Watch David Byrne Perform ‘When We Are Singing’ on ‘Colbert’ David Byrne appeared on 'The Late Show' to perform his song 'When We Are Singing.' 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 offHe 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.'”“‘Life During Wartime,’ yes,” Byrne replied. “I licensed some ICE footage to show at the very, very end of the song. If we showed it for the whole song it would be kind of sad and depressing, but we show it at the very end.”‘John Would’ve Loved It’: One of JFK Jr.’s Closest Friends Breaks His Silence on ‘Love Story’Last year, Byrne once again dampened hopes for a possible Talking Heads reunion, even after he and his old bandmates — Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, and Jerry Harrison — reunited for several events promoting the “I can mix and match and have it adapt to the sound that I’m doing at the moment without completely destroying the integrity of the older songs,” he said. “But I’m also aware that there’s a real trap. If you do too much of the older material, you become a legacy act that comes out and plays the old hits. You cash in really quick, but then you’ve dug yourself a hole.”Disney Exits OpenAI Deal After AI Giant Shutters Sora3 hours ago