Talking Heads

DAVID BYRNE Covers PARAMORE And Vice Versa

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Last February a tribute album, titled Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute
To Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense was announced featuring BADBADNOTGOOD, Blondshell, the Cavemen, Chicano Batman feat. Money Mark, DJ Tunez, El Mató a un Policía Motorizado, girl in red, Jean Dawson, Kevin Abstract, the Linda Lindas, Lorde, Miley Cyrus,
the National, Teezo Touchdown, and Toro y Moi.

PARAMORE are also part of the cast and perform a spry version of
Burning Down The House from the 1983 longplayer Speaking In
Tongues.

PARAMORE

Original

And now TH’s mastermind David Byrne returned the favor with his cover of Paramore‘s 2017 monster hit Hard Times (more than 400 million streams on Spotify).


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Original

LORDE Takes TALKING HEADS To The River

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31 March 2024

Last year, film company A24 launched a restored version
of Talking Heads’ 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense.

And A24 will now also release a tribute album, titled Everyone’s Getting Involved:
A Tribute To Talking Heads. It will feature BADBADNOTGOOD, Blondshell, the Cavemen, Chicano Batman feat. Money Mark, DJ Tunez, El Mató a un Policía Motorizado, girl in red, Jean Dawson, Kevin Abstract, the Linda Lindas, Miley Cyrus, the National, Teezo Touchdown, and Toro y Moi.

Illustrious songstress LORDE (born Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O’Connor 27 years ago in New Zealand) is also part of the cast of invitees. She covers TAKE ME TO THE RIVER, one of the most famous Talking Heads song. Actually their take of, now 77-year-old, soul singer Al Green‘s 1974 hit (more than 86 million streams on Spotify.

LORDE

TALKING HEADS

AL GREEN

PARAMORE Burn Down The TALKING HEADS House

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Daily noise that works faster than any stimulant

4 February 2024

Last year, film company A24 launched a restored version
of Talking Heads’ 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense.

And A24 will now also release a tribute album, titled Everyone’s Getting Involved:
A Tribute To Talking Heads. It will feature BADBADNOTGOOD, Blondshell, the Cavemen, Chicano Batman feat. Money Mark, DJ Tunez, El Mató a un Policía Motorizado, girl in red, Jean Dawson, Kevin Abstract, the Linda Lindas, Lorde, Miley Cyrus, the National, Teezo Touchdown, and Toro y Moi.

The first taster is by PARAMORE who deliver a spy version
of Burning Down The House from the 1983 longplayer
Speaking In Tongues.

WATCH/LISTEN

ORIGINAL

PARAMORE: Instagram

New UNCUT Magazine Issue With Cover Stars TALKING HEADS

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2 February 2024

UNCUT: “TALKING HEADS’ reunion last September, for a brief press tour to support
the re-release of Jonathan Demme’s Stop Making Sense concert film, was one of music’s most unlikely comebacks.

Here, after all, were a band who’d not just split acrimoniously – as recently as 2020, while promoting his Remain In Love memoir, Chris Frantz snipped at former bandmate David Byrne, “He can’t imagine that anyone else would be important” – but who had also moved creatively into very different spaces.

Yet, coming together to celebrate their landmark movie, being in one another’s company for a period clearly found them reaching an accord. “We didn’t hate each other,” Tina Weymouth confides to Sam Richards in this month’s cover story. “We were just annoyed!”

“So as Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Weymouth and Frantz reveal their plans for the next phase in
their band’s unexpected afterlife, we celebrate the 30 greatest songs by these pioneering outsiders – from the twitchy minimalism of their early records to the Technicolour blowouts of their commercial peak. It’s their first Uncut cover story, so we’re especially proud of this one.”

Also new album reviews and features with John Fahey, Mike Scott,
Kim Gordon, J Mascis, Mud, Dion, Michael Moorcock and more.

You can purchase a copy and let it be sent to your home. Info HERE.

UNCUT: Website

Waking Up With Psycho Killers DURAN DURAN

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Daily noise that works faster than any stimulant

25 October 2023

As announced earlier glam and glitter icons DURAN DURAN have no intention
whatsoever to retire. Album number 16, baptized Dance Macabre drops this
Friday on 27 October.


Album artwork

So far they gave us two tasty tasters. The Title Track and Black Moonlight.

The LP also features their cover of Talking Heads‘ classic PSYCHO KILLER
(more than 432 billion views on Spotify). It features Victoria De Angelis of Måneskin
on guest bass and vocals, and ex-Duran Duran member Andy Taylor on guest guitar.
DD give it a brisk disco twist, but it’s impossible to match the original.

DURAN DURAN


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ORIGINAL

All 3 DD singles


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DD: Instagram – Bio – Discography

Happy 71 To Psycho Killer DAVID BYRNE

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14 May 2023

DAVID BYRNE was born in Dumbarton 
in Scotland today on 14 May 1952.

Happy 71!

Two years after his birth he moved with his parents to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
When he was 8/9 years old the family traveled to the US to go and live in Arbutus, Maryland.

He’s of course, most famous as the singer/songwriter and face of legendary band
Talking Heads (1975–1991). Afterward, he went solo and has released so far 10
albums solo including 3 collaborative LPs (2 with Brian Eno and 1 with St. Vincent).

Run, run away…

David Byrne is not a loner anymore.

DAVID BYRNE: Instagram

Two Talking Heads Will Have A Talk In The UK Next Year (“Suck A Dick”, Bob Dylan)

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Former drummer Chris Frantz and bass player (his wife) Tina Weymouth
just announced three live conversations in the UK next year.

Frantz reacted very annoyed versus Bob Dylan last weekend who writes in his upcoming book that Elvis Costello & The Attractions was so much better than his peers back in the 70s.

Frantz addressed Dylan: “I understand you dig Elvis Costello, but did you have to put it that way? There were so many good bands then, and I spent many nights at CBGB and saw a lot of superior performances. How can you make such a sweeping generalisation? I think it’s a very good book – despite that one chapter. With all due respect to the Attractions and to drummer Pete Thomas in particular, I’d like to say to Bob something he once said to a buddy of mine.‘Suck a dick.’”