David Byrne

2023 - 3 - 12

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Stephanie Hsu, David Byrne Sing 'Everything Everywhere' Song at ... (Variety)

'Everything Everywhere All at Once' best supporting actress nominee Stephanie Hsu and David Byrne performed the nominated song' This Is a Life.'

For a performance of the song, Hsu was joined onstage at the Academy Awards by former Talking Heads frontman [David Byrne](https://variety.com/t/david-byrne/) and composer trio [Sox Lux](https://variety.com/2023/artisans/news/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-son-lux-fanny-pack-bagel-vortex-1235524507/) (Ryan Lott, Rafiq Bhatia, Ian Chang), who are also featured on the Oscar-nominated song. [best score](https://variety.com/2023/artisans/news/oscar-score-analysis-voting-begins-john-williams-1235540766/) for A24’s “Everything Everywhere All at Once” as well as for best song alongside collaborators David Byrne and Mitski. [Stephanie Hsu](https://variety.com/2023/awards/actors/stephanie-hsu-michelle-yeoh-everything-everywhere-oscars-1235524217/) didn’t record the original song “This Is a Life” for the film “ [Everything Everywhere All at Once](https://variety.com/t/everything-everywhere-all-at-once/),” she proved in her performance on the [Oscars](https://variety.com/t/oscars/) stage that she is qualified to take the reins from Mitski, who sang on the soundtrack version.

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David Byrne, Stephanie Hsu, & Son Lux Perform "This Is A Life" At ... (Stereogum)

David Byrne and Son Lux performed their Everything Everywhere All At Once song “This Is A Life” at the 95th Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday night.

This is Son Lux and Hsu’s first time at the ceremony. David Byrne and Son Lux performed their Everything Everywhere All At Once song “This Is A Life” at the 95th Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday night. They were joined by Stephanie Hsu, who was nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category for her role in the film.

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David Byrne (and his hot dog fingers) perform "This Is a Life" with ... (Consequence)

David Byrne, Son Lux, and Everything Everywhere All At Once star Stephanie Hsu performed "This Is a Life" at the 2023 Oscars. Watch it here.

His [collaborative musical with Fatboy Slim](https://consequence.net/2023/01/david-byrne-fatboy-slim-broadway-musical/) has also been set to debut on Broadway this summer. [Miley Cyrus](https://consequence.net/2023/01/david-byrne-miley-cyrus-lets-dance/) and [Maggie Rogers](https://consequence.net/2023/02/david-byrne-maggie-rogers-new-york-show/). The performance juxtaposed beauty and absurdity, much like the film itself.

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David Byrne Performs 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Song at ... (Billboard)

David Byrne, Son Lux and Stephanie Hsu performed 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' song 'This Is a Life" at the 2023 Oscars.

Acclaimed indie rock singer-songwriter Mitski co-performed the original “This Is a Life” with Talking Heads frontman Byrne, but was not present for the performance. David Byrne is a prior Oscar winner, having co-composed the score for 1988 best picture winner The Last Emperor along with Ryuichi Sakamoto and Cong Su. It ended with Hsu and Byrne at center stage, Byrne showing off his elongated fingers — a la the hot dog fingers displayed in one of the film’s many alternate universes.

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David Byrne and Stephanie Hsu's Oscars Performance Paid ... (Vulture)

'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Best Original Song nominee 'This Is a Life' was performed by Stephanie Hsu and David Byrne, with a video appearance by ...

For the song’s live performance, Supporting Actress nominee [Stephanie Hsu](https://www.vulture.com/2023/03/tonight-show-stephanie-hsu-eeaao-weird.html) filled in for original artist [Mitski](https://www.vulture.com/article/mitski-profile-laurel-hell.html), who skipped the Oscars because she may or may not had other plans with Raccacoonie. Maybe [Raccacoonie](https://www.vulture.com/2022/03/all-the-raccoon-jokes-in-everything-everywhere-all-at-once.html) is an anti-(rabies)-vaxxer? [Raccacoonie](https://www.vulture.com/2023/02/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-props-costumes-auction.html) to attend this year’s Academy Awards.

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Oscars 2023 Live Updates: 'All Quiet on the Western Front' Wins ... (The Wall Street Journal)

While in recent Oscars past, male stars have relied on colorful suits (Tomato red! Yolk yellow! Pepto pink! Eye-assaulting aubergine!)

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Oscars 2023: David Byrne Performs 'Everything Everywhere' Song (SPIN)

The former Talking Heads frontman was joined by actress Stephanie Hsu and Son Lux to perform 'This Is a Life.'

Hsu appears in the film and was nominated for best supporting actress for the role (though she lost to Jamie Lee Curtis), while Son Lux is credited for the movie’s original score. The number was complete with video clips of animated raccoons and Byrne bearing hot dog fingers — two nods to images from the zany film. [David Byrne](http://spin.com/tags/david-byrne) was joined by actress Stephanie Hsu and Son Lux to deliver a theatrical performance of the best original song nominee “This Is a Life” from Everything Everywhere All at Once.

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Wearing Hot Dog Fingers, David Byrne Sings "This Is a Life" from ... (American Songwriter)

David Byrne joined Stephanie Hsu and Son Lux to perform "This Is a Life" from the Oscar-nominated film 'Everything Everywhere All At Once.'

With them, a multi-verse of dancers jumped, slid and moved as they also performed a few martial arts, a fighting style featured in Everything Everywhere All At Once. Byrne was also wearing a white suit to match his silver fox white hair and performed onstage with herky-jerky dance moves that may remind fans of his Stop Making Sense concert film. But the best part of the performance was seeing Byrne show, halfway through the song, that he was sporting “hot dog fingers,” a signature gag from the film.

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See 'Everything Everywhere' Star Stephanie Hsu Join David Byrne ... (TV Insider)

The 95th Oscars served as the stage for several musical performances, but one may have surprised some viewers as acting nominee Stephanie Hsu took to the ...

THE HOTDOG HANDS. THE DRESS. [March 13, 2023] Keeravaani; Lyric by Chandrabose. She also trained with the Atlantic Theater Company and appeared in productions of Be More Chill and The SpongeBob Musical among other shows. Although previously announced, Hsu wowed with her performance as she stood in for nominee Mitski. Byrne, meanwhile, got into the Everything Everywhere All at Once mood with some on-brand hot dog fingers.

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