Talking Heads - Girlfriend Is Better (from Stop Making Sense

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  • @lavatramp
    @lavatramp 10 лет назад +2437

    I was at a party where some drunk bloke was trying to explain this song to me. Other than singing ah ah ah in a typical drunk melody he kept repeating the phrase.
    "He's got this big fucking suit... like it's really big,... ahhh mann his suit is so big mate you've gotta see it"

  • @asmith3846
    @asmith3846 2 месяца назад +84

    And then he won the Oscar for Oppenheimer

    • @amandalimber
      @amandalimber 11 дней назад

      HAHAHAHA

    • @roel.vinckens
      @roel.vinckens 9 часов назад

      You saw it as well !
      More obvious on Life during wartime to me...

  • @nedeljkodjukic88
    @nedeljkodjukic88 6 лет назад +2063

    DB: "I wanted my head to appear smaller and the easiest way to do that was to make my body bigger, because music is very physical and often the body understands it before the head."

    • @guttergazer
      @guttergazer 4 года назад +86

      Nedeljko Djukic I fucking love David Byrne.

    • @rebekahgerstein2893
      @rebekahgerstein2893 4 года назад +54

      Omg 30 years and I never new the answer to “why the big suit” - thank you!!!

    • @nedeljkodjukic88
      @nedeljkodjukic88 4 года назад +10

      Rebekah Gerstein we live and learn :)
      I guess I searched for the explanation as well.
      I had no idea so many people read this comment but now I'm really glad I left it here!

    • @Advent3546
      @Advent3546 3 года назад +18

      That actually makes sense

    • @nuffzed2001
      @nuffzed2001 3 года назад +32

      on the audio commentary David said the suit didnt make him look like a fat man, but rather a 'wide' man

  • @petergrundy8081
    @petergrundy8081 3 года назад +136

    I hope that suit has been preserved as a cultural relic and is somewhere safe

    • @kittystanby4686
      @kittystanby4686 2 месяца назад +6

      Likely in his closet.

    • @illuminatus3125
      @illuminatus3125 2 месяца назад +6

      @@kittystanby4686 yeah he just wears it now and then. Mostly a Christmas and Easter thing at this point.

    • @mathematician1234
      @mathematician1234 Месяц назад

      Funny you mentioned that: ruclips.net/video/BwuQtdb4guo/видео.html

  • @pigfish99
    @pigfish99 2 года назад +58

    The bassline to this is perfect.

  • @kodywatts6886
    @kodywatts6886 Год назад +315

    Nothing will ever make me smile as hard as David Byrne dancing in an oversized suit

    • @davidcoulter2283
      @davidcoulter2283 9 месяцев назад +16

      I missed the word smile the first time I read this comment, but still agreed

    • @okrajoe
      @okrajoe 8 месяцев назад +4

      2023 and its back in theatres!

    • @biNoelle
      @biNoelle 7 месяцев назад

      This comment made me 😊

    • @stacyhubbs5676
      @stacyhubbs5676 7 месяцев назад +1

      agreed

    • @essoteric
      @essoteric 2 месяца назад

      How about Christopher Walken dancing in the Fatboy Slim - Weapon of Choice video? ;)

  • @sircaine3494
    @sircaine3494 2 года назад +724

    It's insane how much better this live recording is than the studio version

    • @djoenta2384
      @djoenta2384 2 года назад

      for a lot of their dongs actually

    • @NyanMart
      @NyanMart 2 года назад +26

      That is honestly so true.

    • @TheGerkuman
      @TheGerkuman Год назад +78

      The original is purposefully stiff and robotic but this is real funk. I like both, but I prefer this.

    • @diamonddog4708
      @diamonddog4708 Год назад +10

      That's the sign of phenomenal musicians

    • @HaonProductions
      @HaonProductions Год назад +22

      I always thought Speaking in Tongues fell a little flat but Stop Making Sense takes all those songs to the next level

  • @jonathanlocke6404
    @jonathanlocke6404 5 лет назад +529

    This is one of the best concert films ever made. It is so clean. Patient. No quick cuts, no goofy effects, no incorporating fantasy sequences. There are long sequences where there's just a wide shot of the band on stage, or a one shot of David performing. It's almost like being there.

