A VIBE!| FIRST TIME HEARING Talking Heads - Once In A Life Time REACTION

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A VIBE!| FIRST TIME HEARING Talking Heads - Once In A Life Time REACTION
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@brianh9358 Год назад

One thing for sure - the song is unique and unforgettable. :) According to David Byrne’s own words, this song (“Once in a Lifetime”) is about how we, as people, tend to “operate half-awake or on autopilot”. Or perhaps a better way of explaining that statement is that we do not actually know why we engage in certain actions which come to define our lives. Thus even though an individual may fulfill certain aspirations, such as acquiring “a large automobile”, “beautiful house” and a “beautiful wife”, at the end of the day he may find himself questioning how he reached that destination and why.

@octoberguy Год назад

Perfect.

@janethernandez724 Год назад

Thank you for sharing that fact I was about to look this one up too! I hope Jay and Amber read it too.

@lastfirst5689 Год назад

That's far better than my comment and explains it really well. I'm deleting my comment because it's all here. One thing I'd add is his self diagnoses of autism

@dharris8849 Год назад

“My God! What have I done?!”

@daveland3183 2 месяца назад

Exactly!

@LoPet6225 Год назад

Talking Heads were like a combination of New Wave & performance art. David Byrne is a TRUE artist, in every sense of the word. You need to be in that kind of mindset. He's really a musical genius, imo.

@brettv5967 Год назад

Yes. It’s art. Absolutely

@frankschlanker Год назад

He discovered in his later years that he has Asperger's Syndrome hence his odd personality at times.

@alamc200 Год назад

True maybe that's why something about David Byrne always reminded of David Bowie. Both true artists.

@lalalarose8197 Год назад

Bit of a dick move breaking up the band though.

@chuck2486 Год назад

Could not have said it better myself.

@Fit4FunAna Год назад

This is my favourite Talking Heads song. And yes the contrast can be weird but it was always something I expected from them. For me this song was always about that moment of “what now?” We get the education, the career, the family - and we are consumed by “daily life” to the point that we let go or forget who we are. And at some point “when the money’s gone.” It can be a shock, not knowing who we are anymore. But there is still water flowing underground - something inside us waiting to be reconnected to, that helps lead and inspire us to find ourselves and our true joys again.

@carmenmehringer9765 Год назад

Spot on! Even more for us Gen X now that we’re exactly at that age of reflection.

@Jabberwok28 Год назад

This is one of their finest songs, Swamp is also my other favorite. The final verse should explain it all - My God, what have I done?!

@ellenphillips1827 Год назад

How can you not love that song! The "talking part" is what makes the song pure artistry! I've been singing "same as it ever was" since I was 6 years old. lol!

@Cadinho93 Год назад

I remember the singer David Bryne saying this song is about people who just go through life like zombies, just going through the motions and not taking time to enjoy the small things.

@kentonkruger8333 Год назад

I had always just figured mid-life crisis.

@marleybob3157 Год назад

@@kentonkruger8333 If you ever saw the movie "Down and Out in Beverly Hills" with Nick Nolte, Richard Dreyfus and Bette Midler, that was the theme and this song was featured.

@nancysmith8626 Год назад

@@kentonkruger8333 That's what I always got from this, too. As well as just finding yourself at any point in life asking "What the hell am I doing and why?"

@mariajobson739 Год назад

Their best song in my opinion !

@mariajobson739 Год назад

Play some B 52's ...LOVE SHACK !

@hellokimmy68 Год назад

Imagine being a 14 year old kid in the early 80s and you've never seen anything like this in your entire life. I like to credit Talking Heads with part of the reason I'm such an awesome weirdo now.

@rjpg Год назад

AGREE, totally weird but so much of an ear worm.

@annpilgrim7685 Год назад

This! 🙌🏼

@christineobrien7707 Год назад

😎👍to the awesome weirdness! You're not alone!

@hellokimmy68 Год назад

@@christineobrien7707 I had such a crush on David Byrne. The first of many art school boys I swooned over in my lifetime.

@christineobrien7707 Год назад

@@hellokimmy68 I can't say I had a crush on Byrne, but I had a thing for Morrissey! He's still a cutie!👍

@cjk5115 Год назад

Not just one the best Talking Heads songs, but arguably one of the best songs of the 80s. David Byrne is truly an artist and this song sounds just as good today as it did 40 years ago. Listen to the song a few more times, absorb the message, and do yourself a favor and watch "Stop Making Sense," their concert video - one of the best you'll ever see.

@Don-lg3oy Год назад

Wow this reaction caught me off guard! Figured they’d love it! I was 10 years old back then when I heard it and it instantly had my attention. The music, vocals, and his movements. It’s a frickin’ classic…come on lol. 42 year old song and some are still not prepared for it. Mind blowing.

