You should do psycho killer from stop making sense it is the best part of the whole concert movie.its just David with a boombox and a acoustic guitar 😏 its funky
easily one of the best concert videos of all time -- and like i've been saying, Spike Lee has filmed the newest David Byrne (lead singer here) concert on Broadway, and it airs tomorrow night on HBO/Amazon for one night. sometime later it should be for sale, but who knows when. the newest concert they did everything wireless so the entire band moves around the whole stage dancing the entire time. i love your reaction to this, man. and Bernie Worrell from Parliament/Funkadelic on keys back there, laying down that funk. and the lyrics for "Life During Wartime" are great too -- it's a whole little movie in that song. another great track from the Talking Heads is "Nothing But Flowers," came out a little later than this one. thanks, Jamel!
@Braden C McClure No for real. Byrne and producer Brian Eno were massive arseholes to the rest of the band. To the point they were planning on not crediting any of the other band members on Remain in Light. They had no respect for their own rythmn section which was one of the best in the world
@@christophermoore8524 Tina and Chris wanted to fire David and replace him with Adrian Belew. That would have been amazing, but Belew declined. Instead, we got King Crimson and Tom Tom Club.
@@brucegrossman3531 sorta, they met at RISD, Byrne and drummer, Frantz were students, as was Frantz's gf, Tina Weymouth, who hadn't learned to play the bass yet. Byrne nd Frantz broke up the band they had in Providence, moved to NYC and when couldn't find a bassist, encouraged Tina to learn
Stop Making Sense is such an incredible concert film. Talking Heads weren’t just performing the music- they were expressing themselves in movement, dance, lighting, costume, images, and colour. There’s so much energy and passion, it’s contagious when you watch them.
Hands down best concert film ever. They shoot what you want to see. Not a bunch of crowd shots or distant shots. It all feels personal. Everyone was dancing in the theater every time I saw it.
I got to see this in the movie theater when it came out, I was a fan before the movie, and when I left it I was in a stone cold sober daze, the whole thing was an experience. The creativity and diversity of talent the Talking Heads had was incredible, and the willingness to experiment kept them from getting stale.
"Stop Making Sense" is an extremely rare case where every single song is performed better live than the studio versions. It's my personal favorite concert film. David Byrne is a true artistic genius. Not sure if you found out what happened to them, but it was a pretty messy breakup (after the rest f the band finally figured out David wasn't coming back). Lawsuits and such. But they were able to get back together for the RRHOF induction and that seems to be about it. They're not on friendly terms. Check out Tom Tom Club's "Genius of Love." I'd recommend the actual music video in this case due to the funky animation.
They run because like the title says, this is life during wartime. The sound is funky, but the lyrics are incredibly dark. The singer is a rebel, moving in disguise from place to place, setting bombs, cutting phone lines, causing mayhem. He cannot stay still for fear of being found, so he runs and runs. One of their best songs!
In reality they run because there was a concept from the beginning by David Byrne. At the time aerobicise was very popular made so by Jane Fonda. It was his idea to make the entire show and aerobicise show. It had nothing to do with him being some kind of a fitness freak . Just another brilliant idea from a brilliant mind . Thus the continuous movement. Now David Byrne and his sheer funkiness is just a force of nature.
I was at this show, at the Pantages Theater in Hollywood. I remember the camera crew filming the event. The energy in the room was INSANE. I saw Talking Heads several times... five shows, I think. This was the best. The band was on fire!
The entire band was beautifully extended with the talents of Lynn Mabry and Edna Holt backing vocals, Steve Scales percussion backing vocals, Alex Weir guitar backing vocals and Bernie Worrell on keyboards. Jonathan Demme directed it brilliantly and then went on to win an Oscar for directing Silence of the Lambs. Sometimes when bands bring on extra people it really doesn't do what was done in this concert. This was a great concert from start to finish and has become an iconic film in the history of concert films because it showed how versatile and adaptable Talking Heads really have been throughout their career.
“Burned all my notebooks / What good are notebooks? / They won’t help me survive” I love this song because it’s so funky and upbeat and David Byrne is so silly, but the lyrics are actually dark af.
It amazes me how often Tina's skill on the bass is discounted. She rarely appears on a top 20 or top 10 list, but she was likely the most influential bassist of the era
I saw Talking Heads in Berkeley CA on this Stop Making Sense tour and every attendee was on their feet through the whole night, most dancing in place. I knew they were fantastic but I certainly wasn’t expecting this level of GREATNESS... What a night!! SO FUN!!! For the encore they did BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE...they’d done it earlier and it was so good they did it again for the encore. And one of the 2 background singers brought her 2 year old daughter out for the encore and we were all charmed to see the little one dance too!
The Talking Heads were at the height of their popularity during my college years, and so I know all these songs note-for-note... so much so that I take them for granted, and haven't listened in a long time. Seeing Jamal's reaction reminds me just how good this band was and brings it all back. THANKS!!!
I’ll never forget the first time I saw this concert. I never paid close enough attention to realize how good they really were. Then I just plain stumbled across it one day flipping channels and was blown away. Idk how anyone CANNOT like this! What a show.
The song where Byrne dances with the floor lamp is one of the best songs of the whole concert, Jamal. It's called 'this must be the place (naive melody)' 😉👌
"This ain't no Mud Club... or CBGBs... I ain't got time for that now..." Mud Club and CBGBs were two notorious unground music venues, both in New York City. And if you like Tina (and who doesn't), in this same movie they feature her side project The Tom Tom Club doing "Genius of Love".
As much as some people seem to think of Talking Heads as being David Byrne (and he is incredibly talented), a lot of the Talking Heads sound is in Tina Weymouth‘s excellent bass and she kills it on this song. The whole band was great. Also, as good as these individual songs were on their original albums, they were truly elevated by the Stop Making Sense live show, and this is one of my two all-time favourite live albums, along with “12 Years of Tears” from Marc Almond.
I saw the Talking Heads at Radio City Music Hall in 1980. Let me tell you, they rocked that old hall! The lineup was very much like this, and Tina stole my heart that night! I had just got out of the Army and this was the first concert I went to since I got back in country. I hung out in CBGB's and The Mudd Club too, so this song has a special resonance for me. I love your videos, Brother! You are the most entertaining reactor on TH-cam! Please, keep up the good work!