    • @adamkane4217
      @adamkane4217 2 года назад +31

      I love there are lingering shots on the other folks in the band as well--mimics what it's like to be in the audience at a concert. Sometimes you just pay attention to the drummer for a while.

    • @AudioTones67
      @AudioTones67 2 года назад +8

      Jonathon Demme did a brilliant job.

    • @nhmooytis7058
      @nhmooytis7058 2 года назад +2

      @@AudioTones67 RIP!

    • @matthewmors3732
      @matthewmors3732 Год назад +2

      It IS the best concert video ever, without a doubt!

    • @markeviston8077
      @markeviston8077 Год назад +1

      It could use a little jazz…haha

  • @ufotofu9
    @ufotofu9 6 лет назад +767

    4:00 when he puts the mic in the lighting guy's face and he no hesitation sings "stop making sense!" and goes right back to his job. So perfect

    • @HRG75
      @HRG75 6 лет назад +63

      Geoffrey Zoref Love that part. It fits perfectly in the whole performance. Simply brilliant.

    • @Tamar-sz8ox
      @Tamar-sz8ox 4 года назад +7

      Geoffrey Zoref : synchronicity 😂

    • @KeelyBurnMusic
      @KeelyBurnMusic 4 года назад +12

      I've seen this performance so many times but somehow never noticed that!

    • @andreabezdan
      @andreabezdan 4 года назад +3

      My favorite part!

    • @Grandizer8989
      @Grandizer8989 4 года назад +3

      Geoffrey Zoref but he gives it away that the music was added in later

  • @kool_thing
    @kool_thing 4 года назад +167

    3:30 That's how you approach a girl at a party. No pick-up training needed.

    • @jeffhayes2222
      @jeffhayes2222 3 года назад +12

      Looks like one of those dancing inflatable tube men at car dealerships

    • @shaundybell1279
      @shaundybell1279 3 года назад +2

      I. LL REMEMBER THAT IF BY SOME MIRICLE I SEE YOU IN A PARTY WITH CLOTHES THAT ARE WELL OVER SIZED FOR ME START MOVIN LIKE MR BYRNE HAHAHAA

    • @lise4529
      @lise4529 3 года назад +3

      I would be into that, shows character 😄

  • @mattayre7746
    @mattayre7746 3 года назад +160

    Personally think this is the best performance of a song live, ever.

    • @DarrenBates
      @DarrenBates Год назад +1

      I think Future Islands' performance of Seasons on Letterman tops it. But the margin isn't big.

    • @charliekane135
      @charliekane135 Год назад +2

      It's certainly in my Top 5 👍
      Bowie and Mick Ronson performing 'Moonage Daydream' at the Hammersmith Odeon is No 1 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

    • @lorrainebennett7528
      @lorrainebennett7528 7 месяцев назад

      I'm with you on that one, Mick Ronson's solo was amazing!
      @@charliekane135

    • @maxmustermann5090
      @maxmustermann5090 2 месяца назад

      You would be right. But there is "Life during Wartime", same concert, same performer.

  • @maxaroni15
    @maxaroni15 7 месяцев назад +6

    They’ve got a studio version, but this is better than that.

  • @PaulCarr1
    @PaulCarr1 4 года назад +146

    Does anyone else suspect this concert was the high point of all human endeavor?

    • @sammavacaist
      @sammavacaist 3 года назад +4

      I know it is. When Trump won the presidency in 2016, the very 1st thing I thought of was this. "The incoming idiocracy can't take this away from me!"

    • @mrdave777
      @mrdave777 2 года назад

      Hey. I do not like most TH albums. But this concert? Remarkable, phenomenal, outstanding are the first 3 words to my mind

    • @samtraygis1337
      @samtraygis1337 2 года назад

      When aliens come down we can show them this

  • @lazylion420
    @lazylion420 4 года назад +116

    the greatest synthesizer tones ever achieved by human hands was achieved during this performance

    • @sparkymcplumpthepolydactyl2079
      @sparkymcplumpthepolydactyl2079 4 года назад +18

      cmz8706 Bernie Worrell was the black guy on keys. He also played and composed Parliment Funkadelic during the 70’s. RIP funk master!

