David Byrne, Burning Down The House (live), Fox Theater, Oakland, CA, August 17, 2018 (HD)

David Byrne closes out his main set with the Talking Heads classic "Burning Down The House" live in concert before a sold-out crowd at the Fox Theatre in Oakland, California on August 17, 2018 (part of his American Utopia tour). Burning Down The House was written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, and Tina Weymouth, and was originally released on the 1983 Talking Heads album Speaking In Tongues.
David Byrne - Upcoming Tour Dates
August 18: City National Civic Auditorium, San Jose, CA
August 21: Community Theater, Sacramento, CA
August 22: Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
August 24: Santa Barbara County Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA
August 25: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA
August 27: Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
August 28: Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
September 7: Oceanfirst Bank Center, West Long Branch, NJ
September 8: Oakdale Theater, Wallingford, CT
September 9: Palace Theater, Albany, NY
September 11: Merrill Auditorium, Portland, ME
September 12: Landmark Theatre, Syracuse, NY
September 13: Cityfolk Festival, Ottawa, ON
September 15: Forest Hills Stadium, Queens, NY
September 16: Kings Theatre, Brooklyn, NY
September 20: Mann Center For Performing Arts, Philadelphia, PA
September 22: Bourbon And Beyond, Louisville, KY
September 23: N. Charleston Performing Arts Center, Charleston, SC
September 26: Florida Theater, Jacksonville, FL
September 28: Dr. Phillips Center For The Performing Arts, Orlando, FL
September 29: The Fillmore, Miami Beach, FL
September 30: Mahaffey Theater, Tampa, FL
October 2: Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA
October 3: BJCC Concert Hall, Birmingham, AL
October 5: Austin City Limits Music Festival, Austin, TX
October 6: Verizon Theater At Grand Prairie, Dallas, TX
October 9: Tobin Center For the Performing Arts, San Antonio, TX
Burning Down The House lyrics:
Ah
Watch out, you might get what you're after
Cool, babies! Strange but not a stranger
I'm an ordinary guy
Burning down the house
Hold tight, wait 'til the party's over
Hold tight, we're in for nasty weather
There has got to be a way
Burning down the house
Here's your ticket, pack your bag, it's time for jumping overboard
The transportation is here
Close enough but not too far, maybe you know where you are
Fighting fire with fire, ah!
All wet, here, you might need a raincoat
Shakedown, dreams walking in broad daylight
Three hundred sixty-five degrees
Burning down the house
It was once upon a place, sometimes I listen to myself
Gonna come in first place
People on their way to work say, “Baby, what did you expect?”
Gonna burst into flame, ah!
Burning down the house
My house is out of the ordinary
That’s right, don't wanna hurt nobody
Some things sure can sweep me off my feet
Burning down the house
No visible means of support and you have not seen nothing yet
Everything's stuck together
I don't know what you expect staring into the TV set
Fighting fire with fire, ah!

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Saw the same show in San Jose last night and it was brilliant. Sign me up to the Cult of David Byrne.