Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime - 11/4/1980 - Capitol Theatre (Official)

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  • Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime
    Recorded Live: 11/4/1980 - Capitol Theatre - Passaic, NJ
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    Personnel:
    David Byrne - lead vocals, guitar
    Jerry Harrison - guitar, keyboards, vocals
    Tina Weymouth - bass, keyboards, guitar, vocals
    Chris Frantz - drums, vocals
    Adrian Belew - lead guitar, vocals
    Bernie Worrell - keyboards
    Busta Cherry Jones - bass
    Steve Scales - percussion
    Dollette McDonald - vocals
    Summary:
    This is a killer performance all around. This is arguably the greatest Talking Heads lineup (with King Crimson guitarist Adrian Belew in scorching form!) and most of the "Remain In Light" material performed when it was groundbreaking and new. Fans should love every second of this incredible performance.

КОМЕНТАРІ • 309

  • @johng5710
    @johng5710 4 роки тому +496

    Just the fact the dude is playing the whole synth part by hand...not a loop

    • @TheNinjapancake14
      @TheNinjapancake14 4 роки тому +16

      I know I'm a bit surprised aha

    • @maxaronow712
      @maxaronow712 4 роки тому +97

      Bernie Worrell of P-Funk.... we lost him recently. died because he was unable to afford his medical care. welcome to the united states....

    • @Vinnybrain
      @Vinnybrain 4 роки тому +28

      Youd think it was sequenced....nope!....a real hand made syth bed:)
      If im not mistaken, his name was Bernie Worrell

    • @keithwald5349
      @keithwald5349 4 роки тому +8

      I dig the rolling 3-over-4 pattern.

    • @chemlnarik5835
      @chemlnarik5835 3 роки тому +10

      He is doing it unconsciously, which is quite fitting, given the songs primary theme

  • @Davoodoo69
    @Davoodoo69 4 роки тому +218

    And you may find yourself watching this in 2020~ and you may say to yourself; “My God where has the time gone!”

    • @val13c59
      @val13c59 4 роки тому +2

      david krent sooo freaking true.

    • @cbgreiwe
      @cbgreiwe 4 роки тому +3

      Same as it ever was.

    • @garylist9
      @garylist9 3 роки тому +2

      Too bleeding right 😂

    • @AndreaZzzXXX
      @AndreaZzzXXX 3 роки тому +1

      best comment !

    • @Redhand1949
      @Redhand1949 3 роки тому +2

      Happy to give this # 100 thumbs up. "Time isn't holding us. Time isn't after us."

  • @WadeWeekly
    @WadeWeekly 4 роки тому +81

    2:12 Feel the Bern "Berrnie Worrell" keyboardist for Parliament / Funkadelic
    R.I.P.

    • @michaelmurphy987
      @michaelmurphy987 4 роки тому +10

      The best part? He's doing all that manually. In the pocket. NO SEQUENCER.
      that's talent.

  • @milos80
    @milos80 4 дні тому +1

    David Byrne is unique talent.❤

  • @ghart56
    @ghart56 8 років тому +112

    You may say to yourself, what a fukn lineup of great players, once in a lifetime.

  • @indieotatv
    @indieotatv 4 роки тому +123

    you can see the sense of greatness inside these lyrics, it just gets bigger and bigger until it reaches a state of intemporal apocalipse. it was big in 1980 and it's still as huge and relevant in 2020, truly impressive

  • @1138psience
    @1138psience 4 роки тому +41

    Bernie Worrell on keys Adrian Belew on guitar just made this much more of an epic monstrosity.

  • @JumpinJAKEFlash
    @JumpinJAKEFlash 5 років тому +66

    Bernie Worrell. A legend. Love his keyboard work here among his other work. #RIP

  • @EdjeBos
    @EdjeBos 2 роки тому +11

    In many ways Byrne is a musical Sheldon. Just as brilliant. Just as awkward. Just as beautiful.

