This was a great analysis of a great song. The lead David Byrne always explores topics in a quirky, mindbending way and he's a showman at heart. The band is known for its insane rhythms from many different sources. Their Stop Making Sense concert was made into an epic groundbreaking film. Seeing the band live is a true revelation. You best believe you'll be getting more Talking Heads suggestions from me and others.
Huh, not even six hours ago I was asking myself, "Where does this highway go?" Turns out this highway, which is I90 and a five minute walk from my house, goes all the way from Boston to Seattle. Wow! Knowledge is power!
I saw a solo David Byrne show at a small club in Indy about 25 years ago. It was a great show for that small audience. He even wore his pink furry suit for a couple songs.
I really enjoy your breakdown of what was always a hard one for me to understand. You are really doing a great time with this, thanks for being here, one of my favorite reaction channels.
The Talking Heads are an incredible & very creative band. With David Byrne as the lead singer, his intelligence seeps through almost every song that they have offered. This band has become rather legendary in their own right. Thank you! =)
Songs from the Talking Heads you might like: "Take Me to the Water" (an Al Green cover that was their first hit), "Psycho Killer," "Girlfriend Is Better," "Heaven," "Life During Wartime," "Born under Punches," "(Nothing but) Flowers." Also, the Talking Heads album with my all-time favorite title is "More Songs aAbout Buildings and Food."
The Talking Heads' lyrics to all their songs are always very deep and meaningful. Love this band. Thanks for another great reaction and analysis, JM! ✌💙✌
Well done and especially your lyric analysis. I love Talking Heads and saw them 3rd row @ Red Rocks in the summer of 1982. Tina Weymouth had a baby bun with her big bass bouncing off it. Next summer, she had Chris Franz' and her kid with her. I'd suggest a tune but why? Anything from the Heads is fantastic.
Excellent analysis. You taught me a lot. Basically everything with this song. That's why I like you so much. Yes, existential. Not that this matters or has any bearing on anything, but David Byrne is brilliant. He's a member of Mensa.
Not everyone knows this, but David Byrne has publicly spoken of his being Autistic. He is an amazing performer, I saw the Talking Heads back on 10/2/83, about a month before they filmed "Stop Making Sense". In fact, that was the same show I saw, the tour was a sort of rehearsal for the movie. it is just my opinion, but I feel that David is so good on stage when he has something to do, but he is not generally good with doing ad libs. If you watch the movie, when Byrne doesn't have something to do, he just stands there. It was also the show where i discovered that Tina Weymouth is THE BEST female Bass Player around. Although Tal Wilkenfield has made GIANT strides the past few years. GREAT analysis of the lyrics.
Unless you were a teenager watching MTV back in the days when watching a 24/7 cable channel devoted to music videos was a new thing, and all sorts of bands were trying to make creative videos to accompany the songs -- only to see THIS crazy-ass video with David Byrne spazzing out, sweating and making sign-language words (i.e. the arm-chopping with his other arm's hand), and then talking with your friends all about it the next day at school . . . well, you had to be there! Does anybody even give a sh!t -- let alone two sh!ts -- about music videos anymore? Do music fans wax poetic or pathetic about the latest music videos they saw? MTV morphed into a channel devoted to so-called 'reality TV', with 'THE REAL WORLD' and other dreck, and we had to go to VH1 to see music videos, which ended up being "Behind The Music" documentaries and other programming. Even though the tools available to make impressive videos are skyrocketing in ability, it seems that the quality of the music such videos are intended to embellish has gone so far down that fewer and fewer people give a sh!t anymore about The Music Video as an art-form. Ah, but back in the early-to-mid '80s, we who were coming of age got to see creative if bonkers videos like this one, and I remember snorting with laughter seeing my best buddy do his David Byrne impression, spazzing out like Byrne did in this video. 🤪🤣😜
"Once in a Lifetime" was the lead single from Talking Heads' fourth studio album, Remain in Light (1980), which is one of those albums that deserves a full listen. The other songs on it are not so upbeat. I was 13 when that album came out and "Once in a Lifetime" stood out on the radio compared with the others songs of the day. When MTV debuted two years later the song enjoyed something like a second release when the video for it went into rotation. I was 15 or so by that time and my buddies and I thought the video was the bomb. The trippy water graphics, David Byrne's quirky dancing, his duck walk, those jerky motions -- like he was getting beat up by the invisible man -- and that chopping gesture, that was strange and weird and cool to us. Rhythmically infectious and melodiously mysterious throughout, Remain in Light fused Afrobeat and New Wave in songs like "Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)", "Crosseyed and Painless", "Houses in Motion" and "Seen and Not Seen" as well as "Once In A Lifetime". Good stuff!
I miss the days of weird. Now everyone is just angry. ❤
You've got to see him performing it live in the concert movie *"Stop Making Sense"*
This was a great analysis of a great song. The lead David Byrne always explores topics in a quirky, mindbending way and he's a showman at heart. The band is known for its insane rhythms from many different sources. Their Stop Making Sense concert was made into an epic groundbreaking film. Seeing the band live is a true revelation. You best believe you'll be getting more Talking Heads suggestions from me and others.
Psycho Killer is an awesome song by the Talking Heads.
Huh, not even six hours ago I was asking myself, "Where does this highway go?"
Turns out this highway, which is I90 and a five minute walk from my house, goes all the way from Boston to Seattle. Wow! Knowledge is power!
