Happy 73rd birthday to the great DAVID BYRNE. I’ve probably clocked more hours listening to the Talking Heads than any other band 🎧
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Talking Heads should have been named simply "David Byrne".
may 14, 2025, 10:42 pm • 4 0 • view
Ditto
may 15, 2025, 5:21 am • 0 0 • view
We're on a road to nowhere!
may 15, 2025, 6:52 am • 1 0 • view
Haha
may 14, 2025, 8:43 pm • 0 0 • view
We love David Byrne & his band. We saw him at the historic Tampa theatre & they were incredible! Burning down the house, best dancing tune ever! 😁
may 14, 2025, 9:58 pm • 7 0 • view
Not "Same as it ever was", that's for sure. Fk trump, fk musk and fk the GOP!
may 14, 2025, 9:49 pm • 2 0 • view
The sun shines on the evil The sun shines on the good It doesn't favour righteousness Although, you wish it would Back in the box
may 15, 2025, 2:59 am • 2 0 • view
A few months ago I listened to Naked for the first time in probably 30 years. I got hooked on it and listened to it a dozen times in a two week period. I think it's really underrated.
may 14, 2025, 9:06 pm • 0 0 • view
#me.also
may 15, 2025, 1:09 am • 2 0 • view
I want "Once in a Lifetime" played at my funeral.
may 14, 2025, 8:18 pm • 2 0 • view
I’ll go with “road to nowhere”
may 15, 2025, 8:41 am • 2 0 • view
If you haven’t seen Stop Making Sense, directed by Jonathan Demme, please do. How many movies on Rotten Tomatoes have you seen earn this high of a score? www.rottentomatoes.com/m/stop_makin...
may 14, 2025, 10:27 pm • 12 3 • view
I saw it when it was first released, at a cinema with an awesome sound system. It's undoubtedly one of the best ever concert movies.
may 14, 2025, 11:00 pm • 8 0 • view
I saw the show on stage the tour that was filmed. Yeah, I'm old. Live and film were both great.
may 15, 2025, 1:46 am • 2 0 • view
True Stories is also a *must* *watch*
may 15, 2025, 9:55 am • 3 0 • view
Seeing Stop Making Sense in 1985 (I think) was life changing. What a wonderful memory to carry! Happy Birthday David Byrne!
may 15, 2025, 1:49 am • 2 0 • view
I changed my hairstyle so many times now, I don’t know what I look like, and I have many other concerns.
may 15, 2025, 12:16 am • 4 0 • view
Happy birthday!!
may 14, 2025, 7:28 pm • 1 0 • view
I didn't watch TV for years,a decade probably. One day on an impulse I bought a TV for my 5 year old son. Late that night I plugged it in and I saw "Stop Making Sense" watched it to the end then i sat through "The hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy" The next day I gave my son the remote.
may 15, 2025, 11:58 am • 1 0 • view
He has one of the most unique and recognizable voices in Rock.
may 14, 2025, 10:46 pm • 0 0 • view
His songs are just as good every time... Same as it ever was!
may 14, 2025, 7:04 pm • 2 0 • view
HBD
may 14, 2025, 8:00 pm • 0 0 • view
I love TH Love DB I miss those days...
may 14, 2025, 6:31 pm • 0 0 • view
Went to see American Utopia Live, best gig / concert / theatre / performance I have ever seen !
may 15, 2025, 7:55 am • 4 0 • view
Do you ask yourself, well, how did I get here?
may 14, 2025, 5:30 pm • 8 0 • view
the talking heads and his solo albums will always be top of my list of amazing albums.
may 14, 2025, 11:52 pm • 4 0 • view
Stop Making Sense! Happy B-Day to the eclectic Byrne! Such a unique sound that sets a classic mood!
may 15, 2025, 6:12 am • 5 0 • view
Enjoy your new year David
may 14, 2025, 5:50 pm • 3 0 • view
Life in War Time is one my favorite of all time.
may 14, 2025, 6:13 pm • 3 0 • view
And She was.
