--- 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_  by [Eliza Berman](https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Sep 12, 2015 5:03 PM UTC  by [Eliza Berman](https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Sep 12, 2015 5:03 PM UTC When Stephen Colbert announced his first week’s lineup as host of the _Late Show_ on CBS, one unfamiliar musical act invited [speculation](http://www.stereogum.com/1830278/who-is-the-mysterious-paul-simon-tribute-band-playing-colbert-tonight/news/): just who was this mysterious Paul Simon tribute band called Troubled Waters? But when the band took the stage Friday night, the rumors were put to rest, as Troubled Waters, it turned out, was helmed by none other than Simon himself. 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. Watch the video below: ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4032522/stephen-colbert-paul-simon-late-show/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4032522/stephen-colbert-paul-simon-late-show/"},"headline":"Watch Stephen Colbert Whistle a Duet With Paul Simon on the Late Show","datePublished":"2015-09-12T17:03:13.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:24:39.294Z","description":"He fulfilled his dream of whistling the solo to \"Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard\"","url":"https://time.com/4032522/stephen-colbert-paul-simon-late-show/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Television","Late Night","stephen colbert","late show"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliza Berman","jobTitle":"Berman is a senior editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4032522/stephen-colbert-paul-simon-late-show/","name":"Watch Stephen Colbert Whistle a Duet With Paul Simon on the Late Show"}}]}] ```