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Unsurprisingly, Michelle Obama Was Extremely Charming at Carpool Karaoke

James Corden took a spin around the White House grounds Wednesday night for a very special rendition of Carpool Karaoke. Riding shotgun? The First Lady herself. Michelle Obama gave Corden a tour of the grounds, admitting that she doesn’t often get to sit in the front seat and discussing her post–White House plans: “Seven-and-a-half years, that’s enough luxuriating. I can make my own grilled cheese sandwich. I can make a mean grilled cheese sandwich.”

The First Lady held her own on “Signed, Sealed, Delivered,” a favorite of her husband’s presidential campaign, before launching into “Single Ladies,” complete with the requisite hand-waving, air-punching dance moves. But the highlight of the drive came during the singalong of “This Is for My Girls,” the anthem made by Kelly Clarkson, Kelly Rowland, and many others for Mrs. Obama’s Let Girls Learn initiative. Sure enough, who should magically appear in the backseat as Corden and Obama belted the tune? A member of Obama’s girl-power squad, Missy Elliott, just in time to spit her verse from the song.

Missy didn’t have a ton of time—she had her own White House tour to get to, after all—but she did stick around for “Get Ur Freak On.” Never mind those “facts and figures” historical tours. Singing hits with the First Lady has got to be the best way to visit 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Corden certainly seemed to think so.