James Corden Reveals the Guest He Wishes He Had on 'Carpool Karaoke'

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James Corden is reminiscing about the one that got away — from «Carpool Karaoke.»As the late-night host wraps up his eight-season run on he's opening up about the one guest he wishes he'd gotten on his wildly popular «Carpool Karaoke» segment, which has featured A-list superstars including Adele, Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey, Elton John and Celine Dion, among others.

In an interview on Wednesday's episode of SiriusXM's, Corden shared that he wishes he could have welcomed Paul Simon to ride shotgun on the show. «I adore him,» Corden gushed. «He’s got a lyric where he says, 'You don’t feel you could love me, but I feel you could,' which I think sums up how any sort of stereotypically unattractive boy at the age of 14 or 15 feels about every girl at their school at the time.»«It's so optimistic,» he added.Corden said that his father would play Simon's 1986 album, on their family road trips, which turned into some of his most «joyous memories.» «My mom would just be asleep and the four of us would just sing every single word … that album, I think, might be perfect,» he said, noting that he'd hoped to include his family in the fun if Simon ever agreed to appear on his show.«I had this idea where I would try to surprise my mum and my dad and sisters and that we’d all get in this car and sing the song but,» Corden said, «he’s hard to get, as he should be.»The comedian spoke with ET ahead of Thursday's final show and shared that, in addition to Simon, he also wished that he could have booked Beyoncé or Bruce Springsteen for «Carpool Karaoke.»«There's a lot,» he admitted.Corden went on to explain why he felt «compelled» to organize a departure from his popular talker now.«You don't want to be making a mistake but I just feel.