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

Paul Simon is going on tour! The Simon & Garfunkel icon's announcement arrived days after he performed on the 'SNL' 50th anniversary special with Sabrina Carpenter.

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

Fifty seasons of “Saturday Night Live” sketches, songs and special guests will be celebrated Sunday as the variety show celebrates its landmark anniversary. Here’s how to watch.

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.

Paul Simon and Sabrina Carpenter opened the 50th anniversary celebration of “Saturday Night Live." The 83-year-old Simon, who has been a constant on the show since it began in 1975,

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.

They performed a song Simon last performed on 'SNL' with George Harrison in 1976. Continue

Paul Simon and Sabrina Carpenter opened Saturday Night Live's 50th anniversary special with a performance of "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.

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.