@mirkotc67 Год назад

The heads were way ahead of their time. I guess they still are...

@SophieE-MrD-n-Kaos Год назад

I know! This is one of my all time favorite songs! How can they NOT like it ….. Smh !! It’s a fing MASTERPIECE!

@bmentlow Год назад

Only us Gen-X’ers really get it. It’s from our time and I wouldn’t expect “kids” today to understand. Now that I’m 50, these lyrics are a trip. You have to have lived a life for it to hit home.

@Vernon-Robber 3 месяца назад

@@bmentlow"My god, what have I done?" always hits hard for me.

@ThaneOfEurmal Год назад

This song has always been a musical Midlife Crisis to me - the dangers of sleeping through life, not thoroughly engaging, and realizing one day that you never really made the choices that led you to NOW. This and American Beauty have always been my "consciously choose" life mantras. The music is beautiful, but the lyrics have helped me stay in love with life. ❤

@jeuleinefurlong179 Год назад

Spot on! Hasn’t everyone had a time in their life where they questioned their life. Love this song ❤️

@louisb5563 Год назад

BOOM!!! 💥

@user-cs4fg1rm5k Год назад

I remember this song from Down and Out in Beverly Hills. Which is similar thematically

@michaelccozens Год назад

I can see that, but I think there's another level on which this song is about the degree to which we don't have control of our lives, and can't. One should seize one's agency, as you say, but at the same time you have to remember that we are small creatures caught in large currents. In a way, that's also a celebration of life; who knows what it's going to bring you tomorrow, and how dull would it be if you could absolutely say for certain?

@pauljohm Год назад

100% got it.

@jasonsabbath6996 Год назад

To me, every Talking Heads song forces you to think and not just mindlessly listen. The older I get, the more I identify with the lyrics. I truly love hearing the songs now on a different level then when I was younger.

@nancysmith8626 Год назад

Me too!

@peterhineinlegen4672 Год назад

There is water, at the bottom of the ocean.

@stephenpemberton85 Год назад

Especially "Road to nowhere"😆

@estoy1001 Год назад

"...after the money's gone..." Preach David, preach!

@grahamsutherland2054 Год назад

I completely agree, I hear this an a lot of music I loved as a teen or just younger. You hear different things and I think I am more appreciative of the art and the work that goes into making a great song with people that can actually sing and play their own instruments. While not completely lost, I am fed up of auto-tuned vocals. I could auto-tune my grand mother to sound good and she has been dead for 20 years. Of course I am being flippannt but you the point

@terryb5803 Год назад

I'm an 80s Rock and Heavy Metal guy, but I definitely got into The Talking Heads!! I think they were genius instead of weird!!🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

@mirkotc67 Год назад

Agree 100%. They should watch this: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TGofoH9RDEA.html in order to appreciate the Heads talent.

@danoi99 9 месяцев назад

This is my favourite song of all time. I used to listen to this when I was a young man. I'm now 49, I have a beautiful wife, a beautiful house, a large automobile and I've found myself in another part of the world. I've never lived in a shotgun shack.......but I do own a Wingmstar 870 !

@bencorn8041 Год назад

An absolute favorite of mine. There is deep wisdom in this song.

@xzonia1 Год назад

@Wilt Chamberlain is the GOAT Same in mine. Everyone loved them :)

@amyhon2000 Год назад

Yeah this my favorite too. I was sad that they don’t really like it. It’s such an excellent song. ❤️

@Chris.Davis.2 Год назад

Like David Byrne the man, the video defies definition.

@GoodStuffForeverMore Год назад

David Byrne is a performance artist! He doesn't just sing the song , he feels it, expresses it in a way that causes you to feel a sense of awkwardness, angst. He is projecting what is feels like to question and doubt your choices. So many of us just sleep walk through life. It is definitely bizarre and jarring the first time you are exposed to Talking Heads. It's usually a similar experience, for most people, when they are first exposed to Kate Bush. They are both incredible performance artists who are pioneers in what they do. Give it a little time and a few more listens. I think it will grow on you😍

@j.kevvideoproductions.6463 Год назад

Well said. I was a Fine Art's student in College when this album came out. It kind of became my soundtrack for almost an entire year. I delved into the lyrics and found inspiration in them for my own work. De-constructiing and Re-constructing became my theme.

@GoodStuffForeverMore Год назад

@@j.kevvideoproductions.6463 Awesome! Good theme to have🤘

@willowb1527 Год назад

The Talking heads makes you think outside the box. expand your mind. They were so different. 💗

@Fibonacci64 Год назад

This song is a classic, it was so ahead of its time and it will grow on you as you get older. "How did I get here? Same as it ever was." In the middle of life.

