A world under lockdown means a world without Carpool Karaoke. One year into the coronavirus, late-night celebrity segments either occur at a six-foot distance or over Zoom, making The Late Late Show With James Corden’s flagship segment (expending breath in a small enclosed space!) untenable. That’s okay, though. Perhaps The Late Late Show has evolved, musical segment-wise. Take Caroline Polachek’s performance as musical guest on the show’s March 5 episode, where she sang her cover of the Corrs’ “Breathless†in some sort of spooky, foggy, post-Buffy netherworld graveyard. The gnarly, gothic, twisted gates look like something straight out of Halloweentown, turning the familiar Y2K soft-pop track into something playfully sinister. Plus, the way Polachek essentially yodels the hook sounds kind of like a rad cartoon ghost or owl. All of which is to say: Going forward, James Corden should permanently replace Carpool Karaoke with Spooky Graveyard Karaoke. It just makes sense.
Replace Carpool Karaoke With Spooky Graveyard Karaoke
