not heed his advice. Had we have done, who knows what could have happened?
09:30
"She loves you yes, yes, she does?"
09:33
[James:] coming back here and being in here, what does it make you feel? What does it make you think of being back in here?
09:39
It just makes me realize how long the journey's been to date, 'cause we really lived here. I remember all about my mom and dad. And you know,
09:55
It seemed like that was life, that's the way life is. And we would go to school. Usually, then I would write songs about it like "Penny lane" and this memory here is ... get up... go out of bed. That's me, running late for the bus, on the bus... on the street
10:13
That's what makes me think, "wow, you know, the distance from here to where we went and where we are now, it's like, phenomenal.
10:24
That's the "vault", the acoustic chamber.
10:27
[James:] the acoustic chamber.
10:32
? Everything sounds better in the vault... doesn't it?
10:34
[James:] Absolutely.
10:36
Here it doesn't sound as good. I would spend hours in here with my guitar. "She loves you yeah, yeah, yeah."
10:46
[James:] I'm now thinking the Beatles were huge when you still lived here, right?
10:53
Yeah. You know, that's right, that's sort of sweet you know, any fans came to the door, he would say, "come in, love, you want a cup of tea?"
11:04
We were trying to tell him not to do that.
11:06
One night, I was a bit fed up with all the fandom and all of that.
11:11
You're coming home, and you want to let it go. Tomorrow I'm going to be back in that. I just want a respite from it all. So I had a little disguise. I put a little disguise on.
11:21
[James:] What was the disguise?
11:26
A moustache and glasses and a flat hat and old raincoat. So I sort of walked out, there were a couple of fans out there. I walk out and I'm saying, "cheers." And he goes "hello, Paul!" Tada!
11:44
[James:] Well, I got to say, I mean, we've been in this house now for four and a half minutes.
11:51
Oh my God.
11:51
[James:] You might need a disguise to get out today. Look at this. We might need that flat hat and glasses again.
12:02
I've got a feeling that it's still not going to work.
12:03
When I get older losing my hair
Many years from now
Will you still be sending me a Valentine
Birthday greetings, bottle of wine
If I'd been out till quarter to three
Would you lock the door
Will you still need me, will you still feed me
When I'm sixty-four
[All together]
When I'm 64.
[One more time]
When I'm 64!
Many years from now
Will you still be sending me a Valentine
Birthday greetings, bottle of wine
If I'd been out till quarter to three
Would you lock the door
Will you still need me, will you still feed me
When I'm sixty-four
[All together]
When I'm 64.
[One more time]
When I'm 64!
12:37
Thanks, love. Thank you so much. Thank you.
12:41
Ok, bye.
12:41
[James:] We'll see you real soon. Thanks so much. Cheers.
12:47
All right, folks. We'll keep it moving. See you!
12:51
Thank you, folks.
13:02
[ Everyone speaking at once ] Cheers, thank you.
13:05
[James:] Great.
13:06
Nice to see you.
13:10
Oh, baby. When you said this was going to be a real trip, I was saying, right!
13:15
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
13:46
[James:] Now, the Beatles always had such iconic looks and haircuts. Was it important to you as a band you looked a certain way?
14:00
Yea, you know, it's kind of... you know --
14:02
[James:] I feel like if I had this haircut, girls would definitely scream ...... Who was it in the band who would determine the look of each album?
14:07
I thought you'd carry on driving...
14:14
The great thing about all of your looks is that anybody could pull them off.
14:21
If you like, it was just Polo shirts and jeans.
14:21
[James:] I'll tell you what, I want some new stuff.
14:24
A new one.
14:28
[James:] Here it comes, here we go.
14:31
I saw you flash a smile, that seemed to me to say
You wanted so much more than casual conversation
I swear I caught a look before you turned away
Now I don't see the point resisting your temptation
You wanted so much more than casual conversation
I swear I caught a look before you turned away
Now I don't see the point resisting your temptation
14:47
Did you come on to me, will I come on to you?
If you come on to me, will I come on to you?
[singing] Do, do, do, do-do, do
Do, do, do, do-do, do
Do, do, do, do-do, do
Do, do-do-do, do
If you come on to me, will I come on to you?
[singing] Do, do, do, do-do, do
Do, do, do, do-do, do
Do, do, do, do-do, do
Do, do-do-do, do
14:53
If you come on to me, then I'll come on to you
Yes I will yes I will, now
15:30
[james:] Now, you used to play in quite a lot of pubs in this area?
15:34
We played where we could get a gig, you know, anyone who would hire us, we would play.
15:38
[James:] Well, I was thinking we could go back to one of those pubs and have a bit of fun. Would you be up for that?