  • @SA-FormerlyCreamy
    @SA-FormerlyCreamy 3 роки тому +6

    " and I say to myself" .....as I approach the middle of my 5th decade on this planet, this song makes more sense than it did when I first heard it in school! "into the silent waters"....."how did I get here?" ........"and as the days go by"

  • @chikitof1
    @chikitof1 9 років тому +70

    That song will never be out of style ...NEVEr!!!!!

  • @jasontimperley9199
    @jasontimperley9199 2 роки тому +36

    This song makes me feel so good. It has since the first time I heard it. I expect it always will.

  • @gchesterton
    @gchesterton 4 роки тому +52

    Anyone brought here by David Byrne’s #SNL performance on 2/29/20? Sounds good as ever.

    • @johnt7630
      @johnt7630 4 роки тому +5

      His voice is stronger here - more like the one heard on the record. But SNL performance at 67 years old was amazing.

    • @cormacnolan9727
      @cormacnolan9727 4 роки тому +1

      You betcha. Wow.

    • @martinl.lazarinejr.2781
      @martinl.lazarinejr.2781 4 роки тому +1

      you tube removed the snl video 2020 performance b/c of copyright i think

  • @vibist
    @vibist 3 роки тому +13

    Great drumming. Solid as a rock.

  • @tizosh7
    @tizosh7 9 років тому +124

    This is dope!! Bernie Worrell from Funkadelic on keys and the bass player Busta Jones is tight too!!

    • @MilesBellas
      @MilesBellas 5 років тому +7

      Adrian on guitar.

    • @tizosh7
      @tizosh7 5 років тому +4

      @@MilesBellas He's dope too!! :)

    • @stevekastenbaum6678
      @stevekastenbaum6678 Рік тому

      @@MilesBellas How did he play a guitar down by his knees, though?

    • @MilesBellas
      @MilesBellas Рік тому

      @@stevekastenbaum6678
      Yes !!!!
      It moved up in later years in defiance of gravity !!!!

    • @done1675
      @done1675 Рік тому +1

      My favorite lineup of this band.

  • @dibbertukcwinfordoms8615
    @dibbertukcwinfordoms8615 4 роки тому +11

    Great performance!!!
    2:03 is by far the best part.

  • @hammesplvcleliapmo3399
    @hammesplvcleliapmo3399 4 роки тому +4

    for me this Capitol theater show is the zenith - this lineup and performance.
    Bernie Worrell. A legend. Love his keyboard work here among his other work. #RIP

  • @soyounoat
    @soyounoat 4 роки тому +8

    The growth of this band's music from their formation in 1975 to the time of this 1980 performance is extraordinary.

  • @petrospappas2748
    @petrospappas2748 8 років тому +90

    To be alive is a fine thing. It is the finest thing in the world, though hazardous. It is a unique thing. It happens only once in a lifetime. To be alive, to know consciously that you are alive, and to relish that knowledge - this is a kind of magic. Or it may be a kind of madness, exhilarating but harmless....Don't waste your time to make new dreams. but waste it to make one of your lifetime dream, come true....

    • @Jyrki51
      @Jyrki51 8 років тому +4

      Well said!

    • @mrd.6594
      @mrd.6594 7 років тому +4

      Touchè

    • @CoachStefanRudolph
      @CoachStefanRudolph 6 років тому +3

      petros pappas Thank you.....

    • @morroko01
      @morroko01 5 років тому +1

      you have said the word! Buddha word :)

    • @bradeads85
      @bradeads85 5 років тому +1

      Wow. Just, wow.

  • @markokampfelt3298
    @markokampfelt3298 2 роки тому +8

    Never ever tired of this....pure genious

  • @jamesdixon2338
    @jamesdixon2338 4 роки тому +5

    The B-52s played 3 days after this...I was 6 months old. The true golden days for the Capitol Theatre.

    • @chadbot0129
      @chadbot0129 3 роки тому

      I think it was February, I don't know. I just know for sure it was the same year though, but The Clash also performed there. Golden days indeed

  • @sfsean13
    @sfsean13 5 років тому +4

    this performance is the future i'm still waiting on.

