This was fun. I love that she went along when she really didn't seem too sure. One of the rare times when it did not seem rehearsed and Colbert getting his guests to play along is absolutely his strong suit.
I loved seeing Carly and wow she her voice is as powerful as ever! She brought a big grin with her vivacious presence. Well done Stephen for this performance with her. What a treasure!
How in the world did he know how to sing that offset harmony with her so well? He's a real showman, always up to the task. This was just the best that entertainment ever gets! And what a blessing to see and hear her, still captivating the audience.
Carly and James Taylor had a huge hit with MOCKINGBIRD in the mid 1970's...and we absolutely loved watching Carly do this with Stephen. Carly is amazing as always...she looks fabulous...and she recently turned 70!!
When I'm older I also want to sing my favorite songs with my favorite singers. I love to see Colbert live the dream, the whole thing is just awesome. :)
This is one of the best things i have ever seen on TV. I'm sure there was some preparation, but it was joyful, genuine, spontaneous, human and wonderful.
Not sure why there are so many comments about "contrived" or "rehearsed" when you can clearly see that Stephen loses the lyrics and is following Carly several times. I think it was a surprise to her, and wow, so lovely! Just a great moment.
Realmente é muito mais legal perdermos algum tempo vendo algo assim, como Carly. Que mulher sensacional, ùnica e verdadeira de grande exprecividade. Voz maravilhosa e músicas excelentes. Te amo Carly! Sempre foste o garnde amor de minha vida, pois gosto de você do jeitinho que você é, ainda hoje e até partir deste vida terrena, sempre vou lhe amar.
wow this is going to sound super cheesy, but I don't remember seeing such a wholesome moment on TV in a very long time. Stephen and Carly Simon look like they were genuinely enjoying the moment. And you have the whole audience involved! However, I question whether this performance was rehearsed or not, but it is wholesome nonetheless.
I don't think it was rehearsed. The second half had a lot of made up words but pros that they are, they just kept going. You could feel the connection. Spontaneous and real. He seems to lean toward the older audience, like me, a true baby boomer who loves Carly Simon and James Taylor. Oh the good old days of 60s folk music and hootenannies!
EVERY TIME I SEE AN OLD ARTIST GET CALLED ON TO DO A SONG WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG AS CARLY JUST DID SO WELL I AM HOPEFULLY REMINDED THAT OUR SOULS ARE ETERNAL AND FOREVER YOUNG AS WE WILL BE IN HEAVEN
Brilliant. Absolutely wonderful to see this. A classic moment that will be compared to Johnny Carson and Bette Midler's song together on his next to last show..
Knocked.It.Out.Of.The.Park! Wish it'd been about a minute longer, but know I'll be back for way, WAY more! Posting 6-25-22. Happy Birthday, Carly Simon, and many more!
Is there anything Stephen Colbert isn't good at? He has wonderful rhythm and dances very well. He did a very fair version of James Taylor's part of Mockingbird with Carly Simon and it was so cool. She's finally conquered her stage fright!
Carly Simon, a wonderful gracious modest lady of charm and charisma, one of my all time favourites.
Best vocalist then & now!!! Never lost a beat and many years have passed!!!
Watching Stephen Colbert perform Mockingbird with Carly Simon is just priceless.
Carly is and always will be a WOW.
Such a wonderful, talented lady. WOW!
Carly Simon and James Taylor singing Mockingbird is one of the best musical duos I have ever seen.
She just emanates light from within. I can't imagine what it's like to have a soul that beautiful.
I don't care if this was contrived and rehearsed! This was so good! Carly Simon having fun - there you go. I loved this :)
Well, DUH, of course it’s rehearsed. It’s entertainment, not a documentary
Woah! I love how Colbert sings with his musical guests. Not many hosts that would do that--very cool!
Jimmy Fallon singing over his musical guests? Haha
James Corden sang with many, including Adam Lambert and Queen
What a angelic smile Carly has..
So much natural beauty just pours right out of her. 💛💚💙
Smiling all the way through this .
I've always loved Carly .
This was fun. I love that she went along when she really didn't seem too sure. One of the rare times when it did not seem rehearsed and Colbert getting his guests to play along is absolutely his strong suit.
Yeah, you can see he didn't remember what came next towards the end, and she just rolled with it. Sounded great
I loved seeing Carly and wow she her voice is as powerful as ever! She brought a big grin with her vivacious presence. Well done Stephen for this performance with her. What a treasure!
How in the world did he know how to sing that offset harmony with her so well? He's a real showman, always up to the task. This was just the best that entertainment ever gets! And what a blessing to see and hear her, still captivating the audience.
They practiced beforehand.
Carly and James Taylor had a huge hit with MOCKINGBIRD in the mid 1970's...and we absolutely loved watching Carly do this with Stephen. Carly is amazing as always...she looks fabulous...and she recently turned 70!!
She is just incredible!!! And Stephen did pretty good too! Carly is just a legend!
She has such an amazing voice!
How can somebody be so talented, Stephen is really doing it right
When I'm older I also want to sing my favorite songs with my favorite singers. I love to see Colbert live the dream, the whole thing is just awesome. :)
Carly Simon is just awesome and will always be!
Whenever I need an attitude adjustment, I go to this video. Simply joyful.
This is one of the best things i have ever seen on TV. I'm sure there was some preparation, but it was joyful, genuine, spontaneous, human and wonderful.
total pros!!!!!!!That was great!!!!!!!
Great job,from them both. 👍💐👏
Wonderful!!!!! ❤❤❤
Not sure why there are so many comments about "contrived" or "rehearsed" when you can clearly see that Stephen loses the lyrics and is following Carly several times. I think it was a surprise to her, and wow, so lovely! Just a great moment.
I had no idea. That was fantastic!!