Been on it many times
I run pest control in North Florida I do wonder where does this highway go to lol
When performing live, The Talking Heads put on a visual show as well as musical. They are quite unique.
David Byrne was mocking TV Evangelists and the nonsense they spew on their gullible supporters.
I saw a solo David Byrne show at a small club in Indy about 25 years ago. It was a great show for that small audience. He even wore his pink furry suit for a couple songs.
I really enjoy your breakdown of what was always a hard one for me to understand. You are really doing a great time with this, thanks for being here, one of my favorite reaction channels.
I appreciate the kind words!
Good analysis as usual.
The Talking Heads are an incredible & very creative band. With David Byrne as the lead singer, his intelligence seeps through almost every song that they have offered. This band has become rather legendary in their own right. Thank you! =)
Songs from the Talking Heads you might like: "Take Me to the Water" (an Al Green cover that was their first hit), "Psycho Killer," "Girlfriend Is Better," "Heaven," "Life During Wartime," "Born under Punches," "(Nothing but) Flowers." Also, the Talking Heads album with my all-time favorite title is "More Songs aAbout Buildings and Food."
A truly grand song! ✌️
One of your best analyses.
The Talking Heads' lyrics to all their songs are always very deep and meaningful. Love this band. Thanks for another great reaction and analysis, JM! ✌💙✌
Well done and especially your lyric analysis.
I love Talking Heads and saw them 3rd row @ Red Rocks in the summer of 1982. Tina Weymouth had a baby bun with her big bass bouncing off it. Next summer, she had Chris Franz' and her kid with her. I'd suggest a tune but why? Anything from the Heads is fantastic.
This is one of my favorite top videos. Certainly gives you something to look at.
Very good reaction
Excellent analysis. You taught me a lot. Basically everything with this song. That's why I like you so much.
Yes, existential.
Not that this matters or has any bearing on anything, but David Byrne is brilliant. He's a member of Mensa.
Not everyone knows this, but David Byrne has publicly spoken of his being Autistic. He is an amazing performer, I saw the Talking Heads back on 10/2/83, about a month before they filmed "Stop Making Sense". In fact, that was the same show I saw, the tour was a sort of rehearsal for the movie. it is just my opinion, but I feel that David is so good on stage when he has something to do, but he is not generally good with doing ad libs. If you watch the movie, when Byrne doesn't have something to do, he just stands there. It was also the show where i discovered that Tina Weymouth is THE BEST female Bass Player around. Although Tal Wilkenfield has made GIANT strides the past few years. GREAT analysis of the lyrics.
Forgot about this song and video! Remember kids at school doing some of his interesting moves.
"ODDLY".... Smile
Resonates with me
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News anchors are called talking heads
In general I am not a big fan of Talking Heads but I do like this song.
Great song! Check out “Wild Wild Life” and the official video for it, funny stuff. Released in 86. ✌️
I'm not positive, but I'm picking up a reincarnation vibe also. As far as the monotony of life. But also the monotony of many lives. Just an idea.
I think Stop Making Sense is the greatest concert movie of all time. I put it just a notch above The Last Dance.
Unless you were a teenager watching MTV back in the days when watching a 24/7 cable channel devoted to music videos was a new thing, and all sorts of bands were trying to make creative videos to accompany the songs -- only to see THIS crazy-ass video with David Byrne spazzing out, sweating and making sign-language words (i.e. the arm-chopping with his other arm's hand), and then talking with your friends all about it the next day at school . . . well, you had to be there! Does anybody even give a sh!t -- let alone two sh!ts -- about music videos anymore? Do music fans wax poetic or pathetic about the latest music videos they saw? MTV morphed into a channel devoted to so-called 'reality TV', with 'THE REAL WORLD' and other dreck, and we had to go to VH1 to see music videos, which ended up being "Behind The Music" documentaries and other programming. Even though the tools available to make impressive videos are skyrocketing in ability, it seems that the quality of the music such videos are intended to embellish has gone so far down that fewer and fewer people give a sh!t anymore about The Music Video as an art-form.
Ah, but back in the early-to-mid '80s, we who were coming of age got to see creative if bonkers videos like this one, and I remember snorting with laughter seeing my best buddy do his David Byrne impression, spazzing out like Byrne did in this video. 🤪🤣😜
OH MY! This was a MTV SMASH from a very quirky group. Not quite as "Same As It Ever Was"
Maybe check out the David Burn project,,circa recent,, "Burning down the house" ,, like a marching band but crazy??!!!
life during wartime-AUDIO VERSION IS BEST. live is just okay.
"Once in a Lifetime" was the lead single from Talking Heads' fourth studio album, Remain in Light (1980), which is one of those albums that deserves a full listen. The other songs on it are not so upbeat. I was 13 when that album came out and "Once in a Lifetime" stood out on the radio compared with the others songs of the day. When MTV debuted two years later the song enjoyed something like a second release when the video for it went into rotation. I was 15 or so by that time and my buddies and I thought the video was the bomb. The trippy water graphics, David Byrne's quirky dancing, his duck walk, those jerky motions -- like he was getting beat up by the invisible man -- and that chopping gesture, that was strange and weird and cool to us. Rhythmically infectious and melodiously mysterious throughout, Remain in Light fused Afrobeat and New Wave in songs like "Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)", "Crosseyed and Painless", "Houses in Motion" and "Seen and Not Seen" as well as "Once In A Lifetime". Good stuff!