Stephen Colbert Shares Previously Unseen Duet With John Prine

“I’d like to take a moment right now to send out a personal message to a friend,” Colbert said. “Last week, our friend — and yours — the musical great John Prine was placed on a ventilator with coronavirus symptoms. My thoughts are with John and his wife, Fiona, and his family. And everybody out there touched by this virus.”

He added, “I’d like to share with you right now one of the happiest moments I’ve had on my show or any show. And that’s when John and I sang a duet in 2016 that we never broadcast, but we’d like to now.”