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Bette Midler Sings to Colbert to the Tune of ‘Wing Beneath My Wings:’ ‘You Never Kissed the Orange Ass’ (clip)
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Source
WKMG-TV (CBS 6; Orlando, Fla.)
Name: WKMG-TV (CBS 6; Orlando, Fla.)
URL: http://www.clickorlando.com/
Show
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Name: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
URL: https://www.cbs.com/shows/the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/
Persons
Stephen Colbert
, Bette Midler
Name: Stephen Colbert
Employment: CBS
Position: Host, executive producer
Name: Bette Midler
Employment: Entertainment industry
Position: Singer, Actress, Comedian, Producer, Environmental activist and philanthropist
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10/15/2025 07:16 am
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Duration
0:01:47
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16
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Transcript
MIDLER Well you know ░░░░░░░░ sang Krusty the Clown ░░░░░░░░ too I did I ░░░░░░░░ COLBERT Well he deserved ░░░░░░░░ MIDLER Well he sure ░░░░░░░░ He did I was ░░░░░░░░ with it Thrilled Anyway ░░░░░░░░ this is what I ░░░░░░░░ But I have to ░░░░░░░░ my note and I ░░░░░░░░ t sung in a ░░░░░░░░ time COLBERT What note ░░░░░░░░ you need MIDLER I ░░░░░░░░ a If I only ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ b flat But I ░░░░░░░░ t do it I ░░░░░░░░ go Mmm It must ░░░░░░░░ been cold here At ░░░░░░░░ Late Show Despite the ░░░░░░░░ ratings And awards You ░░░░░░░░ a gig that s ░░░░░░░░ worthwhile Now that you ░░░░░░░░ More in demand Than ░░░░░░░░ s file Cheering and ░░░░░░░░ Did you ever know ░░░░░░░░ you re my Frodo ░░░░░░░░ stand for what s ░░░░░░░░ With wit and class ░░░░░░░░ you And I hold ░░░░░░░░ high as The great ░░░░░░░░ cause you never kissed ░░░░░░░░ orange ass Cheering and ░░░░░░░░ You You never kissed ░░░░░░░░ orange ass Never kissed ░░░░░░░░ orange ass Oh you ░░░░░░░░ you You never AUDIENCE ░░░░░░░░ the orange ass MIDLER ░░░░░░░░ wait wait COLBERT No ░░░░░░░░ don t get to ░░░░░░░░ you MIDLER This is ░░░░░░░░ best part Fly fly ░░░░░░░░ away Like Gandalf s ░░░░░░░░ wings Thank you Thank ░░░░░░░░ thank God for you ░░░░░░░░ lord of all our ░░░░░░░░ Cheering and Applause I ░░░░░░░░ you I love you ░░░░░░░░ love you I love ░░░░░░░░ COLBERT Well MIDLER Thank ░░░░░░░░ Thank you COLBERT Well ░░░░░░░░ thank you for joining ░░░░░░░░ for my last show ░░░░░░░░ I know it s ░░░░░░░░ your last show But ░░░░░░░░ knows who the bleep ░░░░░░░░ what s going to ░░░░░░░░ I mean every day ░░░░░░░░ COLBERT Day to day ░░░░░░░░ That s what I ░░░░░░░░ to my exec over ░░░░░░░░ Tom See you tomorrow ░░░░░░░░ he says Game day ░░░░░░░░ MIDLER That s how ░░░░░░░░ all feel.”
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