i watched this concert all the way through a few days ago when you started this series and now i want to watch it again it is just so damn good , a totally flawless production.
One of the great things I love about watching this concert is the absolute cohesiveness of that entire group. Nobody is trying out-perform the others. They all are working towards the same goal. It don’t get no better than that.
Al Green's version is tremendous, the fact they can do a great and original version is really impressive. Not easy to cover such a great song and do it well.
Was at THIS CONCERT at The Pantages. Been to hundreds and hundreds of concerts...still the BEST I've ever seen. The band, the show, the audience....ELECTRIC.
I once watched Stop Making Sense four* times in a row one day in a theater. I was not disappointed. *That is, if I was counting right, to which I wouldn't swear...
An explosion of creativity! They are probably the most original group to come out of the CBGB punk scene. I saw them in 1980 and it was just as good as the clip shows. I went to an exhibit of David Byrne's photography and artwork in Massachusetts in the 90s, and he is so talented on so many levels. Love that Tina!
You should listen to “Movin In Stereo” by the Cars. Great song to be heard over headphones. The Cars were considered new wave and power pop. One could almost say punk in a way. Have more of a proto-punk and bubblegum pop sound. They are their own style. Great band.
As a youngin' I was able to see them on this tour. I was a wallflower until that night, I couldn't help but dance. Thanks for bringing that night back, and putting a smile on my face.
I remember reading an interview with Al Green and he seemed amused by the cover and said he might cover some Talking Heads material as well. Don’t think he ever did that, but I wish he had. 😎
This is amazing example of David Byrne doing what he does best. Always the showman and entertainer. He believes that vocals are their own instrument in themselves, and he shows how it can be distinct and impactful component of the music.
This was the first Talking Heads song I ever heard. 1979, I was a senior in high school. It came over the car radio, and I had to pull over to the side of the road so I could listen to it more closely. I think that may be the only time that ever happened to me.
I've never commented on this channel, but I have to say it's so great to see someone as positive and upbeat as Jamel find something that brings even more joy to him!!! Just had to say it!
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This live recording is much closer to Rev. Green's original than the Talking Heads studio version (which is best described as "quirky"). The real star on that stage was Bernie Worrell, who'd been keyboardist for Parliament / Funkadelic. His use of the MiniMoog for the bass line in "Flash Light" changed Funk forever.
I have a plastic fish attached to a plastic board and when I put batteries in it, it plays this song. At the "Take me to the river part", the fish curls to look straight at you and it's mouth moves. "Push me in the water.." :D I have no idea how old this thing is but it still works.
There is an interview with David Byrne and Spike Lee in this week’s Esquire magazine (they are collaborating on a film version of Byrne’s Broadway show), and Byrne talks about connecting to the audience. He originally trained as a visual artist, but was frustrated that his installations weren’t connecting with anybody. He formed Talking Heads just as a sideline because he was inspired by living around the corner from legendary punk club CBGB, and found for the first time that his band was actually connecting with people in a meaningful way. From that point he realized that music was to be his medium as an artist.
And they didn’t turn it on and turn it up because they were being filmed - the performance I saw in Columbia, Maryland was every bit as energetic and amazing as this one.
Absolutely. I saw them on this tour twice. The best was the Greek Theater in Berkeley because I was front row right in front of Edna and Lynn. I danced nonstop at this show and when I looked behind me, EVERYone in the audience was on their feet and dancing too. I would try to copy whatever dance moves Edna and Lynn were doing and they'd see me and do something else like "Ok then, try this!". LOL
@@AaronSpielman and Jonni- this is awesome- 3 peeps just in this thread were at the same show. www.setlist.fm/setlist/talking-heads/1983/william-randolph-hearst-greek-theatre-berkeley-ca-3bd39858.html
This concert is fun to watch, but for this song I prefer Talking Heads studio version. It feels like blasphemy to say, but I think I prefer it to Al’s version. *prepares to duck*
HA! I thought I was the only one that preferred the studio version! The studio version was slower, more soulful, more funky and had a churchy feeling that just made it work! I actually felt like had just gotten baptized!
I want to thank you for presenting the "introduce the band" segment without interruption. Very easy for folks watching live performances to roll their eyes and skip past stuff like that.
