🎵 Talking Heads - Burning Down the House REACTION
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@mypl510 2 жыл бұрын
David Byrne: “Burning Down the House” wasn't a song about arson. When I wrote the lyrics in 1982, the title phrase was a metaphor for destroying something safe that entrapped you. I envisioned the song as an expression of liberation, to break free from whatever was holding you back.
@dr.burtgummerfan439 2 жыл бұрын
The song was inspired by listening to Parliament Funkadelic. Even the line "burnin' down the house".
@seanmccambridge 2 жыл бұрын
Yes! Brad & Lex, read some poetry. You don’t have to understand it first listen. It’s not random.
@markyates1116 2 жыл бұрын
I had to take my like away from this comment, so it would stay at 69 ... Nice
@barbaravance6774 2 жыл бұрын
I used to play this lp on the regular as a teen!💕
@colinbrannon2051 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful metaphor
@txf4 2 жыл бұрын
Their whole Stop Making Sense concert is gold, would highly recommend watching it!
@tdratt 2 жыл бұрын
Fire 🔥 stuff …. Brad couldn’t handle it
@PJAvenger 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome concert movie directed by Oscar winner Jonathan Demme (The Silence of the Lambs). How the band exercizes to an entire song leaves me winded!
@cbalaxc 2 жыл бұрын
Sir, truer words have never been said
@joerichards2658 2 жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more! One of the greatest (and unusual) live concerts ever. Starting off with one man on the stage and gradually bringing in the whole band. Classic!!
@mybrainhurts1856 2 жыл бұрын
True true true! Might help Brad's lack of imagination w good video illustrating! 😊❤
@johnharkness7114 2 жыл бұрын
I love watching Brad trying to make sense of this. These guys made up their words by skatting to their own music and then piecing together words from those basically random sounds. This is musical Dadaism (they were art students, originally). Lex pretty much gets it on this one
@leonardshevlin7260 2 жыл бұрын
I believe that David wrote the lyrics and the music is credited to all four of them.
@giuliogrifi7739 2 жыл бұрын
(He should just) STOP (tryin') MAKING SENSE (instead) !
@estoy1001 2 жыл бұрын
STOP MAKING SENSE It's kinda fun watching him trying to figure out lyrics that are somewhat abstract, especially when the real meaning comes through the music itself. ...have they done The Beatles' Come Together?
@markandresen1 2 жыл бұрын
Brad ALWAYS looks like he's trying to make sense of what he's made to listen to.
@palelinda1 2 жыл бұрын
Brad trying to understand lyrics is why I want him to tackle Frank Zappa and the Mothers.
@jperryhal 2 жыл бұрын
Lex said "Stop thinking so much" Interestingly, one of Talking Heads albums is called "Stop Making Sense" nice one, Lex! ;-)
@bminturn 2 жыл бұрын
The axiom that there are questions that we just can't answer is a big theme in their music too. I think that "Road To Nowhere" is their strongest statement on the idea because it says that there are questions that we'll never answer, and that's OK. Talking Heads music is comforting to a worrier like me. And also funky lol.
@dorian822 2 жыл бұрын
To me the tribal drums and saying stop attaching yourself to the TV set, and just stop and listen, don't start "a fire with fire"
@dankelly5150 2 жыл бұрын
@@dorian822 Maybe their best song ? 🤔
@dorian822 2 жыл бұрын
@@bminturn road to nowhere is my top songs in life ❤️
@bminturn 2 жыл бұрын
@@dankelly5150 that or "This Must Be the Place" in my book.
@sdev2749 2 жыл бұрын
guys, this song is one of the true legendary songs of the 80's - when we used to listen to it we ignored MOST of the lyrics, all we sang was the chorus line; "burning down the house" the whole point of this song at the clubs, on your home stereo or in your car was just to bop along to the awesome beat and cray out, "burning down the house"....nothing more. You could read into it that they were saying that your going to leave behind your old life or what problem and issues you have, pack your bags, burn down the house, and just leave....but even that is a stretch. Just bop to the beat and sing the chorus. For me 40 years later when this song comes on my car radio you have no idea how happy it makes me feel, the memories of my friends back then and the fun we had.
@NikkoBellic-sf6bo 4 ай бұрын
i couldn't help but toke to it.
