Stephen Colbert picks Simon & Garfunkel songs for the 2016 presidential candidates

Stephen Colbert picks Simon &amp; Garfunkel songs for 2016 candidates — (Image credit: Late Show)

Bernie Sanders has a tear-jerker of ad out featuring the Simon & Garfunkel song "America," which got Stephen Colbert thinking. "America" is a perfect campaign song, but "Paul Simon has a huge catalogue of immortal songs," Colbert said on Tuesday's Late Show. "I mean his music, I think, could work for any candidate." He picked some choice songs for a handful of the candidates — Chris Christie, Martin O'Malley, Rand Paul — but had to cycle through three Paul Simon tunes to find the perfect match for Donald Trump. See if you can pick the song for each of those candidates, then watch below. Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.