The Talking Heads formed in New Yorker University art school. They were the tail end of the New York punk scene before it became New Wave. David Brynes was totally a square and just embraces it and heightened it. Hence the horn rimmed glasses, over sized suits, stereotypical dorky dance moves. He was just like "you think I'm a square? Well fine I'll be a square and make some of the best music ever. Fuck you". I respect the hell out of that.
Talking Heads, one of the greatest bands of all time. If you are not familiar with them I would highly recommend listening to their catalog in chronological order. That way you can see how much they progressed as a band and how they quit on top. A truly remarkable band. Also, thank you for acknowledging David Byrne’s awesome creativity. One of the most underrated artists of my generation.
You never knew what Talking Heads were going to come up with, but their music and their videos were always interesting and very creative, plus that ultra funky bass! Oh yeah! Not everyone's taste, but if you were open to something a little different, their music was a whole lot of fun!
The Tom Tom Club was Tina's side project that sang a couple of songs in this movie too. They are also some of the most heavily sampled songs in history.
Just work your way through this DVD. It's the best representation of the Talking Heads you'll ever see. I took a road trip my freshman year of college, in the early 80s, to Miami University in Ohio to see this concert. It was amazing - probably the best live music experience I've ever had.
Give the studio version a listen, it’s slower and more soulful. The live version is great too, more upbeat and fun, but the studio one is a way different vibe you need to experience.
I can watch and listen to ANY song from Stop Making Sense at ANY time and it gives me the ultimate joy, I adore this concert film and Talking Heads are just great.
Al Green was Reverend Al Green; he was a minister, had a parish and began to focus on gospel music. That's how spiritual Mr. Green became after in the Memphis, Tennessee, home of singer Al Green in the early morning hours of October 18, 1974, when an ex-girlfriend burst in on him in the bath and poured a pot of scalding-hot grits on his back before retreating to a bedroom and shooting herself dead with Green's own gun. Not everyone, however, would have processed the meaning of the incident quite the way that Green did. Believing that he had strayed from the righteous musical and spiritual course intended for him, Al Green had become a born-again Christian one year earlier. But after the attack by Mary Woodson on this day in 1974, he began a process that would eventually lead him to renounce pop superstardom and all that it stood for. His version of this song is divine.
Been telling myself over the years I was not much of a fan of Talking Heads but watching these reactions and singing every word... has me rethinking that! 🤣🤣🎸🤘
I was fortunate enough to see this concert live. I remember getting to my seat and there was nothing on the stage. Not amp, mic stand nothing. I said to my self what is going on. Then David came out with a guitar and a boombox and started playing psycho killer. As the roadies start build the rest of the stage and the rest of the group came out as they were setup. Still in the top five best concerts I have seen.
I watched it a few days ago, and I noticed that Jerry didn't look very happy. I wonder if being taken off of guitar for most of the show didn't sit well with him.
@@mgordon1100 In fact, Jerry was tired. Most of his appearances in the movies were shot the last gig. The morning of that particular gig, he had to get up very early for a business meeting no one else in the band wanted to attend. In the end, he got there, did nothing because the suits were talking between each others without paying much attention to the musician. He felt useless, bored and a little bit angry because he had to appear on camera that same evening... And now you know why he looks angry/tired at times. Anyway, tired, angry or not, he delivers a few of his best ever solos in there, so...
This is the first time that I've heard this version of this song. My experience of this song is from the studio version of this song. Many thanks for reviewing this song for a reaction version.
Can't get enough Talking Heads. The best and quirkyness of their songs is infectious 💃🕺. This is one of my faves by them 💗. Keep up the good work bro 🤗
I discovered talking heads in 1996. Just outta high school. The CD was only $6 at a used record store. The album cover pulled me in. I put it in the CD player in my car and it stayed there for a week or so. I just listened to it over and over and over again. My four kids have watched “stop making sense” several times with me. They all love the band and Byrnes solo stuff. My wife consistently states he is the best performing artist she’s ever seen. ( she wasn’t familiar with them/him until we got together ). The day Byrne leaves this plane of existence with be a soul crushing day for myself and millions of others. He’s a performance genius. So damn creative. Glad you’ve discovered them and are down the rabbit hole. Keep up the great work brother.
The first time I heard David Byrne and the Talking Heads I was hooked. The music is so funky, rhythmic, the songs funny, even today I want to get up and dance when I hear the songs. I was in the subway and he came in and stood in front of me. I was such a fan but did not say a word I wanted to tell him how much I loved his music but did not want to intrude on his privacy.