I never saw Talking Heads in concert, but I did see Tom Tom Club (Tina and Chris Frantz's band) at the 9:30 in DC around 1986 or '87. I remember their encore was "Psycho Killer" with Tina singing lead. It was pretty amazing. (And I caught David Byrne's American Utopia tour when it hit Boston a little while ago--one of the best shows I've ever seen, and about half of it was classic Talking Heads songs.)
I saw Talking Heads back at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, NJ, in ‘78 or ‘79. It was just the basic four. I brought my Dad; and he thought they were good, but he thought they were boring. They just stood and played their instruments, and they did that really well. Tbh, I preferred that to this big production. I’d been to CBGB (that sure was an experience), but not MUDD (even though I had friends who’d played there). I’ve also seen Tom Tom Club at Irving Plaza much later. They were opening for the Psychedelic Furs (who were amazing, btw). And the last two tunes they did were “Take Me To The River” and “Psycho Killer”. They were so low key compared to this. But it was perfect. I still think Tina is amazing, just as I did when I first heard ‘77. 💜💜💜
@@katsujinkin60 My ex used to say that I started disliking bands when they got popular. Ha. In a way that’s kinda true. I really liked their older stuff, but the late 70s was a tremendous time for music for me. I graduated high school in ‘79, so (from what I can recall) the alternative/new wave/punk stuff is what stuck with me. And yes, Tina was and is freakin’ awesome. 💜
Listen to the lyrics. It's from the perspective of an American in a foreign war zone. All through the 50's, 60's and 70's the US instigated warfare abroad to the benifit of US corporate interests. Great music, great presentation, great message.
When you were 3, I was at the Flatirons Theater seeing a noon matinee with my gal Pam. We thought we were going to see some regular movie. Turned out to be Stop Making Sense. There was nobody else there so we were dancing in the aisles and on the chairs. The usher cam in to kick us out and we got him dancing too.
I'm not one for recommending live versions to anybody that has never heard a particular song but this video always amazes me with Byrne's energy and it's pretty close to the studio version anyway. My favorite Talking Heads track regardless. Take Me To The River, Swamp or This Must Be The Place are also worthy of reactions.
Totally agree. I always believe that people should start with the studio versions and work their way to live versions. Live version audio is either piss poor or the band changes the song so much that it can be hard to know why people enjoy it in the first place. This song and this album/DVD is the exception to that rule. Anything on here is straight fire and a worthy first listen/watch.
Different strokes for different folks! I'm totally the opposite. I will watch & listen to any live show & ignore studio almost every time. Good thing there's something for all of us! 😁
As live performances go, this to me was the best concert i have ever seen. Talking Heads arent my favorite but do rank up there, but this whole concert from beginning to end was so entertaining!
I second this must be the place. Also recommend I zimbra, road to nowhere and sax and violins the most all masterpieces. I zimbra is cool cause it has Robert fripp as a guest
Saw them live here in Detroit at the Masonic Temple during the 80's. Stood at the foot of the stage by Tina, watching her hammer that bass right in front of my face. What an incredible show!
I just rewatched this entire concert last night in anticipation of this reaction (first saw it when I was in college). The highlight song of a phenomenal concert experience. So glad you can now appreciate it.
Jamal is absolutely HILARIOUS ! When he started mimicking what they were doing on stage and was putting on those faces I was laughing so hard my stomach was aching. Thanks for the laughs.
Dump The Chump - if you like ‘This Must Be The Place’ AND you liked the movie American Psycho...look up Miles Fishers version of This Must Be The Place on TH-cam :-) An excellent cover.
I'm happy for you that you enjoyed this video so much! I'm taking my dad (who's well into his 70s) to see the 4K rerelease, in order to thank him for introducing me to Talking Heads (and having the presence of mind buying the 77 LP 2 years after I was born).
Alex Weir was my favorite guitarist in the world, for about three years, after seeing this show live in Charlotte NC, 1983. Best live show I've ever attended and then they released a movie version of it, a year later. Wow. It doesn't get any better. I saw the movie, in the theater, twice.
"I got some groceries, some peanut butter \ To last a couple of days \ But I ain't got no speakers, ain't got no headphones \ Ain't got no records to play"
I have been Watching You Tube since it first appeared. I have never left a comment but...I had to share that I was at this concert and it was one of the highlights of my life. The whole crowd was dancing in the isles and I their seats, it was pure joy. I love and enjoy your appreciation of it. TH has always been in my top ten bands list.
Heard of a van that is loaded with weapons, Packed up and ready to go Heard of some grave sites, out by the highway, A place where nobody knows The sound of gunfire, off in the distance, I'm getting used to it now Lived in a brownstone, lived in a ghetto, I've lived all over this town This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, This ain't no fooling around No time for dancing, or lovey dovey, I ain't got time for that now Transmit the message, to the receiver, Hope for an answer some day I got three passports, a couple of visas, You don't even know my real name High on a hillside, the trucks are loading, Everything's ready to roll I sleep in the daytime, I work in the nighttime, I might not ever get home This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, This ain't no fooling around This ain't no Mudd Club, or C. B. G. B., I ain't got time for that now Heard about Houston? Heard about Detroit? Heard about Pittsburgh, P. A.? You oughta know not to stand by the window Somebody see you up there I got some groceries, some peanut butter, To last a couple of days But I ain't got no speakers, ain't got no headphones, Ain't got no records to play Why stay in college? Why go to night school? Gonna be different this time Can't write a letter, can't send no postcard, I ain't got time for that now Trouble in transit, got through the roadblock, We blended in with the crowd We got computers, we're tapping phone lines, I know that that ain't allowed We dress like students, we dress like housewives, Or in a suit and a tie I changed my hairstyle, so many times now, I don't know what I look like! You make me shiver, I feel so tender, We make a pretty good team Don't get exhausted, I'll do some driving, You ought to get you some sleep Burned all my notebooks, what good are notebooks? They won't help me survive My chest is aching, burns like a furnace, The burning keeps me alive
@@patrickshipley7638 The other one that chills me lately is "What A Day That Was." (Originally a David Byrne solo song, done for Twyla Tharp's dance piece "The Catherine Wheel," but it became a live Talking Heads song.)