@guyincognito1707 2 жыл бұрын
Talking Heads is most definitely an art/experimental type band. sometimes lyrics are just lyrics and aren’t that deep lex is right here. Great band to expand upon and listen to more of
@topcat2069 Жыл бұрын
Some "lyric" is just sounds. "a rose is a rose is a rose..... " what does that "really" mean ???
@themadcow71 2 жыл бұрын
One of the most original bands ever! Watch LIFE IN WARTIME from their live concert epic concert STOP MAKING SENSE for the full experience.
@crunchbar777 2 жыл бұрын
One of the few bands that were better live than in studio in my opinion
@prodigal71 2 жыл бұрын
Stop Making Sense changed my LIFE!! It's def in my top 5 EVER!!
@MrUndersolo 2 жыл бұрын
Life During Wartime. Forgive me. I am a fanatic. 🎶
@themadcow71 2 жыл бұрын
@@MrUndersolo duh. What was I thinking?
@MrUndersolo 2 жыл бұрын
@@themadcow71 You...stopped making sense!?😗
@blakewestwood8096 2 жыл бұрын
Brad is like a Vulcan, very logical. Lex is human, enjoys the sound.
@mathamoredan2450 Жыл бұрын
logic? i think he just dont get it ... most of the time he s confused because he cant make a interpratation of the lyrics ......... not much about the music ........ lex is more on the tract
@bminturn 2 жыл бұрын
Good pick. These guys have a very good catalogue. "Life During Wartime" is a must. And "This Must Be the Place". It's good that you bring up Beck. The Talking Heads were huge a huge influence on Beck. You can hear them loud and clear in just about every one of his albums. They are there (along with The Pixies) in every Modest Mouse album as well. Your education in "alternative rock" is coming along nicely lol.
@TheTussman 2 жыл бұрын
Agree about Beck. Favorite artist of this 66 yr old dude. TH undertones, but Beck creates a real landscape of sounds, beats and grooves.
@s.mcpherson6354 2 жыл бұрын
Like KISS, this is a band where the visual of them performing really helps to contextualize how to 'take' their songs. Even if they don't show it to us, they would likely find the band a little less mysterious if they saw how they approach doing something like 'Life During Wartime,' live.
@bminturn 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheTussman oh he definitely makes his own music. You can hear the Talking Heads influence in his work though, which is not taking away from Beck, but acknowledging a lineage so to speak.
@CaptainAmercia 2 жыл бұрын
Life During Wartime live 100%
@gj8683 2 жыл бұрын
@@CaptainAmercia From the "Stop Making Sense" film.
@surlechapeau 2 жыл бұрын
Brad & Lex, I'd recommend their "Life During Wartime" and "Take Me To The River" next. This band has some of the more creative videos out there. They started in the 70's and were big in the 80s
@hilarymiseroy3251 2 жыл бұрын
Born Under Punches live in Rome 1980. Hypnotic performance.
@scrmngshts 2 жыл бұрын
Take me to the river for sure
@neillenet291 2 жыл бұрын
The original Al Green version of take me to the river? Or the Foghat version?
@scrmngshts 2 жыл бұрын
No wrong rub your nose in that
@YasmineGalenornOfficial 2 жыл бұрын
Both of those are fantastic. I also recommend I Zimbra, to see that sort of random song that still feels like it has a secret meaning.
@mikesheahan6906 2 жыл бұрын
"The psychologist Carl Jung said that fire represents the process of psychological transformation so burning down the house is destroying one personality and creating another one, As you can see in the video one person takes over another. David Byrne said the song was about this in an interview for the BBC (but he looked high at the time)." -mbhvisbyon October 07, 2011
@scrmngshts 2 жыл бұрын
A Phoenix
@gregfagan199 2 жыл бұрын
A truly visionary band. They were something completely new and original.
@MrJeddYoung 2 жыл бұрын
I've never verified whether this is true - but my understanding of Talking Heads is that they all met while they were art students in college in the 1970s and decided to form a musical band. They were on the forefront of the new wave movement. If you keep in mind their "artsy" beginning - then their music makes a little more sense. But I could be wrong. THanks for your reactions.