@Serai3 Год назад

The Heads were all art students; that's where they met, in school. So their videos, their stage presence, their music, all are multi-layered and referential. Byrne has always been fascinated by older religions and spiritualities. The bits of film you see in the background of this video are recordings of rituals from different groups, notably santeros and Candomble. (Byrne eventually was initiated as a Candomble priest and has written a number of songs influenced by it.) His gestures call up not just the films (you can see him imitating the images in the background) but also movements typical of people who are "ridden" or possessed by the spirits. The other layer of the song that contrasts strongly is the lyrics, that talk of how people commonly just let their lives happen (letting the days go by, let the water hold me down) instead of taking charge of them, and then end up shocked and unmoored (well? how did I get here?) when they realize how far they are from where they started or saw themselves living. (This is not my beautiful house. This is not my beautiful wife!) It's some deep stuff. Like I said, multi-layered. :)

@dubiousdistinction6500 Год назад

good analysis

@vm4821 Год назад

Yours is one of the best summations of the band, the man and the song.

@dv3507 Год назад

I hope Jay and Amber read this! Great analysis.

@medmon3476 Год назад

Great info - didn't know about the religious background of David Byrne - will have to look it up. The art background of Talking Heads is key to understanding this song and video - most people have never been exposed to performance art and it does take art to a whole new level of weirdness (in a good way - not the Rock Lobster way 😜)Amber was perplexed and this is potentially a good response and probably what Talking Heads intended (depends what happens next I guess - either file it away in the 'too weird and too hard ' basket and forget about it or come back to it later on after mulling over it to actually figure out what it means in the wider scheme of things - here's hoping for the latter !).

@jeffking4176 Год назад

Interesting. Cool 📻🙂

@sieglindeeilserv8799 Год назад

From songfacts: Some critics have suggested that "Once In A Lifetime" is a kind of prescient jab at the excesses of the 1980s. David Byrne says they're wrong; that the lyric is pretty much about what it says it's about. In an interview with NPR, Byrne said: "We're largely unconscious. You know, we operate half awake or on autopilot and end up, whatever, with a house and family and job and everything else, and we haven't really stopped to ask ourselves, 'How did I get here?'"

@wadsworthaaron Год назад

The Talking Heads were geniuses. From their songwriting to musicianship to their multimedia art, very few ever approached their creativity.

@debbiechang5781 Год назад

Jay is never gonna recover from “Rock Lobster” 😂😂😂. I love the B-52’s and these guys are definitely similar in many ways. 🌺✌️

@bobblowhard8823 Год назад

You may not have recognized it, but this song is pure genius. You have to really listen to it a few times. David Byrne is a musical genius.

@mirkotc67 Год назад

"Once in a lifetime" is a masterpiece. Such a great song must be experienced being performed live: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TGofoH9RDEA.html

@DNGINFORMANT Год назад

Agree! This is so good. They were awesome

@jedmackay5346 Год назад

The whole band is genius. And having Brian Eno as producer helped a bit too!

@schroedingers_kotze Год назад

And maybe you have to reach a point in life where you realize that all the major decisions you've made in the past (often unconsciously) are irreversible. From my point of view, the song is partly a philosophical reflection on this inevitable process, at the same time an ironic commentary on the "american dream".

@ST1973 Год назад

C'mon David Byrne and the taking heads are unique!!! There is nothing wierd about them 😅

@geoffadavis Год назад

NPR named "Once in a Lifetime" one of the 100 most important American musical works of the 20th century. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame lists it as one of the "500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll", and Rolling Stone ranked it at number 27 on its 2021 list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

@prankman49 Год назад

This song deals with the futility of not being happy with the things you have. Like trying to remove the water at the bottom of the ocean, there's no way to stop life from moving on. The forces of nature (like the ocean) keep you moving almost without your conscious effort - David Byrne's choreography in the video was done by the Toni Basil, who had a hit as a singer with "Mickey."

@frankrice3213 Год назад

(Thanks. You stated it perfectly.)

@BufordT Год назад

Amber, you'll look back one year from now and realize that you absolutely LOVE this song. Don't worry about it, you'll get there eventually.

@tamcon72 7 месяцев назад

When they've reached middle age, they'll get it. For real.