  • @davewilliams7130
    @davewilliams7130 Рік тому +2

    1 of those rare songs that has everything 👍

  • @bobbywise2313
    @bobbywise2313 3 місяці тому +1

    I grew up in the 80's but somehow didn't get into this band back then. Now I find myself blown away by them. I mean I heard the hits and MTV made sure WIld Wild Life and Burning Down the House got heard a lot. But at that time I was to young and stupid to appreciate these guys.

    • @Mark-bw1wx
      @Mark-bw1wx Місяць тому

      It's okay. When the student is ready, the teacher shall appear

  • @ericnelly
    @ericnelly 3 роки тому +15

    This song never bores me it is like a forever hit !!! ❤️❤️

  • @bethfoor1949
    @bethfoor1949 9 місяців тому +2

    So much better than the official video! Raw talent. ☺️

  • @peter22564
    @peter22564 Місяць тому

    Ahead of there time live love and leave a legacy they’ve done it❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @plaws0
    @plaws0 4 роки тому +67

    Damn. Hard to decide which one is better - this one or the SNL performance on 2020-02-29 ... BRAVO!

    • @Lwayte
      @Lwayte 4 роки тому +12

      It's definitely good to see him freed from behind the guitar. (Why keep playing guitar after you add Adrian Below to your band?). IMO, that opens up a whole new dimension to his weirdness when he's running around on stage acting out his existential angst.

    • @randysteele6741
      @randysteele6741 4 роки тому +5

      Just came from there. Great!

    • @jmchez
      @jmchez 4 роки тому +4

      I liked that, in the SNL performance, he acted like a motivational speaker. That matched the lyrics perfectly.

    • @jaspergillgannon4991
      @jaspergillgannon4991 3 роки тому +2

      This one is much better. It is the real thing after all. The SNL version is him trying to recreate magic that's already lost now. I personally think the Stop Making Sense version is the best

    • @1chienandalou
      @1chienandalou 3 роки тому

      @@jaspergillgannon4991 yep! STOP MAKING SENSE!

  • @hankkingsley2976
    @hankkingsley2976 2 роки тому +3

    The message in this song comes thru here way more than it does in the "hit" version.

  • @aurelia5905
    @aurelia5905 4 роки тому +5

    What a perfect amalgamation of musicians. The sweet sweet ways of the universe...☺️🥰

  • @randysteele6741
    @randysteele6741 4 роки тому +5

    Damn, almost 40 years ago. Where does it go...

  • @michaelkurkowaski1718
    @michaelkurkowaski1718 Рік тому +3

    My favorite song by this group I remember it in 1983 the official video was awesome I'm jealous over David Byrne he was great over this one song that's powerful good job david

  • @donaldwagner8000
    @donaldwagner8000 10 місяців тому +2

    THIS IS SO TALENTED AND WONDERFUL MUSIC 🎵🎵🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎵🎶🎶🎶🎵🎵🎶🎶🎵🎶🎶🎵🎶🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎶🎶🎵🎶🎵🎵🎶🎵🎵🎵🎶🎶 ITS VERY VERY PEACEFUL 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

  • @dougquidam1258
    @dougquidam1258 9 років тому +7

    Wow. What a great concert. They look like they're having a lot of fun up there.

  • @bellgab
    @bellgab 2 роки тому +3

    I didn't 'discover' them until the 1990's. Loving this song still in 2021; Bernie Worrell on keyboards is manic.

  • @pj72
    @pj72 7 років тому +8

    Bernie is amazing in this. All so cool.

  • @DavidBarr-fx4ws
    @DavidBarr-fx4ws Рік тому +1

    MILES Ahead of Anything going on right now! 42+ years Later...Still!

  • @kuringmundo
    @kuringmundo 2 роки тому +1

    legend says, the keyboard dude is still playing that riff

  • @stephanecracco6690
    @stephanecracco6690 5 років тому +28

    Wow. What a great concert. They look like they're having a lot of fun up there.
    How come Tina is not playing the bass? and who is?
    Simply awesome... Love the talking heads!!!