You need to check out some early Robert Palmer-SAILIN SHOES/HEY JULIA/SNEAKING SALLY THROUGH THE ALLEY. Members of the Meters and Little Feet are in the backing band.
Nope, nope. The original 1980 version, slow, soulful with a great bass line, is the one everyone remembers. This one is like some kind of Las Vegas Casino Lounge act.
Oh, no, this was pure church vibes. Maybe I went to different church. :) Call and response, having to take off the suit jacket, walking back then coming up front with renewed energy, that's gospel choir stuff. Gorgeous.
Pretty sure they re-arranged this from their studio version, and changed to a major key from a minor, (studio), to accommodate the fantastic backing vocals, and bring their harmonies out front. Great version.
This is one of the greatest concert films ever made. If you want more soul, funk, creativity try Peter Gabriel's Secret World. It's an experience for the heart, head, and soul.
Okay so it’s Saturday morning, I made a little playlist and threw it up on the tv and mopped my house dancing to this with you and Brother David Byrne. Thank you for finally doing Talking Heads and for the dance! Have a great weekend ✌️
This is making me think that They Might Be Giants would probably be a good avenue to go down for reactions. But yeah, Stop Making Sense is probably the best concert film ever made.
This film was shot over two performances. Once with all cameras on the left and once with all the cameras on the right. Resulting with no cameras are ever seen in the film. Brilliant film making.
Totally agree. Jamal goes for some studio stuff where a later or live version blows it away and then THIS. night and day here is the real version ua-cam.com/video/v4azbl96BJY/v-deo.html apple and orange and yes it is just my opinion
Was not what I was expecting either. But I enjoyed it. In my eyes, this band can do no wrong. I enjoyed dancing to a song I normally just sing along to.
Interesting version. I prefer their studio version of this song MUCH more than this live version. While it is good ... if I'd been at this concert, I think I would have felt cheated and a little let down, as I LOVE the studio version so much. However, the reality of it is that this is the Talking Heads and getting to see them live was probably a great experience (that I never got to do).
About 25 years ago, I had an assistant manager at the bookstore I worked at in the Chicago suburbs. She told me about the time she was at a pretty small club in the mid-‘70s in the city watching the Talking Heads before they hit it big. During one of the breaks, she started chatting with Tina Weymouth who was really happy to have another girl to talk to, so Tina invited C to join them when they went out clubbing after the show!
Fun fact two members of the Talking Heads are husband and wife. The drummer and the bassist. They later leave the band and formed the group "Tom-Tom Club". They had the monster hit genius of love.
My all-time favorite concert film. I saw it when it first came out, back in the '80's. David Byrne had so much energy--even jogging around the stage during one of the songs--that I thought his heart would pop. But it didn't, fortunately....
I remember walking past Spencer’s in the mall and the motion sensor mounted bass singing this! Lol I also remember watching SNL when they performed this song back in the days.
The whole movie is exuberant and infectious-- including this song. But also listen to the studio version. It has a sly and funky vibe and seductive rhythm.
Nice!!! I've always been a big Talking Heads fan. You might want to check out the 2014 Kennedy Center Honors, presented by President Obama. Al Green is one of the Honorees. A version of this song is done, in front of Al, by Mavis Staples and Sam Moore, of Sam and Dave fame. All I can say is get ready for some good gospel vibes. Great channel Jamel!!! You're an inspiration to what's good about humanity.
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i watched this concert all the way through a few days ago when you started this series and now i want to watch it again it is just so damn good , a totally flawless production.
Outstanding. I think you are ready to go where no react has gone before. Frank Zappa: montana ua-cam.com/video/DmcYTShN4Fk/v-deo.html
One more Jamel lol
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"Slippery People" from the same concert is great.
One of the great things I love about watching this concert is the absolute cohesiveness of that entire group. Nobody is trying out-perform the others. They all are working towards the same goal. It don’t get no better than that.
They did Al Green proud with this one!
And don't love Jamal
Indeed, Al Green s Smiling. (edit... gawd I hate my tyops... lol.) Yes, Had to throw in an intentional one, for balance.)
Al Green's version is tremendous, the fact they can do a great and original version is really impressive. Not easy to cover such a great song and do it well.