@prodigal71 Год назад

Their live album, Stop Making Sense, literally changed how I saw & appreciated music. A wonderful & underappreciated (by the general public) band. One of my 5 favorite bands ever

@mikekling Год назад

Talking Heads were like the art school geniuses of music expression in the 80s! So experimental and mind altering! Love it! Please check out their songs "And She Was", "This Must Be The Place (Naïve Melody)", Road To Nowhere, Swamp, Slippery People, Stay Up Late, and Love → Building on Fire. Also revisit OINGO BOINGO!! PS. J we all hope for a speedy recovery!! Keep smiling and healing!! 🎶🙏🎶

@btgiv6009 Год назад

I think Amber's face spoke for 99% of us. 😁

@Shrykespeare Год назад

Yes on Oingo Boing! "Out of Control", "Dead Man's Party" and "Only a Lad" are bangers!

@xzonia1 Год назад

The fun in this group is how odd they are. :) Yes, J please recover well and quickly!

@georgea350 Год назад

Can't forget "take me t the river"

@someoneoncesaid6978 Год назад

Sax and Violins

@bethcushway458 Год назад

I absolutely love this song. Even as a kid when it came out I knew it was about someone who wasn't satisfied with their life, you've just got to listen to the lyrics. I'm genuinely shocked Amber didn't like this because she has such an affinity for Kate Bush and there's so many parallels. She usually goes for the deep lyrics and artsy videos.

@user-or1ye3iz6d Год назад

Same. It's a brilliant song. I've always loved it since the beginning. ❤️

@staceycoates1418 Год назад

I think she needs to listen again, and this time just focus on the words. I think in this case she got a little to wrapped in the sound. And the words are jarring to the sound. That is part of what makes it good, but you need to listen to the words to really understand the song.

@mirkotc67 Год назад

It is a complex, multi-layered composition. Full of hidden meanings and irony, it requires the listeners involvement with the song. Definitively not for casual playing, but infinitely rewarding after listening in the proper context. I love the Heads and this song.

@tanyaroberson9629 Год назад

If you were in the 80s you would be going to parties dancing to Talking Heads, the B-52s, and Devo and it would all seem perfect.

@brentlewis2155 Год назад

Life During Wartime is a jam! Road to Nowhere. And She Was. Burning Down the House. Keep trying with this band. They're awesome!

@jaccilowe3842 Год назад

The sheer brilliance of David Byrne...this is probably my favourite Talking Heads song.

@sandrahughes8645 Год назад

Mine too.

@alphagt62 Год назад

It’s good, but I’ve got to go with psycho killer

@davidgoldstein1526 Год назад

I don't have a favorite-i have a top-5 list of their songs. 😉🙃

@torpedoboy4 Год назад

Mine too

@Tom_McMurtry Год назад

Road to nowhere is my favourite. And that melody to start with is just magic!

@matthewowen2182 Год назад

The older you get the more the lyrics make sense, it’s questioning life and what you’ve done with your life, how you get to where you are

@daveland3183 2 месяца назад

Exactly! As I get older, I do ask myself “HOW DID I GET HERE.”

@MichaelStoneArt Год назад

I'm surprised at Amber's reaction. If that's not quirky, there is NO quirky. LOL. David Byrne is a genius, and this song is one of the best songs of the 80's. His "dance" was an iconic move. I still do the arm chops and say "same as it ever was," and people completely get my meaning.

@grahamokeefe9406 2 месяца назад

Fun fact: The "arm chops" are a reference to a Rhode Island hot dog chain called "Saugies"

@johns881 Год назад

Your reaction to the “weirdness” is a great example of the power of musical exposure. The band are ARTISTS, and they should not be underminded. This is not music as your used to, and that’s the beauty of it, let it be as it is and appreciate it for exactly that:)

@mirkotc67 Год назад

The Heads were exquisite musicians and performers, their "weirdness" is in fact proof of the average lack of understanding of contemporary art among people.

@SophieE-MrD-n-Kaos Год назад

They are paying too much attention to the video…. Weird is COOL 😎

@SophieE-MrD-n-Kaos Год назад

@@mirkotc67 100% agree very well said!

@robertg7396 Год назад

This is definitely Amber's version of Jay's Rock Lobster feeling. Her expressions are priceless! 🤣🦞

@aaradia Год назад

LOL! That is exactly what I was thinking watching this!

@philiphudgens4726 Год назад

The term "ignoramus" springs to mind...I mean, I'm not a Talking Heads or David Byrne fan, per se but how can one not appreciate the emotive creativity on show here?!

@mirkotc67 Год назад

"Once in a lifetime" is an art masterpiece. It combines African inspired polyrhythms with funk and experimental art rock from the early eighties. The lyrics are a critique of Amercian consumerism and profit oriented evangelical religions. The song describes the point of view of an average person that suddenly becomes aware of his life's lack of ultimate sense. He had tried to fill that lack of meaning with consumerism, but this probes to be useless at the end: You may ask yourself, "What is that beautiful house?" You may ask yourself, "Where does that highway go to?" And you may ask yourself, "Am I right, am I wrong?" And you may say to yourself, "My God, what have I done?"