    • @hotrodder5034
      @hotrodder5034 3 года назад

      Although the synthes was good in this song. To me the best was synthes was Head by Prince. 🔊🔊🔊🔊

    • @maxwellbutler4184
      @maxwellbutler4184 2 года назад +2

      0:26-0:42 is what made me crave a Prophet-5 for so long. And now I have one!

    • @TheSpecialJ11
      @TheSpecialJ11 2 года назад

      @@sparkymcplumpthepolydactyl2079 Shit this is all one guy? Insane.

  • @asokedas2977
    @asokedas2977 3 года назад +126

    Tina Weymouth's driving bass, Worell's key board-synthesizer and above all David's bigsuit theatrical vocals have come together in a once in a lifetime composition that is and will continue to be an eternal favourite. This has a magnetic appeal. Even after 40 years.

    • @jofall91
      @jofall91 9 месяцев назад +1

      Love the use of the term ‘once in a lifetime’ here, whether it be a pun or not 🤣

    • @timburdsey
      @timburdsey 8 месяцев назад +2

      Yeah, Bernie Worrell’s fearsome synth blasts exploding out of that Prophet are incredible. And you can see from the footage that he feels every single one of them _physically_-though that could just be the coke… 😉😂

  • @aaronbeauchamp3496
    @aaronbeauchamp3496 8 лет назад +1456

    What I loved about the Talking Heads is that their live performances were better than their studio recordings. Very few acts can pull that off.
    Simply one of the best live performances EVER.

    • @jacktravis2718
      @jacktravis2718 7 лет назад +33

      Talking Heads, Umphrey's McGee, Phish, Grateful Dead, Greensky Bluegrass, Widespread Panic, Steely Dan, they all put on a better live show than they put on studio records.

    • @johncaruso6268
      @johncaruso6268 7 лет назад +15

      true, but omg if you ever had the chance to see Grace Jones ~1990 ... out of this world!

    • @alexv9550
      @alexv9550 7 лет назад +7

      the phish talking heads 10/31 is superb

    • @antonymscalia3924
      @antonymscalia3924 7 лет назад +21

      Aaron Beauchamp This remains the greatest live performance I've ever witnessed (and yes, we in the audience knew we were be filmed for a documentary by Jonathan Demme).

    • @TheMarisica
      @TheMarisica 7 лет назад +17

      A friend and I went to see the movie in Barcelona in 1989, I think, and didn't last five minutes in our seat...it was pure torture! How could you stay seated watching this??? We ran to the last row and spent the whole movie going crazy in the discreet, dark back end of the theatre. I played the DVD my kids when they were 6 or 7 and had the same reaction. They're twenty now & still like it.

  • @greense65
    @greense65 Год назад +3

    And nothing is better than this.

  • @grenadeserenade8576
    @grenadeserenade8576 9 лет назад +1409

    David Byrne's dance moves are both questionable and awesome at the same time.

    • @jonathanmartin4125
      @jonathanmartin4125 7 лет назад +14

      grenadeserenade I love that comment

    • @theodoreweathers4422
      @theodoreweathers4422 6 лет назад +1

      Cool

    • @RonsBin07
      @RonsBin07 6 лет назад +4

      Best Comment

    • @ballz4kidz
      @ballz4kidz 6 лет назад +61

      Hey, man, 'questionable' is the best us white guys got.

    • @dalem5403
      @dalem5403 5 лет назад +12

      Inside his head would be a cool place to visit...wouldn't want to live there...😏

  • @psychokitty444
    @psychokitty444 4 года назад +71

    4:06 He cracks a grin for the briefest of instants.

    • @meenadaae
      @meenadaae 4 года назад

      I've never noticed that lol

    • @Stevenbalee
      @Stevenbalee 2 года назад

      I saw that too. Hilarious

  • @Crunkboy415
    @Crunkboy415 7 лет назад +348

    People forget that Bernie Worrell (keyboard/synth player) was probably the main influence on this version of Talking Heads.

    • @MarionRelics
      @MarionRelics 4 года назад +14

      Weird that they almost never show him in this film, even when he's playing a solo.