may 15, 2025, 2:58 pm • 2 0 • view
Psycho Killer!
may 14, 2025, 10:18 pm • 0 0 • view
My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts and The Catherine Wheel have more time in my ear than any TH album, but they are second in line.
may 14, 2025, 6:36 pm • 1 0 • view
I saw them play Forest Hill Tennis Stadium in 1983. My favorite concert of any.
may 14, 2025, 6:10 pm • 4 0 • view
Same.
may 14, 2025, 11:35 pm • 0 0 • view
Great illustration! I love it.
may 15, 2025, 3:48 am • 2 0 • view
Make way!!! ✋🏼
may 14, 2025, 11:09 pm • 1 0 • view
Say something once, why say it again?
may 15, 2025, 3:24 am • 3 0 • view
Stop Making Sense
may 14, 2025, 6:35 pm • 1 0 • view
I was Talking Heads at the US Festival in 1982. They stole the show that day.
may 15, 2025, 5:50 am • 6 0 • view
Same as it ever was...
may 14, 2025, 5:45 pm • 5 0 • view
...same as it every was...
may 14, 2025, 8:53 pm • 3 0 • view
Why the big suit?
may 15, 2025, 2:57 am • 5 0 • view
Drop all your plans for this morning and go watch Stop Making Sense.
may 15, 2025, 10:37 am • 2 0 • view
I believe it was an accident that a suit was delivered too big and he wore it anyway and became a thing. Google it.
may 15, 2025, 8:36 am • 0 0 • view
Nope. In Byrne's own words: “Music is very physical and often the body understands it before the head,” Byrne says in a bizarre contemporary self-interview previously featured here on Open Culture. To make that fact visible onstage,
may 15, 2025, 10:35 am • 1 0 • view
“I wanted my head to appear smaller, and the easiest way to do that was to make my body bigger.”
may 15, 2025, 10:35 am • 1 0 • view
I should have googled it myself! Thanks for that!
may 15, 2025, 10:41 am • 1 0 • view
It's one of those things I remember for some reason - possibly because of my obsession with Byrne/TH.
may 15, 2025, 10:42 am • 1 0 • view
Who wore it better?
may 14, 2025, 7:45 pm • 3 0 • view
Took me over a decade to understand the Doug reference
may 14, 2025, 9:48 pm • 1 0 • view
@beastmstrgeneral.bsky.social
may 14, 2025, 5:33 pm • 1 0 • view
Can't believe my idols are getting so old! It shows my real age I guess. Happy birthday to the super talented man!!!
may 15, 2025, 8:42 am • 2 0 • view
Lifelong metal fan exposed to Talking Heads a few years ago, listened to nothing else for a year. Now I listen to metal and Talking Heads. My three year old starting singing along to Wild Wild Life in the car (wild wild wife / piece CAKE). Proud moment. Yeah truly wonderful music
may 14, 2025, 7:04 pm • 0 0 • view
I love the talking heads, their music never sounds old Love the tom tom club too!
may 14, 2025, 6:34 pm • 2 0 • view
Saw them at CBGB's once. Then saw them a few years later on the Remain in Light tour @ Radio City Music Hall. Maybe two or three years between those two gigs in very different environments.
may 14, 2025, 7:35 pm • 3 0 • view
👍 great band!
may 14, 2025, 10:00 pm • 1 0 • view
🥳
may 14, 2025, 6:25 pm • 0 0 • view
Gifted artist. Stop Making Sense is brilliant and I have watched that movie at least 50 times over the years. Inspired art.
may 15, 2025, 8:29 am • 4 0 • view
Stop Making Sense.
may 14, 2025, 5:50 pm • 10 0 • view
Psycho Killer!
may 14, 2025, 6:54 pm • 0 0 • view
Sooooo goooood
may 14, 2025, 8:07 pm • 3 0 • view
I’m younger than David and grew up listening to Talking Heads - now I realise that I am in fact really old. Damn you Chris LOL!