Oh yes 🍻
I love this cover!
Every single song in this movie is a banger. Just incredible.
I could have done without "Genius of Love". So could DB lol
@Cameron Brown sexist? Has nothing to do with it. It's just obvious who the genius was in TH.
Ohhh yeaa. Stop Making Sense might be one the best live shows ever recorded.
check Rome 1980
Not even a debate.... top 5 of all time! Keep it 100%
Definitely top 5, along with Live in Pompeii
This and the Band's "The Last Waltz" are the gold standards, imo. How are you going to go wrong though, with Demme and Scorsese as the directors?
@@jld593 most definitely. Jamal should check out “Don’t Do it” from that movie. Well he should just check out the whole movie haha .
... and yes, that *is* the Bernie Worrell who was a founding member of Parliemant-Funkadelic :-) - Ain't no wonder they got the funk all up in there!
He also played with Les Claypool, Buckethead and Brain
@@jamesburr5826 - which would be some great music for Jamel to react to!
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Bernie Worrell giving Glenn McClelland (Ween) some tips during Ween's Berkeley concert at Greek Theater on September 26, 2003
And the Brides of Funkenstein doing backup
@@jamesburr5826 Buckethead, Brain, and Worrell jammed in a band called Praxis back in the say too. Before Bucket of Bernie Brains.
Was at THIS CONCERT at The Pantages. Been to hundreds and hundreds of concerts...still the BEST I've ever seen. The band, the show, the audience....ELECTRIC.
Daryl’s house needs a little of that Talking Heads funk. Hope he’s watching this.
Unfortunately David isn't interested in getting the Heads back together. But yes Daryl has to invite him and/or Tom Tom Club and jam with them!!!
@@vmaxgr yes that would be awesome, Daryl and David
@@vmaxgr ....Tom Tom Club!!
Great band!!
I once took the time to listen to the entire Talking Heads discography and I was not disappointed.
I do with the David Byrne discography (even The Knee Plays!!) Never disappointed.
Me too. Lived on these albums for years. Listened to all of them hundreds of times. Still have them in my rotation!
I once watched Stop Making Sense four* times in a row one day in a theater. I was not disappointed. *That is, if I was counting right, to which I wouldn't swear...
An explosion of creativity! They are probably the most original group to come out of the CBGB punk scene. I saw them in 1980 and it was just as good as the clip shows. I went to an exhibit of David Byrne's photography and artwork in Massachusetts in the 90s, and he is so talented on so many levels. Love that Tina!
You should listen to “Movin In Stereo” by the Cars. Great song to be heard over headphones. The Cars were considered new wave and power pop. One could almost say punk in a way. Have more of a proto-punk and bubblegum pop sound. They are their own style. Great band.
Yes
Brilliant song, ahead of the game.
The Cars are my second favorite band, and that's really saying something.
i concur... The Cars first album is brilliance and "Moving in Stereo" is it's center gem. 💎
Great suggestion, but they were never a punk band.
As a youngin' I was able to see them on this tour. I was a wallflower until that night, I couldn't help but dance.
Thanks for bringing that night back, and putting a smile on my face.
For me, Madness was when I figured, hell, I can dance.
😍
The director who filmed this concert tour was JONATHAN DEMME... he also earned the Academy Award for directing the film SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
I remember reading an interview with Al Green and he seemed amused by the cover and said he might cover some Talking Heads material as well. Don’t think he ever did that, but I wish he had. 😎
Damn whoever created " Billy big mouth bass", all I can picture is a mounted fish looking at me and singing "take me to the ri-ver.."
Just wait, someone is probably going to send the singing fish to Jamel.
I thought the same thing. Stupid fish.
Ha! Same 🐟
Oh god, you GOTTA check out them low battery fishes thooo
OMG my mother-in-law had that damn fish on the wall right across from the commode in her powder room. Too funny a memory.
This is amazing example of David Byrne doing what he does best. Always the showman and entertainer. He believes that vocals are their own instrument in themselves, and he shows how it can be distinct and impactful component of the music.
Love the Talking Heads reactions, I hope "Road To Nowhere" is coming!
Banger!
And Psycho Killer. ❤️
This was the first Talking Heads song I ever heard. 1979, I was a senior in high school. It came over the car radio, and I had to pull over to the side of the road so I could listen to it more closely. I think that may be the only time that ever happened to me.