@msdamaris1s779 2 жыл бұрын
Every time Brad & Lex do a lyric video of a song I know, the music video plays in my head. I’m definitely Gen X and old 😂. Most interesting couple on KZfaq, love their content 💜.
@panamorado Жыл бұрын
same here. LOL!
@Jessica_Roth 2 жыл бұрын
The overwhelming theme of most of Talking Heads' work is feeling out of place and disconnected from modern society. You see it in "Life During Wartime", "Once in a Lifetime" and "And She Was", as well as this song. (All of those are awesome, btw.)
@nuketheswamp7774 2 жыл бұрын
Add Psycho Killer and you've got my list of must listens.
@shaolin1derpalm Жыл бұрын
And she was about acid, though lol. Easy to understand.
@shanehebert396 2 жыл бұрын
Talking Heads were one of the bands that nerds/geeks liked a whole lot back in the day. As far as "random", you should listen to "Once In A Lifetime", "And She Was", and "Wild Wild Life". :)
@brianbarnett1004 2 жыл бұрын
Girlfriend is Better
@themadhatter3622 2 жыл бұрын
Can't hear this song without thinking of "Revenge of the Nerds." Great movie.
@feetheweasel 2 жыл бұрын
Funny story...trying to get sober in the mid 90s, staying at a halfway house in Phoenix Arizona. Small apartment style recovery house. 14 apartments surrounding a swimming pool. 4 to a apartment. My 3rd day, came home from work round 2:30pm and eating in the cafeteria/mtg room when the fire alarm went off. Counselors gathered us and walked us out the complex. I could see smoke coming from my apt. As we passed an open door on our way out, this song was playing. Come to find out, one of my roommates had pushed their bed up against a wall receptacle and a plug from a clock/radio was exposed and lit his mattress on fire. Even Alzheimer's won't take that memory away....whenever I hear this song, it always takes me back. ☮️🔥
@Basai7 Жыл бұрын
I love the percussion and tempo. Very clever structure. I think David is saying, in order to "get out of" an uncomfortable situation, you've got to Burn.Down.the.House. Raze it and rebuild.
@johnenglish1955 2 жыл бұрын
🤠 David Byrne is a musical genius! 🕺
@michaelccozens 2 жыл бұрын
Also someone you can count on to take any mundane thing and give you a perspective on it that makes it almost unrecognizable. If you're ever having a day that's just too ordinary, David Byrne can fix that, sharpish.
@eysteinneysteinsson5499 2 жыл бұрын
Thats what I was about to say John
@Claythargic 2 жыл бұрын
Violent Femmes, They Might Be Giants, Ween, Cake, Soul Coughing, all kinda fall into this category of nerdy rock often deceptively smart.
@paulonius42 2 жыл бұрын
"You like Weezer and Cake!" Damn, Lex is throwing back at Brad in this one! Poor Brad's face when he paused to figure out the song...I can't stop laughing!
@johannooyen3213 2 жыл бұрын
Talking heads had some concert filmed and turned into a concert movie. Yes, shown in movie theaters. For these concerts they added some extra band members, like from the The Brothers Johnson band. That really injected some Funk & Soul into their songs. A must whatch..
@susanherrig437 2 жыл бұрын
You need to check out the Talking Heads doing this song, or any of their songs, live. They are incredible. You're right to kind of lump them in with the B-52's for several reasons.
@donnagonatas3155 2 жыл бұрын
I agree! When you see them perform, its a whole different experience compared to just audio. ✌❤
@francesw.6774 2 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure about the rest of the band, but David Byrne was an art student at RISD. Completely original, no one else like them group and music. Byrne still tours and performs and, when I saw him about a dozen years ago, his band (different members from Talking Heads, who had long since disbanded) and him put on an amazing show. Oddball genius at its finest.
@paulfrombrooklyn5409 2 жыл бұрын
On the commentary for the Stop Making Sense DVD, David Byrne mentions how the lyrics to this particular song make absolutely no sense at all. The individual couplets alone make sense, but they have nothing to do with the lyrics before or after them.
@netzahuacoyotl 2 жыл бұрын
Quirkiness and randomness were part of the aesthetic of New Wave music. It was kind of a reaction to the “we can make the world better” message of 60s-70s music. It’s like accepting that life can seem random and lack sense.