    • @bluesyoucanuse1861
      @bluesyoucanuse1861 4 года назад +9

      Disagree, it’s Tina Weymouth!

    • @gj8683
      @gj8683 3 года назад +2

      Or they never knew in the first place.

    • @MagnumMH2561
      @MagnumMH2561 3 года назад +20

      It’s tough to stand out when everyone is incredible

    • @maggiem6527
      @maggiem6527 3 года назад +11

      Thank you Bernie Worrell.

  • @SarahCowley1974
    @SarahCowley1974 9 лет назад +236

    Still loving the big suit moves 20+ years on

    • @punkbutler88
      @punkbutler88 9 лет назад +45

      I wore a big suit quite like this and slicked my hair back for Halloween. Need less to say, no one knew who or what I was.

    • @smrriti07
      @smrriti07 7 лет назад +13

      but did you dance like him? you should've :D :D

    • @kevinx9225
      @kevinx9225 2 года назад

      20 + 6 years. End of Afghanistan, Biden era, $4.50 gas for future reference.

  • @diamonddog4708
    @diamonddog4708 Год назад +7

    Talking Heads 'Psycho Killer' 1978 on 'The Old Grey Whistle Test'.
    It's wonderful

  • @TheWhimsicalKat
    @TheWhimsicalKat 6 лет назад +109

    "I got a girlfriend with bows in her hair and nothing is better than that"

  • @diamonddog4708
    @diamonddog4708 Год назад +93

    Nobody else but Byrne's voice would ever have fitted their music so wonderfully. Imagine 'Once in a Lifetime' being sung by anybody else

    • @furripupau
      @furripupau Год назад

      the guy from Wall of Voodoo could've made it interesting. Not better, but it's funny to think about.

    • @robinsea
      @robinsea 8 месяцев назад +4

      Idk, Kermit did a pretty good job

    • @ncapone87
      @ncapone87 5 месяцев назад

      Brian Eno does the chorus

    • @jonazo7188
      @jonazo7188 4 месяца назад

      Also trump

    • @diamonddog4708
      @diamonddog4708 4 месяца назад

      @@jonazo7188 bore off with the political nonsense

  • @dennis4189
    @dennis4189 8 лет назад +378

    Loving me some Tina Weymouth on bass. She drives this song, along with the keyboard and David's vocals and crazy eyes. He looks like he's gonna lose it any moment but "everything's under control."

    • @psychokitty444
      @psychokitty444 4 года назад +19

      1:48 The way she switches to the Hofner for a split second before going back at it on the MiniMoog like nobody's business is so fucking cool.

    • @peps7721
      @peps7721 4 года назад +8

      You are making sense....don't do that :)

    • @tchoupitoulos
      @tchoupitoulos 3 года назад +6

      Tina had pretty crazy eyes herself when she got into it.

    • @jgrillo638
      @jgrillo638 2 года назад +2

      Cocaine will do that

    • @lucifer-ic9th
      @lucifer-ic9th 2 года назад +2

      She's incredible

  • @charliekane135
    @charliekane135 Год назад +24

    I listen to this once a day to remind myself the world used to be a wonderful place.

  • @jonathanlocke6404
    @jonathanlocke6404 5 лет назад +41

    I always admired him as a songwriter, a conceptualist, a performance artist, and front man...It wasn't until years later that I realized: "This guy is actually a pretty badass singer"...Lotta power...

  • @goldboss7929
    @goldboss7929 3 года назад +34

    0:30 Gman crawling out of the shadows to put me into stasis like

  • @sheri7116
    @sheri7116 4 года назад +151

    Who's still listening 2019? luv these guys!

  • @evaristo6832
    @evaristo6832 Год назад +24

    There is something wonderfully outlsndish and hypnotic about Byrne’s performance. A true work of art. But I guess, he was just having fun when he made it.

  • @acerumble4991
    @acerumble4991 9 лет назад +538

    That is a Big Suit.

