Talking Heads - Road to Nowhere (Official Video) 

LETTING THE DAYS GO BY

don't forget the accordion to spice up your depression

Yip😅

Maybe that was what leaded me here, without knowing

#nowhereland

They sure do😅

Not really, burning down the house, almost but not quite.

Yes we are on a road to nowhere in my country fof the ladt 12 months

The toad to nowhere that are the 2020s

Name all the existential crisis songs of the Talking Heads besides once in a lifetime

It's OK. We know where we're going.

​@@lococomrade3488 but where did we just come from?

❤❤😂​@@TheVeryLastOne

Like Bono sang "I stil haven't found what i was looking for" Stay tuned good people 😂

Still don't know, now more then ever

Your dad made a great choice.

❤🙌🙌👍

Hope he had a Good Life Filled with Love....❤

Awesome

Beenalong time since that trail was taken the flo knows ​@@racebiketuner

Damn ant that the truth

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@Steve Hoyland I think he's talking about the guy running in the box that is looping in the lower right corner....

@Steve Hoyland i think hes talking about the looping "GIFs"

It is a joke, and a tribute. Mr. Byrne was a trendsetter...

Genius will be always validated by time.

I feel the same

Bless your heart hunny

💋

The video makes it hurt a lot more than just the song, I guess. I think it's the best example of stoicism put into words that I've ever heard. Or seen. It's a celebration of the futility of life.

Great song to last forever. I remember these good old days. Today I'm 63. If someday a new video for this song will be made, I want to act for free in position 1:33. Greetings from Austria.

Ben 🙋‍♀️

“Yyyyeeeaaaaaahhhh.”

I ain't 👀 😂😂

Me 😮

YES.

Word

St. Augustine on time, “This time is longer than that,” or, more precisely, “This is twice as long as that.” I know that I am measuring time. But I am not measuring the future, for it is not yet; and I am not measuring the present because it is extended by no length; and I am not measuring the past because it no longer is. What is it, therefore, that I am measuring? Is it time in its passage, but not time past?”

Genius quote, thanks for sharing.

And this is why I always read the comments. Thanks.

yEs , when I was around 16.OK?:-)

❤️

I read Chris Frantz's book last year and it is very sweet how crazy he is still about Tina

@@charliepanayiotou4305 Check them out as a young 20 Something Couple in the mid 70s!

I can't believe they're still together, that is so beautiful.

It's my favorite part of the video.

This answers my question, thanks much!!!

40+ year old guy here. One of my favorite movies, and that ending has never once failed to break me. So sad watching him say goodbye to his best friend, and as soon as "Well we know where we're goin" kicks in, I'm dead.

Dude yes. That slow pan up while they're running to the water. Movie blew my mind as a kid.

Little Monsters was and it’s still a time capsule for me but this song at the end is a melancholy feeling but it a good hurt. Love this timeless song.

That’s where I found this song when I was little. This isn’t even my kinda music, but this shit slaps.

Yooooo I remember that!!! I LOVED little monsters when I was a kid. 😊

This is one of those rare music review comments I instantly feel on a visceral level even tho I haven't been in the type of circles to say them myself, lol

Not underrated then or now.

@@maryp9466 underrated when people talk about the best bands of the 80s, definitely.

@@spuuuuuz Stop making sense is considered by many to be the best concert film ever made

wish i was "underrated" like that !!!

Maybe your road leads to me lol

You are not alone. I'm also a child of the 90's that follows (and yearns) for a past that predates one's self.

Born in 72. The 80s were incredible. The music then saved me. Pure escapism

@@michelinman8592 maybe everybody feels this way. Nostalgic for a time they didn't experience

Capture every second. Carlos Castaneda.

It’s kind of a long story

**munches Doritos and burps**

That was my shit!lol Memories smh

I thought this was something good but it's snot 😊

Came to say this

I used to love taping songs off the radio. Free stuff! I think that's the reason why DJs at the time used to talk over the intros / outros though.

WHAT A FKN' FANTASTIC TIME THAT WAS !!! All of us were doing that. It was our hobby back then...at least mine. Was sooo much fun! Glad for owning a HI-FI system in my teenage years back then....which i still have, also all those tapes. Here in Germany we had music chartshows, where the songs were fully played, even many extended ones. But always used the fade function anyway.