@johnniehoney6561 Жыл бұрын
👍
@joevaldez6457 2 жыл бұрын
My dad took me to Mexico as a high school graduation present in 1991 and in this little diving town we stopped at, "Burning Down the House" was playing at the bar and the Mexican bartenders were singing along to it. I don't even remember it, but my dad would remind me of it every now and then. He must've thought Mexican bartenders singing Talking Heads in the middle of nowhere was pretty random.
@wreckingKREW1 2 жыл бұрын
That was the entire point of the lyrics to the entire Speaking In Tongues album...Byrne put together a bunch of couplets that worked with each other and then randomly threw them together for each song. This band was comprised of 4 visual arts students who just came at music from an entirely different perspective and to me and many others it was brilliant. And they grooved liked no one's business too. Definitely one of my very favorite bands of all-time.
@skasteve6528 2 жыл бұрын
'Burn down the house!' was something Pariament/Funkadelic used to shout (You should react to them if you can find live footage). Chris Frantz, the drummer, went to a Parliament gig & during the next rehearsal, he would randomly shout 'Burn down the house!'. David Byrne liked it & the band wrote this song. I would suggest Life During Wartime if you want to react to more Talking Heads (& why wouldn't you?), especially a live version.
@msoileau83 11 ай бұрын
P-Funk legend Bernie Worrell plays synth on Stop Making Sense.
@danstone6871 2 жыл бұрын
Christmas 1977, I was 10, my brother got Talking Heads 77. We shared a bedroom and Talking Heads became part of the soundtrack of our lives. I didn’t care what any of it meant, it was just a joy to listen to. Made me a fan for life.
@glassontherocks 2 жыл бұрын
Talking Heads "Life during wartime". Live version is crazy.
@Strange_Camel 2 жыл бұрын
I hope you guys do more Talking Heads. They are capable of doing songs with meaning. You might try "(Nothing But) Flowers".
@UnexpectedTurnOfEvents 2 жыл бұрын
Songs with meaning... You mean, like this one? Because it definitely has meaning.
@fritzbrooks4277 2 жыл бұрын
I love the look of disgust on Brad’s face!
@tk72231968 2 жыл бұрын
Love me some Talking Heads, 'Road to Nowhere' or 'She Was'...really good stuff.
@joesmith8725 Жыл бұрын
This was from the 1st New Wave stream yall did last year (Jan/Feb 2022). Need to do more new wave streams.
@lancerx1759 2 жыл бұрын
"Take me to the river" live is some epic Talking Heads
@tileux 2 жыл бұрын
Whoa. You cant do Talking Heads without listening to Once in a Lifetime - probably their seminal song.
@loristone9242 2 жыл бұрын
Brad CRACKS me up!! He looks so confused and can't quite make sense of it. "DOES NOT COMPUTE, DOES NOT COMPUTE" LMAO!! Like it offends his senses 😆 Lex always vibes more on the trippy music. Love it. Such a contrast.
@lynnbrannan4578 2 жыл бұрын
The Talking heads "Facts Of Life"! Love it!
@mikecaetano 2 жыл бұрын
"Once In Lifetime", "Take Me To The River", "Life During Wartime", "Burning Down The House", "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)", "Girlfriend Is Better", "Pulled Up", "Crosseyed and Painless", "Nothing But Flowers" are the names of some of Talking Heads better known songs. Check them out when you're ready for more from them. Also check out Tom Tom Club "Genius of Love", the hit Talking Head's bass player Tina Weymouth scored with the side group she formed with her husband Talking Head's drummer Chris Frantz. Listen to the 7 minute long dance hall version of that when you can. I think you'll dig it.
@randydogs61 2 жыл бұрын
The Great Bernie Worrell from Parliament Funkadelic on the keyboards!!!
@evanerys 2 жыл бұрын
There is actually quite a bit of meaning in Talking Heads lyrics, this song included. David Byrne's lyrics talk about universal themes from a perspective unfamiliar to people who haven't been exposed to leftist theory. The "house" he is talking about is society writ large facing the crises of late capitalism which were already appearing even in the 1980s, & the responses of society to them. These lyrics are anything but random.
@negativeindustrial 2 жыл бұрын
Oh, then perhaps “retarded” is a more accurate description?
