St. Vincent aka Annie Clark stopped by The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Wednesday, December 18 to participate in Under the Covers, a new segment where, as the name implies, artists cover songs they love. Clark’s selection was David Bowie’s groovy 1975 hit “Young Americans,” which she first covered during the annual Love Rocks NYC benefit show in 2023. (Asked by Colbert who she would want to cover her songs, Clark replied with one hell of a trio: Erykah Badu, Doechii, or the Slits. ) Clark’s version of “Americans” is a mostly faithful take on the original, though she does sub Joe Biden in for Bowie’s Richard Nixon lyric.
St. Vincent spent most of her 2025 on the road to support her latest album, the Grammy-winning All Born Screaming. You can check out her full Bowie cover below.