may 15, 2025, 1:51 pm • 2 0 • view
🍪🎂🍰🥡🍦🍧🍨🍩🍣🦪🍤🍥🥮🍡🥟🥠🧁🥧🍫🍬🍮🍩🍪🎂🍰
may 15, 2025, 5:17 am • 0 0 • view
EVERY single song is killer, no filler.
may 15, 2025, 11:49 am • 1 0 • view
Thanks, David!
may 15, 2025, 2:40 am • 0 1 • view
73?! Wtf!
may 15, 2025, 1:17 am • 2 0 • view
I went to further education after my MD degree. MpH..in class with his sister. LA..got to meet him. 1980s.
may 15, 2025, 1:33 am • 4 0 • view
Same as he ever was
may 14, 2025, 5:52 pm • 9 1 • view
Dude was just listening to psycho killer last night lol
may 14, 2025, 9:50 pm • 4 0 • view
Qu'est-ce que c'est?
may 15, 2025, 12:04 am • 2 0 • view
Still amazing in performance, so glad we saw his show just before Covid hit.
may 14, 2025, 5:49 pm • 3 0 • view
@lfickvitch.bsky.social
may 14, 2025, 11:38 pm • 2 0 • view
My beloved
may 14, 2025, 11:45 pm • 3 0 • view
Same. By far.
may 14, 2025, 5:46 pm • 2 0 • view
Love this guy!
may 15, 2025, 12:22 am • 1 0 • view
"You may ask yourself, 'well, how did I get here?'" Yeah, I'm asking myself. Thanks for the reminder.
may 15, 2025, 3:16 am • 0 0 • view
Born in Canada. Hamilton Ontario I believe...
may 15, 2025, 12:40 am • 4 0 • view
Actually David was born in Scotland. His family along with David moved to Canada and finally to the USA.
may 15, 2025, 5:21 am • 3 0 • view
much love and thanks David for the wonderful music over the years.
may 14, 2025, 9:42 pm • 0 0 • view
Ugh. He’s a pos! I went to uni with him and believe me when I say he thought he was privileged! Walked around in a fur coat!!!!
may 15, 2025, 10:44 am • 2 0 • view
He will never ever stop making sense.
may 15, 2025, 9:55 am • 1 0 • view
Hi Chris! Met you once, I am a friend of Matt Wilson!
may 14, 2025, 5:23 pm • 0 0 • view
And he used to wrestle under the name El Diablo youtu.be/eDARzui4zPg?...
may 14, 2025, 5:57 pm • 3 0 • view
Big fan of the "Here Lies Love" project, too www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f9O...
may 14, 2025, 6:12 pm • 2 0 • view
I saw them way back in the day when Tina was massively pregnant. And Nenah Cherry had fixed her visa problems. It was epic! (Imagine being that baby and hearing your mom play the bass for one of the coolest bands ever)
may 15, 2025, 9:01 am • 5 0 • view
The best thing about Talking Heads, they got out while they where at the top. Didn't linger like some bands, slowly dying. Also got a soft spot for Tom Tom club.
may 14, 2025, 6:03 pm • 4 0 • view
You may ask yourself: “How did I get here?”
may 14, 2025, 11:51 pm • 1 0 • view
Most overrated band I can think of
may 15, 2025, 11:53 am • 4 0 • view
Love him!💙
may 15, 2025, 4:19 am • 0 0 • view
One of my favorite songs: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Qyl...
may 14, 2025, 6:06 pm • 10 1 • view
Time well spent 🎸
may 14, 2025, 7:55 pm • 3 0 • view
Perfection
may 15, 2025, 9:54 am • 1 0 • view
This doesn’t make sense
may 14, 2025, 11:57 pm • 2 0 • view
And what a day this is. youtu.be/q5lXhfhHOes?...
may 14, 2025, 7:10 pm • 4 0 • view
This whole concert is my obsession
may 14, 2025, 8:20 pm • 2 0 • view
Just before his death, Bucky Fuller told me that he believed David Byrne to be one of the smartest people in the world. Very high praise considering the source.
may 14, 2025, 6:37 pm • 2 0 • view
Same as it ever was.