@curtisthomas2670 2 жыл бұрын
A good follow up to Talking Heads is their side project Tom Tom Club, made up of their drummer and his wife their bassist, and their mega dance hit "Genius Of Love" which is one of the most sampled songs from the 1980's.
@KevinRCarr 2 жыл бұрын
Now that you've baptized yourselves with The Talking Heads, you should seek out some of the live videos of their songs from the Stop Making Sense tour and movie. They can be a seriously high energy group. As fun to watch as they are good to listen to.
@markclaypool5414 2 жыл бұрын
Stop Making Sense! It’s life changing...incredible live band!
@papamaniac2410 2 жыл бұрын
Lex you are so cerebral with music. Anyone can be cerebral with the lyrics but you are with the music itself. At times when I first started watching you I thought you were over thinking the music. Now I realize I was just not getting the music on the level you do. You should have been a musical interpreter teacher. You are ahead of us all.
@cshubs 2 жыл бұрын
I saw David Byrne play a solo show at a small club in Indy about 20 years ago. It was fantastic. He even wore the pink fur suit.
@heatherbeaton8812 2 жыл бұрын
Lucky! That must’ve been amazing! I want to see him live so bad
@hazy5340 2 жыл бұрын
Magic - B52s were around at the same time - the dancefloors were crazy! Lex would have loved it!!!
@Braveheart0484 2 жыл бұрын
When I first heard this song I ran out and bought the 45'. It has been a favorite of mine ever since. Then I saw the video. At the time this was a favorite video. When MTV actually played videos. The video is awesome; at least for 1980's standards.
@EdPawley 2 жыл бұрын
Brad used his scrunch face in the thumbnail. Funny. Being 1983, when MTV was the new fire, videos were essential, and many saw them just as important as the song. If you view it, the song would probably make more sense. "Once in a Lifetime" and "Take Me to the River" are quintessential Talking Heads.
@willowb1527 2 жыл бұрын
I loved being a teenager in the 80's. This band is very 80's. ❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️
@kentnottingham9635 2 жыл бұрын
Remember Tom Tom Club’s “Genius Of Love”? Covered and sampled my MANY wrappers and even Maria Carey. The Bass player (Tina W.) and others are from this band. Great bass/ rhythm section on this one!!!
@endorphinzz 2 жыл бұрын
From what I read the lyrics were never meant to have any specific meaning...they were inspired by a Parliament/Funkadelic concert, and felt that with funk the lyrics were never meant to get in the way of a great groove. So they sang lyrics that weren't really connected to each other but fit the beat and groove perfectly. That's why you get an out-of-the-blue lyric like "Six-Hun-Dred-Six-Ty-Five-De-Grees!"--it fit perfectly into the rhythm and beat of the groove without needing to mean anything.
@unclebobunclebob 2 жыл бұрын
Random? Oh, Hell Yes!!! Andddddddddddd. Life is freaking random. Which is what is beatiful here, and in most of their songs.
@sometimesboy 2 жыл бұрын
HaHa...I feel like you guys are the perfect counter balance for the other. You both look at music from completely different places but it works. She brings him more out of the box and he pulls her more in. Y'all work and I love it!
@heyoletsgo9 2 жыл бұрын
seymour stein would hang around the exits of downtown clubs in new york after the talking heads gigs to catch the band before they headed back to their dorms at risd and offer them a deal on his punk/new wave label sire records ...it took nearly a year of weekly rejections until seymour's tenacity paid off and he finally heard the band say yes... he brokered a deal with warner bros for distribution and well soon enough the talking heads debut was available on vinyl at local record stores across the u.s...along with the ramones, the dead boys, the undertones and as the 70s faded into the 80s soft cell, the cure, the smiths, depeche mode, echo & the bunnyman, the pretenders, madonna....seymour knew what was up before it was up
@kesleycottrell1416 2 жыл бұрын
It's amazing thinking of all the bands that came out of CBGB's. Talking Heads, New York Dolls, Ramones, Blondie. just amazing birthplace of music.
@rickperriwinkle 2 жыл бұрын
I 100% recommend the "Stop Making Sense" movie/concert, they're amazing live, and seeing the entire band perform some of their best songs is amazing.