This was from a 3 day concert at the Pantages in Hollywood. We went to the 2nd concert. When they put on a show, they put on the best phucking show. We were all dancing with the band. I couldn't believe that a band could play and dance and have the fun they radiated to us during the concert. It has been called the beat concert filmed, by The Rolling Stone and the Village Voice. Director Jonathan Demme, who also directed Silence Of The Lambs, shows the antics of David were infectious. He had the place jumping and dancing throughout their sets. Glad to see someone appreciate full artistic value of The Talking Heads, the full movie is Great and you can see this concert on you tube.
War has broken out across the country and they had to run full speed for the whole song to escape being shot. That was the idea behind all the running. Awesome band, crazy awesome song. Love this band.
Thanks Jamel for the reaction on this. I was lucky to see them a number of times in small venues in Rhode Island back in the day. Always been in my top 5 fav bands. Lot of energy for sure!! And rhythm and funk! Disbanded too soon.
Most of the black performers are actually members of Parliament/Funkadelic. They put on a lot of legendary shows on their own. My fave might be back in the 1970's when they have a giant UFO slowly descending towards the stage, and the singer is beckoning it to come down to him during the song. I actually saw them live once, in a smaller venue around 1990, they didn't have anything expensive like that, but still a wild show.
"This looks like a damn aerobics class" and this before he starts running laps. I never thought anyone could top "The song remains the same" as a concert movie and then this came out and did it.
If you can watch all of Stop Making Sense. It's often cited as the best concert movie ever. Life During Wartime is a highlight, but there are a bunch of other amazing moments.
My 4th favorite band ever with 1 of my locked for life top 5 favorite live performances in rock&roll history, So happy you got to the Heads Stop Making Sense classics. What a movie.
I'm so glad people are still appreciating Talking Heads. There are so many bands that only get remembered for like one big hit they had, and they miss _all_ the stuff like this. To get a sense of how great the Talking Heads were, their greatest hits album was a double album and didn't even include all of their best songs. Even separate, as you've found out, they're incredible.
It's funny - I've watched this particular recording of Life During Wartime about 20 time in the past year. It's so GOOD! The whole concert, too. Glad you enjoyed it!!
There is no music in this generation that can match what we had in the 70's and 80's.......the uniqueness of so many bands and types of music were incredible.
I think music has evolved to look and sound different, but it didn't get any less genuine and unique from band to band, at least if you turn your head away from the mainstream. People like Lemon Demon, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Death Grips, Ariel Pink, Yamantaka//Sonic Titan, MGMT, the list goes on. Only difference here these bands almost never cross over into the mainstream, so it's easier to omit them from the bigger picture of what's going on in music right now. But I can assure you people can, and are, matching the greatness you speak of in totally unexpected ways in this generation. Take care, and keep liking whatever you like as long as you get some joy out of it.
you really haven't listened to much modern music if you think uniqueness died with the 70s and 80s. animal collective, of montreal, hell radiohead, sigur rós, m. ward..so many awesome artists, they just aren't that well known usually
In the 90s in Berkeley, at the UC Theater, big old theater, lotta space between the front row and the screen. The place held several hundred people. Sold out show. We are all up and dancing within 2 songs. Everyone. You could not stay in your seat! So good.
They just ran like a half a mile. 😄 Coolest, most creative, fun band ever! BRILLIANT lyrics. Solid groove. I remember when this came out, my friends and I couldn’t get enough of it. Thanks for covering this one. It’s been years (decades) since I’ve seen it, but just watched it 3 times back-to-back.
I will listen to this entire album / concert 9 times a day and come back for 10. Absolutely stellar. The energy in their rhythms and this concert is actually infectious.
If you count the amount of ways this stage and performance are different from most rock concerts it is absolutely astounding. Like 50 novel things. Start with this - where are the amps?????
I love when you get introduced to a band you haven't seen before and it's suddenly "I must see everything they've ever done!" Love Talking Heads. Thanks so much for your enthusiastic reactions.
If you have HBO I would recommend tuning in tomorrow night for David Byrnes "American Utopia". Concert film directed by Spike Lee following David's Broadway run of his "American Utopia" show. I saw one performance in 2018, one of the greatest shows I've seen! If you tune in clear the living room because you'll be on your feet dancing!
American Utopia is a must to see! I saw it in February at the Hudson Theater. One of the best performances I have seen in my lifetime. Hard to stay in your seat ya just wanted to get up and sing and dance!
You've stepped in it now, brother. I can see you at three, dancing away to this. Any song off "Stop Making Sense" or the "Remain In Light "album is gold. Let's smooth this thing on out with a little slow melody, This Must Be The Place, from this DVD.
RIP Bernie Worrell on keys... founding member of Parliament Funkadelic! Was blessed to see him perform with Steve Kimock at the Flood City Music Festival back in 2012. I remember the show being so good that we all stayed and convinced them to play encores and we were late for the headliner but didn't care... I don't even recall who that headliner was!
This is currently the MOST significant song of the time we're living in!!! I recommended this months ago and I'm thrilled to see that you are finally checking it out; much love m'man...
The song is about working as a mover. Wartime is moving day. Its physical work. They are running from one move to the next. This entire concert is available on TH-cam. Its one of the best productions Ive ever seen.
We used to go to the midnight movie after work on weekends back in the day when this was playing. The whole audience would get up and run around the theater during this song. Good times.
This is THE WAY to see every Talking Heads' song included. The ONLY way to enjoy these. This entire concert was a tribute to the work that performers COULD do, and very very few every go to these extremes.
My husband plays the drums and after a show, he’s totally exhausted. David must’ve fallen into unconsciousness after a show. The people in the crowd got their moneys worth. Fabulous band.
David Byrne is a real freak!! It's a work-out just listening to it! Love the backing vocal girls in their cute shorts. Love the bass from Tina Weymouth. She's a great bassist. I've always loved Talking Heads and I usually play the bass - it was only 5 or so years ago that I realized it was a girl playing it!!! :) Wow!! brilliant!