may 14, 2025, 11:33 pm • 2 0 • view
Me too. And that art is amazing.
may 14, 2025, 9:59 pm • 0 0 • view
I just love it !!!
may 14, 2025, 9:43 pm • 0 0 • view
Few yrs back, I did a deep dive into the world of Talking Heads to write a screenplay about the band. Got a great response from a former music engineer (who knew them), said I nailed it. Someone closer to the band said it might be TOO honest for some of them. I'm entering it into contests this yr.
may 14, 2025, 10:03 pm • 2 0 • view
🤩 A fab post. Thanks for sharing.✌️
may 14, 2025, 6:06 pm • 0 0 • view
I am 47 and I started playing bass guitar a couple of years ago and I started learning on Talking Heads songs. I had always liked their songs before but now I’m a big fan and I listen to all their stuff very often. #TheWorldMovesOnAWomansHips #HBD_DavidByrne
may 14, 2025, 5:33 pm • 8 0 • view
His book “How Music Works” is really good as well.
may 14, 2025, 6:28 pm • 3 0 • view
I wish Burning Down the House had another minute of the jam at the end.
may 15, 2025, 3:38 am • 0 0 • view
Happy B-day youtube.com/shorts/VY-3a...
may 14, 2025, 9:40 pm • 2 0 • view
Here in Austin, we get an announcement on the radio when David Byrne has been seen out and about. It's not a celebrity sighting but since he rides his bike downtown, it's an alert so drivers will be careful. How great is that? David Byrne is a national treasure.
may 14, 2025, 7:37 pm • 7 0 • view
I'll never forget the first time I have ever seen or heard Talking Heads. Saturday Night live - Take me to the River 1979.... loved them ever since
may 14, 2025, 9:51 pm • 7 0 • view
9 m 78,
may 14, 2025, 6:28 pm • 4 0 • view
I’ve watched Stop Making Sense about 1,000 times. Mostly on VHS.
may 14, 2025, 7:06 pm • 3 0 • view
🤪😊
may 14, 2025, 6:29 pm • 0 0 • view
Lucky to share a birthday with David.
may 15, 2025, 3:15 pm • 2 0 • view
🗽😎✌️
may 15, 2025, 1:35 am • 5 0 • view
Love listening to them while I do stuff.
may 14, 2025, 5:44 pm • 5 0 • view
I’ve been listening to Talking Heads a lot lately. They’re so now.
may 14, 2025, 5:58 pm • 3 0 • view
Me too.
may 14, 2025, 5:33 pm • 4 0 • view
Love it!
may 14, 2025, 5:53 pm • 5 0 • view
Zoot suit!!
may 14, 2025, 9:27 pm • 1 0 • view
Great stuff, Chris!!
may 14, 2025, 7:18 pm • 3 0 • view
Saw them in Central Park in the late ‘70s. Opener was The B-52’s. Amazing show!
may 14, 2025, 10:12 pm • 0 0 • view
His solo work is pretty good, too. 😉
may 14, 2025, 6:04 pm • 3 0 • view
Me too!!! Since 1977 or so…….
may 15, 2025, 3:19 am • 1 0 • view
m.youtube.com/watch?v=xoC6... Talking Heads party !
may 14, 2025, 9:30 pm • 0 0 • view
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAa7... Life was and is so great because of David and Talking Heads ! “ Feel like murder but that’s alright “ ☮️💙❤️
may 14, 2025, 9:22 pm • 0 0 • view
Well...Happy Birthday David. Thanks for taking me to the river!
may 14, 2025, 6:22 pm • 1 0 • view
Me Too! Have you seen his film?
may 14, 2025, 6:01 pm • 2 0 • view
Happy 73rd Naive melody
may 14, 2025, 6:39 pm • 1 0 • view
youtu.be/-Qylhk6jsT0?...
may 14, 2025, 10:05 pm • 0 0 • view
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_B...
may 15, 2025, 2:50 pm • 1 0 • view
He has a pleasant elevation.
