On May 20, at the second to last episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, host Stephen Colbert finally took the popular segment The Colbert Questionert, a set of 15 questions designed to probe the psyche of celebrity and political guests.
To question 13, posed by singer James Taylor, “You Get One Last Song to Listen to for the Rest of Your Life: What is It?”, Colbert answered, “Glenn Gould’s execution of Mendelssohn’s Song Without Words in E Major, Op. 19, No. 1.” Here is the song.
The final episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert airs on May 21, 2026 on CBS and Global TV (Canada).
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