OMG I'm sooo glad you reacted to this! I searched your videos on the off chance you'd done this song and couldn't believe you had! You'd probably love the B52's "Love Shack."
David Bryne is a genius on so many levels! He is the embodiment of how, where and why amazing music comes from. When you go and see The Talking Heads or David Bryne you are not going to see "them". They wanted you to come for the show. The experience that was them live in concert! And P.S. Stop Making Sense is a masterpiece!
Finally someone reviewing the talking heads concert stop making sense. I tried for like 6 months to get lost in vegas to review and they haven't. So this is cool.
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You should do psycho killer from stop making sense it is the best part of the whole concert movie.its just David with a boombox and a acoustic guitar 😏 its funky
'This must be the place'... Is Talking Heads greatest song (studio version). Check it out man you will love it.
Well my friend soon you will be ready for Frank Zappa and your journey will be complete.
@@hizzlemobizzle yeeeessss, cosmic debris would be great
easily one of the best concert videos of all time -- and like i've been saying, Spike Lee has filmed the newest David Byrne (lead singer here) concert on Broadway, and it airs tomorrow night on HBO/Amazon for one night. sometime later it should be for sale, but who knows when. the newest concert they did everything wireless so the entire band moves around the whole stage dancing the entire time. i love your reaction to this, man. and Bernie Worrell from Parliament/Funkadelic on keys back there, laying down that funk. and the lyrics for "Life During Wartime" are great too -- it's a whole little movie in that song. another great track from the Talking Heads is "Nothing But Flowers," came out a little later than this one. thanks, Jamel!
David Byrne is, by miles, the coolest nerd to have ever lived
Word.
Mark Mothersbaugh has a good case. David Byrne is a dick.
A f’ing genius without peers! 🙏🏼❤️🗣🗣🗣🗣❤️
@Braden C McClure No for real. Byrne and producer Brian Eno were massive arseholes to the rest of the band. To the point they were planning on not crediting any of the other band members on Remain in Light. They had no respect for their own rythmn section which was one of the best in the world
And disliked by everyone in the band.
A very large part of that funk is Tina Weymouth, a totally underrated bassist.
Matthew Wilbur She is highly regarded.
To your point, David Byrne underrated her.
@@christophermoore8524 Tina and Chris wanted to fire David and replace him with Adrian Belew. That would have been amazing, but Belew declined. Instead, we got King Crimson and Tom Tom Club.
YES!
Notice in the show when Byrne introduced the band Tina got the biggest cheer.
Honestly, the fact that David Byrne can sing so steadily WHILE HE'S DOING ALL THOSE DANCE MOVES AND AEROBICS is impressive.
I would have been dead within a minute of the song 😂
Not everybody is up to that
I've seen him a couple of times post Talking Heads
Great performer
How much more fun could you have watching a performance Jamel?
I would’ve gotten side cramps within the first 45 seconds
It is absolutely true! He could be in a full sprint and not miss a beat once!
I'm convinced that the Talking Heads is really just an art installation disguised as a band.
Well they did form at Rhode Island School of Design.
Best comment here!
You nailed them!
@@brucegrossman3531 sorta, they met at RISD, Byrne and drummer, Frantz were students, as was Frantz's gf, Tina Weymouth, who hadn't learned to play the bass yet. Byrne nd Frantz broke up the band they had in Providence, moved to NYC and when couldn't find a bassist, encouraged Tina to learn
Probably one of the most clever, the most intelligent bands out there.
Stop Making Sense is such an incredible concert film. Talking Heads weren’t just performing the music- they were expressing themselves in movement, dance, lighting, costume, images, and colour. There’s so much energy and passion, it’s contagious when you watch them.
Hands down best concert film ever. They shoot what you want to see. Not a bunch of crowd shots or distant shots. It all feels personal. Everyone was dancing in the theater every time I saw it.
I loved the slow formation of the band and stage. Starts with just David, and boombox, a guitar, and psycho killer
agreed. best concert movie ever. (Sorry Last Waltz) Watching Stop Making Sense on Christmas Eve has been a tradtion of mine since it came out in 84.
@@TheOnBoardLife Last Waltz is a classic to though
I got to see this in the movie theater when it came out, I was a fan before the movie, and when I left it I was in a stone cold sober daze, the whole thing was an experience. The creativity and diversity of talent the Talking Heads had was incredible, and the willingness to experiment kept them from getting stale.
"Stop Making Sense" is an extremely rare case where every single song is performed better live than the studio versions. It's my personal favorite concert film. David Byrne is a true artistic genius.
Not sure if you found out what happened to them, but it was a pretty messy breakup (after the rest f the band finally figured out David wasn't coming back). Lawsuits and such. But they were able to get back together for the RRHOF induction and that seems to be about it. They're not on friendly terms.
Check out Tom Tom Club's "Genius of Love." I'd recommend the actual music video in this case due to the funky animation.
Totally agree! Stop Making Sense was the best!
I'd put The Dance by Fleetwood Mac in the same category.
Exactly. Their live performance puts their studio work to shame. I only listen to their live stuff.
This also sounds good because it was Sony Digital...1st time ever used. This concert was a technological game changer.
Listen to his interview on desert island discs. I think David admits he was very singular in his viewpoint.
They run because like the title says, this is life during wartime. The sound is funky, but the lyrics are incredibly dark. The singer is a rebel, moving in disguise from place to place, setting bombs, cutting phone lines, causing mayhem. He cannot stay still for fear of being found, so he runs and runs. One of their best songs!
He's the gray man , the saboteur , fighting the establishment in the night .
It is also a warning for those who want a civil war. When it starts normal life is over
In reality they run because there was a concept from the beginning by David Byrne. At the time aerobicise was very popular made so by Jane Fonda. It was his idea to make the entire show and aerobicise show. It had nothing to do with him being some kind of a fitness freak . Just another brilliant idea from a brilliant mind . Thus the continuous movement. Now David Byrne and his sheer funkiness is just a force of nature.
One of my top 10 songs ever, by anyone
Just brilliant song writing, it's mind blowing the genius of it.
