I think the point of the bit is the incongruity that is bugging you. Corden has famous singers on the show who perform in studio conditions. McCartney singing his songs with a fan to a car radio (the way many of us first listened to them) is appealing. Plus, if you have heard Paul’s voice recently, it may not reward hi fidelity as much as it once did.
On Sun, Jun 24, 2018 at 4:24 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > OK, I bit the bullet and watched this thing. As always, my biggest > criticism of the "carpool karaoke" segments is the sound quality. They > drove by the church where McCartney first sang in a choir... but instead of > going inside, they sang in a Range Rover? The lack of logic in that > decision eludes me. I'm glad they finally got out of the car... even in > McCartney's old bathroom, the sound quality was better. I do not find > Corden to be a competent interviewer, but I choose to not judge him for > this specific interview. McCartney has been asked everything 80 times, and > Corden was as starstruck as anybody in Paul's proximity. I just fixate on > the bad audio quality. My ears used to be much more highly tuned than they > are now -- the can tolerate and even appreciate subpar acoustics. But the > very concept of "carpool karaoke" is taking a famous voice and dropping > them into one of the worst possible environments for a voice; that just > grates on me. > > On Sun, Jun 24, 2018 at 3:14 PM, Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The Philharmonic has an interesting men's room. >> LINK >> <https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/the-philharmonic-liverpool?reviewid=N8r-7ITGjECzw7qWwfW8AA&select=7kt7hY_Xm_nprVVvxH1e6g&utm_campaign=www_photo_share_popup&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=(direct)> >> >> On Sun, Jun 24, 2018 at 1:06 AM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> The people got tickets to a secret gig, although Mccartney was seen in >>> Liverpool before the gig. >>> >>> >>> https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/tv/watch-paul-mccartney-stun-carpool-14814876 >>> >>> On Sat, Jun 23, 2018, 12:35 PM Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> 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. >>>> >>> -- >> 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. >> > > > > -- > Kevin M. 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