@Yowza78 Год назад

True story: out of college I answered a Room for Rent ad that read simply: "Talking Head Fan Wanted" with a price and a phone number. Turns out I was the only person who responded knowing that Taking Heads were a band. Some of the guesses people had were hysterical. Lo these many years later, I am still great friends with the couple who rented me that room. Thanks, David Byrne!

@kevinsartoris7602 Год назад

Talking Heads were a killer band live - especially with their expanded line up. Check out Life During Wartime live from Stop Making Sense. You'll be shook!

@davidcopson5800 Год назад

The Killers were a talking heads live band.

@caasss8123 Год назад

@Kevin I agree. It is considered one of the best concert films ever made, directed by the late great Jonathan Demme (Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia). I would like to suggest you react to the band The Warning for Female Friday. Recommend Survive (at TedTalk) or Dust to Dust (at Lunario). Lzzy Hale and David Draiman (Disturbed) love them. They have been opening for Halestorm throughout 2022.

@stevesilva2780 Год назад

Girlfriend Is Better

@Chris.Davis.2 Год назад

Absolute Classic! I literally walked away stunned.

@daverice2426 Год назад

Man, the version of this song from that movie, with the leaned back singers and Harrison and Worrell hovering above them like gods; one of the most indelible images in any concert film I've ever seen

@robertrosello1964 Год назад

The album to check out is "Stop Making Sense" Talking Heads live. Take Me to the River is great

@EVGriffinJr Год назад

I just left a comment about that! The live version of this song is even better!

@misterjk Год назад

Same with live version of Life During Wartime

@susanryan2451 Год назад

Oh man yeah. The song Take Me to the River is like fire. I love how effortlessly Tina Weymouth the bassist keeps up with David. It's just magical

@AzDesertFoxx 2 месяца назад

The Talking Heads are BRILLIANT!!

@ManicSalamander Год назад

This is what it looks like when the biggest nerd on the planet gets the Funk, and totally owns it. I am so glad David Byrne did all these things. He is completely committed and he makes it work.

@soundcloudofficial5930 Год назад

You gotta understand some songs just capture the essence of the time period. This song is the total mood of the 80s lyrics and all. Sometimes you just aren’t going to be able to get it cuz you weren’t there 😁. And that’s ok

@nancysmith8626 Год назад

Exactly!

@raydoyle45 Год назад

Absolutely spot on! I was 21 in 1981 so lived my 20s in the 80s. Nightclubs,radio,mtv,cassettes to cds! It was a blast!

@meanmistreater1424 Год назад

@@raydoyle45 Same here! Loved the '80's🎉🎊

@nickitacocat Год назад

After listening to it for a while you'll find yourself talking along with "how did I get here?" The lyrics are infectious.

@douglasbriel6103 11 месяцев назад

The Talking Heads are always talking about life in a very intellectual lense.

@kevinparker2375 Год назад

First off...Psycho Killer is my absolute favorite Talking Heads song. I really didn't care for the Talking Heads back in the day, but now that I am older, I really appreciate David Byrne as a creative talent much more. Once you get past the outlandish action in the videos and listen to the music and composition, it is (was) truly innovative. David Byrne reminds me a lot of Frank Zappa...not everyone's cup of tea, but very talented musician and creator. I highly recommend watching the DVD (Blu-Ray) that comes with the Stop Making Sense 20 Anniversary Edition. Pure gold!

@dananichols349 Год назад

I'm part of the original MTV generation. And we spent hours, HOURS, sitting around watching waiting for a video like this to come on. And then we lost our minds watching it! And we reacted and danced around and be-bopped like our girl Amber.

@subwaygoddess1 Год назад

I remember when this song came out, FANTASTIC to dance to, and we all walked around saying "same as it ever was" while doing the arm chopping motion. We were in love with this song and with David Byrne's expressions. Psycho Killer is my favorite!! And Jay and Amber, give the B-52s another chance. Rock Lobster was meant to be fun, and the B-52s are all about fun. The girls, Kate and Cindy, have some serious talent, listen to "52 Girls," "Roam," and "Cake," and you'll see

@bobarnold1706 Год назад

Private Idaho, Planet Claire ..

@jefflast9489 Год назад

Love Shack

@fpl_mccolby Год назад

When you've been hearing this song for 40 years, you don't even think about the "weirdness" of it. It's just another of the creative songs from the '80s.