The late Bernie Worrell (Parliament Funkadelic) on synths.
Played a show with him in Greensboro NC man he was a awesome person too!! #Muchlove
Bernie Worrell was a giant!
I think the backup singers, or at least one of them, were in PFunk as well.
Synth wizard
Robert Moog gave Bernie the second Moog synthesizer built for public performance - Keith Emerson got #1.
The first time I saw this I couldn’t believe it. The last time I saw it I still can’t believe it. Great one! Thanks for this
The energy on that stage was unreal. The people in that crowd got their money’s worth after the first minute of that song.
His stage show is still that high energy 30+ years later.
Most calories burnt in a concert ever! Still, they gave more energy than they used.
The two backup singers never get enough credit in these clips. This would have been an entirely different show without their energy and sense of fun.
It's less fun when you realize it's mostly cocaine energy.
My band gave up religion for them 🌿
The fact that David can sing this well while in aerobics class was amazing!!
And play their instruments while doing aerobics.
There is the site of an opera singer who explains the physical and singing difficulties.
I was at this show, at the Pantages Theater in Hollywood. I remember the camera crew filming the event. The energy in the room was INSANE. I saw Talking Heads several times... five shows, I think. This was the best. The band was on fire!
Oh, man, I grew up in LA, and am so sorry I missed it....wtf was I thinking?
Holy crap, you were there!? Infinite envy... what a moment, I wish I had a time machine!!
The entire band was beautifully extended with the talents of Lynn Mabry and Edna Holt backing vocals, Steve Scales percussion backing vocals, Alex Weir guitar backing vocals and Bernie Worrell on keyboards. Jonathan Demme directed it brilliantly and then went on to win an Oscar for directing Silence of the Lambs. Sometimes when bands bring on extra people it really doesn't do what was done in this concert. This was a great concert from start to finish and has become an iconic film in the history of concert films because it showed how versatile and adaptable Talking Heads really have been throughout their career.
Edna Holt sang on Larry Levan produced song a "Sirius Serious Space Party" for West End Records.
“Burned all my notebooks / What good are notebooks? / They won’t help me survive”
I love this song because it’s so funky and upbeat and David Byrne is so silly, but the lyrics are actually dark af.
Dark...as...F, and you are dancing your ass off, nervously.
My chest is angry / It burns like a furnace / The burning keeps me alive
"This ain't no Mudd Club or CBGB,,,I ain't got time for that now" Iconic line.
"Does anybody have any questions?" is my favorite part of the flim.
It amazes me how often Tina's skill on the bass is discounted. She rarely appears on a top 20 or top 10 list, but she was likely the most influential bassist of the era
I saw Talking Heads in Berkeley CA on this Stop Making Sense tour and every attendee was on their feet through the whole night, most dancing in place. I knew they were fantastic but I certainly wasn’t expecting this level of GREATNESS... What a night!! SO FUN!!! For the encore they did BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE...they’d done it earlier and it was so good they did it again for the encore. And one of the 2 background singers brought her 2 year old daughter out for the encore and we were all charmed to see the little one dance too!
I am SEETHING WITH ENVY right now
Envious too. Just think that child is as old as Jamel
Hey, I was at that show, too! What an incredible evening! Fantastic!
@@tandj-un3kr ...and it was so nice being out under the stars 😍
@@Jonni1027 The Greek Theater is my absolute most favorite place to see a show. Beautiful, great views from anywhere, and the sound is perfect!
Saw this show back in 1984 I believe, one of the best concerts I've ever seen!!
The Talking Heads were at the height of their popularity during my college years, and so I know all these songs note-for-note... so much so that I take them for granted, and haven't listened in a long time. Seeing Jamal's reaction reminds me just how good this band was and brings it all back. THANKS!!!
Same here 👍.
I saw them live. Those backup singer's energy and enthusiasm was infectious and wonderful.
I’ll never forget the first time I saw this concert. I never paid close enough attention to realize how good they really were. Then I just plain stumbled across it one day flipping channels and was blown away. Idk how anyone CANNOT like this! What a show.
The song where Byrne dances with the floor lamp is one of the best songs of the whole concert, Jamal.
It's called 'this must be the place (naive melody)' 😉👌
One of my favorite songs of theirs
Wholeheartedly agree!
Although there are many that I consider 'one of the best songs of the concert' :D
Without a doubt. What I should have said was "one of the more memorable songs"
Eye-catching, shall we say?? 😉❤️
This is a MUST!!! And my personal favorite song from Talking Heads!!!
One of the greatest concert performances of all time
My favorite Heads song, especially on stop making since is “Slippery people”. So good 🔥
Definitely!
"That look" is coke jaw lol
@@pockypurse He's alright.
You gotta check out Mavis Staples doing it. It’s here on TH-cam.
Definitely!!!
"This ain't no Mud Club... or CBGBs... I ain't got time for that now..."
Mud Club and CBGBs were two notorious unground music venues, both in New York City.
And if you like Tina (and who doesn't), in this same movie they feature her side project The Tom Tom Club doing "Genius of Love".
Can’t sleep on Bernie worrell, he was the keyboardist for parliament/funkadelic, that’s where that funk comes from!
👍👍😜😜
And Alex Weir on guitars got his start with The Brothers Johnson who know a thing about funk too.
As much as some people seem to think of Talking Heads as being David Byrne (and he is incredibly talented), a lot of the Talking Heads sound is in Tina Weymouth‘s excellent bass and she kills it on this song. The whole band was great.
Also, as good as these individual songs were on their original albums, they were truly elevated by the Stop Making Sense live show, and this is one of my two all-time favourite live albums, along with “12 Years of Tears” from Marc Almond.
I saw the Talking Heads at Radio City Music Hall in 1980. Let me tell you, they rocked that old hall! The lineup was very much like this, and Tina stole my heart that night! I had just got out of the Army and this was the first concert I went to since I got back in country. I hung out in CBGB's and The Mudd Club too, so this song has a special resonance for me. I love your videos, Brother! You are the most entertaining reactor on TH-cam! Please, keep up the good work!