@827dusty 2 жыл бұрын
The video to this song is recommended to understand it. With the birth of Mtv in the 1980s, songs had a video that went with them, to give the audience an idea of what the artist was trying to get across in the song. Watch the video.
@MrVicDog 2 жыл бұрын
They have a famous concert movie called "Stop making Sense" Great advice for Brad! Lol
@drServitis 2 жыл бұрын
0:35 THE EXUBERANCE OF A YOUNG CHILD! LEX IS PERFECT! LUCKY BRAD!
@mikesmelon5714 2 жыл бұрын
This is the band you have to listen to. Skip the rest of the entire poll winners this night. The Talking Heads came up with The Ramones and Blondie at CBGBs when punk was dominating the Village. David Byrne (vocals) made some incredible albums. 'Remain in the Light' is great. Next song has to be "Once in A Lifetime".
@Mrs.Pritchard 2 жыл бұрын
Take me to the river is a great one - my dad used to be a drummer in a band and whenever I hear it, it takes me back to being a little girl dancing while they play. Love the talking heads ♥️
@heyoletsgo9 2 жыл бұрын
"life during wartime" is excellent and "this must be the place" is a total summertime vibe and brad would like the lyrics to "nothing but flowers"
@TopHeavyEmma 2 жыл бұрын
“Road to nowhere” is my favourite of theirs
@ashleydixon4613 2 жыл бұрын
A couple years ago David Byrne was the guest musician on SNL and played a part in a hilarious skit, “Airport Sushi,” set at LaGuardia and he played the baggage handler who throws everyone’s luggage in the river. 😂 And of course at the end, he led the entire cast skipping off stage to that song. If you didn’t see that, you must check it out!
@MrDiddyDee 2 жыл бұрын
Lex, you nailed it, it's the groove that's important, the lyrics are like random thoughts flying around. Talking Heads made a fantastic live concert video which was called 'Stop making sense' , that kinda says it all. Brad, along with most of the planet, you could have a hard time trying to apply meaning and logic to a lot of David Bryne's lyrics.
@petervlcko4858 Жыл бұрын
Ordinary guy have happiness and hey just wait for weather change. Then you watch tv with wrong person in your side while dream walking outside in daylight 360 degrees. You have to stay and extinguish fire with fire or burn down the house. Sense of humor. It’s completely ordinary, water is everywhere just put the raincoat. You have leaving ticket out of the situation just burn down the house.😂 Amazing song
@LynnThompsonAuthor 2 жыл бұрын
To give you a clue, the Talking Heads did an album and a documentary film in 1984 called "Stop Making Sense." They were successful at marrying new wave rock with funk in the '80s. It's all about the sound and feel of the songs.
@chrisdecarlo9018 2 жыл бұрын
I ❤️This song... try "Psycho Killer" next.
@bernman23 2 жыл бұрын
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@sira.scottascot8865 2 жыл бұрын
Never get tired of this. I love before the end on the percussion part when the acoustic guitar comes in. Strummin' the shit out of it.
@billyoliver4000 2 жыл бұрын
"Girlfriend is better" and "once in a lifetime" are a couple more Talking Heads tunes to check out...although they have many others.
@midnightblue6668 2 жыл бұрын
Great band! This is a great song and a fun Official video. Would love to see a reaction to "And She Was" and "Wild, Wild Life"! If you can, maybe do the Official videos as they were done in the day when videos were events...just some fun vibes.
@andrewpackard5980 2 жыл бұрын
I always felt that Talking Heads lyrics was just telling our brains to loosen up and stop having all our thoughts "stuck together".
@sammyholloway334 2 жыл бұрын
Imagine, growing up in the 60s-70s,, all the cool blues rock and acoustic guitars we had,, and then this stuff started invading our airwaves,, it wasn't easy.
@richardbazile2062 2 жыл бұрын
i love Lex's reactions, she totally gets it!!
@andrehughes1 2 жыл бұрын
String sentences together and let the audience endlessly decipher the meaning. It's a winning formula for thousands of hits. Amazing production on this track.
