The 50th anniversary special for “Saturday Night Live” began with music generations colliding, with Paul Simon and Sabrina Carpenter singing “Homeward Bound.”

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Those who were excited to see Paul Simon singing a duet on stage with Sabrina Carpenter on “SNL50” will be pleased to know his performing days are not behind him after all.

While he retired from touring seven years ago, Paul Simon unretired a day after performing with Sabrina Carpenter during the Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special. The "A Quiet Celebration Tour" will bring the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer to Minneapolis for three nights at the Orpheum Theatre on April 20,

Paul Simon and Sabrina Carpenter opened the 50th anniversary special celebrating “Saturday Night Live” with a duet of his song “Homeward Bound.”

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The Anniversary Special on Sunday night. He and pop star Sabrina Carpenter offered a rendition of Simon & Garfunkel‘s “Homeward Bound.” “I sang this song with George Harrison on SNL in 1976,” Simon said before they began.

Sabrina Carpenter joined Paul Simon on a duet of Homeward Bound A star-studded cast have taken part in a three-hour special to celebrate the 50th anniversary of legendary US comedy show Saturday Night Live.

I sang this song with George Harrison on 'Saturday Night Live' in 1976," Simon said. “I was not born then,” Carpenter said, getting a laugh. “And neither were my parents,” she added, getting a bigger laugh.

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Maybe for Paul Simon it was the equivalent of performing the Super Bowl halftime. On Sunday night, he opened the “SNL 50: The Anniversary Special,” singing “Homeward Bound” with — go figure — Sabrina Carpenter.

So, it's no surprise Sabrina stayed true to her style DNA to attend SNL50, a special anniversary episode of Saturday Night Live in New York last night [Sunday 16 February]. Ahead of performing a duet of Simon & Garfunkel's ‘Homeward Bound’ with Paul Simon himself,