I never saw Talking Heads in concert, but I did see Tom Tom Club (Tina and Chris Frantz's band) at the 9:30 in DC around 1986 or '87. I remember their encore was "Psycho Killer" with Tina singing lead. It was pretty amazing.
(And I caught David Byrne's American Utopia tour when it hit Boston a little while ago--one of the best shows I've ever seen, and about half of it was classic Talking Heads songs.)
I saw Talking Heads back at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, NJ, in ‘78 or ‘79. It was just the basic four. I brought my Dad; and he thought they were good, but he thought they were boring. They just stood and played their instruments, and they did that really well. Tbh, I preferred that to this big production. I’d been to CBGB (that sure was an experience), but not MUDD (even though I had friends who’d played there). I’ve also seen Tom Tom Club at Irving Plaza much later. They were opening for the Psychedelic Furs (who were amazing, btw). And the last two tunes they did were “Take Me To The River” and “Psycho Killer”. They were so low key compared to this. But it was perfect. I still think Tina is amazing, just as I did when I first heard ‘77. 💜💜💜
@@MattMcIrvin Did you know that the filmed version of Utopia is streaming on HBO now?
@@Jillyconjem Sounds like you were serious about the music. Tina is so cool! Love her!
@@katsujinkin60 My ex used to say that I started disliking bands when they got popular. Ha. In a way that’s kinda true. I really liked their older stuff, but the late 70s was a tremendous time for music for me. I graduated high school in ‘79, so (from what I can recall) the alternative/new wave/punk stuff is what stuck with me. And yes, Tina was and is freakin’ awesome. 💜
Listen to the lyrics. It's from the perspective of an American in a foreign war zone. All through the 50's, 60's and 70's the US instigated warfare abroad to the benifit of US corporate interests.
Great music, great presentation, great message.
"...lived in a brownstone, lived in a ghetto,
I've lived all over this town..." What great lyrics...
When you were 3, I was at the Flatirons Theater seeing a noon matinee with my gal Pam. We thought we were going to see some regular movie. Turned out to be Stop Making Sense. There was nobody else there so we were dancing in the aisles and on the chairs. The usher cam in to kick us out and we got him dancing too.
I'm not one for recommending live versions to anybody that has never heard a particular song but this video always amazes me with Byrne's energy and it's pretty close to the studio version anyway. My favorite Talking Heads track regardless. Take Me To The River, Swamp or This Must Be The Place are also worthy of reactions.
Totally agree. I always believe that people should start with the studio versions and work their way to live versions. Live version audio is either piss poor or the band changes the song so much that it can be hard to know why people enjoy it in the first place.
This song and this album/DVD is the exception to that rule. Anything on here is straight fire and a worthy first listen/watch.
Different strokes for different folks! I'm totally the opposite. I will watch & listen to any live show & ignore studio almost every time.
Good thing there's something for all of us! 😁
As live performances go, this to me was the best concert i have ever seen. Talking Heads arent my favorite but do rank up there, but this whole concert from beginning to end was so entertaining!
I second this must be the place. Also recommend I zimbra, road to nowhere and sax and violins the most all masterpieces. I zimbra is cool cause it has Robert fripp as a guest
@@shaun374 I'm with ya, studio version first then to the live version. Stop making sense takes it to a different level, very very few bands do that
Saw them live here in Detroit at the Masonic Temple during the 80's. Stood at the foot of the stage by Tina, watching her hammer that bass right in front of my face. What an incredible show!
I just rewatched this entire concert last night in anticipation of this reaction (first saw it when I was in college). The highlight song of a phenomenal concert experience. So glad you can now appreciate it.
Got this on DVD. Best concert film ever. Every song in it fit perfectly. Loved the closing with Cross eyed and painless.
Glad you are liking Talking Heads. Such a fun band. "Slippery People" from "Stop Making Sense" is also an amazing performance.
Jamal is absolutely HILARIOUS ! When he started mimicking what they were doing on stage and was putting on those faces I was laughing so hard my stomach was aching. Thanks for the laughs.
'This must be the place'... Is Talking Heads greatest song (studio version). Check it out man you will love it.
I was about to give you a thumbs up, but then I read the "studio version" part...
It’s my favorite too!
@@gabrielp9646 it has to be the lamp dance version
Dump The Chump - if you like ‘This Must Be The Place’ AND you liked the movie American Psycho...look up Miles Fishers version of This Must Be The Place on TH-cam :-)
An excellent cover.
My votes for the live version. My favorite Heads song.
I'm happy for you that you enjoyed this video so much! I'm taking my dad (who's well into his 70s) to see the 4K rerelease, in order to thank him for introducing me to Talking Heads (and having the presence of mind buying the 77 LP 2 years after I was born).
Alex Weir was my favorite guitarist in the world, for about three years, after seeing this show live in Charlotte NC, 1983. Best live show I've ever attended and then they released a movie version of it, a year later. Wow. It doesn't get any better. I saw the movie, in the theater, twice.
There is a reason why David Byrne is so skinny! He is the hyperactive kid who never stops moving.
"I got some groceries, some peanut butter \ To last a couple of days \ But I ain't got no speakers, ain't got no headphones \ Ain't got no records to play"
Life during Covid
@@robertkelly5526 It's literally the opposite of life during covid. Yoy have ALL OF THOSE THINGS...
@@gabrielp9646 relax, pal
Why stay in college? Why go to night school?
@@robertkelly5526 🤣🤣🤣
Took the words outta my mouth! "Incredible!" The best live music movie ever recorded!
My favourite. Thanks so much for doing this one. This whole concert is fabulous.
I have been Watching You Tube since it first appeared. I have never left a comment but...I had to share that I was at this concert and it was one of the highlights of my life. The whole crowd was dancing in the isles and I their seats, it was pure joy. I love and enjoy your appreciation of it. TH has always been in my top ten bands list.
