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The post David Byrne Covers Paramore\u2019s \u201cHard Times\u201d at Radio City Music Hall: Watch<\/a> appeared first on Consequence<\/a>.<\/p>\n David Byrne<\/a> is in the midst of his 2025 North American tour<\/a> in support of new album\u00a0Who Is the Sky?<\/a>, and during his stop at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Tuesday night, he busted out a cover of Paramore\u2019<\/a>s 2017 hit \u201cHard Times.\u201d<\/p>\n Consider his rendition \u201cByrne-ified.\u201d Backed by the members of his band, who sing, dance, and play a variety of different instruments while completely mobile throughout the show, Byrne provided a typically-zany attitude to the cover; he and his instrumentalists added soaring harmonies, saxophone lines, and choreographed movements to their version of \u201cHard Times.\u201d Check it out below.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Get David Byrne Tickets Here<\/a><\/p>\n Byrne has been covering \u201cHard Times\u201d throughout his extensive 2025 North American tour, which continues through December. Get tickets to see him here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Byrne and Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams have become frequent collaborators as of late: Paramore initially offered their cover of Talking Heads\u2019 \u201cBurning Down the House\u201d for the 2024 Stop Making Sense tribute album, Williams guested on the Who Is the Sky?\u00a0track \u201cWhat Is The Reason For It?\u201d, and the pair have an upcoming collaborative song titled \u201cOpen The Door\u201d that they recorded for the Netflix adaptation of Roald Dahl\u2019s The Twits.<\/p>\n Popular Posts<\/p>\n