15:44
Yeah, definitely.
15:45
[James:] ok.
15:47
[Music] We came to a pub where Paul McCartney would occasionally play and sometimes have a drink. We'll hit the locals and surprise their eyes.
16:01
Hi, how are you?
I'm fine
16:02
I'm James. How fine to see you. I was wondering if I could help you behind the bar today.
16:05
If I could, I've never done this before.
16:08
Really?
16:09
How are you? What can I get you?
16:10
Lemonade.
16:11
[James:] A lemonade. We can do a lemonade.
16:13
Here you go.
16:17
Why don't you play something on the jukebox? Whatever you want. Take your pick. Any of those songs. Whatever you can see.
16:25
Do you ever have a cheeky little drink?
16:36
It's been a hard day's night, and I've been working like a dog
It's been a hard day's night, I should be sleeping like a log
But when I get home to you I'll find the things that you do
Will make me feel alright
You know I feel alright
You know I feel alright...
It's been a hard day's night, I should be sleeping like a log
But when I get home to you I'll find the things that you do
Will make me feel alright
You know I feel alright
You know I feel alright...
17:06
[ james:] whew!
17:15
Thank you.
17:15
[James:] ha-ha! Best jukebox ever. If you want a song, go to the jukebox and put a song on. It's free for the rest of the night. Go. Go. Go!
17:31
Desmond has a barrow in the marketplace
Molly is the singer in a band
Desmond says to Molly, girl, I like your face
And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand
Ob la di, ob-la-da, life goes on, bra
La-la, how the life goes on
Ob-la di, ob-la-da, life goes on, bra
La-la, how the life goes on
Ob-la di, ob-la-da, life goes on, bra
La-la, how the life goes on
And if you want some fun, sing ob-la-di, bla-da
Molly is the singer in a band
Desmond says to Molly, girl, I like your face
And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand
Ob la di, ob-la-da, life goes on, bra
La-la, how the life goes on
Ob-la di, ob-la-da, life goes on, bra
La-la, how the life goes on
Ob-la di, ob-la-da, life goes on, bra
La-la, how the life goes on
And if you want some fun, sing ob-la-di, bla-da
18:14
( james:) yea!
18:20
Ha-ha!
18:35
Love, love me do
You know I love you
I'll always be true
So please, love me do
Whoa, love me do
Yea Love me do
Love me!
You know I love you
I'll always be true
So please, love me do
Whoa, love me do
Yea Love me do
Love me!
19:05
I flew in from Miami Beach B.O.A.C.
Didn't get to bed last night
On the way the paper bag was on my knee
Man I had a dreadful flight
I'm back in the U.S.S.R.
You don't know how lucky you are boy
Back in the U.S.
Back in the U.S.
Back in the U.S.S.R.
Didn't get to bed last night
On the way the paper bag was on my knee
Man I had a dreadful flight
I'm back in the U.S.S.R.
You don't know how lucky you are boy
Back in the U.S.
Back in the U.S.
Back in the U.S.S.R.
19:40
(James:) Paul, Paul! Are you all right for drinks?
19:43
I'll take a little bit.
19:43
Pass it forward to Paul! Go!
19:52
Back in the U.S.S.R.
Back in the U.S.
Back in the U.S.
Back in the U.S.S.R.
Back in the U.S.
Back in the U.S.
Back in the U.S.S.R.
20:04
(Cheers and applause) thank you.
20:09
Ladies and gentlemen, I think this is an afternoon not one of us will ever forget. Thank you, Paul, thank you for everything.
20:15
Thank you, James. Now, James, why don't you join us for one? Come on, let's do it let's do it. What are we doing?
20:29
Hey Jude, don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better
Hey Jude, don't be afraid
You were made to go out and get her
The minute you let her under your skin
Then you begin to make it better
Better better better better better better, oh
Nah nah nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah, hey Jude
Nah nah nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah, hey Jude
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better
Hey Jude, don't be afraid
You were made to go out and get her
The minute you let her under your skin
Then you begin to make it better
Better better better better better better, oh
Nah nah nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah, hey Jude
Nah nah nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah, hey Jude
22:08
I'll let you people sing, come on, you sing it.
22:13
Nah nah nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah, hey Jude
Nah nah nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah, hey Jude
22:29
Everybody!
22:38
[in the theatre] Nah nah nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah, hey Jude
23:09
James: my thanks to Sir Paul McCartney! Be sure to pre-order Paul's brilliant new album "Egypt Station" and check out his two new songs "Come On to Me" and "I Don't Know". We'll be right back now with more of the "Late late show" right here in London.
23:35
Nah nah nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah, hey Jude