Holy crap. Seriously, I could not take my eyes off this. This video and this song are the essence of what this band was: First, they were SO much about Tina's bass playing, secondly, David's crazy quirky high pitched voice and superdweeb persona (though he's oddly hot, here, despite the lemon yellow high buttoned shirt), and then a totally charming, ridiculously oddball little ditty, sung with the excitement of that person we all once were: young, giddy to no longer be living at home, now with our "own" buildings we can point to. Absolutely love this.
@surfinmuso37
5 жыл бұрын
r/whoosh!
@jimmyt7233
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah you missed the point of the song. Don't take the lyrics at face value. It will change your view of the song and make it much better imho
@r.i.t95
5 жыл бұрын
Jimmy T How do you view them?
@mercurialpierrot7073
4 жыл бұрын
I believe this an anti-establishment song critiquing the modern way of life at the time.
@francisqchristopher8684
4 жыл бұрын
Every so often I try again with them to try to grasp what some find so amazing...and every time I'm left completely unmoved and usually irritated. Then I read comments like this and I feel even more alien. I can't FATHOM what you're hearing here. It's like when I hear people rhapsodize over "This Must Be The Place" - supposedly it's some transcendently beautiful thing. I hear an utterly unremarkable trifle of a song.
@Locksmithj0e
12 жыл бұрын
Their '77 album is one of the most important albums ever.
@davidwhite2002
3 жыл бұрын
good year for music, animals dropped that year as well =)
@TheGreenpig1
3 жыл бұрын
And the best album A Farewell to Kings
@sydbarret1973
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheGreenpig1 you must be 🙃 joking
@bretthall4510
2 жыл бұрын
This argument could be made about a lot of their albums. You’re not wrong at all
@sydbarret1973
2 жыл бұрын
I think “remain in light” was undoubtedly their masterpiece….
@MindFlowersDotNet
11 жыл бұрын
After many times listening to this song, I am always surprised by how good it is. It is complex, smart, at once jolly and intimate.
@jenmay3889
4 жыл бұрын
This man is double cheeked up on a Thursday afternoon, the sun is still in the sky
@BruceKaplan
13 жыл бұрын
I saw Talking Heads about 7 times in the late 1970s, the first time being at the Keystone in Berkeley, elbows on the stage in front of Tina, who I had an instant cursh on! This was so different from the Led Zeppelin, ELP and even the Clash, totally original stuff. And David Byrne has proven to be a very enduring talent!
@sarahcameronlerer4883
4 жыл бұрын
Did you happen to be at their free concert at UC Berkeley, the day Mayor Moscone and Harvey Milk were murdered? I was, and the fact that they were singing "Psycho Killer" just across the Bay at around the same time? Still sends chills up my spine.
@normanbaratelli4651
3 жыл бұрын
Were you at The Boarding House show about '77 I guess? I got this cool pin they passed out of America and More Songs About buildings... Nice club environment before the frenzy. Lucky enough to catch four times including opening for Ramones in Boston '77. Those were heady days my friends!
@theawkwards
13 жыл бұрын
is it just me or is this unbelievably clever? it's like the lyric never once states what the song is about, and at the back of it all there's this...paranoia! but fun and sweet and moving at the same time. favourited.
@diegosuazodelarosa3256
3 жыл бұрын
God that bass line. It’s so simple but she plays it so perfectly and beautifully
@mondomondo5916
4 жыл бұрын
My all time favorite band! Love the uniqueness of the music and topics he sang about and the way he expressed them in the lyrics.
@DJDuStED1
12 жыл бұрын
77 is my favorite album of all time. Every song is perfect.
@jenniferroberts
2 жыл бұрын
This has always been my favorite Talking Heads song. Thank you for sharing this!
@AngeliqueCatero-bz5em
Ай бұрын
A shaman not artist mission dancer or any other limitation . David knows the power of what he's done . At 16 I found it was the only really worthy of my dance that is of course a sacred practice joining me to higher levels of my own divinity.😊
@unperson5713
Жыл бұрын
What a great band. David's high, boxy tone allows Tina's bass lines breath.
@HiVizCamo
7 жыл бұрын
Awesome but not enough camera for Tina.
