James Cordon's Carpool Karaoke Mood Enhancer

I dare you to watch this video and 1), not lighten up, laugh, and feel like you’ve just ingested a feel-good mushroom and 2), not click on the invites guests like Adele link (a total HOOT, if you only have time to sneak in one video, do this one...Adele can rap!!) and keep right on being entertained in what seems to be an unscripted bit of happy-happy frothy music therapy.

The world is a pretty grim place right now.  The news is an unending and incessant reinforcement of that notion.  After reading it, I need more than a cute kitty video to recalibrate.

This James Cordon Carpool Karaoke series does it for me.  Cordon seems as mad as a hatter.  He clearly connects with his guests.  The carpool bit is an inspired piece of comedy, entertainment, and leavening agent.  I’m not awake at 12:37 AM, had never heard of The Late Late Show with James Cardon before seeing this video.

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Comments

[Cathleen Cavanaugh]

Hi Paul,

Thanks for the fun video, and I signed up for the 10 Best Stories. I mean, what’s better than some fun stories to put me in a good mood! Love it. I was going through our DVR last night, and looked at one James Cordon piece from a year ago. It was him carpool singing with Justin Bieber… absolutely excellent! And so, so funny.

Hope you are enjoying every day, traveling to new spots, and hanging around home. Again, thanks for the fun websites (check out the Justin Bieber Carpool from May 2015!)

[Paul A. Tamburello, Jr. aka pt at large]

Hey Cathleen,
So glad to share this Top Ten Good News of the Week website. It’s so far under the radar you have to find it by accident or good sharing. I am indeed enjoying every day. Here’s a link to one of those places
http://ptatlarge.typepad.com/ptatlarge/2016/05/2016-gator-by-the-bay-zydeco-blues-and-crawfish-festival.html

Thanks for the updates about your boys, you’ve kept me apprised of their doings since they were in fourth grade!

And here’s link to Justin Bieber’s Carpool Karaoke!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx06c0ZEBMk

What fun!
Cheers,
pt

[Susan Sullivan]

It is fun. He is very clever

[Cathleen Cavanaugh]

Thanks for sending the Justin Bieber clip. Such a hoot. The pictures and description of San Diego looked like it was a great time. Warm, colorful, good food, great dancing…I like it! And I’m sharing the Top 10 website w/friends. So glad you found it & shared

[Shelley Allison]

Hey, PT -

I'm catching up with, and cleaning out, old emails and just read this one (only about a month late!). Ross introduced me to James Cordon's Carpool Karaoke videos a while ago and they're great! I've watched the Adele one with him more than once, but not the Gwen/George/Julia one so thanks for that.

I assume that you've seen this recent Broadway one that went viral but if not, enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YshgmStEZh0
Shelley