Sony got filthy rich enabling music piracy. Those Walkmans and recorders and blank tapes galore, and tape-to-tape duplicating machines so you could pass tapes to all your friends. Everybody was doing it. With those profits they bought the privilege to sue pirates in court for putting Beatles on a mix tape. Wagging their fingers because copying music is a crime. What a low down trick.

I hope that you have at least a Walkman nowLOL

Must be real tuckered out there, poor guy.

He'd been doing it continuously since his tumblearound in the Once in a Lifetime video.

Legend has it he ran so long he turned into Mick Jagger and you are currently listening to Let's Work instead of Road To Nowhere.

S.C. Wood lol true

S.C. Wood Well said. No one out-80sed David Byrne. 😂

The music is quintessentially 80s, and also timeless.

i agree with whatever that means... and im not a follower

We alm were!;)

They already are

Yes, goosebumps...everytime I hear this. Been listening to it for 37 years.

Same

so they are mortal right now? when will they become immortal?

I’m 22 and this gives me goosebumps

The purity of David is what makes him a genius

such intellectualism

the songs about Alzheimer's disease.

Baby it’s alright, we are on the road to nowhere :)

great statement!

Feel you brother

Same age, wish we were back in that time. While now is good, we had less stress and freedom

Also born 1971

Hi I recommend a song and video here on youtube called 'Where I Come From' By Robert Nix

​@@redskies4530 Talking Heads

It's also in the ending of Little Monsters with Fred Savage and Howie Mandel.

@@DexterPoindexter84 And Crossroads with Britney Spears.

@@aaron_actual damn man you bring them goooooood facts

My butthole is the same one I used to take a shit today and yesterday

@@KenMabie Well, if that situation ever changes, be sure to let medical science know.

oof! half-assed immortality --tiring,aint it?

FUCK CANCER !

you are questionig

So say we all.

Agreed!

Yes. The Talking Heads were making post-punk music before any of the post-punk bands.

This stuff never gets old😍 - just super cool ol'school❤️

Yes. 1000 times yes. Their entire discography holds more water than 99 percent of anything recorded ever. And Thats a big ask.

Was it modern, or post-modern?

So that's why I was feeling nostalgic towards this bit. I used to watch sledgehammer very often when I was 5 years old or something

@NerdyCannon- Do you know which came out first?

Allison Titcomb talking heads video came out first in 1985, then in 1986 peter gabriel’s video..

I thought that this looked simliar

Also: that's Stephen R. Johnson and David Byrne in the Mexican wrestling masks.

That is awesome!!

Well played..👍👍😂

thats cool

You’re my hero...so freakin awesome.

That's perfect.

This is a new upload that David Byrne added in March. Previously, there was an unauthorized upload that had well over a million views. This one is much higher quality. (Thanks, David Byrne)

Give a break. They are a BRILLIANT band. David Byrne is a literally genius who has gifted the world with his own quirky and unusual sense of humor, intelligence, wit, political awareness, concern about the World In General. They are really amazing and David himself is my favorite of course...but I never have had an opportunity to see The Heads or even David Byrne's solo concert live. I would love to see either, but just being with the kind of crowd that would come...in legion...to see The Talking Heads play just one reunion world tour for all the fans, would be a life-altering experience. SO many great bands I love and have never seen live: The Cure, Depeche Mode (MAYBE saw them one time, I have a faint memory), New Order, The Smiths, REM, The B-52's, Sting & Or The Police, The Rolling Stones, (can't afford the damn $500 tickets!), Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Doors, Jimi, Janis, Nirvana, only got to see U2 ONCE in concert and the audio was fucked up so Bono sounded like he was sucking helium all night. The Talking Heads...like The Violent Femmes, Sublime, (saw Garbage play with No Doubt once...GREAT show! There would be a million YOUNG people. That's how great this band is. Even teenagers would be there. This music is timeless.

Well that's your opinion but they are more than good enough in a lot of peoples eyes.

Spread the word..... I sure will they are Awesome

Was literally just gonna type the same comment. A timeless record unparalleled in its comprehension of the path we all must take. This song is a right of passage no one should be without

Frfr so true that's exactly how Ifeel about 🎼🎧🎚🎛🎛 a prime example of a true time machine

I'm from Africa. I feel like crying because I heared this song a couple times on radio and never forgot it. Never knew who sang it. I was my father and brother. They no longer here. Now I'm hearing it with my wife and children... We keep moving on I guess....

