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Video: Bjork And Her Hair Perform On Colbert
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Ben Yakas
Published Feb 1, 2012
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Adorable Icelandic siren Bjork appeared on Stephen Colbert last night in anticipation of her 10-date NYC residency. The two discussed a bit about time travel, the interactive iPad component of her recent album Biophilia ("Why sully music with something as ugly as science?"), and her belief in (and respect for) the elves. Somehow despite her hyperspatial-Euclidean fizziness, Colbert didn't once mention the red brillo beehive-like wig elephant in the room. Below, check out the interview as well as an iPad-aided performance of "Cosmogony."
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