It was choreographed by Toni Basil.įor this album they would improvise in the studio and take bits and pieces out. The video was huge back in the early 80s and that is where I found the song. In 1985 the song peaked at #91 in the Billboard 100 with a live version of the song off of the album Stop Making Sense.
The song peaked at #103 in the US Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chat, #28 in Canada, and #14 in the UK in 1981. The song was on the Remain in Light album released in 1980. With this album the band wanted a more democratic process instead of Byrne writing all of the songs. And “Once in a Lifetime” itself originated from jam sessions. The members of Talking Heads…David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison – all contributed to the writing of this song along with the track’s producer, Brian Eno. Or perhaps a better way of explaining that statement is that we do not actually know why we engage in certain actions which come define our lives. According to David Byrne’s own words, this song is about how we, as people, tend to operate half-awake or on autopilot. Revisit Consequence‘s 2014 roundtable about Stop Making Sense here.David Byrne at his visual performance best with this video.
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Below, you can also watch an extremely heartwarming promo clip for Stop Making Sense, and see the full tracklist and artwork for the album. Pre-orders are ongoing, and as a preview, you can hear the remastered live version of “Cities” now. In many ways, these versions are more exciting than the studio recordings, so maybe that’s why a lot of folks discovered us via this record.” “As often happens, the songs got an added energy when we performed them live and were inspired by having an audience. “We had done a live album before this, but coupled with the film, and with the improved mixes and sound quality, this record reached a whole new audience,” Byrne explains in the liner notes. The limited edition vinyl version also comes with a 28-page booklet with previously unpublished photos and new liner notes from all four band members: Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, and, of course, David Byrne. Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) will feature two songs that have never been released - “Cities” and “Big Business / I Zimbra” - along with all the Talking Heads hits you know and love: “This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody),” “Burning Down the House,” “Once In a Lifetime,” and more.
For those of us who weren’t lucky enough to see it at the time, it’s set to arrive in theaters again via A24 sometime in 2023. By the end of that calendar year, the filmmaker shot three concerts at Hollywood’s Pantages Theater, and the final product was released the following year. Rhino is issuing an updated deluxe edition on August 18th, complete with the film’s full setlist as well as two previously unreleased songs.įilmmaker Jonathan Demme conceived the idea of Stop Making Sense in 1983 when he caught Talking Heads on tour supporting new album at the time, Speaking in Tongues. Stop Making Sense is returning to theaters later this year, and now, the Talking Heads concert film is getting a shiny new soundtrack to go along with it.
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