I believe in your ability to overcome. you're doing great. I had a similar experience, we'll get through this.

Beautiful songs do soothe the soul, and can remind us tomorrow morning might not even come, it wasn’t promised. Yet with good music, we can see beyond, on this road to nowhere we all share. Stay strong, sending you prayers, positive vibes, and hope that it really will be alright, for you very soon, for all of us. When feeling low, remember ultimately, it’s about that climb~put on a playlist, and dance while sing your heart out💃Good luck to you.

Try listening to music like Across the Universe or Beware of Darkness . Music therapy is powerful.

@Kaizo Aleks I hope you are feeling and doing better today.

BN no mom mom on his own job job no

Talking heads

He was only the co-writer despite all his extravagant claims.

i do love ridiculous rock,for lack of a better term---talking heads,talk-talk,they might be giants and,to a lesser degree,bare naked ladies pure,nonsensical fun

I'm watching this for the first time because the professor of rock mentioned this Talking Heads video in his video about Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer!

Agreed!

My favourite part is 0:46

Have to agree. And after decades of watching this video, especially the stop motion sequence, I've only just noticed this time that his tie is 'scrolling'... did they change it for each damn frame?!? By the way, since you appreciate this so much, you might like a music video for a song called 'Endless Art' by an Irish band called A House. It's an incredible song, too.

@@garygramm6533 holy shit. Just watched checked it out and it's insane. How do people do this

Sanchit Varma i have that with the Clash, ELO, Bowie and Talking Heads

Disagree, and your stupid

Correct. They do not age. Their songs remain as fresh today as thirty years ago.

Followers of the UK's brexit debacle will appreciate the contemporary relevance of the song's title

Yes. I agree completely. This song celebrates the randomness of life. No one knows what the hell they're doing. Just run with it. Play the cards you've been dealt. We're all on the road to nowhere. Come take that ride.

chemistryset1 I'm feeling okay this morning and yea know !!!

and of course, and she was. which is the most enlightened lyrics I've ever heard

@Muttley definitely

An existential declaration for sure, but I'd say it conveys a message of the pointlessness of life more than the enevitability of death. I just like the melody

No not about death!!! About the randomness of life! You can't know the destination, so just enjoy the journey........

meaningful is the word everyone is looking for when looking for this song

4:06

Allen Bennet 😯

FranktheTank70 amazing that he is still about going to see them in Adelaide this year I was to young before hahaha can't miss these guys

You care... too much

it wasnt all just byrne

Keep on living your own special life.... ignore the cybernetics and haters

I remember this from Little Monsters I love that movie and this song goes so well with it at the end

Jeff Cooper are you right or are you wrong?

@@enricopucci3330 I'm the same as I ever was!

Lol I love referencing. It's a humor all in itself

La guardia lol

If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there.

That would be David Byrne. He's up there with Peter Gabriel and Damon Albarn when it comes to creative genius. His work with Philip Glass is superb as well, as is American Utopia.

But nowhere is something else, isn't it ! Has always & will always be *That* song which transcends all others for it's simple yet vast understanding of our small existence here on our tiny *Blue Marble*.

Where you go in lock down..

Excellent observation in these days of coronavirus!

Oh oh

"Burning Down The House," surely.

😂👏

Have you heard The Doublejumps? you might like them if you like Talking Heads

xxLumian watched SNL did you.

🥺😥😊

You saw the snl skit to lol

Lol yes it does lol

That's why I'm here 😂😂😂

This song relieves me of existential anxiety, for some reason. Maybe it's the camaraderie of knowing we're all going to the same place at the end of our roads.

@@mcuserton Came here to say this a beautiful observation.

@@luisfierrolaf6615 especially after that performance of this sing in amedican utopia

this album is old enough to have it's own midlife crisis

Best time to have em is before others come in and fuck up your pristine sense of discovering the world for yourself for the very first time. There's just no possible way to express how damned glad I am that they did what they did.

The true road to nowhere

But some scenes suggest a cycle of reincarnation,old man entering box,baby comes out.

I like that thought.

i would die happy if i died listening to Talking Heads

god i hope so

Nya, same here!!

Same here Nya! It brings me tears of happiness still at 40 years old. 😊

Same!

I don't remember hearing this song in there... Although its been years since ive watched it.

@@misterbuklau4053 It was at the end of the movie when the kids are running from state to state trying to beat the sun coming up.

