Watch David Byrne Perform ‘When We Are Singing’ on ‘Colbert’

The Talking Heads frontman was joined by his group of blue-clad musicians and dancers for the theatrical performance, which featured full choreography led by Byrne. “When We Are Singing” comes off Who Is the Sky? , which Byrne released in September. He explained of his choice to perform the song, “I really don’t like writing songs about my business, but I thought, ‘Oh, you know, when people are singing they look kind of funny.

You can’t tell if they’re in ecstasy. They just have their mouth open.'” He added, “It’s all the same look.” During the conversation with Colbert, Byrne also explained why he is constantly reimagining his concerts and how he came to collaborate with his current touring ensemble. “I knew I wanted it to be colorful,” he said. “The last one was grey.

It was not a sad show, but it was grey. I thought, ‘No, the times we live in, we need some color.'” On tour, Byrne has been combining his solo material with Talking Heads songs, including “Psycho Killer” and “Life During Wartime.” Colbert asked Byrne...