15 | Meet David Byrne: Fame redeems the oddball

APR 19, 202319 MIN
This must be Talking Heads — A song by song, album by album look at their music

15 | Meet David Byrne: Fame redeems the oddball

APR 19, 202319 MIN

Description

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)

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