  • @64mung
    @64mung 5 років тому +5

    Best live version ever!!!!

  • @johnnyp8979
    @johnnyp8979 Рік тому +1

    Taking me back, THIS IS HOW IT WAS...
    Wonderful time, much fun and many things to do without dangers like we have today...
    GREAT music THAT will be remembered like "muscle cars" and this particular era.
    Gawd, seems so long ago !
    SO BADLY NEEDED AGAIN 😢...

  • @floyd7146
    @floyd7146 Рік тому

    "And you may ask yourself how do I work this" the line here is used by myself daily from now on! Thanks David

  • @stephenkarlowicz9033
    @stephenkarlowicz9033 Рік тому +1

    the best

  • @Dr.TJ_Eckleburg
    @Dr.TJ_Eckleburg 6 років тому +2

    Wow, what a performance.

  • @nevermind-he8ni
    @nevermind-he8ni Рік тому +1

    Timeless truth. Letting the days go by.

  • @earthspeakorg
    @earthspeakorg 4 місяці тому +2

    Time isn’t holding us 💫

  • @squidman556
    @squidman556 2 роки тому +1

    I ve seen them twice. I miss the 80s

  • @Rojomanzana438
    @Rojomanzana438 2 роки тому +6

    I'm not a Talking Heads fan but I cant help but admire how way ahead of its time this song is.

  • @reubenyahsrael346
    @reubenyahsrael346 5 років тому +12

    I'm kind of a jazz snob, have not really got into rock but have listened to some. I would have to say I LOVE THIS!

    • @matteomosolo
      @matteomosolo 2 роки тому

      I love it too and I find a lot of Miles' "On the corner" vibes

  • @phillipbrown2318
    @phillipbrown2318 10 місяців тому +1

    Masterful truly Superb.

  • @rayriley9102
    @rayriley9102 4 роки тому +2

    Timeless Groove.... Music for your soul.... Look how hard everyone is feeling it...

  • @riccanlas1033
    @riccanlas1033 5 років тому +5

    Sublime...
    Same as it eva was.......

  • @kelvinwilson9217
    @kelvinwilson9217 9 років тому +13

    Timeless and thank you for a great upload.

  • @mikeblanchette637
    @mikeblanchette637 3 місяці тому

    You may say to yourself, no auto tune or anything else added! Just real musicians. I love it😂

  • @cutfactaselecta1
    @cutfactaselecta1 8 років тому +5

    Aaaaaaaaaah speechless. Except for unforgettable.

  • @2dogarageoxo
    @2dogarageoxo 9 років тому +9

    Sublime...

  • @salvatoreconcuore465
    @salvatoreconcuore465 4 роки тому +3

    🎼🎶🎶🎶🎤 for me the best "once in a life time"👑 great times the 80's Talking Heads my biggest 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @glassslide
    @glassslide 8 років тому +35

    Great performance!!!

    • @dbmjrisin
      @dbmjrisin 6 років тому +3

      You can feel how fresh this was. They’re digging it themselves;

    • @RodBeauvex
      @RodBeauvex 6 років тому +1

      I think this is better than the SMS version.

  • @lewcrowley3710
    @lewcrowley3710 Рік тому +1

    I like all the singers impact

  • @donaldwagner8000
    @donaldwagner8000 10 місяців тому +2

    THIS IS A TALENTED SINGER 🎵🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎵🎶🎶🎶🎵🎶🎶🎵🎶🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶 DAVID BYRNE 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊 WHAT A LEGENDARY GUY😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

  • @rainerkrause34
    @rainerkrause34 2 роки тому +1

    a great piece of music

  • @andrewheakes244
    @andrewheakes244 8 років тому +27

    2:03 is by far the best part.

  • @neiafoster2573
    @neiafoster2573 2 роки тому +1

    THE BEST.

