This must be Talking Heads — A song by song, album by album look at their music

A series of featurettes outlining David's soundtracks and collaborations throughout the Talking Heads-era. I touch on everything from the beloved The Catherine Wheel, through the esteemed Knee Plays and The Last Emperor, to the surprisingly personal The Forest.

The Catherine Wheel

• His wife refused
• Cloud Chamber
• My big hands (Fall through the cracks)
• Big Business
• What a day that was
• Big blue plymouth (Eyes wide open)

The Knee Plays

• Tree (Today is an important occassion)
• The sound of business
• Things to do (I've tried)
• In the future

The Last Emperor

• The Last Emperor (Main Theme)
• Picking a bride

The Forest

• Ur
• Dura Europus
• Ava

Live cover: The Future

Why watch it alone? Previously released to supporters of the podcast, to mark the theatrical release of the remastered edition of Stop Making Sense, enjoy this bonus episode featuring Rodney's watch-along commentary for the film.

Come on a journey through David Byrne and Brian Eno’s collaborative side-project “My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, a ground-breaking album that has only grown in standing over the decades that Eno called the “laboratory” for Remain in Light.

Tracklist:

• America is Waiting
• Mea Culpa
• Regiment
• Help me somebody
• The Jezebel Spirit
• Very very hungry / Quran
• Moonlight in Glory
• The Carrier
• A secret life
• Come with us
• Mountain of needles
• Bonus tracks: Pitch to voltage
• Two against three
• Vocal outtakes
• New Feet
• Defiant
• Number 8 mix
• Solo guitar with tin foil
• Covers: Fever / Sympathy for the Devil

This episode is dedicated to the life and memory of Ryuichi Sakamoto and Seymour Stein.

Launching into season 2, I present a portrait of David Byrne as a young artist, examine the relationship between his artistic work and his music, why he left art school, and whet your appetite for the journey ahead.

Songs from this episode:

• Who (w. St Vincent)
• Heart's a lonely hunter (w. Thievery Corporation)
• Loco de Amor (w. Celia Cruz)
• Everybody's coming to my house
• Like humans do
• Lazy
• Miss America
• Strange Overtones (w. Brian Eno)
• Don't fence me in
• Let's dance (live w. Miley Cyrus)
• Heroes (live w. Choir! Choir! Choir!)
• Fame (live w. Kimbra and The Roots)

Grab your pencil and rewind your cassettes to discover some live covers, drop the needle on some studio rarities, unpack the break-up and The Heads side-project, learn how Stop Making Sense nourished the concept of a reunion, and eagerly log in for the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame induction.

Tracks: 

• Live: "1, 2, 3... Red Light", "96 teardrops", "So much in love", "I wanna be your boyfriend", "I can't control myself", "Pablo Picasso", "A clean break", "Theme", "Questions for lovers"
• Studio: "I want to live", "I'm not ready yet", "These boots were made for walking", "I walk the line", "Can't you hear my heartbeat"
• Demo: "Hey hey"
• Sand in the Vaseline: "Lifetime Piling Up", "Gangster of Love", "Popsicle"
• The Heads: "Damage I've done", "Punk Lolita", "No more lonely nights"
• Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame Induction: "Psycho Killer", "Life During Wartime", "Burning down the house", "Take me to the river"
• Songs influenced by Talking Heads: "Do it all the time - I don't know how but they found me", "No you girls - Franz Ferdinand", "A punk - Vampire Weekend", "Total Life Forever - Foals", "Vegan water - Cheekface", "True Stories - Datarock"

See you soon for Season 2!