Heard of a van that is loaded with weapons,
Packed up and ready to go
Heard of some grave sites, out by the highway,
A place where nobody knows
The sound of gunfire, off in the distance,
I'm getting used to it now
Lived in a brownstone, lived in a ghetto,
I've lived all over this town
This ain't no party, this ain't no disco,
This ain't no fooling around
No time for dancing, or lovey dovey,
I ain't got time for that now
Transmit the message, to the receiver,
Hope for an answer some day
I got three passports, a couple of visas,
You don't even know my real name
High on a hillside, the trucks are loading,
Everything's ready to roll
I sleep in the daytime, I work in the nighttime,
I might not ever get home
This ain't no party, this ain't no disco,
This ain't no fooling around
This ain't no Mudd Club, or C. B. G. B.,
I ain't got time for that now
Heard about Houston? Heard about Detroit?
Heard about Pittsburgh, P. A.?
You oughta know not to stand by the window
Somebody see you up there
I got some groceries, some peanut butter,
To last a couple of days
But I ain't got no speakers, ain't got no headphones,
Ain't got no records to play
Why stay in college? Why go to night school?
Gonna be different this time
Can't write a letter, can't send no postcard,
I ain't got time for that now
Trouble in transit, got through the roadblock,
We blended in with the crowd
We got computers, we're tapping phone lines,
I know that that ain't allowed
We dress like students, we dress like housewives,
Or in a suit and a tie
I changed my hairstyle, so many times now,
I don't know what I look like!
You make me shiver, I feel so tender,
We make a pretty good team
Don't get exhausted, I'll do some driving,
You ought to get you some sleep
Burned all my notebooks, what good are notebooks?
They won't help me survive
My chest is aching, burns like a furnace,
The burning keeps me alive
amazing how relevant those lyrics are for these times
@@patrickshipley7638 I totally agree
@@patrickshipley7638 The other one that chills me lately is "What A Day That Was." (Originally a David Byrne solo song, done for Twyla Tharp's dance piece "The Catherine Wheel," but it became a live Talking Heads song.)
I thought I was a songwriter.....well, I try....
@@patrickshipley7638 - How?
This was from a 3 day concert at the Pantages in Hollywood. We went to the 2nd concert. When they put on a show, they put on the best phucking show. We were all dancing with the band. I couldn't believe that a band could play and dance and have the fun they radiated to us during the concert. It has been called the beat concert filmed, by The Rolling Stone and the Village Voice. Director Jonathan Demme, who also directed Silence Of The Lambs, shows the antics of David were infectious. He had the place jumping and dancing throughout their sets. Glad to see someone appreciate full artistic value of The Talking Heads, the full movie is Great and you can see this concert on you tube.
I just want to say "Thank you , Jamel" .... I ALWAYS smile when listening to your reactions to the music of my youth , back in a different millenium.
War has broken out across the country and they had to run full speed for the whole song to escape being shot. That was the idea behind all the running. Awesome band, crazy awesome song. Love this band.
You’ve got a new tag line, Jamel - “This ain’t no party. This ain’t no disco. This ain’t no fooling’ around!”
Thanks Jamel for the reaction on this. I was lucky to see them a number of times in small venues in Rhode Island back in the day. Always been in my top 5 fav bands. Lot of energy for sure!! And rhythm and funk! Disbanded too soon.
I love Talking Heads ... How do they move like that thru the duration and not sound winded
Frickin awesome!!! Everybody was awesome!
Right? I'm feeling like a slug about now.😂😂😂🤯🤯
@@snakelite61 yes... Me too
That gig is probably my favourite live music video ever. It’s got an energy that has never been surpassed. Thanks for reviewing it man!
The Talking Heads were a great band but on this tour with the musicians and backup signers they added for the tour, it put them on another level.
Most of the black performers are actually members of Parliament/Funkadelic. They put on a lot of legendary shows on their own. My fave might be back in the 1970's when they have a giant UFO slowly descending towards the stage, and the singer is beckoning it to come down to him during the song. I actually saw them live once, in a smaller venue around 1990, they didn't have anything expensive like that, but still a wild show.
One of my all time favorite live performances. ALWAYS brings a smile to my face. LOL
"This looks like a damn aerobics class" and this before he starts running laps. I never thought anyone could top "The song remains the same" as a concert movie and then this came out and did it.
I used to "jog" to this....got up to doing 6 minute miles
Talking Heads are legendary. No question. Absolute visionaries. They spared us from disco.
Holy crap, I dont what to watch or listen to: the music, the lyrics, or the body workout. BLOWN AWAY 🙃🤯
If you can watch all of Stop Making Sense. It's often cited as the best concert movie ever. Life During Wartime is a highlight, but there are a bunch of other amazing moments.
My 4th favorite band ever with 1 of my locked for life top 5 favorite live performances in rock&roll history,
So happy you got to the Heads Stop Making Sense classics. What a movie.
This is a slamming good movie. You've gotta take it all in during one sitting. It builds and builds and builds. It's brilliant.
I'm so glad people are still appreciating Talking Heads. There are so many bands that only get remembered for like one big hit they had, and they miss _all_ the stuff like this.
To get a sense of how great the Talking Heads were, their greatest hits album was a double album and didn't even include all of their best songs. Even separate, as you've found out, they're incredible.
I don’t want to sound like a know-it-all, but I just KNEW the Talking Heads would be a big hit with Jamel. This has been great!
It's funny - I've watched this particular recording of Life During Wartime about 20 time in the past year. It's so GOOD! The whole concert, too. Glad you enjoyed it!!
I love the energy, I love the dance moves, everything about this is excellent.
There is no music in this generation that can match what we had in the 70's and 80's.......the uniqueness of so many bands and types of music were incredible.
100% agree.
I think music has evolved to look and sound different, but it didn't get any less genuine and unique from band to band, at least if you turn your head away from the mainstream. People like Lemon Demon, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Death Grips, Ariel Pink, Yamantaka//Sonic Titan, MGMT, the list goes on. Only difference here these bands almost never cross over into the mainstream, so it's easier to omit them from the bigger picture of what's going on in music right now. But I can assure you people can, and are, matching the greatness you speak of in totally unexpected ways in this generation. Take care, and keep liking whatever you like as long as you get some joy out of it.
you really haven't listened to much modern music if you think uniqueness died with the 70s and 80s. animal collective, of montreal, hell radiohead, sigur rós, m. ward..so many awesome artists, they just aren't that well known usually
Not true. Vulfpeck and the galaxy of artists in their orbit are absolutely killing it.