Trying to image an old school country revival baptism and somebody pops this on the speakers. 😯😄
I've never commented on this channel, but I have to say it's so great to see someone as positive and upbeat as Jamel find something that brings even more joy to him!!! Just had to say it!
Needless to say a Talking Heads concert was a stand up and dance through the whole concert party!
The studio version is less funky and more groovy. Just mello and pleasant.
I wanted to say exactly that! The live version is less toothy....
Consider Warren Zevon’s, Werewolves of London, for a Halloween reaction.
Consider Zevon's *entire catalog*. Werewolves of London is by no means his best - as good as it is, it isn't in his top 10.
I definitely second this one
@@AaronSpielman ua-cam.com/video/kZx_TokIHdI/v-deo.html ?
to me LG&M is just so timely now... I went home with a waitress the way I always do
, how was I to know she was with the Russians, too???
Another great one of his is My shits fucked up.
@@AaronSpielman I'm not even sure I could come up with a Zevon top 10, that's like asking "what is your favorite breath of air?"
This live recording is much closer to Rev. Green's original than the Talking Heads studio version (which is best described as "quirky").
The real star on that stage was Bernie Worrell, who'd been keyboardist for Parliament / Funkadelic. His use of the MiniMoog for the bass line in "Flash Light" changed Funk forever.
I have a plastic fish attached to a plastic board and when I put batteries in it, it plays this song. At the "Take me to the river part", the fish curls to look straight at you and it's mouth moves. "Push me in the water.." :D I have no idea how old this thing is but it still works.
Billy the bigmouth bass dates to the turn of the century.
@@thisguy1520 they’re going to be finding them in archaeological digs.
There is an interview with David Byrne and Spike Lee in this week’s Esquire magazine (they are collaborating on a film version of Byrne’s Broadway show), and Byrne talks about connecting to the audience. He originally trained as a visual artist, but was frustrated that his installations weren’t connecting with anybody. He formed Talking Heads just as a sideline because he was inspired by living around the corner from legendary punk club CBGB, and found for the first time that his band was actually connecting with people in a meaningful way. From that point he realized that music was to be his medium as an artist.
And they didn’t turn it on and turn it up because they were being filmed - the performance I saw in Columbia, Maryland was every bit as energetic and amazing as this one.
Oh yeah - I saw them in Berkeley. Same deal.
check them out live in Rome 1980
@@AaronSpielman I saw the same concert in Berkeley too! Greek theater... and the crowd was ecstatic throughout.
Absolutely. I saw them on this tour twice. The best was the Greek Theater in Berkeley because I was front row right in front of Edna and Lynn. I danced nonstop at this show and when I looked behind me, EVERYone in the audience was on their feet and dancing too. I would try to copy whatever dance moves Edna and Lynn were doing and they'd see me and do something else like "Ok then, try this!". LOL
@@AaronSpielman and Jonni- this is awesome- 3 peeps just in this thread were at the same show. www.setlist.fm/setlist/talking-heads/1983/william-randolph-hearst-greek-theatre-berkeley-ca-3bd39858.html
David Byrne styled the performance after a Pentecostal revival meeting.
Yeah he did
Never been into funk, but David Byrne and Talking heads are special. I used to love their music, and i still do. Appreciated🔥🔥
You should check out the Tom Tom Club it’s Tina and Chris’s band. Love the song
“Genius in Love”
Annie Lennox and Foghat both have rocking versions, but the original by Al Green still the best!
Also Bryan Ferry
@@kennethbarber438 And Rat Dog!!! ua-cam.com/video/VO4779lchnk/v-deo.html
As a teen in the 80's I thought the singer was so weird but absolutely LOVED his energy, watching him enjoy himself with his music was so wonderful.
David Byrne's American Utopia is another great concert. Spike Lee is turning it into a concert movie like Stop Making Sense.
This concert is fun to watch, but for this song I prefer Talking Heads studio version. It feels like blasphemy to say, but I think I prefer it to Al’s version. *prepares to duck*
I completely agree. This is funky but the studio take has that certain Talking Heads weirdness to it that I love.
Me too
HA! I thought I was the only one that preferred the studio version! The studio version was slower, more soulful, more funky and had a churchy feeling that just made it work! I actually felt like had just gotten baptized!