  • @frankcovarrubias6679
    @frankcovarrubias6679 9 років тому +5

    Simply awesome... Love the talking heads!!!

  • @jamesbelljr7987
    @jamesbelljr7987 6 років тому +3

    You can tell yourself this version rocks!!!

  • @petesteltner6933
    @petesteltner6933 4 роки тому +1

    for me this Capitol theater show is the zenith - this lineup and performance.

  • @jasonberezny9705
    @jasonberezny9705 Рік тому +1

    Better than the official video. Just brilliant live footage.🎼✌️❤️

  • @a.b.sproductionsllc
    @a.b.sproductionsllc 6 років тому +11

    I knew Talking Heads had to have some black musicians, this song has that funk groove to it, this band is just bad-ass!

  • @EricandDish
    @EricandDish 2 роки тому

    Can you believe one web site voted Talking Heads the best artist of the 1980's? And rightfully so🤩.

  • @kent_nelson
    @kent_nelson 3 роки тому

    Epicness and history right here.

  • @immelvan6529
    @immelvan6529 5 років тому +1

    Pure greatness.

  • @tepainDS
    @tepainDS 4 роки тому +5

    Anyone brought here by David Byrne’s #SNL performance on 2/29/20? Sounds good as ever.
    U may ask urself what kind of acid am i trippin on ? Ah, the good ole days, same as it over was !
    2:03 is by far the best part.

  • @donaldwagner8000
    @donaldwagner8000 10 місяців тому +2

    DAVID BYRNE IS AN AWESOME SINGER 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊🎶🎵🎵🎵🎵🎶🎶🎶🎶🎵🎵🎵🎶🎵🎵🎶🎵🎶🎶🎵🎵🎵🎶🎶🎵🎵🎶🎵🎵🎵🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎶🎶🎵🎶🎶 THIS MUSIC IS SO BEAUTIFUL 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

  • @1203696
    @1203696 8 років тому +1

    you may say to yourself, whats that groovy sound I hear...talkin heads once in a lifetime baby.

  • @rickmckinney
    @rickmckinney 6 років тому +1

    Their greatest tour.

  • @user-li7fc4jb6o
    @user-li7fc4jb6o 4 роки тому +1

    感動しました!!

  • @weekapaugphil
    @weekapaugphil 4 роки тому +1

    my mom was born 18 days later...I'm now 13 and I love Talking Heads

  • @vicperhar
    @vicperhar 7 років тому +1

    Absolutely brilliant!!!!

  • @emo4126
    @emo4126 4 роки тому +2

    one of my favorit live versions , way better than the one in LA 1983

  • @robyg70
    @robyg70 8 років тому +1

    Great share!!! This would be unforgettable if I had been there.

  • @TheMacasso
    @TheMacasso 4 роки тому

    nice and jagged funkiness with a manic edge!!

  • @toddorr4559
    @toddorr4559 4 роки тому

    GENIUS !!

  • @powerofpeace7
    @powerofpeace7 6 років тому +1

    Seen them twice great band

  • @Yamaha-lr1hd
    @Yamaha-lr1hd 8 років тому +3

    wish i was there

  • @robertblau7203
    @robertblau7203 Рік тому

    This is so great!

  • @colins7771
    @colins7771 3 роки тому

    incredible

  • @RoyLlowarch
    @RoyLlowarch 2 роки тому

    Brilliant! Just brilliant

  • @JayRiemenschneider
    @JayRiemenschneider 5 місяців тому

    Hard to reconcile they were this good when I viewed them as a goof novelty act from their video on mtv. Eh I was young.

  • @GaryJohnsonAdultShopit
    @GaryJohnsonAdultShopit 5 років тому

    Great music still love this

  • @Wolvesfan-oz6yh
    @Wolvesfan-oz6yh 8 місяців тому

    Awesome 👏🏻

  • @clinchman6950
    @clinchman6950 Рік тому

    Yes

  • @fixie1976dallas
    @fixie1976dallas 9 років тому

    Pure Greatness!