@the9-2-5outlawdoestech9
5 жыл бұрын
True
@verily64
12 жыл бұрын
I never tire of this song... I love the pinecones reference, I think, most of all. Absolutely perfect.
@Atma505
13 жыл бұрын
I freaking love the section at 0:50 when Tina plays a half-step higher than the intended note and then drags it down... it's that sort of inventiveness that gives Talking Heads such a percussive sound and makes them awesome!
@ShinkyB
12 жыл бұрын
If I remember correctly, Tina did not know how to play and was taught the bass by the guys as she went along. I'm glad she got it. Her funky dancing/prancing came out more as she felt comfortable playing bass. She good! : ). See Tom Tom Club.
@killbot_factory
6 жыл бұрын
the very first word the host said was "Television." I'm here to rediscover some of my favorite old music, and had completely forgotten about the absolutely wonderful Television. Marquee Moon here I come!
@ThePrincej3rd
11 жыл бұрын
It's so hard for a band to be truly original. They were and stand the test of time.
@jackiewilliams810
2 жыл бұрын
One of my favourites talking heads songs,loveit🌠💚🇮🇪🌼💜💖Ireland. Good results cannot be expressed Through words, regarding this band. Your one of a kind talking heads and david byrne. Love you Jackie🥰 Thank you so much!! TALKING HEADS🤗💖😉🌼🌠 Sending love to you all 💖 Only got too experience the joy and magic of your music when i was a teenager as i was born in mid eighties🤷♀️
@LauraSeabrook
4 жыл бұрын
I used to play this a lot after I finally moved out from home, and got a job 400km away! And I worked for the government. :-)
@Notecrusher
13 жыл бұрын
god david byrne had an incredible vocal range. and what an amazing songwriter too, right from the get go. '77 is such a beautiful album, they never made another one with that same shiny pop innocent sound.
@MsAlexiinyc
11 жыл бұрын
This rules. Bryne rocks! This performance is just exceptional, this is also one of my favourites from the album. *applauds*
@pishauko
13 жыл бұрын
Oh my God!! that woman makes me fall in love with her basslines... Love u Tina!!
@tomq5180
27 күн бұрын
Heads were spot on in this performance..saw a 30 min live segment from this same yr..also spot on..heads in my top 10.. easily.
@krizalidstayaway
12 жыл бұрын
What an awesomeee video. I just loooooove the Talking Heads. At first i was like, what crap is this? But the more i kept listening the catchy songs stayed in my head and forget about it. Now im a total fan. Love david byrne here, he is epic
@TwiliticHorizon
10 жыл бұрын
david byrne looks so cute here im in heck
@coolvirgin6951
6 жыл бұрын
Amd why so t h i c c
@hellhoundz8628
5 жыл бұрын
I agree,, the little yelps he throws into songs are so cute
@adventurerneil
5 жыл бұрын
Heck yes
@toniigx8
5 жыл бұрын
i knowww omg
@jamespagounes3911
3 жыл бұрын
I can listen to it over and over....now its time for one of my sons to move out and this song has it all!!!
@om2216
2 жыл бұрын
Growing up with two big older brothers, I always considered The Beatles, The Who The Stones and The Kinks to be great and most important. Then Television, Ramones, Blondie, and for me most importantly Talking Heads came along and we suddenly had new music that was all our generation's and so different than the 60s. Amazing time, going to see them at places like CBGB, Peppermint Lounge, and colleges around the State.
@chrisdunmore9433
9 ай бұрын
STILL my favorite Heads tune......lucky enough to have seen them 3 times with this line-up...worked at local record shop in Cleveland Oh back then...they did in store...hung out...signed wall...i asked David if this tune was on set list for club show that night...he said..."i cant do it every night because of the smokey rooms and its at the top of my range"...they did play it that night...
@evanadams9124
5 ай бұрын
my favorite band
@tonybahama6817
Жыл бұрын
Never gets old!!! In HS during that period growing up in Biston area we had the best music then!!!
@mikaelsjoberg1894
Жыл бұрын
This is so amazingly fabulous! That album , that album...
@alfonsismcmullen1122
6 жыл бұрын
My building has every convenience, it's gonna make life easy for me.