I like the studio version more, but watching Talking Heads perform a lot of their songs is so enjoyable
No ducking required. I agree with you 100%. The Talking Heads' studio version is the most classic version of this great song.
I want to thank you for presenting the "introduce the band" segment without interruption. Very easy for folks watching live performances to roll their eyes and skip past stuff like that.
The Talking Heads formed in New Yorker University art school. They were the tail end of the New York punk scene before it became New Wave. David Brynes was totally a square and just embraces it and heightened it. Hence the horn rimmed glasses, over sized suits, stereotypical dorky dance moves. He was just like "you think I'm a square? Well fine I'll be a square and make some of the best music ever. Fuck you". I respect the hell out of that.
Talking Heads, one of the greatest bands of all time. If you are not familiar with them I would highly recommend listening to their catalog in chronological order. That way you can see how much they progressed as a band and how they quit on top. A truly remarkable band.
Also, thank you for acknowledging David Byrne’s awesome creativity. One of the most underrated artists of my generation.
This is just so damn funky! That crazy suit David is wearing is a kinda Weird Al thing! He's really pretty thin.
What'cha gonna say; what'cha gonna do? Just pure energy. The 80's, my favorite decade of music. A little of this, a little of that. I love the 80's.
You never knew what Talking Heads were going to come up with, but their music and their videos were always interesting and very creative, plus that ultra funky bass! Oh yeah! Not everyone's taste, but if you were open to something a little different, their music was a whole lot of fun!
You have to take a look at "This Must be the place" by Talking Heads
That’s my favorite Talking Heads song.
Yes, and 'Heaven', about the best party of all time.
Please!!! I need that reaction
@@jupiteroptimus1166 Jam did one recently.. I'd still like him to do a reaction the original music video.. ua-cam.com/video/kUn4Bec9Ll4/v-deo.html
@@jupiteroptimus1166 It was blocked, here in Jams Vimeo reaction vid to the song vimeo.com/475982670
When the world is going to hell in a hand basket ... Leave it to you, Sir Jamel, to find the proper escape ... Peace! ...
The Tom Tom Club was Tina's side project that sang a couple of songs in this movie too. They are also some of the most heavily sampled songs in history.
I was lucky enough to see them touring with the Big Suit. They played the Paramount on Staten Island when I was working as a bar boy.
Just work your way through this DVD. It's the best representation of the Talking Heads you'll ever see. I took a road trip my freshman year of college, in the early 80s, to Miami University in Ohio to see this concert. It was amazing - probably the best live music experience I've ever had.
Give the studio version a listen, it’s slower and more soulful. The live version is great too, more upbeat and fun, but the studio one is a way different vibe you need to experience.
For anyone who has HBO, David Byrne’s Broadway stage show Utopia is premiering on Sat Oct 17. Can’t wait!
I can watch and listen to ANY song from Stop Making Sense at ANY time and it gives me the ultimate joy, I adore this concert film and Talking Heads are just great.
We were so lucky to see them in a club in Lubbock Texas in 1979. It was right up there with Queen as the best performances I ever got to see.
Al Green was Reverend Al Green; he was a minister, had a parish and began to focus on gospel music. That's how spiritual Mr. Green became after in the Memphis, Tennessee, home of singer Al Green in the early morning hours of October 18, 1974, when an ex-girlfriend burst in on him in the bath and poured a pot of scalding-hot grits on his back before retreating to a bedroom and shooting herself dead with Green's own gun. Not everyone, however, would have processed the meaning of the incident quite the way that Green did. Believing that he had strayed from the righteous musical and spiritual course intended for him, Al Green had become a born-again Christian one year earlier. But after the attack by Mary Woodson on this day in 1974, he began a process that would eventually lead him to renounce pop superstardom and all that it stood for. His version of this song is divine.
He sings his secular hits once more to this day.
😍
@@johnozed 😍
Love this! This is the first song I ever heard them do, and fell in love with them. Never heard this live version before. Energizing.👍
Been telling myself over the years I was not much of a fan of Talking Heads but watching these reactions and singing every word... has me rethinking that! 🤣🤣🎸🤘
I was fortunate enough to see this concert live. I remember getting to my seat and there was nothing on the stage. Not amp, mic stand nothing. I said to my self what is going on. Then David came out with a guitar and a boombox and started playing psycho killer. As the roadies start build the rest of the stage and the rest of the group came out as they were setup. Still in the top five best concerts I have seen.