  • @diamonddog4708
    @diamonddog4708 Год назад +8

    I'm so glad I was young when bands like Talking Heads and The B52's were in their prime. Happy, happy days

  • @hannahoram7348
    @hannahoram7348 Год назад +25

    THIS RIGHT HERE IS A SLAPPER!!!!! I DONT CARE WHAT ANY ONE ELSE SAYS. I WILL PLAY THIS SONG FOREVER , I DONT CARE WHAT MY SON OR NEIGHBORS SAY!!! HOW CAN YOU LISTEN TO THIS AND NOT FEEL SOMETHING IN YOUR SOUL??? YA WANNA DANCE!!!

  • @ryanjohnwisniewski599
    @ryanjohnwisniewski599 13 дней назад

    I forget how much his music helped me enjoy life more. Just a great performance.

  • @perennialxennial
    @perennialxennial 2 года назад +1

    Talking Heads are the kings of cool...

  • @NativeMoon
    @NativeMoon 16 лет назад +43

    Just one of my all-time fav tunes and films ever! David Byrne and Talking Heads are still way ahead of what passes for popular and alternative music. The music still holds up and their genius remains undimished. Unlike so many today - Byrne never had to build himself up and drone about his greatness. The proof was in the product - and that is not something that can easily be said about what dominates the charts right now.

    • @jots52
      @jots52 2 года назад

      "13 years ago" is it talking heads still your favourite band or do you have another favourite now?

  • @jacksonwilliams8971
    @jacksonwilliams8971 4 года назад +48

    4:01 “Dave this is the third night in a row you’ve made me do this I’m not gonna say it agai- STOPMAKINGSENSE.”

  • @alexanderjames6328
    @alexanderjames6328 3 года назад +2

    The percussion on this track is outstanding, love it!

  • @thestig8133
    @thestig8133 2 года назад +2

    I love the bassline from this song.

  • @LWOPP
    @LWOPP 8 лет назад +137

    Back in the day, Rich Hall of SNL did a hilarious takeoff on David Byrne and the big suit. To the tune of "Once In A Lifetime:" "And you may ask yourself… does this come in my size? And you may ask yourself… can this be taken in a little?"

    • @Grandizer8989
      @Grandizer8989 6 лет назад +2

      LWOPP I'm going to try to dig that up -thanks!

    • @laveyanpride9362
      @laveyanpride9362 6 лет назад

      Deja Voodoo any luck with the search??

    • @Grandizer8989
      @Grandizer8989 6 лет назад

      K Harris Not yet

    • @DanRothStrong
      @DanRothStrong 6 лет назад +8

      I've searched for it for several years and haven't found it as an independent video. It was on Season 10, Episode 4 which originally aired November 3, 1984. Michael McKean was the host.

    • @ufotofu9
      @ufotofu9 6 лет назад

      I founda picture but couldnt find a video. I think he was there during the dark 80s period with Charles Rocket and Joe Piscapoe
      snl.jt.org/imp.php-i=471.html

  • @kassandraheywood5891
    @kassandraheywood5891 5 лет назад +15

    Best suit ever worn. Nothing is better than this suit I have seen on this Live version of a Talking Heads song. Love it 100%

  • @edgreen8140
    @edgreen8140 3 года назад +1

    Love the comment about the drunk person singing and saying the suite was so big.

  • @biglog63
    @biglog63 2 года назад +3

    Went to see this film at The Cottage Road cinema in Headingley (Leeds, UK) in the 80's. It was a late show (after the pubs closed) and everyone was pretty tanked up before they went in.
    The show started with 'Psychokiller' and just built and built into a magnificent crescendo.
    When this track came on, everyone was dancing in the aisles as well as in/on their seats. It's one of the fondest memories of my whole life!

  • @rowankelly3325
    @rowankelly3325 Год назад +4

    Can’t wait to see this on the big screen

  • @marceloadelar
    @marceloadelar 11 лет назад +5

    the best blend of pop and art ever achieved in music

  • @justmissj
    @justmissj Год назад +2

    Love love LOVE THIS

  • @18661873
    @18661873 9 лет назад +148

    My cat likes Talking Heads.

  • @hovanti
    @hovanti 10 лет назад +48

    I cannot watch this without wishing I was wearing a suit like that, and making moves like that....The Big Suit!