@theosiemens6261 Год назад

David turns his autism into something so beautiful and inspiring! My all time favourite leading man! 🇨🇦🥰🙏

@terra274 Год назад

Talking Heads were a band from that era along with The Cars ..Devo who were trailblazers producing music that were 25 years ahead of their times..

@Lemons66 Год назад

When I first heard Talking Heads it was too weird for me, but once I realized the creative process, this band was ahead of their time. The more I listened to them, the more I liked them. Embrace that beautiful weirdness!! Since we're into the 80's with this one, if you haven't already...check out Eddy Grant- Electric Avenue and Tone Loc- Wild Thing and Funky Cold Medina

@shannonwhite3721 Год назад

I remember being a kid and watching this on MTV. My dad stopped, stared at the tv,stared at me, the shook his head and walked away. No words 😂😂😂😂 he looked mortified

@Yowza78 Год назад

The weirdness of Talking Heads is what first attracted me to them. They were weird and misunderstood, and so was I. But at the end of the day, strange videos aside, they made great music, with funk and groove. They were great musicians and arrangers and their live shows were top notch.

@barr790 Год назад

I bloody love Talking Heads! This is a tune! Great reaction guys as usual ❤💙

@Fakeaorta Год назад

Do you love chimney stacks?

@messiahmoose Год назад

This song was such a huge hit. It was on repeat on MTV, imagine being a parent and being like wtf? 😂

@GinaGeeILuvu Год назад

This is one of the best eighties new wave/art rock bands ever! This song was a mega-hit and one of my favorite Talking heads’ tunes! I think he’s talking about the stress and drudgery of life!❤❤

@EgbertWilliams Год назад

There are some songs that never get old. This is one of those.

@surlechapeau Год назад

J&A, You'll love their "Life During Wartime", "Take Me To The River", "Crosseyed And Painless" and many more!!!

@josephprovencher6345 Год назад

I haven't heard Crosseyed and Painless but I love Take Me To The River and I feel that the great Annie Lennox did justice with her cover of Take Me To The River! Omg can u imagine her and David doing the song together?! It would be freaking fire 🔥 💯💗

@imsirius2 Год назад

@@josephprovencher6345 Just listened to the Annie version. She truly puts her own spin on it, but I think I prefer the original.

@josephprovencher6345 Год назад

@@imsirius2 well technically I believe Al Green did the original but yeah I still like Annie's version best but I LOVE LOVE LOVE the live version from Stop Making Sense version ❤️

@Tom_McMurtry Год назад

Road to nowhere

@Shrykespeare Год назад

Glad to see you get back to David Byrne and the Heads. "And She Was" is also a vibe, as is "Take me to the River", "Road to Nowhere", "Wild Wild Life", and "Life During Wartime". They are quirky geniuses. No other way to describe them.

@jeffreyriley8742 Год назад

I want them to do Wild Wild Life with the video! It's a blast.

@SaltyDog1967 Год назад

I first heard this song in 1981 as a 14 year old teen when MTV first came out. They didn't have many videos so you saw what few they have a lot. Like Amber, I was not a fan in the beginning, but the more I heard it, the more I liked it and now I love it long with most of their other songs. They are so weird that their music almost needs to grow on you.

@ginnyboetel2891 2 месяца назад

He has such a great sense of humor!

@Fakeaorta Год назад

One of their best songs! Another ones by them you should check out is 'This Must Be The Place' and 'And She Was'.

@josephprovencher6345 Год назад

The one I personally love the most is Road To Nowhere ❤️

@nancysmith8626 Год назад

Along with "Burning Down the House," these are probably my top favorite Talking Heads songs.

@ericsmith6615 Год назад

Wife here..Spunky.., Cool Vibe..,Absolutely 😎.., These guys started out on the Punk Rock scene.., and ended up a very successful "New Wave" Rock Band of the 80's...The man is just going through life but looks back and now he is aging not exactly remembering.., How he got to where he is in life..., Get Well Soon Jay!!!🙏

@paulmargett9360 Год назад

"Road to Nowhere" is a must listen. It is so infectious. Much love from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@TheManwithaview 9 месяцев назад

The b side Television Man was far better

@DavidBroadley-tw7ks 8 месяцев назад

Davy born in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@helindove2237 Год назад

“How can you not like Rock Lobster but like THIS?” 😄😄 Your reaction made me laugh. I think I even woke up the neighbors. You got to see a live performance video of them! For the next Talking Heads please do the live version of Life During Wartime. Take care of yourself! 🖐

@afoolandhiscameras7658 Год назад

I think one thing that frustrates me is that you can't always have your mind made up on a first listen. I know it's a reaction channel, but give it several chances. A lot of these unique songs have a way of growing on you, given the chance.

@nancysmith8626 Год назад

YES!