Half of the synth solos from this show were actually played by Jerry Harrison. Most ppl think Bernie Worrell did them all.
I watched it a few days ago, and I noticed that Jerry didn't look very happy. I wonder if being taken off of guitar for most of the show didn't sit well with him.
😯
@@mgordon1100 In fact, Jerry was tired. Most of his appearances in the movies were shot the last gig. The morning of that particular gig, he had to get up very early for a business meeting no one else in the band wanted to attend. In the end, he got there, did nothing because the suits were talking between each others without paying much attention to the musician. He felt useless, bored and a little bit angry because he had to appear on camera that same evening... And now you know why he looks angry/tired at times.
Anyway, tired, angry or not, he delivers a few of his best ever solos in there, so...
This song was my entry into the Talking Heads rabbit hole! Hooked ever since!
The amount of energy start to finish in this show... Mind blowing!
This is the first time that I've heard this version of this song. My experience of this song is from the studio version of this song. Many thanks for reviewing this song for a reaction version.
I think your wife would like This Must Be The Place. It's got a reggae style.
Can't get enough Talking Heads. The best and quirkyness of their songs is infectious 💃🕺. This is one of my faves by them 💗. Keep up the good work bro 🤗
I discovered talking heads in 1996. Just outta high school. The CD was only $6 at a used record store. The album cover pulled me in. I put it in the CD player in my car and it stayed there for a week or so. I just listened to it over and over and over again. My four kids have watched “stop making sense” several times with me. They all love the band and Byrnes solo stuff. My wife consistently states he is the best performing artist she’s ever seen. ( she wasn’t familiar with them/him until we got together ). The day Byrne leaves this plane of existence with be a soul crushing day for myself and millions of others. He’s a performance genius. So damn creative. Glad you’ve discovered them and are down the rabbit hole. Keep up the great work brother.
The first time I heard David Byrne and the Talking Heads I was hooked. The music is so funky, rhythmic, the songs funny, even today I want to get up and dance when I hear the songs. I was in the subway and he came in and stood in front of me. I was such a fan but did not say a word I wanted to tell him how much I loved his music but did not want to intrude on his privacy.
You need to check out some early Robert Palmer-SAILIN SHOES/HEY JULIA/SNEAKING SALLY THROUGH THE ALLEY. Members of the Meters and Little Feet are in the backing band.
Yes please!
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Love this Robert Palmer hit
Nope, nope. The original 1980 version, slow, soulful with a great bass line, is the one everyone remembers. This one is like some kind of Las Vegas Casino Lounge act.
Exactly, you nailed it. This version is not near as good.
Not only are you wrong, but you’re wrong. At least you’re confident in your wrongness.
Oh, no, this was pure church vibes. Maybe I went to different church. :) Call and response, having to take off the suit jacket, walking back then coming up front with renewed energy, that's gospel choir stuff. Gorgeous.
This is closer to the original Al Green version though.
Look to the stage!!!Nothing but a amazing song and visual performance!!!Real creative band..!!!
You are really giving me life, Jamel. Thank you for this. Can;t even tell you how this is lifting my spirits in these hard times.
This song always makes me think of the movie The Commitments, no matter who I hear do it.
my favorite song by them is called "This Must Be The Place (Naive Medody)"...you need to check it out.
For those who don't know Tom Tom Club is an offspring of the talking Heads with Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz, both from Talking Heads
Pretty sure they re-arranged this from their studio version, and changed to a major key from a minor, (studio), to accommodate the fantastic backing vocals, and bring their harmonies out front. Great version.
Tina and Chris are married and live here in Ct. Check out there side band Tom Tom Club’s Genius of Love! ❤️❤️
and Wordy Rappinghood
This is one of the greatest concert films ever made. If you want more soul, funk, creativity try Peter Gabriel's Secret World. It's an experience for the heart, head, and soul.
Hearing David Byrne's Talking Heads in high school changed the trajectory of my musical taste. Literally they changed what I listened to from then on.
Okay so it’s Saturday morning, I made a little playlist and threw it up on the tv and mopped my house dancing to this with you and Brother David Byrne. Thank you for finally doing Talking Heads and for the dance! Have a great weekend ✌️
Used to have a fish on my wall, that would sing this song when you walked by ☮️
You might love The Great Curve - the live in Rome version is just amazing
He is playing the hell outta that cow bell!
