Talking Heads - Wild Wild Life (Official Video)
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- You're watching the official music video for Talking Heads - "Wild Wild Life" from the album 'True Stories' (1986)
Director: David Byrne
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Song Lyrics:
[Verse 1]
I'm wearing-a fur pajamas
I ride a hot potato
It's tickling my fancy
Speak up, I can't hear you
[Chorus]
Here on this mountaintop, oh-oh-oh
I got some wild, wild life
I got some news to tell you, oh-oh
About some wild, wild life
Here come the doctor in charge, oh-oh-oh
She's got some wild, wild life
Ain't that the way you like it, oh-oh?
Living wild, wild life
[Verse 2]
I'll wrestle with your conscience
You wrestle with your partner
Sitting on a windowsill
But he spends his time behind closed doors
[Chorus]
So check out mister businessman, oh-oh-oh
He bought some wild, wild life
On the way to the stock exchange, oh-oh-oh
He got some wild, wild life
Pick it up when he opens the door, oh-oh-oh
He doing wild, wild life
I know it's the way you like it, oh-oh
Living wild, wild
[Verse 3]
Peace of mind
It's a piece of cake
Thought control
You get on board any time you like
Like sitting on pins and needles
Things fall apart
It's scientific
[Chorus]
Sleeping on the Interstate, oh-oh-oh
Getting wild, wild life
Checking in and checking out, oh-oh-oh
I got 'em, wild, wild life
Spending all of my money and time, oh-oh-oh
On too much wild, wild life
We wanna go and we go where we go, oh-oh-oh
Ah, doing wild, wild life
I know it, that's how we start, oh-oh-oh
Got some wild, wild life
Take a picture here in the daylight, oh-oh
And it's a wild, wild life
You've grown so tall, you've grown so fast, oh-oh-oh
Wild, wild
And I know that's the way you like it, oh-oh
Living wild, wild, wild, wild life
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David Byrne - Lead Vocals, Guitar
Chris Frantz - Drums
Jerry Harrison - Keyboards, Guitar
Tina Weymouth - Bass
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To all those that are saying this is a music video, it’s actually a clip from David Byrne’s criminally under-seen film True Stories. Watch it.
The fashion show still cracks me up.
@@jdmthree1The moment at the end… Perfection.
Watching it now!
HOLY SHIT!!! THANKS FOR ENLIGHTENING ME!!! ❤❤❤
This lineup is somewhat different than the lineup in the movie, more David Byrne characters in this video than in the movie.
I was 24 years old, young, wild and free. God, how I miss those days.
I was too. 1962. They were the best days, hands down. I miss them too, friend.
@@johns2688 Vintage year, 1962, what with the Cuban Missile Crisis, and all. But we survived to become young men in the greatest decade for music: _1980s forever, baby!_ 😉
Yea, ikr
Bras suck
I was 22 and in a car accident on Good Friday 28th of March. God I'm lucky to be alive.
Me too! 😢
This song made me happy as a young man and now it makes me happy as an old man. Thank you David Byrne for everything you've done.
ABSOFUCKINGLUTELY SIR!!!!!❤️❤️❤️
same
Great song and video. First song I ever called in to the radio station to get played on air.
And what a great movie!
Same here Jeff, God speed
Making something sound simple and commercial, but smart at the same time is not easy. This is the best example.
This😌
Im born 1990.. No friends who listen to this.. Thank u dad for showing me so much awesome bands.. Love ya and miss u ❤️🙏adore talking heads
@@deonlymero thank u, he sure was 😊love The Cure, Glenn Miller Orchestra , The Doors, U2, R. E. M., Tracy Chapman, Sade Adu, Terence Trent D'arby, Paul Simon, Metallica, Jethro Tull,Santana, Manu Chao, Roxy Music, lot of rnb and rock, Love Enya, Jose Feliciano, he even make me start listen to 50 cent 😆, im a real eclectic when it comes to music. I listen so much staff that my generation think its something to eat🤣
Me to my dad had a few talking heads cds I instantly loved them
@@petruspinotti4507my parents renewed their vows and their song was fast car
I was born in 1974! So I am the GenX my boomer Brother and Sister turned me on Talking Heads!
