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Sabrina Carpenter and Paul Simon starred in the cold open segment on the main stage with an emotional rendition of “Homeward Bound,” which Simon performed on the show in 1976 with George Harrison.

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.

“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.