David Byrne - In The Future (1985)
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- Опубликовано: 4 сен 2024
- For David Byrne, this was one of the last times he would write in the hyper-objective style that marked his work with Talking Heads up through Remain in Light and some of Speaking in Tongues. The occasion, the chance to write interludes - or "knee plays" - for a large scale Robert Wilson opera, The Civil Wars, called on this kind of approach, Wilson being as detached as Byrne. Musically, Byrne was strangely influenced by hearing the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and created these brass-led marches that sound like an art school has landed on Bourbon Street, though in places it is also reminiscent of a sunnier patch of the territory staked out in The Catherine Wheel, his other dance score. In the mix, Byrne stirs in some traditional gospel tunes, arranged to match the iconoclastic style. Byrne's words, performed in his dry, ever-so-slightly amused style, are acutely observed and/or humorously naive slices of American life - anthropological tomfoolery. The wry aphorism-led "In the Future" ("In the future, water will be expensive"; "In the future, we will not have time for leisure activities") is the album highlight, and a perfect end to this experiment. [Nonesuch issued The Knee Plays on CD for the first time in 2007, adding eight bonus tracks to the original release.]
In the past, I bought this as a 12” vinyl single and didn’t know that in the future I would wish I still had it 🤦♂️
In the future, you'll still have that vinyl
🎶In the future, you will be able to find any tune on RUclips, often with a cool fan made video 🎶
I've been looking for this song for 30 years!
Yesterday I had the privilege to see a national ballet ensemble perform to this song in a park on a sunny evening. It became a beautiful mesmerizing display of structured extravaganza, made possible by this song.
1985 ..30 years ago never heard of this untill today and what a track no one else could make this only a genius David Byrne ...Brilliant
Excellent video accompaniment to a favorite DB tune! Thank you!
Brilliant, yet to right and true, David Byrne must had a glass ball and was seeing 2021 when he wrote this song.
This video is so nicely put together, it fits the song like a glove! Props to the editor!
Thanks!
Never Heard This Until Today God He So right what a genius. he is and what amazing song
In the future there will be so much going on
That no one will be able to keep track of it...❤f2bf
lol welcome to that future
“ In the future everyone will stay home all the time!” Covid -19 2020! 🤣
I bought this when it came out back in the past
Bought this one when it came out. Greatness.
the odd part is that he was cleary mocking futurism but still managed to be right in a lot of them
In the future, your comment will become a trend
This is a favorite tune of mine. I first purchased "Music For the Knee Plays" (on an LP, 12" platter) early after its initial release in 1985. I was about 27 at the time, and this album (like the "Talking Heads" in general) made quite an impression on me. I waited a really LONG time for the CD release... it was well worth the wait.
If you like this tune, I highly recommend the album. It is both fun and interesting. It also makes for great "driving music", especially for long trips.
This RUclips vid is brilliant! A tip-o-the-hat to the creator. ;-) It motivated me to finally (recently) watch the movie, in a "fully restored" version, on Netflix streaming ("instant watch"). To be honest, I found the film a bit tedious (long), but it is very interesting... and probably best watched with a friend, or group of friends.
I really enjoyed this RUclips edit of "In the Future" and "Metropolis" when I first saw it, but... Watching the source film made me appreciate this edit even more. Great job! Thanks for posting it!
Yes indeed! ... "In the future, water will be expensive!..." :-o
scg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_for_"The_Knee_Plays"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolis_(1927_film)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Byrne
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talking_Heads
Fantastic music!!!
never heard of this
sinsd 77 i no talking heads
thanks you almost make me cry
mr
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Incredible music !
Lovely video. I've been meaning to listen to this properly for ages, the lovely visuals are a pleasant surprise.
Amazing
👌 the best modern big band💯
Prince of knees plays‼️
"In the future, water will be expensive".
we are allready in thenfuture
In the presence. New song needed.
love it
All that's missing is them glued to their cell phones.
Legend.
Well done. Nice editing.
A bit SPOOKY !! How could he be 80% right, 30 years ago??
+Carsten Jensen By contradicting his own predictions repeatedly in the span of six minutes and forty seconds.
It's already happening, Carsten Jensen. There is so much going on that no one is able to keep track of it.
"In the future, it'll be next to impossible to tell from girls to boys"
HOLY FUCK HE'S RIGHT. HE PREDICTED THE GENDER APOCALYPSE.
"...in the future, everyone will have their own television show"....
20 years later (2005), enter RUclips....with over a million different channels and everybody is on them...
Television, the biggest drug in the world...because everybody is 'on television'...tune in, turn on, drop out, redefined...
In the future, businessmen will rule the world.
questi siete voi!!!
quien esta acá por el trabajo de multimedia y artes *carita de corazones*?
In the future half the world will be starving , while the other half will be on the latest fad diet
Speed it up
David Byrne is woke af
In the future, woke is a bad word lol
Yes he is
In the future everyone will have the same haircut and the same clothes.
In the future everyone will be very fat from the stachy diet.
In the future everyone will be very thin from not having enough to eat.
In the future it will be next to impossible to tell girls from boys, even in bed.
In the future men will be 'super masculine' and women will be 'ultra-feminine'.
In the future half of us will be 'mentally ill'.
In the future there will be no religion or spirtualism of any sort.
In the future the 'psychic arts' will be put to practical use.
In the future we will not think that 'nature' is beautiful.
In the future the weather will always be the same.
In the future no one will fight with anyone else.
In the future there will be an atomic war.
In the future water will be expensive.
In the future all material items will be free.
In the future everyone's house will be like a little fortress.
In the future everyone's house will be a total entertainment centre.
In the future everyone but the wealthy will be very happy.
In the future everyone but the wealthy will be very filthy.
In the future everyone but the wealthy will be very heathly.
In the future TV will be so good that the printed word will function as an artform only.
In the future people with boring jobs will take pills to relieve the boredom.
In the future that no one will live in cities.
In the future there will be mini-wars going on everywhere.
In the future everyone will think about love all the time.
In the future political and other decisions will be based completely on opinion polls.
In the future there will be machines which will produce a religious experience in the user.
In the future there will be groups of wild people, living in the wildernes
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Songwriters: David Byrne
In the future everyone will have the same haircut and the same clothes.
In the future everyone will be very fat from the stachy diet.
In the future everyone will be very thin from not having enough to eat.
In the future it will be next to impossible to tell girls from boys, even in bed.
In the future men will be 'super masculine' and women will be 'ultra-feminine'.
In the future half of us will be 'mentally ill'.
In the future there will be no religion or spirtualism of any sort.
In the future the 'psychic arts' will be put to practical use.
In the future we will not think that 'nature' is beautiful.
In the future the weather will always be the same.
In the future no one will fight with anyone else.
In the future there will be an atomic war.
In the future water will be expensive.
In the future all material items will be free.
In the future everyone's house will be like a little fortress.
In the future everyone's house will be a total entertainment centre.
In the future everyone but the wealthy will be very happy.
In the future everyone but the wealthy will be very filthy.
In the future everyone but the wealthy will be very heathly.
In the future TV will be so good that the printed word will function as an artform only.
In the future people with boring jobs will take pills to relieve the boredom.
In the future that no one will live in cities.
In the future there will be mini-wars going on everywhere.
In the future everyone will think about love all the time.
In the future political and other decisions will be based completely on opinion polls.
In the future there will be machines which will produce a religious experience in the user.
In the future there will be groups of wild people, living in the wildernes