I never never never get tired of listening to this song. I miss the 80"s so much...🥲
There is no band like Talking Heads ,they were unbelievably catchy and memorable ,one of the greatest 80’s bands with fantastic unique videos
I wouldn't say only them, there was Devo as well with their uniqueness, but yeah, Talking Heads are objectively better.
I would love to see a tribute musical to the Talking Heads, think of what Mamma Mia did for ABBA.
@@thebigfletch1885 or the b -52's
I believe.
The 80's could never define them, galactic envoys from Earth, maybe...
One of those songs that evokes such happy memories of a care-free and fun time of my youth.
It’s about cocaine. Carefree youth? Not quite.
@@dentonconstructionservices8323 Putting aside the fact you appear to have misunderstood my comment, I associate cocaine use with my care-free and fun youth.
The black dude singing with the hat at the end is MY DAD!!!! I was supposed to be in this movie performing that part as a young karate kid character. When it came time to for me to film, I froze and got scared so they asked my dad (who had his own band at the time) to do it instead. Don't believe me? IDGAF!! That's my father and his name is Frank Beaty!!!!
I believe you...thanks for sharing the story...Your dad looks cool with his hat 🤠😎🤙
@@LuigyEstrella 😂😂 thank you!! It's was cool seeing him so young again.....
That's awesome, FM! You must've met David Byrne, what was he like?
@@chiefscheider I don't remember honestly.....I know we met him because it was originally supposed to be me who play that part but I was too scared to do it so my dad filled in and I can remember shaking his hand and that he was a nice guy but that's about it..... We met John Goodman and I can tell you that he was a jerk LMAO he wasn't friendly at all and told racist jokes pretty much the whole time we were there LMAO of course this was at the beginning of his career so I'm sure he's a much different, more grown up person now LOL I remember meeting him because we spent a lot more time with him then we did with David Byrnes. David Byrne if I recall correctly came in and shook everybody's hand and then left pretty much but we spent the entire day around John Goodman.
FM: Sucks about Goodman but still cool that you and your dad were on the set! He had some smooth moves, btw 👍🏻
Not sure if this was mentioned, but Talking Heads drummer Chris Frantz played the Ozzy Osbourne character, the Hank Williams-style country-and-western singer and the sports fan with WILD WILD LIFE on his baseball cap. Tina Weyworth (Talking Heads bassist) played a society lady (not sure which one), the lady who rips off her wig to reveal a bald head, and the woman dancing with the Prince cosplayer.
That's cool to KNOW!! I was not aware that Chris & Tina played all those characters! The costumes & characters come & go so fast, it's kinda hard to see it. Thanks for the info!! Peace!!
Thanks for what I've been wondering. The Eighties were so awesome -- totally. But went by too fast!
Can you believe Chris Franzt is from Ky?! He is. Every now and then we get things right.
And Jerry Harrison was the karate guy
Jerry Harrison was like 6 different people up there too
Brazil, May 2020 - I am 66 years old. This song saved me from dying out of boredom. Thanks Heads!
At least your in Brazil 😎
Brazil, Oct. 2020 eu com 26 anos com toda certeza nao vivi essa epoca mas queria ter vivido ao inves dessa
Oh man, if this song can't get you nothing can.
Sleeping on the interstate
Brasil, oct 2020 eu tenho 42 anos e a minha vida inteira escutei essa música e não me canso de ouvir.
Yes it be saved me from Boring music also it is great
It's amazing how many ways we've been blessed by John Goodman over the years.
I thought that was him. And I knew a scroll through the comments would confirm it!
When I lived on a mountain top with wildlife adjacent to the Los Padres National Forest, this was my anthem. Fox, Mountain Lion, deer, humming birds, skunk, turkeys, squirrels, etc. Never a dull day on my deck.
