I think Corden was pretty genuine. I know basically everyone revere's The Beatles, but Macca is right up there. (I was once in a lift in my old job when the doors opened. Who was waiting patiently for our single ropey lift but Sir Paul. I quickly got out of it and mumbled something. I don't get easily phased by famous people, but that brief moment has long stuck with me)
I do genuinely think a lot of people have been moved by that video. The breakfast show I was listening to this morning on BBC Radio Five Live was full of it, with the presenter who'd seen it also moved. Us Brits are a pretty cynical bunch. Maudlin is not something we do. That was genuine. Of course it's not really relevant as to whether another presenter could have done what Corden did. Like him or not, he came up with that format - starting with a Comic Relief skit in the UK years ago - and whoever he has, it's just fun. Certainly the bit in the pub at the end feels a little constructed. I don't know when they shot it, but word will have got around pretty fast, and there were a lot of cameras about which the patrons can't have failed to notice. But the reactions seemed real enough, and it would have been pretty amazing to be in there. There's not always a lot of sincerity in the world. But I think that was sincere. Adam On Sat, Jun 23, 2018 at 7:50 PM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: > I dunno. Maybe my empathy is broken, but I thought Corden was faking it, > especially crying during "Hey Jude." He seemed maudlin. > > On Sat, Jun 23, 2018 at 11:46 AM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Dave had some good moments with Paul all right. But one of the nice >> things about this was how genuinely excited and moved Corden was. >> >> On Sat, Jun 23, 2018 at 10:17 AM Steve Timko <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> First off, this is the first Carpool Karaoke where I could sing along >>> with just about all the songs. I didn't know the new stuff. Maybe Corden >>> will do one with Robert Plant and I could sing the Led Zeppelin songs. >>> It's worth noting that while this appeared on corden's show, this was >>> really done to go viral on the Internet. So that makes a modestly rated >>> show like Corden's have a greater reach. >>> Corden did fine. I think if Letterman had done this he would have >>> knocked it out of the park. >>> >>> On Sat, Jun 23, 2018 at 7:51 AM Doug Eastick <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Agreed. Great how he visited old places. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Jun 22, 2018, 6:44 PM PGage, <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I don’t watch Corden, and I have only ever seen a handful of his >>>>> Karpool Kareoke bits, but this was being posted all over my social media >>>>> today (I’m sure for everyone else here as well). I guess it is a promo for >>>>> Paul’s new album, and in concept it is pretty corny- but I’ll be damned if >>>>> it wasn’t surprising powerful and affecting. >>>>> >>>>> It’s about 23 minutes, but if you have not yet, it is worth it >>>>> >>>>> https://youtu.be/QjvzCTqkBDQ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Sent from Gmail Mobile >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- >> Sent from Gmail Mobile >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