    • @resplndnt
      @resplndnt 4 года назад +2

      If you have a suit that big, it can do the dancing for you

  • @pamthornton3980
    @pamthornton3980 Год назад +3

    I've seen the talking heads 3 times. So freakin bad ass. Mad love for David Byrne

  • @paulornothing773
    @paulornothing773 2 года назад +14

    Is it just me or is the "Big Suit" WAY smaller than I remember? I think I must make it bigger in my mind ever time I think about it.

    • @binnersaw
      @binnersaw 3 месяца назад

      Water ran under the bridge and it shrunk in the wash

  • @starrywizdom
    @starrywizdom 7 лет назад +5

    RIP Jonathan Demme. Thank you for this movie!

  • @grantvarner8019
    @grantvarner8019 Месяц назад +3

    Cillian Murphy has GOT to play DB in a biopic

  • @ManuelPORM
    @ManuelPORM 11 лет назад +12

    David Byrne invented some of the coolest dance moves here.

    • @myyoutube5877
      @myyoutube5877 2 года назад

      Look up
      Midnight oil - peter garrett

  • @samanthamckevitt9786
    @samanthamckevitt9786 3 месяца назад +1

    Talking heads, I can't explain how clear minded a person with a mad poet mind

  • @marktangney89
    @marktangney89 7 месяцев назад +1

    My daughter loves this so so so so much!! she is 13 years old and is the biggest DB FAN! she loves the Talking heads to ! OFC

  • @sinnison23
    @sinnison23 Год назад +4

    Byrne is just brilliant. Always worked with such amazingly talented people and it always was quality.

  • @jettcarlburg356
    @jettcarlburg356 4 года назад +6

    One of the greatest Rock n Roll concert films ever!!!!
    Seriously.... right up there with "The TAMI Show" (1964), Monterrey Pop (1967), Woodstock (1969), The Song Remains the Same (1976) and Urgh: A Music War (1980),

  • @alex35agm
    @alex35agm 6 месяцев назад +1

    This is one of the greatest concert movies ever.I saw it twice in the theater.

  • @peggylittle987
    @peggylittle987 2 года назад +1

    It's 3/2022 and this still rocks

  • @user-mi7wb7rv9x
    @user-mi7wb7rv9x 3 года назад +5

    Of all songs that I've heard this is certainly one of them

  • @hm09235nd
    @hm09235nd 12 лет назад +7

    The lyrics make a surprising amount of sense.

  • @dylanhood6089
    @dylanhood6089 2 года назад +2

    The oversized suit is great,its really great
    .

  • @davidrich4758
    @davidrich4758 3 месяца назад +2

    I look at 80’s galore as quite dated. This concert? Relevant.

  • @unwritten_zephyr
    @unwritten_zephyr 2 года назад +7

    Oh so THIS is why Kermit has that huge suit in his cover of Once in a Lifetime. That makes a lot more sense.

    • @c.a.mproductions9214
      @c.a.mproductions9214 2 года назад +2

      when your post punk band's concert film is so good that the muppets parody it

  • @flipzilip7138
    @flipzilip7138 6 лет назад +27

    On the one hand I'm sad that I will never get to see them live, on the other hand I love having the ability to watch tons of live footage of them over and over by just clicking a few buttons.

  • @paulsherman6719
    @paulsherman6719 Год назад +2

    Great music

  • @gosugosu1280
    @gosugosu1280 3 месяца назад +1

    "I got a girlfriend that's better than that... and nothing's better than this." such awesome lyrics.

  • @sweethands4328
    @sweethands4328 2 года назад +1

    Bass and keys killin it!

  • @everything_strength
    @everything_strength 9 лет назад +54

    How refreshing, and wonderful to see this level of originality within a soul.

  • @diamonddog4708
    @diamonddog4708 Год назад +4

    Those backing vocals are as tight as it comes

    • @chrispolo840
      @chrispolo840 Год назад

      You might like a band called The Doublejumps if you like Talking Heads

  • @Alterax-Nivada
    @Alterax-Nivada 4 месяца назад +1

    Thank you my late father for introducing me to good music. RIP David 💕

  • @johnfescemyer8536
    @johnfescemyer8536 3 месяца назад +1

    Greatest Big Suit Dance of all time

  • @MrPrice2U
    @MrPrice2U 9 лет назад +4

    Hrd to believe that this is back in the 80a. amazing! and timeless!