Throw Peter Gabriel in!

@@druidaman ah leave him out. he's alright but comparing him to Bowie is a tad much. In my opinion

oliver nanasy well it is his opinion buddy

@@olivernanasy4025 Precisely, that´s your opinion and I respect it a lot. But not mine, for me PG is a giant too. Have a nice one!

@@druidaman the talking heads got worse. Their last two albums were crap compared to their earliest stuff.

Also in '24

A million years ago, I had a college teacher tell me, "Don't use 'that' in a sentence. It's more often than not excessive."

Yeah it really tied the room, I mean song together .

Franzi B that intro kills me

soo many great,true stories is my favorite, love,cool,belonging.

That's saying a lot. They've got some great ones.

Amira F I love this Talking Heads’ video. But, let me tell you about the song and this video. "Road to Nowhere" is a rock song written by David Byrne for Talking Heads’ 6th studio album "Little Creatures" (1985). It also appeared on "The Best of Talking Heads" (2004), "Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites" (1992), the "Once in a Lifetime" (2003) box set and the Brick box set. The song was released as the 2nd single in September 1985 and reached number 25 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and number 6 in the British, German and South African singles charts. It also made No. 8 on the Dutch Top 40. «I wanted to write a song that presented a resigned, even joyful look at doom,» recalls David Byrne in the liner notes of "Once in a Lifetime: The Best of Talking Heads" (1992). «At our deaths and at the apocalypse... (always looming, folks). I think it succeeded. The front bit, the white gospel choir, is kind of tacked on, 'cause I don’t think the rest of the song was enough... I mean, it was only two chords. So, out of embarrassment, or shame, I wrote an intro section that had a couple more in it.» The video for the song was directed by David Byrne and Stephen R. Johnson and featured the band and various objects revolving, as if in their own "road to nowhere". It was nominated for "Best Video of the Year" at the MTV Video Music Awards 1986 (lost to Dire Straits for "Money for Nothing"), Best Concept Video (lost to a-ha for "Take On Me"), and Viewer’s Choice (lost to a-ha for "Take On Me"). Some parts were shot in the back yard and pool of actor Stephen Tobolowsky, who was co-writing David Byrne’s film "True Stories" (1986) at the time. Director Stephen R. Johnson reused some of the effects techniques in award-winning videos for Peter Gabriel the following year: "Sledgehammer" and "Big Time". David Byrne - guitar, vocals Chris Frantz - drums Jerry Harrison - keyboards, guitar, backing vocals Tina Weymouth - bass guitar, backing vocals Additional musicians: Andrew Cader - washboard Erin Dickens - backing vocals Diva Gray - backing vocals Gordon Grody - backing vocals Lani Groves - backing vocals Jimmy Macdonell - accordion Lenny Pickett - saxophones Steve Scales - percussion Kurt Yahijian - backing vocals The genres are pop rock and new wave.

Dear friend,d'ont feel like that. Better late than never😉.

@@mylove9827 😊

Just enjoy it. Perhaps you weren't prepared to accept it fully.

I'm not seeing where it actually implies they die.

Alan Yates it seems to me that when they flap their arms like wings and are no longer hunched over/shaky, they’re passing on together.

It's everyone's (every living thing's) destiny on the planet since the 'beginning' -deal with it and everthing else is 'gravy'.

@@Luschan I think you're right. Hadn't looked at it like that.

Baby it's alright

you ain't alone

Can't stop the march of time... Or the casualties of war.

I mean in its own strange way it is a happy song. Enjoy the ride because its going to happen "And it's all right, baby it's all right"

@@KarlSturmgewher ...yet!

Sorry to hear that. Get them onto Talking Heads, they’ll feel ok ❤

You might like a band called The Doublejumps if you like Talking Heads

That's so cool!

And the good wtf at that

It doesn't make sense but it somehow fits

Erik Truchinskas, a man of wisdom

Some of it just straight up looks like a shitpost

I think this is most of the Talking Heads catalogue.

Damnmad What god theres at least a 1000.

Which god?

David Bowie

Black box

Really only 2 cords. :) Finally a song i play sucessfully on my guitar :p :)

Me too

Who put piss in my apple juice

It's why I'm here🤷🏾‍♂️😂

i just heard a tribute band play this song and I couldn't remember which movie it was from! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Thank you, i knew it was from a movie but i couldn’t think of it

A reference to the writings of St. Augustine.