I first heard the Beatles on an am car radio that was a lot lower quality than that. But I have also heard McCartney on high quality sound systems - I did not need Corden for that.
On Sun, Jun 24, 2018 at 4:48 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Jun 24, 2018 at 4:34 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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. >> > > There is a difference between a stereo sound system playing music back > into a car and a microphone recording music sung in a car. I’m sure Corden > was happy to be in the car hearing McCartney and singing along — I think > almost all of us would have been. I just don’t buy the premise of > intentionally bad quality. If you can find the appeal of it, more power to > you. To me, it is like hiring DaVinci to paint the inside of my medicine > cabinet Eggshell White. Waste of talent and resources. > > > 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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