  • @dizzy911
    @dizzy911 8 років тому

    This is just too Vicious! Black and White grooving as 1!

  • @user-jq1fu3iq3w
    @user-jq1fu3iq3w 10 місяців тому

    Best one ever …

  • @jasonlynn1426
    @jasonlynn1426 4 роки тому +1

    This the best version: a sling shot rhythm with Belew & Byrne guitaring, and those grooving Black musicians bompin' to eternity, "there is water underground" with the Id doing a backflip amid poppy-smoke rising...

  • @thejils1669
    @thejils1669 6 місяців тому +1

    Does everyone realize that there is absolutely NO rhythmic modulation in this song, from start to finish. It is one giant philosophical meme sung over one chord. Amazing!

  • @chaigia4658
    @chaigia4658 4 роки тому +2

    I wouldn't have minded at all if the camera would have just stayed on Tina the whole time.
    Wow adrian belew
    2:03 is by far the best part.

  • @rogerrrubin
    @rogerrrubin 5 років тому +7

    And you may find yourself
    Living in a shotgun shack
    And you may find yourself
    In another part of the world
    And you may find yourself
    Behind the wheel of a large automobile
    And you may find yourself in a beautiful house
    With a beautiful wife
    And you may ask yourself, well
    How did I get here?
    Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
    Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
    Into the blue again after the money's gone
    Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground
    And you may ask yourself
    How do I work this?
    And you may ask yourself
    Where is that large automobile?
    And you may tell yourself
    This is not my beautiful house!
    And you may tell yourself
    This is not my beautiful wife!
    Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
    Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
    Into the blue again after the money's gone
    Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground
    Same as it ever was
    Same as it ever was
    Same as it ever was
    Same as it ever was
    Same as it ever was
    Same as it ever was
    Same as it ever was
    Same as it ever was
    Water dissolving and water removing
    There is water at the bottom of the ocean
    Under the water, carry the water
    Remove the water at the bottom of the ocean!
    Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
    Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
    Into the blue again in the silent water
    Under the rocks, and stones there is water underground
    Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
    Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
    Into the blue again after the money's gone
    Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground
    And you may ask yourself
    What is that beautiful house?
    And you may ask yourself
    Where does that highway go to?
    And you may ask yourself
    Am I right? Am I wrong?
    And you may say yourself, "My God! What have I done?"
    Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
    Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
    Into the blue again in to the silent water
    Under the rocks and stones, there is water underground
    Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
    Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
    Into the blue again after the money's gone
    Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground
    Same as it ever was
    Same as it ever was
    Same as it ever was
    Look where my hand was
    Time isn't holding up
    Time isn't after us
    Same as it ever was
    Same as it ever was
    Same as it ever was
    Same as it ever was
    Same as it ever was
    Same as it ever was
    Same as it ever was
    Same as it ever was
    Same as it ever was
    Letting the days go by (same as it ever was)
    Letting the days go by (same as it ever was)
    Once in a lifetime
    Letting the days go by
    Letting the days go by

  • @SchardtCinematic
    @SchardtCinematic Рік тому +3

    No auto tuned, everyone is playing thier instruments and Dave is not lip synching his lyrics. Back when live music was great!

  • @gusmore26
    @gusmore26 11 місяців тому

    Has anyone noticed that 'The Talking Heads' quote "Gloria" by the 1960's group 'Them' in "Once in a Lifetime"? "Once..." is a metaphysical spiritual song and since it's late 20th Century pop music, instead of quoting the classical music "Gloria in excelsis Deo" they quote a musical theme from the third quarter of "Gloria" by Them. Ha!...what a neat hidden reference. "Once in a Lifetime" is such a cool philosophical song, amazing they made it so that it became so popular given they're talking about time travel, instantaneous translocation; and playing off the Ancient Greek Philosopher Thales who said "everything is water" or "made of water"; and one of the main symbols of Taoism are flowing streams; and "Turn off your mind and float downstream" lyrics from 'Tomorrow Never Knows" by Beatles. Such a cool song.