One of the greatest songs and videos of the 80's.
Talking Heads were very special.
Hear Hear. Especially with all the cameos.
Head rush fun love
My daughter is 17 and her favorite band is Talking Heads. She loves David Byrne. So proud!
Oh this comment made me proud because I'm an 18-year-old Japanese student who considers TH the best
Aw that's so cool :) I discovered Talking Heads at 16/17, myself. Though that wasn't long ago, it still provided me with music to attach to certain memories in my last year of hs.
Dam right, the world is awesome for 2 minutes
that’s so cool I got into them the same age!
I'm 14 and my favourite is AC/DC, but the Talking Heads are cool too, hence my presence here
Last week, I'm driving my car going home, it's the end of a good day, this song came on the radio, I cranked it up, made me smile, made sure a window or two was down so that others can hear, while stopped at a red light, this is just a great song, takes me back....here's the Billy Idol, Prince parodies, etc., 80's references, still great, LOVE John Goodman's performance!
Stop making sense 😉
I love this song when I am driving. The superb guitar riff part is really wild, wild line.
Such an addictive song. Can play it over and over and never get tired of it. Just brilliant.
I find that not only is it addictive, but actually destructive in the end . . . "Things fall apart, it's scientific."
check out - Once in a lifetime
It is! For some reason, it’s stuck in my head for a few days now.
Fuuuuuuuuk
Nag i weir sub
Talking Heads shows how much fun you can have if you dare to be weird, and to do it well .
I still think of David Byrne as a sort of college professor type who one day bumped his head and then totally lost his shit.
But...what IF....they dared to be stupid, like Weird Al? :) Love them. Just having fun. Cheers. :)
Pretty awesome still
But that’s just it: David Byrne is not “weird” or trying to be . . . you are witnessing unrestricted genius. There are those who try to harness WEIRD for affect. Salvador Dali, Byrne, Nina Hagen, Timothy Leary, etc. were just doing their thing: they never for one minute thought of themselves as weird.
@@zaidaali4688 -- I don't think we disagree. When I said, "dare to be weird", I could have been saying, "dare to be themselves." Of course, lots of artists today and in history have had annoying affectations (Lord Byron took a goose with him everywhere), but please don't think I was saying Byrne et. al . are not being authentic; quite the opposite.
0:29
This is my favorite part, especially when it was in “Open Season”! Great song!
I know it can be hard listening to this. It’s just sad it makes you think of good times like when the movie came out.
@oscarlemus4209 Agreed. It's amazing how time really does fly after all.
Every June 20th I come here to listen to this song. Happy birthday, John Goodman.
happy birthday hope you did something special for it
🎂 📣 🎉
love John Goodman he is a national treasure
@@Filbi he's a damn delight of a human
@@HopeHendershot-Moskal John Goodman is the man
David Byrne is a genius
I wouldn’t go that far…….
That’s just the cocaine 😂
@@benjaminperez7328 let’s put it this way, he accomplished more with this 4 minute song than you ever will in your life. Is that a better description?
@@grahamcarmichael6567 spot on.
I'll tell you a secret about David Byrne. The guy... he has autism... but he also loves acid.... loves the stuff...
As an 80s kid talking heads was some of the anthems of my generation, love the talking heads 🙂
Thanks for all the great memories mr Byrnes
Still can't believe it that other people like Talking Heads as much as I do lol
Bom rok não pode morre!!
I think I saw Meat Loaf at the microphone
i wrestle with my conscious there in the background is corny carnival organ i wrestle with my partner
I think David Byrne has nothing but contempt for business men. He is such a genius!
David Byrne is a super talented musical artist . this song is great
"Things fall apart. It's scientific."
Great line!
Entropy.
Hello
D Branch. Check in post part science and trip near the beach. And with desk and computer check in . And logs.
Go good calendars and vacation desks and disks and logs.
