"In a pre-performance interview, Annie Clark shared that she previously covered the song at a Love Rocks benefit concert at the Beacon Theatre in 2023, which Colbert happened to attend. Colbert recalled speaking to a Beacon employee, who told him, "It takes some balls to cover this song." "About a minute later," Colbert continued, "I turned to him and said, 'Looks like she's got 'em.'""
"Colbert also named some artists who she would like to see cover her music, including Erykah Badu, Doechii, and The Slits. This is the second time in 2025 that St. Vincent has appeared on Colbert. Back in April, she performed the track "Violent Times" from her latest album All Born Screaming. In other St. Vincent news, she recently appeared on the soundtrack to the film Oh. What. Fun., contributing the song "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.""
St. Vincent appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and covered David Bowie's "Young Americans" to launch the Under the Covers segment. Annie Clark said she had previously performed the song at a 2023 Love Rocks benefit at the Beacon Theatre, which Colbert attended. Colbert recalled a Beacon employee saying, "It takes some balls to cover this song," then quipped, "Looks like she's got 'em." Colbert named Erykah Badu, Doechii, and The Slits as artists he'd like to see cover her music. St. Vincent previously performed "Violent Times" in April and contributed "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" to the Oh. What. Fun. soundtrack.
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