@slippetyslop7136 2 жыл бұрын
Another situation where you guys get recommended songs by artists that you wouldn't fuck with when their catalogue has other songs more suitable to your tastes. Road to Nowhere you'd definitely enjoy
@geoffadavis 2 жыл бұрын
In the early 80's hip hop was just getting started. They would throw parties in abandoned burned out high rises. People in Brooklyn were burning their own buildings to collect insurance money. The talking heads went to one of these parties and the performers kept shouting "burning down the house" so David Byrne made the phrase into a song.
@clash5j 2 жыл бұрын
If you do Once In a Lifetime, you've got to watch the music video for it. It's one of those songs that the music and video are just forever connected in the minds of us 80's kids.
@sattymike0155 2 жыл бұрын
This is great higher volume song from Talking Heads. I turn this up, every time.
@djm3suxx 2 жыл бұрын
Lex is right on the song and right on the groove. That’s how I bop to this track too. The drums just sound lit on this one.
@chrisharris7931 2 жыл бұрын
This song is one that I'd requested dozens of times on streams. So glad that you got to it.
@szililolabu 2 жыл бұрын
Those drums punctuating that big echoey space always sound awesome
@gregbryant3826 2 жыл бұрын
This is the best channel for reacting to weird. The bands explanation of the lyrics was never let the words get in the way of a good jam.
@SteveMenardDesignDXM 2 жыл бұрын
In the early eighties the two, most commercial artists who were using polyrhythms were Talking Heads and Peter Gabriel. Another (less popular at that time, but still fantastic) was King Crimson (their trilogy "Discipline", "Beat", and "Three of a Perfect Pair" were excellent albums).
@ezekieleaton3335 2 жыл бұрын
And, what else do those great groups' best albums have in common? Adrian Belew, super genius of guitar sounds.
@SteveMenardDesignDXM 2 жыл бұрын
@@ezekieleaton3335 You got that right. I have some of his solo stuff, as well as an album he did as part of "The Bears".
@TheHandyman777 2 жыл бұрын
I’m often finding Lex’s interpretations as unusually concise and profound. Good one ya’ll. I couldn’t describe Talking Head’s music any better. This Band was mainly a husband and wife team that brought in David to Sing. I enjoy your comments too Brad, you know how she’s just good at verbalizing the intangible sometimes.
@grandwazoodebris1015 2 жыл бұрын
I would strongly recommend watching the movie Stop Making Sense. Pure joy. Pure joy.
@detroitshook 2 жыл бұрын
Lol Lex gets David Byrne on a molecular level, and I’m very happy about it.
@olgasanchez6772 2 жыл бұрын
Great memories😊 my older brother was always working he had me listening to Radio as a pre-teen to find out name of artist & songs. That's why i ❤ New Wave
@brettkenschaft4239 2 жыл бұрын
Brad..."I'm confused." Lex..."That's the point." Me...😂😂😂
@ollyhudson9931 2 жыл бұрын
Talking Heads are soooooo funky.
@RedLP5000S 2 жыл бұрын
"Road To Nowhere" is my favorite Talking Heads song. Both of you would love it.
@curtisthomas2670 2 жыл бұрын
Talking Heads is one of those bands whose videos sometimes rival their music in creativity and fun
@thunderstruck5484 2 жыл бұрын
All these decades I only understood about ten words in that song , thanks for putting the lyrics up pretty cooler song now
@Cadinho93 2 жыл бұрын
You guys should react to… Talking Heads - This Must Be The Place 🎸🤘
@d-2793 2 жыл бұрын
I was a TH fan in the day! Once in a lifetime Physo Killer , The River… many more. I’m still campaigning for Hozier Take Me to Church. ❤️🤩
@nettricegaskins1871 2 жыл бұрын
Love love love Talking Heads. Even during my all hip-hop all the time days I was loving them.
@viacrucis2509 2 жыл бұрын
Talking Heads! Brilliant. Lyrics in songs like this are almost metaphorical.
@rcdug2 2 жыл бұрын
Another band that were video pioneers. "Life During Wartime", "Once In A Lifetime", "Wild Wild Life", "And She Was". David Byrne solo from just a couple of years ago: "Everybody's Coming To My House"
@susanbotwinski5584 2 жыл бұрын
Yes! Talking Heads! I wondered when you were gonna get to them. 😄 I crank this up in my car! ♥️ Great reaction guys.
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