may 15, 2025, 8:35 am • 3 0 • view
Is that the singer behind the song “Like Humans Do” aka that Windows XP sample song? That song was legit a bop and even today it’s part of my music library, taken right from a Windows XP PC back when I had one.
may 14, 2025, 6:25 pm • 1 0 • view
Pink Floyd bro. Where u been at?
may 15, 2025, 7:44 pm • 3 0 • view
So at some point today, Once in a Lifetime has to happen??
may 15, 2025, 5:44 pm • 0 0 • view
Is this a new Roblox character
may 15, 2025, 9:14 am • 3 0 • view
My god, what have I done…
may 14, 2025, 7:11 pm • 2 0 • view
I might have spent more time watching Stop Making Sense than all other concert videos combined. 73 actually feels 'young' since the Talking Heads were so incredibly established when I was 20 (Little Creatures released.)
may 14, 2025, 6:58 pm • 2 0 • view
Right there with you.
may 14, 2025, 8:28 pm • 1 0 • view
SAME
may 15, 2025, 5:16 am • 1 0 • view
may 14, 2025, 9:33 pm • 1 0 • view
I understand, I’ve probably clocked more showings of Stop Making Sense than any other human - lol. Happy Birthday DAVID BYRNE🎬
may 14, 2025, 6:55 pm • 5 0 • view
The name of this band is Talking Heads
may 15, 2025, 6:31 am • 7 0 • view
YES
may 15, 2025, 11:20 am • 2 0 • view
I listen to it every day on my walk.
may 14, 2025, 6:52 pm • 1 0 • view
They're a close 2nd or 3rd for me
may 15, 2025, 12:26 am • 1 0 • view
may 14, 2025, 5:10 pm • 8 0 • view
One of my all time favorites! Was lucky enough to see him perform in an small outdoor venue in New York state, best live show I ever seen and I've seen thousands. Definitely a perpetual presence on my playlist.
may 14, 2025, 9:32 pm • 3 0 • view
I remember seeing a girl with a balloon that said Talking Heads. I was intrigued enough to ask her. Always up for new music, I had a listen and was hooked. This was 1979.
may 15, 2025, 5:27 am • 0 0 • view
Time well spent.
may 15, 2025, 2:07 am • 4 1 • view
aw hbd db
may 14, 2025, 7:32 pm • 1 0 • view
I recommend this book to all 'Heads fans. Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina g.co/kgs/EThzoas Happy birthday, Mr Byrne
may 15, 2025, 10:32 am • 2 0 • view
I always thought you’d be more of a Spandau Ballet guy.
may 14, 2025, 9:59 pm • 1 0 • view
Would love to see them live. Hope they tour someday!
may 14, 2025, 8:45 pm • 4 0 • view
…..same as it ever was
may 14, 2025, 9:29 pm • 5 0 • view
Ain’t got time for that now!!!!
may 14, 2025, 8:35 pm • 5 0 • view
Same as it ever was.
may 15, 2025, 11:34 am • 3 0 • view
may 14, 2025, 5:49 pm • 49 4 • view
Spot on!! 🫣
may 14, 2025, 6:30 pm • 1 0 • view
Love this. Link please.
may 14, 2025, 6:45 pm • 5 0 • view
Google ’you may ask yourself’ t-shirt.
may 15, 2025, 8:29 am • 3 0 • view
Thanks. Super helpful.
may 15, 2025, 1:32 pm • 3 0 • view
Thanks, Stuart. I bought it from TeePublic. www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/5325...
may 19, 2025, 7:44 pm • 1 0 • view
Another fine Scottish export
may 15, 2025, 9:38 am • 3 0 • view
Was lucky enough to see American Utopia on Broadway. One of the great entertainments of my life. If you've not read his book "How Music Works", you should.
may 14, 2025, 5:39 pm • 9 0 • view
Same here!
may 14, 2025, 5:34 pm • 1 0 • view
My brain is queued to play “Psycho Killer” whenever I hear his name.
may 14, 2025, 11:10 pm • 1 0 • view