--- title: Stephen Colbert and Paul Simon Duet on the 'Late Show' description: Stephen Colbert fulfilled a dream of whistling the solo to 'Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard' with Paul Simon on the 'Late Show' Friday. canonical: https://time.com/4032522/stephen-colbert-paul-simon-late-show/ author: Eliza Berman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-09-12T17:03:13.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:24:39.294Z og:title: Watch Stephen Colbert Whistle a Duet With Paul Simon on the 'Late Show' og:description: He fulfilled his dream of whistling the solo to "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" og:url: https://time.com/4032522/stephen-colbert-paul-simon-late-show/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Stephen Colbert Whistle a Duet With Paul Simon on the 'Late Show' twitter:description: He fulfilled his dream of whistling the solo to "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch Stephen Colbert Whistle a Duet With Paul Simon on the _Late Show_ > Sponsored content. 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Simon pretended to be an impostor as Colbert recounted a story of the real-life Simon rejecting his request to whistle the solo to “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard.” Bristling at the injury, Colbert got Simon to admit that yes, “Paul Simon is a bit of a jerk.” The pair went on to perform the song, with Colbert fulfilling his lifelong dream alongside the 12-time Grammy-winning artist. The verdict on Colbert’s solo? A little pitchy, but full of pizzazz. 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