@sarahcameronlerer4883
4 жыл бұрын
"I'll be working, working, but if you come see me, I'll put down what I'm doing. My friends are important."
@ddk999
11 жыл бұрын
Original and phenomenal.
@StankusMaximus
4 жыл бұрын
Boy, this brings back so many memories. I think I may be having a flashback. Appreciate that :)
@thothharris
13 жыл бұрын
One of the things that most impresses me is how the Talking Heads improved over time, from their demos/performances in '75 throught to '78 until we get the polished and very original sounding band we know and love from the 80's. It gives me hope that David Byrne, who, IMHO did not sound good at all as a singer in '75 improved so terrifically much. Perhaps some of us could improve like that at whatever we do?
@leftyzappa231
9 жыл бұрын
Feel the passion and skill. Brilliant :)
@arkham2498
Жыл бұрын
It’s amazing to see the phases of David from the early cgbg’s shows where he’s shy and nervous to here where he’s coming but he’s not quite the legend we love then there’s stop making sense performance
@jackgrattan1447
9 жыл бұрын
Maybe they should have called this 'Even Faceless Bureaucrats have Feelings'.
@briansmith9455
6 жыл бұрын
David Byrne isn't a big liar, so....
@2wheels6strings
5 жыл бұрын
@@briansmith9455, he's just wrong.
@joaquinculbertmendoza8851
6 жыл бұрын
byrne is looking stupid thicc here
@fallingintime
5 жыл бұрын
He's kinda swole
@redaintbad5179
4 жыл бұрын
dummy thicccccccc
@Cocabear21
4 жыл бұрын
Ratchet
@SteveSmith-kc8rn
2 жыл бұрын
I’m pretty sure David doesn’t blink for this entire song
@jelt110
9 ай бұрын
This changed a generation. Period.
@beachmom62
8 жыл бұрын
This is amazing!!!
@gottwalt
13 жыл бұрын
the tape starting sound (wuow) at the beginning is amazing.
@ThePollmi01
3 жыл бұрын
That high A he sings at the end is awesome.
@nancylowry2014
4 жыл бұрын
I dreamed about this song last night. I was running around in a hotel with kids singing this song.
@chrisblue1515
4 жыл бұрын
Awesome bass player.
@thezenitsufan1249
3 жыл бұрын
Honestly I think their first three albums are Talking Heads' best works. Their later stuff is good but it's not even close to their earlier works.
@twirlyboggs
4 жыл бұрын
One of my all time deserted favs! Up there with Moon's jole blon
@Alm0st999
8 жыл бұрын
my building has every convenience
@clumpft
7 жыл бұрын
great little bass chops. Charmed to death by Weymouth's playing.
@ouchcubic
2 жыл бұрын
David is an amazing guitar player.
@hoodus61
12 жыл бұрын
the birth of genius never gets old
@lewisallrightsreserved7879
7 жыл бұрын
Beyond bizzare, if Kurt Weill played rock, love it! :-)
@ejkpoet3461
7 жыл бұрын
They dress nicer than the 80s hair bands
@thomascatlett2506
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant performance.. period!
@MsLilWolfie
12 жыл бұрын
awesome i was brought up on talking heads too now i have more understanding i appreciate it even more
Not a bad old tune. Old Grey Whistle Test in 78, wonderful.
@DanSheffieldMusic
11 жыл бұрын
Just because it's simple doesn't mean it's not good. She is a good bass player, and does play mostly very simple lines because that's what the songs need. There is nothing wrong with a simple, well-executed bass part. In fact, they're usually the best.
@psychedeliccarrie5921
6 жыл бұрын
Yes, then there's Born Under Punches live, which is just godly.
@lavenderandred_
4 жыл бұрын
Less is more
@edcarson3113
4 жыл бұрын
Tom foundations are rarely seen. ..know what I mean,jelly bean
@meloland5649
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing song...
@gxtmfa
13 жыл бұрын
@Atma505 That's a jazz technique. She walks a lot of bass lines similar to those common in jazz. I really love how she goes between obligato motifs and long, melodic lines.