D. Branch
Mtv is top s
Go Doritos and Hays Chips
And Chips.
Fun and Smiles are best
This song is such a vibe... 80's classic
Wild wild life!!!
I can't contain my 80s child life. Talking Heads were my love even back then
Those years were the best time to be alive. Thank you dudes
David Byrne is still amazing.but there was nothing better when the talking heads were still together..i never get tired of listening to them.
It seems like Dave wants nothing to do with the others. He distanced himself during their induction into the R&R Hal of Fame...too bad.
His new album is pretty good
Niether do i n i suppose plenty others
These guys are great!
I will be 65 in January and this album saved me in Quarantine also. Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!
David Byrne, thank you . You are and always have been a damn genius. You made MTV and video's yours. You owned it from the beginning. Down to the assembly of your band. I can sit here in 2021 and enjoy this just as much as 40 years ago. I salute you .
A Perfect Song...A Perfect Video....And, True Stories A Perfect Movie !!!!!!!
Bought the 45 when it came out. Fantastic.
So did I!
Didn't realise how GREAT this clip is! Rock it! ❤️ Miss the 80s!!!
What's wild is that we all still love this song as much as we did back in the 80s.
I LOVE that Bass line,Stingray bass.One of the sweetest bass tones ever produced.
This song makes me happy. It remounts me back to the 80’s. Good times. Possibly the best of times. ❤
Today I turned 44 yrs young … and I still love dancing and singing to talking heads!❤️ LOVE MY GENERATION!!
I beat you youngin'...50 and digging David Byrne as much as I did in the 6th grade.
Yes,this old lady will leave the world listening to David Byrne.
I agree at roughly the same age I think we'd one of the last great generations.. imagine all your mistakes recorded for life on the net .. we had an innocent enough upbringing even though we were poorer
@@daizy4086 Im 47 i remember getting the concert Stop Making Sense on VHS back in the day... We didn't even own a VHS at that stage so I had to watch it at my granny's house ...
im 75 and still listen to the heads..........forever............
Jerry’s had too much fun making this video. He’s Prince, the Karate Kid, the Zoot Suit guy. And more!
Long live the 80’s! Favorite talking heads song. Classic!
Mine too. Feeling a little down, play this loud, watch crazy video. Feeling good.
One of the most underrated singer songwriter of my time.
He’s a genius
Never truly appreciated their music until now. Listening to it now shows how innovative and different it was from everything else. Great band
This was our theme song in '86 and loved every gosh darn minute of it! This video sums it all up for the times! Look how happy John Goodman is! Love it love it love it!
John had been doing commercials for a few years before this and bit
parts.
Less than 2 years later, he'd audition for 'Roseanne' and his career took off! 😀
❤
I graduated Marine Bootcamp in 1986. My mom bought me a CD player (fairly new then) and this was one of the CDs she purchased along with it. To this day i still love this song and the Talking Heads.
I can't believe back in the 80's I couldn't stand this band, now I'm 60 years old and I can't get enough!
OH UH OH!!!! GETTING WILD WILD LIFE!!!!
You cant not , NOT move, when this song is playing, Just awesome beat and Brilliant song all round ,
Hands down the best Talking Heads song/video...love all the cameos!
True Stories: Amazing movie, amazing album. Just so good all around!
David Byrne is a genius.
A fuckin men
Absolutely. Should be in the Rock and Roll hall of fame if he's not already there. Big ups Mr. Byrne
@@kennethshaw7582 talking heads made it to the rock and roll hall of fame in 2002
He's also a cheating stealing asshole. See Chris Frantz's book Remain in Love.
@@bonzai623 exactly, he is a genius, but I worship no man, he's an 80's version of Beck.
So many people don’t know about this very underrated group . These guys and girl made absolutely super cool music. Brian Eno put that special edge on it😊
they're not underrated, they were one of the most famous bands back then, David Byrne is a legend, the band is iconic, extremely famous, and known for their eccentric futuristic style for that time
I dare anybody to try a listen to just one talking heads song and stop!