    • @marciamalecha8343
      @marciamalecha8343 9 лет назад +1

      andre p Why is it so hard to believe? The 80s saw a revolution of great songs and great artists, such as this. Think 'Tears for Fears' (my personal favorite), 'Psychedelic Furs,' 'The Church,' 'Depeche Mode,' 'New Order,' Elvis Costello, etc.

    • @MrPrice2U
      @MrPrice2U 9 лет назад +3

      What I meant was that the whole concept of the Talking heads was way beyond their time. I grew up in the 80s and I remember how inspiring they were. Well at least to me. Most people did't get it, really.

    • @royalnass1029
      @royalnass1029 9 лет назад

      andre p talking heads were better than most of the music people of their time

  • @bobbyhollis5556
    @bobbyhollis5556 2 года назад +32

    I... Who took the money?
    Who took the money away?
    I... It's always showtime
    Here at the edge of the stage
    I, I, I, wake up and wonder
    What was the place, what was the name?
    We wanna wait, but here we go again
    I... takes over slowly
    But doesn't last very long
    I... no need to worry
    Everything's under control
    O - U - T but no hard feelings
    What do you know? Take you away
    We're being taken for a ride again
    I got a girlfriend that's better than that
    She has the smoke in her eyes
    She's coming up, going right through my heart
    She's gonna give me surprise
    I think it's right, Better than this
    I think you can if you like
    I got a girlfriend with bows in her hair
    And nothing is better than that (is it?)
    Down, down in the basement
    We hear the sound of machines
    I, I, I'm driving in circles
    Come to my senses sometimes
    Why, why, why, why start it over?
    Nothing was lost, everything's free
    I don't care how impossible it seems
    Somebody calls you but you cannot hear
    Get closer to be far away
    Only one look and that's all that it takes
    Maybe that's all that we need
    All that it takes, I'll bet it's right
    All it takes, if it's right
    I got a girlfriend that's better than that
    And she goes wherever she likes (there she goes)
    I got a girlfriend that's better than that
    Now everyone's getting involved
    She's moving up going right through my heart
    We might not ever get caught
    Going right through (try to stay cool) going through, staying cool
    I got a girlfriend she's better than that
    And nothing is better than you
    I got a girlfriend that's better than this
    But you don't remember at all
    As we get older and stop making sense
    You won't find her waiting long
    Stop making sense, stop making sense...stop making sense, making sense
    I got a girlfriend she's better than that
    And nothing is better than this
    (Is it?)

  • @gmantov
    @gmantov Год назад +2

    The other day I went through my closet and tried an old suit. It fitted me so bad that it immediately reminded me of this clip :)

  • @keithpentz7549
    @keithpentz7549 3 года назад +1

    NOTHING is better than this

  • @SKS2406
    @SKS2406 11 лет назад +12

    I watched this concert with my dad when I was a little girl. Now it's on my iPod and I watch it all the time when I'm waiting for the bus, or in a queue at the bank or waiting to see the doctor. Love it!

  • @jamescoles1673
    @jamescoles1673 2 года назад +3

    I love how he holds the microphone to the camera! 🤣Byrne- genuinely quirky. Love it.

  • @motnosniv
    @motnosniv 5 лет назад +1

    I saw them twice during this tour. Best shows ever!

  • @brendenkillough
    @brendenkillough 8 месяцев назад +1

    Watching this in IMAX was amazing ,when he puts the microphone to the camera it's like breaking all the walls .

  • @ericmarenghi1189
    @ericmarenghi1189 Год назад +4

    David Byrne is the ultimate. No one else is even in his lane.

  • @jettcarlburg356
    @jettcarlburg356 3 года назад +5

    The greatest live performace EVER!!!

  • @abrahamboyd9507
    @abrahamboyd9507 2 месяца назад +1

    This is when we witness that Brynes was possessed by his own music! The music just took over him!