The Talking Heads? More love for them than I can even explain or express!
This is making me think that They Might Be Giants would probably be a good avenue to go down for reactions. But yeah, Stop Making Sense is probably the best concert film ever made.
Oh that would be awesome! A Rock To Wind a String Around or Particle Man or Birdhouse in your Soul!
So funny he's got shoulders like yours in that jacket till he takes it off 😂
That’s the big suit. It is classic. Byrne was and is a skinny guy.
This film was shot over two performances. Once with all cameras on the left and once with all the cameras on the right. Resulting with no cameras are ever seen in the film. Brilliant film making.
What a great performance and a fabulous way to start my morning!
The original studio version by the Talking Heads was so much better.
christine gilbert I agree. It was our fault though that we weren't specific with what version he should check out
Very much agreed...not knocking the live tracks but high quality studio versions pronounce their instrumental and vocal creativity.
Totally agree. Jamal goes for some studio stuff where a later or live version blows it away and then
THIS.
night and day
here is the real version
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apple and orange and yes it is just my opinion
Agree as well. I prefer the tempo and groove of the studio. This is still awesome
Agreed
Not the version I was expecting, Jamel. Too upbeat. Go get one of your CD's and listen to the studio cut. That's the most excellent version
Was not what I was expecting either. But I enjoyed it. In my eyes, this band can do no wrong. I enjoyed dancing to a song I normally just sing along to.
Interesting version. I prefer their studio version of this song MUCH more than this live version. While it is good ... if I'd been at this concert, I think I would have felt cheated and a little let down, as I LOVE the studio version so much. However, the reality of it is that this is the Talking Heads and getting to see them live was probably a great experience (that I never got to do).
About 25 years ago, I had an assistant manager at the bookstore I worked at in the Chicago suburbs. She told me about the time she was at a pretty small club in the mid-‘70s in the city watching the Talking Heads before they hit it big. During one of the breaks, she started chatting with Tina Weymouth who was really happy to have another girl to talk to, so Tina invited C to join them when they went out clubbing after the show!
Fun fact two members of the Talking Heads are husband and wife. The drummer and the bassist. They later leave the band and formed the group "Tom-Tom Club". They had the monster hit genius of love.
Talking Heads double shot! ❤️❤️
I'm so used to hearing the Commitments sing this.
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My all-time favorite concert film. I saw it when it first came out, back in the '80's. David Byrne had so much energy--even jogging around the stage during one of the songs--that I thought his heart would pop. But it didn't, fortunately....
I remember walking past Spencer’s in the mall and the motion sensor mounted bass singing this! Lol I also remember watching SNL when they performed this song back in the days.
The whole movie is exuberant and infectious-- including this song. But also listen to the studio version. It has a sly and funky vibe and seductive rhythm.
How about Joy Division Jamal? you will be amazed by the brilliance on such young musicians...
Seconded
@@Russ_Keith New Dawn Fades.
@@mikehydropneumatic2583 Or she's Lost Control or Love Will Tear Us Apart. Or anything else really.
I am definitely in favor of "Love Will Tear Us Apart"!
Saw them live...one of the Top 5 shows ever!
One of the best LIVE Rock 'N Roll performances that I've ever seen!!
Watch it Jamel.
Oh and check out the studio version of this. This is an uptempo fun, funky version. I prefer the studio.
The album version of this cover has a completely different arrangement & vibe, and it's definitely worth a listen as well.
Swamp is a great Talking Heads song that many folks know but most forget about. The album version and the Stop Making Sense version are both great.
Now you know why “Stop Making Sense” is acknowledged as the best concert film of all time. HANDS DOWN!!
Apparently, Forrest Gump took several of his wardrobe ideas from David Byrne in this video 😂
For this tune I like the studio version better,it's slower and Tina's bass really drives the song.
Nice!!! I've always been a big Talking Heads fan. You might want to check out the 2014 Kennedy Center Honors, presented by President Obama. Al Green is one of the Honorees. A version of this song is done, in front of Al, by Mavis Staples and Sam Moore, of Sam and Dave fame. All I can say is get ready for some good gospel vibes. Great channel Jamel!!! You're an inspiration to what's good about humanity.