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​James Corden Tears Up Listening To Paul McCartney Singing 'Let It Be'

​James Corden Tears Up Listening To Paul McCartney Singing 'Let It Be'

Corden referred to the experience in a tweet as 'possibly the best #CarpoolKaraoke we've done so far'

Jess Hardiman

Jess Hardiman

For a UK special of James Corden's Carpool Karaoke, the British presenter invited Beatles legend Paul McCartney to join him - later admitting it was one of his favourite episodes of the sketch, having been told the 'most beautiful' story he's ever heard.

The Carpool Karaoke series, in which Corden drives around in a car with celebrities singing hits together while chatting about life, normally takes place over in the States, but for this one-off programme he was joined by Macca for a tour of his old Liverpool haunts.

And as you'd imagine, McCartney delivered - with Corden referring to the experience in a tweet as 'possibly the best #CarpoolKaraoke we've done so far'.

While the episode was packed with interesting memories and incredible impromptu performances, there was one moment that really stuck out.

Explaining the story behind one of the Beatles' most famous songs, McCartney tells Corden about the origins of 'Let It Be'.

CBS

McCartney recalled: "I had a dream in the 60s where my mum, who died, came to me and was reassuring me, saying 'It's going to be OK, just let it be'.

"I felt so great she gave me the positive word so I woke up and thought 'Did she say 'Let it be'?'

"I've never heard that, it's kinda good, so I wrote 'Let It Be'. It's about positivity."

It was then that James started welling up, saying that the anecdote is the most beautiful he's ever heard.

He added that his grandad first played him the song, telling him it was 'the best song you have ever heard'.

"If my grandad was here he would get an absolute kick out of this," Corden said.

Along with other famous spots including Penny Lane, the pair also revisited McCartney's childhood home on Forthlin Road - now a National Trust property open to the public.

CBS

"It just makes me realise how long the journey has been to date because we really lived here, me and my brother and my mum and dad, and it seemed like that was life and the way life is," McCartney said.

He also revealed that he liked to practise in the loo and would spending hours playing guitar in the 'acoustic chamber'.

"Everything sounds better in the bog," he said.

McCartney also reminisced about the time that the Beatles' popularity had started to boom, and he had to start fooling fans outside his house that he was just one of his dad's mates.

"I had a little disguise - moustache, glasses, flat hat, an old raincoat," he said.

"I'd walk out, there's a couple of fans out there, and say 'Cheers, Jim, tarra', and I'm walking out and he goes 'Hello, Paul'."

PA

McCartney rounded the sketch off with a performance in one of Liverpool's most iconic boozers, the Philharmonic Dining Rooms, where punters were treated to a rendition of 'A Hard Day's Night' before Corden joined him for a 'Hey Jude' finale - giving the packed-out pub the ultimate end-of-night experience.

Man, wish we'd been there for that. That must have been pretty special.

Featured Image Credit: CBS

Topics: Liverpool, Entertainment, TV and Film, Celebrity, James Corden, Carpool Karaoke, TV, UK