  • @48sharksOfficial
    @48sharksOfficial 7 месяцев назад +1

    My dad showed me The Talking Heads as a young kid... He was into some amazing music. Some weird stuff I guess people would've called it back then. Outside the "norm". I'm glad. That's culture. The "WEIRD" always displayed itself outright in front of me and I couldn't look awayy. When asked why he wears large suits, David Byrne replied "I wanted my head to appear smaller and the easiest way to do that was to make my body bigger." and if that's not an example of how to live your own life, idk what is. I'll stop making sense now.....

  • @derekmckenzie3949
    @derekmckenzie3949 5 лет назад +6

    Takes a massive talent to fill that suit

  • @The2follow
    @The2follow 6 лет назад +45

    Possibly the best live band no drama just good music with a bit of entertainment thrown in which adds to the performance

    • @dorian4404
      @dorian4404 2 года назад +16

      ..... a little bit of drama, though haha

    • @flintsky7706
      @flintsky7706 Год назад

      No drama lol. David Byrne was (is) a huge asshole.

  • @plumkey197
    @plumkey197 7 лет назад +20

    I usually prefer the studio versions of most of my collection, but Talking Heads is the only band that I actually prefer the live versions of my favorite songs, including this song and ""Take Me to the River". It's a shame I've never had the opportunity to see them in concert back in the day.

  • @NewWaveEnthusiast
    @NewWaveEnthusiast 2 года назад +1

    20 years of dance school led up to that!

  • @tonywhee
    @tonywhee 7 лет назад +20

    Try to sit still while watching this. Impossible !

  • @mrdave777
    @mrdave777 2 года назад +3

    Listen. If all of Talking Heads studio albums were the quality of this concert. They would have been so much popular! Anywho, I love this collection of artists.

  • @marcosrougemadman
    @marcosrougemadman Год назад +1

    Love the way he finds the vocal girl at 4:30 and starts to interacting by dancing with her, just fun...

  • @okrajoe
    @okrajoe 7 лет назад +141

    The big suit is back in full effect! I used to blast this & Life During Wartime at full volume on my earphones while taking my college exams.

    • @edwarddiaz3933
      @edwarddiaz3933 6 лет назад +2

      cheers

    • @joemaloney6957
      @joemaloney6957 6 лет назад +3

      Well, you were more considerate than I. I used to blast it out of my stereo speakers while studying for exams, to the occasional chagrin of my roommates.

    • @jennyg3540
      @jennyg3540 4 года назад +1

      okrajoe 🤣🤣🤣

    • @warrenjaferian9085
      @warrenjaferian9085 4 года назад +1

      okrajoe me to!!

  • @TheSprince84
    @TheSprince84 5 лет назад +3

    What a weird & wonderfully talented man

    • @hoareb
      @hoareb 3 года назад

      That I totally relate to

  • @diamonddog4708
    @diamonddog4708 Год назад +13

    What a song, what a band, what a sound, what a performance.
    Phenomenal, the sound of my youth. 🖤💙🖤

  • @user-kn4cq1xx1s
    @user-kn4cq1xx1s Месяц назад

    Was already old when this happened to arrive.
    My 1940 suits where suddenly relevant again.
    Thanks for keeping all this crazy great music alive

  • @deanr2294
    @deanr2294 3 года назад +1

    I can't build a time machine, but watching this sure takes me back to a better place in time

  • @satorified1612
    @satorified1612 Год назад +3

    I have a specific teenage memory from 1984-ish of me watching a Talking Heads music video, being enamored with David Byrne’s “wet look”-hair, and then running upstairs to the bathroom mirror and desperately attempting to replicate it. Even forty years later, I’m still in awe of his hair from this era. (Oh, and the music’s pretty damn amazing as well! 😂)

  • @wanawa87
    @wanawa87 12 лет назад +5

    It's not just David man, he also had superb artists playing with him

  • @diannedavis6833
    @diannedavis6833 7 месяцев назад +1

    I want to dance just like David Byrne every time I heat this, even now!😆

  • @Intellectualwarrior11
    @Intellectualwarrior11 2 года назад +2

    A musical Prophet, it took me 30 years to catch up after hearing them on MTV as a kid!