It can’t be done 😮
Nothing like them before or since. Thanks David Byrne AND the rest of the band!
Of all the many interesting characters on here the two David Byrne make as the disco and biz man are hypnotizing - his stage presence is truly brilliantly captivating...
Rediscovering Talking Heads. Great band. Can't stop playing this song over and over.
Absolutely right. Fantastic. Love the bass on this.
same here been playing this song over and over for the past three months now
glad im not the only one
So funny, I can't either!!😂😂
5 times on a row on my way to work! Blasting speakers...oh oh ghost patrol officer behind me.
One of the best rock bands of the 80s hands down
back when music had instruments, riffs, and bridges
Just a great tune that gets better and better with time. Wow.
David Byrne is an incredible musician. and he's highly educated. he's got like three college degrees, doctorates or something like that. this is a killer song. and I believe he still making music the last time I checked.
Thank You Open Season.😎🐻
I think David Byrne predicted social media and influencers. Plenty of UA-cam channels showing "Wild Wild Life" while the audience sits and watches. Even some of the TV shows in the background....a bunch of tvs showing cars wrecking, and nonsense...just like real life today. Obviously that's my interpretation, but interesting nonetheless. Brilliant music!
Byrne. An absolute genius x 100. This is a #1 Classic. Too bad MTV no longer really exists.
This video is flippin' BRILLIANT !!! Have watched at least 1,000 times.....love all the characters.
I agree, & I'm sure I've watched it probably more than 1,000x's. It's a Gr8 SONG & definitely MY favorite video put out by them. I still listen to The Talking Heads fairly often - esp in the car. Lots of good driving songs. What's funny is We'll probably both watch it at least another 1,000x & still NOT get sick of it!! - LOL!! Peace!!
This video summarizes my entire MTV experience watching it as a kid during its early years from early to mid-1980's. Love all the parodies of popular acts at the time.
I'm 59 and this is one of my favorites, my 16 yr old daughter and her friends are now listening to this, along with AC/DC and Queen. There is hope ....
Teach your children well! :)
i just showed my 21y/o daughter.....working on it @62 :-)
Don’t let your daughter get this covid jab
@@kayadoobie9277 why's that I didnt plan on her getting it
My 19 year old son loves the Talking Heads, the Sex Pistols, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, all the good music.
Thirty years ago I fell in love with Talking Heads. One of the first albums I bought was Naked. I'm hugely grateful for your music!
Basil Buchko ,,,fear of music
My first was talking heads '77. Make that forty years
You bought the only bad album in their discography first, it's just too convoluted
Didn't you buy it for the title? lol
I love that story frank beattys kid, you are, your dad is, a part of our worlds cultural heritage. What a song. Be proud.
My son used to play this on the jukebox he was only four and he would dance to in the bars in Texas❤❤❤❤❤
I want some Wild Wild Life
Que falta faz uma banda pop dessas hoje em dia !!! Grande Talking Heads!!!!!!!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
My Uncle & Dad played this song over & over on cassette when I was 5, good stuff! 🔥
I miss music like this. New music doesn't compare to timeless gems like this. Talking Heads forever:)
It's so true, I feel like everything really drastically changed for the worse after the millennium and I think everyone having cellphones played a massive part in that. So many great memories sigh...
@@jungjeru3348there’s still great music being made though
@@flashiereagle2213 absolutely there is!!
This song is one insane stream of consciousness.........and if you're a karaoke singer, it's a great one to start with, because it's a great way to test your voice's capability for the night.
Holy smokes!! I remember singing this song watching MTV at the age of 5.. This song brought back a ton of great memories!! THX Talking Heads😃👍🏽👍🏽
David Byrne made tremendous art but did not take himself, he had fun in the process and the result is something we could all enjoy. Case in point, this video.
Love the energy from the girl in the yellow jumpsuit 💛 yeah!
I'm in love with her!