@rebeccarockchik6704 Год назад

And the video throws some people off as well. I love this song!! 💜

@alphagt62 Год назад

I love that they are honest, and don’t just pretend to like everything. They gave it a fair shake, it’s OK for Amber to say it’s not her.

@inglbrute Год назад

Yeah, Ithink they're caught up in the music the first time. The lyrics come 2 or 3 listens later. That's how it is with me anyhow.

@daisy9664 Год назад

I have a feeling that they never listened again 99% of the songs they reacted to. Also I wonder if they really love and listen to any of the artists they discovered here. I am curious to know what you guys think

@stevenblock9712 Год назад

Always loved this for my school buddies who got married, bought a house, had kids, etc. I recommend "Take Me to the River" if you haven't heard it already.

@oddespenjenssen2236 Год назад

I played in a band in 1980 and left that band instantly when my guitarist disparaged this single. How could he?! This is one of the best singles ever released.

@javablanca547 9 месяцев назад

The key to the Talking Heads is the lyrics. Once you have those down like a poem, the music takes you to new understandings... true art.

@jfox9126 Год назад

It’s funny how you listen to something so many times even though it’s weird you crave the sounds, the cadence of the voice, anticipating little moments when the talking floats over the instruments and joins together at very specific spots. Even though it’s just a bunch of talking, if you hear it enough it becomes a familiar part of the music.

@keithcarper8809 Год назад

I always thought this song was about the uncontrolled insanity around us and grabbing a moment of the peace within us and flowing with it. ☮🧡🎶

@bigron725 Год назад

I remember seeing this video for the first time , I think it was their first . I fell in love with them instantly . They were one of many that started a whole new movement in music . The movie CBGB is about the club where they started along with Blondie , The Ramones , The Televisions and many more .

@bmentlow Год назад

I was 8 or 9 years old when this song came out. I’ve heard it throughout my entire lifetime. I’m now 50 years old and these lyrics hit so damn hard and is quite profound. You never know what life has in store for you, it’s so unpredictable and there are no guarantees. When you’re young or a kid you think you “know” exactly how your whole life is gonna be. LOL…”My God…HOW DID I GET HERE!”

@deborahvernarelli6394 Год назад

The expression on Amber's face when he first started talking, was priceless..then when he started singing with that beat, she got into the groove, lol..thankx you 2 wonderful youngsters 💖💖

@eljobo3258 Год назад

Awesome! Life During Wartime is also a must from them. Do the live version from Stop Making Sense.

@kona883 Год назад

Totally agree!

@resurrectionwaiting9294 Год назад

And you must see THE BIG SUIT!

@misterjk Год назад

Absolutely has to be seen. Been hoping for a reaction to that live performance of Life During Wartime. So good!

@jacklewis5452 Год назад

I just said the same thing.....I guess I should have scrolled down before commenting! You have great taste!

@tbjfsu Год назад

👍👍👍👍

@Davidhjrick Год назад

This is a genius song. Breaking most pop music ‘rules’. About what life is really all about and mid-life crisis. Amazing.

@kevinsmith4429 Год назад

My intro to this band was when they first came out. My girlfriend had a way of digging up new unheard of bands & making me take her to see them. Metallica,A/C- D/C,Scorpions,Stevie Ray Vaughn etc. Obviously still grateful but these guys were INSANE. She couldn't believe I liked them, said she only took me to piss me off.

@jimbrentar Год назад

"Rock Lobster" and Talking Heads were both part of the New Wave movement

@trufflehund Год назад

This is one of the greatest songs I have ever heard and seen. It challenges you. You just don't get it first time. Songs like this, "Are Friends Electric" and, yes, "Rock lobster" were absolutely necessary in breaking new ground.

@chrisa4695 Год назад

They met in college. All or most of the were art majors which explains the artsy approach to their music. They came up through the New York club scene, mainly CBGB along with the Ramones, Blondie, & B52’s (Rock Lobster). They became good friends with the 52’s. David Berne produced one of their albums.

@prie71 Год назад

The most beautiful thing of this song was, that it made people dance like crazy.

@xzonia1 Год назад

This right here is the pure joy of watching reaction channels! I am laughing so hard right now! X) Absolutely love Amber's meltdown over this song. LOLOLOL :D I've always liked this song, but now I have a new reason to love it. Thanks! Y'all definitely made me smile today! :D :D :D

@wreckingKREW1 Год назад

As mentioned,the Heads were all college art students,so visualization was important to them. To this day Remain In Light is firmly ensconced in my top 10 albums.

@DocRock71 Год назад

I love the verses on this song, as much as the chorus. If you just listen to the song without the video distracting you, this song is simply amazing.