@jbsrknu
12 жыл бұрын
Talking Heads man---one of the death daggers to disco---and God bless them for that
@Araclain
13 жыл бұрын
This is what music SHOULD be =O
@Cl3moh
13 жыл бұрын
There would be no Vampire Weekend without Talking Heads.
@bestsongevah5543
11 жыл бұрын
best song ever
@kimberlyblood46
3 жыл бұрын
American Utopia is a masterpiece.
@steviebkhall
7 жыл бұрын
History and great shit. Trippin. Thanks.Peace.
@andrewhernandez1509
3 жыл бұрын
The body gets the music before the head does.
@johnclark3697
8 жыл бұрын
amazing MUSICIAN.
@retisonic
12 жыл бұрын
CHRIS FRANTZ IS A GENIUS. A SELFLESS MUSICIAN AND AN INCREDIBLE FUNKY DRUMMER FOR THAT ERA OF PUNK. LOVE IT!!
@MyPiecrust1
12 жыл бұрын
Love this song!
@suebabesliva9129
11 жыл бұрын
I have found my building that I want to live in. My building makes things easy for me. I have a different way of looking at the lyrics. Who would have thought when I saw the B52's open for TH in the early 80's at Central Park, they would be a classic band!
@fortressone22rr
12 жыл бұрын
great music
@goback3spaces
12 жыл бұрын
That last note broke my Orrefours Illusion wineglass...
@jeffblack5024
3 жыл бұрын
It's all about the Tina. Not just a WOMAN IN ROCK but a fucking great bass player.
@wayhighradio4197
3 жыл бұрын
LEGENDARY
@powerpopaholic876
7 жыл бұрын
Very Conflicted ! :)
@rhoblidnen
13 жыл бұрын
@Atma505 Actually, I think it's an open string and she's just plucking it so hard that it's going sharp and bending back down (think of the Beatles' Helter Skelter). Just as much of a reason to love it, though!
@atrampinthehills.841
Жыл бұрын
Up there with the best
@hapilydamaged
Жыл бұрын
we really had high hopes for the future...
@brettlundy4603
2 жыл бұрын
Love this song, freak as normal as freak as normal
@garrymoore123
Жыл бұрын
TUNE ❤️❤️❤️
@AgujaAzulMD
12 жыл бұрын
It's gonna make life easy for me.
@jordannease314
10 жыл бұрын
is it just me or does the lead singer kind of look like clark kent? aka superman. just saying lol, looks like the dude from smallville.
@Stephanjnj
13 жыл бұрын
Politically, David Byrne has a long history as an unabashed leftie. As for the "message" in this song, it's neither liberal or conservative, merely enigmatic.
@Chasstful
11 жыл бұрын
Paradigm is not a useless obfuscation word when used properly. I had no intention of making a political post, if you listen to the words of "Don't worry...", I think the satire is very clear. The history of the THs, spanned two very different political climates in America, the malaisse (percieved or real) of the Carter years, and the Reagan era, when American culture sucked. I think Byrne's music evolved to reflect these changes. I love the early albums better personally.
@McadMcad
3 жыл бұрын
"I'm very worried about him".
@jackhillty1
12 жыл бұрын
my friends are important
@andyboerger
Жыл бұрын
sarcasm hiding in plain sight
@SirHatchporch
13 жыл бұрын
@haleygayle That's because David Byrne is an incredibly shy person. "Organically shy," as Tina Weymouth once put it. It's also been theorized that he has Asperger's Syndrome.
@CartoonsAndGameShows
11 жыл бұрын
Did anybody else laugh at the end? It's great music, I'm surprised I only one album by these guys.
@Chas4371
11 жыл бұрын
This song is a satire of nanny-State big government, it astounds me how far ahead of its time this song was. Byrne is not only a genius, he is a visionary.
@MauriceMossisitnot
Жыл бұрын
Too bad Byrne sold out it seems... When you get older you stop making sense.
@Alm0st999
8 жыл бұрын
wowthat ending was just awesom as possible
@TheNellamaria
11 жыл бұрын
cool...
@snarfinigus
13 жыл бұрын
Hmmm, sidebyrnes?
@sexobscura
5 жыл бұрын
... when the government worries so-o-o much about us
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