Thank you MTV for exposing this black kid from Baltimore to the magic of the Talking Heads!!
It's 2021 and i want to hug anyone who still loves this song...
hugs are free!
I'll give you a social distancing hug (((((0)))))))
Hug!! This song is awesome! I remember when it came out !! Crazy!! Timeless song!!
Meee
I still like this song- now wheres my hug? come on , come on big hug
Great song and great video! Perfect snapshot of the 80's! Just simply fun all around, good times!
Wow. John Goodman and Meat Loaf have cameos. Amazing. Just amazing.
Not really a cameo for John Goodman (Meat Loaf, too). The video is a re-edited part of a movie by David Byrne called "True Stories" and John Goodman is in the film (along with the song of course). I suggest watching it.
I started listening to Talking Heads today, and I’m falling through their rabbit hole.
I should’ve listened to them sooner. Their videos are somehow nostalgic and timeless at the same time.
1:47 This man's dance moves actually fit with the band lol
David Byrne what a genius.
This song and video helped me get through quarantine when I was struggling with Covid-19.Thank You Talking Heads!
Probably the world's most underrated band. Nostalgia ❤
Yeah check out how many people have listened to once in a lifetime and say they are underrated
I'm in a arcade in the mall. Playing games, wasting a lot of quarters. This song brings me back to '86" to "87". God I miss the upbeat.
LOVE THIS SONG !!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
Hello @kareneverett125, how are you doing today? I'm glad you're a fan, and it's a pleasure meeting you here.
This makes the top 50 videos all-time .... no doubt. It was immensely popular at the time.
Growing up in the 80s was the best.
Except for crack and AIDS epidemics
JEWEL SONG! Coming from Talking Heads nothing is a bad surprise. Love them until die! This video is one of the best videos ever made 3:40 minutes of music culture. People reactions, every second of the video is a masterpiece
This song has one of the best concepts, the way it developments, changes keys, modulates, etc. Great songwriting. Nonsense lyrics were part of the character.
Dont over analize just enjoy!! (Ps. You are right!)
80s forever
Great Great Times!!
John Goodman's walk-off at 3:40 is absolutely phenomenal.
❤❤❤❤❤ kidnapped hahaha,con Air
I can't tell. UA-cam puts other video thumbnails on the screen during the last few seconds of the video.
ANOTHER TIMELESS CLASSIC! 80'S MUSIC RULES!! the dj
Tina's bass line on this song is off the chain!
Who's the other guitarist on this song?
fuck yes!
Jerry Harrison
@@rooseveltmccarter6087
My travel song. Whenever I hit the road. Instant Good vibes. For some Wild Wild Life. 😜
Adoro essa música . Só podia ser mesmo David Byrne um gênio pop
As an emerging adult in the 1980's I took for granted the music of that time, as if , yeah its good.. But now as a 50 something guy ,looking/listening back, I give thanks that I experienced first hand the GREATEST age in Rock/Pop/Alternate music times. And TALKING HEADS was at THE forefront of it all..! David Byrne broke the mold with lyrics you could hear and appreciate, together with a combination of traditional and new rhythms. Damn..! I wish like F#$K I'd kept my COMPLETE vinyl collection of Talking Heads Albums..!! Damn you modernity...! 🤣
Talking Heads were truly one of the most original and creative bands rock has produced, both sonically and visually. It's a way overused word, but I do think they were brilliant.
I love you John Goodman!
Love the John Goodman cameo!
It was not just a cameo, he had a significant role in the film.
He was in the movie. This isn't just a music video.
John Goodman Is an extraordinary actor
He co stars in the film
It’s not a cameo, he was the star of the movie
So many songs and their videoswe have listened to for decades, are full of revelations about our reality. I sang along to the songs but not only didn't understand the lyrics, but also had no idea that I had no understanding of them. I had no insight to what the lyrics were trying to reveal, but I was unaware of my "unawareness". I had sight, but I was blind. Omg. Life is truly awe inspiring beyond words.
Timeless!!