Very obvious both performers were enjoying themselves. That’s the best performance of Mockingbird I’ve seen!
That was great Stephen!! I get so nostalgic for that song, and her magnificent voice.
What a great impromptu with Carley Simon and Steven Colbert. Great work! I loved it too!
I keep revisiting this video. They were so good together ! One of my favorite songs.
I've always loved Carly Simon! Such a great person!
Carly Simon went in! I love it!!!!
That was a pretty cool performance.
Super impressed with Stephen in this! Great stuff.
I love you, Carly Simon!
She still has her voice! She sounds great!
I saw the original broadcast and it was terrific...luckily RUclips still shows it....great voices and what a song.
LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Damn - I missed this before, she sounds good and she's 70! And having fun still, too.
Excellent Stephen!
That was amazing!! Carly S. Seemed ill at ease, but relaxed right up 😊.
WONDERFULLIOUS!!!🌻
Love, love, LOVE THIS !!!! Priceless.
Just LOVE THIS! Stephen, you are the BEST!
WOW!!! Really cool duet, very impressive from both of them.
This was great! Carly Simon is wonderful!
She has still got it and Stephen sounds great!
A brilliant piece of joy! I needed this to start the day... ❤
0:44 - Stephen's pitch is perfect. Freakin amazing.
Realmente é muito mais legal perdermos algum tempo vendo algo assim, como Carly. Que mulher sensacional, ùnica e verdadeira de grande exprecividade. Voz maravilhosa e músicas excelentes. Te amo Carly! Sempre foste o garnde amor de minha vida, pois gosto de você do jeitinho que você é, ainda hoje e até partir deste vida terrena, sempre vou lhe amar.
love this song and great job guys
"You're So Vain" came out when I was in jr High, and I'm 60 today. She STILL wears her hair the same way. Nice!
You’re so vain is the first song I vividly remember as being my favorite. (I’m slightly younger than 60) I get a real boost every time I hear it.
wow this is going to sound super cheesy, but I don't remember seeing such a wholesome moment on TV in a very long time. Stephen and Carly Simon look like they were genuinely enjoying the moment. And you have the whole audience involved! However, I question whether this performance was rehearsed or not, but it is wholesome nonetheless.
+liquidpersuasion Him and his band leader's duets with Andrew Lloyd Webber were also great.
I think he was supposed to follow up Carly's woahs with his own but he missed it.
I don't think it was rehearsed. The second half had a lot of made up words but pros that they are, they just kept going. You could feel the connection. Spontaneous and real.
He seems to lean toward the older audience, like me, a true baby boomer who loves Carly Simon and James Taylor. Oh the good old days of 60s folk music and hootenannies!
I agree! Who cares if it was rehearsed, the fun was genuine
Totally rehearsed, but none the less loads of fun.
WOW!!! Both sound GREAT!!!👍🏽😊😍
Love this. It put a smile on my face.
I love Carly, she’s awesome!
I love it and I agree most hosts won't sing with their guests. Great Steve
This clip inspires me to buy her book!!! MAGICAL!!!
oh mais j’adore… délicieux moment!!❤
This brought a smile to my face!
i love this Stephen Colbert - you're the best!
AWESOME. !!!!!!! I LISTEN TO THIS OFTEN. !!!!!!! SUCH FUN !!!!!!!!!!!
Both got it 🤯😻
Carly Simon the best, she's amazing
No Body Does It Better
EVERY TIME I SEE AN OLD ARTIST GET CALLED ON TO DO A SONG WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG AS CARLY JUST DID SO WELL I AM HOPEFULLY REMINDED THAT OUR SOULS ARE ETERNAL AND FOREVER YOUNG AS WE WILL BE IN HEAVEN
Brilliant. Absolutely wonderful to see this. A classic moment that will be compared to Johnny Carson and Bette Midler's song together on his next to last show..
Yes, Bette Midler & Johnny Carson… last show. The 2 of them singing ‘Here’s that Rainy Day’…. Tears were flowing as they sang…
Thank you!!!!! I am going to rewatch this over and over ❤️😃
No.1 hit on iTunes anyone.
That was fun. She's 70 and sounds great.
This was wonderful!
Fantastic, surprising, wonderful
Best thing I ever heard off the cuff??Impromptu?? Help me here! The book is terrific!!!
Stephen does a damn fine job of sounding like JT, and Carly gets right back into it.
He did it better actually.
You go, Stephen!👏🏽👏🏽❤️❤️🕊️
that was a special moment
Shit…… they sounded great, she still got it, that’s for sure 👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
I love love love this!!!
SO GOOD!!!!Made me feel so happy!!!
Beautiful!
Brilliant
This was great!
Absolutely brilliant.
That was an awesome duet! :)
This made my day better. Thank you ❤
Just love him.
Carly Simon is THEE ONE! woohhoooo love her music and voice SO much! GO Carly!!!
A TRULY TALENTED Woman and a REAL DIVA ❤.
CARLY you still got it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great duet! Recently dusted off "No Secrets" and played "His Friends Are More Than Fond of Robin" on a loop for an hour or so!
Wow! made my whole month...
Stephens got his dream job. He so deserves it.
Wow!!! 👏
Oh man , how fortunated u are ... Mockingbird is too on my favourite's private playlist .
One AWESOME WOMAN!
Awesome
😊😊😊 wonderful!
Knocked.It.Out.Of.The.Park! Wish it'd been about a minute longer, but know I'll be back for way, WAY more! Posting 6-25-22. Happy Birthday, Carly Simon, and many more!
Adorable!
Is there anything Stephen Colbert isn't good at? He has wonderful rhythm and dances very well. He did a very fair version of James Taylor's part of Mockingbird with Carly Simon and it was so cool. She's finally conquered her stage fright!
Carly Simon-heaven!
Excellent 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