King Gizzard and the Wizard Lizard, Hiatus Kaiyote, Mid Air Thief, Snarky Puppy, Nala Sinephro
I believe they were considered New Wave.I love your reaction to them, they are pretty unique.
In the 90s in Berkeley, at the UC Theater, big old theater, lotta space between the front row and the screen. The place held several hundred people. Sold out show. We are all up and dancing within 2 songs. Everyone. You could not stay in your seat! So good.
One of the best live concerts I ever saw!! ❤️❤️❤️
They just ran like a half a mile. 😄 Coolest, most creative, fun band ever! BRILLIANT lyrics. Solid groove. I remember when this came out, my friends and I couldn’t get enough of it. Thanks for covering this one. It’s been years (decades) since I’ve seen it, but just watched it 3 times back-to-back.
Crosseyed and painless from the same movie is even better.
truth.at least as good,if not a touch above. the short 'crowd' shots during 'Crosseyed' makes it for me.and the crew.
"Facts are simple and facts are straight. Facts are lazy and facts are late. Facts all come with points of view. Facts don't do what I want them to."
I will listen to this entire album / concert 9 times a day and come back for 10. Absolutely stellar. The energy in their rhythms and this concert is actually infectious.
If you count the amount of ways this stage and performance are different from most rock concerts it is absolutely astounding. Like 50 novel things. Start with this - where are the amps?????
Have you seen David Byrne's latest? It will be on HBO this month. He got rid of everything.
Phewwwww man! Never even thought about it! Too busy watching other stuff... Good point though...
Amps are offstage and/or under their platforms. You really don't need much, since the sound gets run through the PA system anyway.
@@sschmidtevalue The amps are under the risers. What about how they're dressed? The uniformity of the lights? Etc.
The lack of flashy backdrop, video screens, other assorted nonsense... it really stands out
I love when you get introduced to a band you haven't seen before and it's suddenly "I must see everything they've ever done!" Love Talking Heads. Thanks so much for your enthusiastic reactions.
If you have HBO I would recommend tuning in tomorrow night for David Byrnes "American Utopia". Concert film directed by Spike Lee following David's Broadway run of his "American Utopia" show. I saw one performance in 2018, one of the greatest shows I've seen! If you tune in clear the living room because you'll be on your feet dancing!
I was fortunate enough to have seen it too! So great!
American Utopia is a must to see! I saw it in February at the Hudson Theater. One of the best performances I have seen in my lifetime. Hard to stay in your seat ya just wanted to get up and sing and dance!
You MUST tune in to this!!!
My brother was fortunate enough to be gifted a ticket to the show. He's a huge fan of Byrne (and the Heads). He said it was a phenomenal performance.
Loving the reaction to the beat kicking in!! Funky as…
You've stepped in it now, brother. I can see you at three, dancing away to this. Any song off "Stop Making Sense" or the "Remain In Light "album is gold. Let's smooth this thing on out with a little slow melody, This Must Be The Place, from this DVD.
I'm partial to Little Creatures!
RIP Bernie Worrell on keys... founding member of Parliament Funkadelic! Was blessed to see him perform with Steve Kimock at the Flood City Music Festival back in 2012. I remember the show being so good that we all stayed and convinced them to play encores and we were late for the headliner but didn't care... I don't even recall who that headliner was!
my very favorite Talking Heads song is “this must be the place”. Absolutely lovely
This is currently the MOST significant song of the time we're living in!!! I recommended this months ago and I'm thrilled to see that you are finally checking it out; much love m'man...
Talking Heads is truly one of a kind. Thank you so much for reacting to this!
I think you would like Tina's solo project
Tom Tom Club- Genius Of Love.
And you can get a taste of it during the same concert film.
I said the same thing 👍
👆👆👆👆This. Do it Jamel!
YES!!!!!
Jamel- You’ll recognize Genius of Love, and get to see that FUNK in Tina! 💃🏽
The song is about working as a mover. Wartime is moving day. Its physical work. They are running from one move to the next. This entire concert is available on TH-cam. Its one of the best productions Ive ever seen.
This is Talking Heads at their best. Sooooo Goooood
We used to go to the midnight movie after work on weekends back in the day when this was playing. The whole audience would get up and run around the theater during this song. Good times.
This is THE WAY to see every Talking Heads' song included. The ONLY way to enjoy these. This entire concert was a tribute to the work that performers COULD do, and very very few every go to these extremes.
My husband plays the drums and after a show, he’s totally exhausted. David must’ve fallen into unconsciousness after a show. The people in the crowd got their moneys worth. Fabulous band.
David Byrne is such an amazing visual artist, in addition to his music. He just considers every detail that the audience would experience.
A veritable sound and visual feast, know the song/band very well but never seen this live version before......absolutely brilliant
The drummer is Chris Franz. He and Tina are married.
Yes, check out that concert when you can. It's fantastic! One of my favorite bands.
I’ve said it on the video proper and I’ll say it here: this song is an entire cardio workout compressed into five minutes
David Byrne is a real freak!! It's a work-out just listening to it! Love the backing vocal girls in their cute shorts. Love the bass from Tina Weymouth. She's a great bassist. I've always loved Talking Heads and I usually play the bass - it was only 5 or so years ago that I realized it was a girl playing it!!! :) Wow!! brilliant!
"Thank you. Does anybody have any questions?"
OMG I'm sooo glad you reacted to this! I searched your videos on the off chance you'd done this song and couldn't believe you had! You'd probably love the B52's "Love Shack."
David Bryne is a genius on so many levels! He is the embodiment of how, where and why amazing music comes from. When you go and see The Talking Heads or David Bryne you are not going to see "them". They wanted you to come for the show. The experience that was them live in concert!
And P.S. Stop Making Sense is a masterpiece!
I just found your channel and have been binge-watching. This is the most hilarious video yet; David Byrne's antics are something to write home about.
I remember seeing this in the theater-- people dancing in the aisles.
Finally someone reviewing the talking heads concert stop making sense. I tried for like 6 months to get lost in vegas to review and they haven't. So this is cool.