@duncanation Год назад

These guys were great! They were ahead of their time....from the future! Love them! Psycho killer was fabulous!

@Raiderblack Год назад

Such a great song and video... You listen to it more than 2 or 3 times and you will have this ear worm 🪱 stuck! The lyrics are stellar.

@Raiderblack Год назад

Talking Heads = New Wave

@brian52763 Год назад

It was weird back in the eighties too, but its super catchy! They are "artsy" types, they met as students at the Rhode Island School of Design! They were and are very" Progressive"

@jeffreekoch9298 Год назад

Loved this song when I was a kid in the 80s. And video. It was new wave, punk combined with hip hop/rap and funk. Lol 🎶 in fact rappers have sampled this and other songs from them. Cool group back then. They were new wave, funky , punk rock, artsy. All over the place with their music. Like B-52s! Very creative groups

@gregd8098 4 месяца назад

Way back, before the internet...the story we got here in north Texas was that David was watching late night "preachers" doing their thing. And, boom, Once In a Lifetime was born.

@willredding3859 Год назад

I was never a Talking Heads fan, but then some friends insisted we go see them. It was AWESOME, been a fan ever since.

@drwalker6517 Год назад

Goodness… cut the B52s some slack. Their first 6 albums are wonderful. The B52s, Devo and the Talking Heads are giants of the new wave movement. Their songs have meaning to them, and are quite serious and critically acclaimed. What we think is inconsequential to them.

@Lynn-bz6mg 10 месяцев назад

I can’t describe how it felt when I found the Talking Heads. It was like I came home. I turned on Talking Heads to get me moving in the morning. “Well, how did I get here?”

@SovereignNational 5 месяцев назад

I was born in '74 but i grew up in the 80's. I remember this song playing on MTV with another back to back popular song at the time, Video Killed The Radio Star (i guess when everyone was transitioning from listening music from radio to television (MTV).... i was only 6 years old listening to this stuff.) Ok, back to the weirdness... lol I would have to say what reminds me of this guy in this video singing actually reminds me of a charater in a movie called Napolean Dynamite. The character fit to sing this song would be Kipland Dynamite who is Napoleon Dynamite's older brother in the movie. 😂

@lbh002 Год назад

The Talking Heads were the avant-garde of the New Wave of 1980s music. Bands that followed and were more pop and included the Cars, Human League, Flock of Seagulls, Tears for Fears, Soft Cell, Simple Minds, Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, Joe Jackson, ABC, Culture Club, and Gary Numan. But DEVO preceded the Talking heads.

@HisboiLRoi Год назад

Devo indeed formed about two years before Talking Heads. However, the Talking Heads released their first two LPs before "Q. Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! " came out.

@steveh7508 Год назад

false gary numan lead the punk phase, then switched up and lead the synth instrumental phase of music , a huge influence on 2 decades of music that ppl dont realize

@rockandrollpaddy Год назад

From '80-'81, everything about this is seminal.The riff, hook, melody, lyrics, production, video. Massive in the punk/new wave/new romantic clubs in London. Fab tune, fab days.

@stevenweller1673 Год назад

Yeah!! This tune is weird, wonderful and deeply philosophical...and very danceable. For me it's a multilevel tune that gets better over time...and I can feel, somewhere, the water flowing underground... Thanks S.W.

@mikeharvey3551 5 месяцев назад

Another unique song from the 80's is "Mexican Radio" by Wall of Voodoo

@marleybob3157 Год назад

Your next Talking Heads reaction simply has to be their live version of "Life During Wartime" from their "Stop Making Sense" movie. You''ll get more personality from the band in that one video than you do from anything else.

@SpiderMcGee Год назад

Easily their best-known song, from 1980. David Byrne was long chastised for lifting African rhythms for his songs, but they are really well-used here. This has been sampled many, many times.

@incredulousdisbelief9841 Год назад

I was around 13 when this song came out and I felt the same way as Amber, kind of a forced oddity with a catchy chorus. But now after 40 years of listening to this, it's grown on me in a profound way. It's become prophetic to me in it's scope. An anthem of sorts to our limited time in this blue orb of life and our place in it. Same as it ever was, but different to every individual based on the time and place we exist. How do we begin to ask ourselves the really big questions? How did we get here? Let the water hold me down. Into the blue again, after the money's gone. The metaphors this invokes are multiple, the fish in the sea, the humans on land, each locked into our universe by the top of the water and the sky. Once in a lifetime, things are beyond great. But then they aren't, and things have changed. How did we get from here to there? And life repeats, same as it ever was. The soul of this song is incredible to me, and I love it in ways I couldn't even begin to describe to my 13 year old self. And that's part of the lived experience.