Bill Burr on Stop Making Sense

[@donaldpriola1807]

"Does anyone have any questions?" is still one of the greatest moments in concert film history.

[@gtmediagroup]

Yes!

[@joshjacks2837]

So much fun seeing the re-release in theaters.

[@IveGotToast]

I think my dopamine levels peaked the first time I watch David Byrne dance in an oversized suit

[@stephenwitmer6953]

😂

[@blainem2258]

That was the blow.

[@fakecandyheart]

one of my earliest memories was my mom watching the stop making sense vhs over and over and the suit lol

[@sintrasax]

this must be the place is my favorite piece of music ever written, i cry happy tears every time.

[@rogergreen9861]

Lynn Mabry, upon whom my crush will never fade, and Edna Holt during Slippery People are my go-to happy place.

[@Mighty_Atheismo]

Truly one of the most joyous and lovely pieces of music ever recorded.

[@Beefnhammer]

One of the best live performances ever recorded.

[@moogie242x]

I remember seeing it in a theater shortly after it opened. After about the fourth song a lady a few rows in front of me said “ oh, it’s a concert!”😂

[@Phished123]

oh my god.

[@robertmalone9511]

Cool how the director Jonathan Demme really loves to have people stare right into the camera, whether it's David Byrne in a concert film or Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs.

[@tinderbox218]

I think he did it a little too much, but yeah it definitely was his signature directorial quirk.

[@robertmalone9511]

@@tinderbox218 He even did it in the Columbo episode he directed lol.

[@RichEdwards]

@@robertmalone9511deep cut

[@mustardegg2]

Scary if true.

[@brianwyse5810]

wow he did both of these? cool

[@Dr.JeremyDunks]

Best concert movie ever made. Byrne absolutely busts his ass when performing live. The performance of Life During Wartime is so SO good.

[@mrgalactus7264]

One of my favourite movies/concerts/albums of all time. Masterpiece

[@messiahtorahamerica]

Elaborate

[@jenhasken]

I FINALLY saw it on the big screen and it was pure joy that must have lasted two more months. It’s brilliant and Byrne is a genius l 😊😊😊😊

[@FoardenotFord]

Greatest concert film of all time. I remember seeing it for the first time and was blown away.

[@stevekatz4372]

I'm 80 years old and I have a huge collection of Music which I have collected through my years But for some unexplained reason, I did not have a Talking Heads Album among my collection! Just this past year I found some of their music here on KZbin and I instantly fell in love with their Sound & live Performances! Life is Funny like this, which proves that you are never too old to Learn, listen and enjoy new sounds of music!

[@h.gardea384]

You're awesome

[@randallsample1005]

Wonderful! I love your outlook! As a Talking Heads fan for decades, may I suggest "Remain in Light" (my favorite album of all time)?

[@JosephHuether]

Saw Talking Heads perform several times. I saw the “Big Suit” tour performance at Veterans Auditorium in Nashville…1984. General admission, flat-floor no seats and about 200 people tops. It was like attending a high school dance with one of the greatest bands in the world at their peak. Will never forget. They could really lay down a groove.

[@gtmediagroup]

Amazing

[@gregmock6808]

I saw that show live when they shot the film...it was amazing..I was blown away

[@alexanderduran7455]

Good for you... must of been so fun to attend that show.

[@timothycrawford3476]

​@@alexanderduran7455took four days to film it

[@Ruprect44]

I was an older guy who went back to college. About 3/4 of the way through the year I moved and had a bunch of my classmates come over to help for the standard dudebro moving fee of a couple pizzas and case of beer. All these guys were around 20 years or so younger than me. When we got to the new place I hooked up the TV and DVD player immediately just to play some working/lifting tunes. Decided the throw on Stop Making Sense. Work eventually stopped and it was like a thunderbolt of revelation hit these kids. "What's this band?!?" "Holy Shit! Why have I never heard this?" "You GOTTA tell me where to find this!" etc etc The course itself was completely worthless, but if these young men got turned on to GOOD music by me, it was tuition well spent.

[@johnmlln9982]

Doing the lords work.

[@shizuokaBLUES]

Awesome story Ruprect. You’re no monkey boy. 👦🏻 Seriously that’s a great story thanks

[@BansheeMilk]

One of the greatest bands ever

[@bridgecross]

That song at the beginning, "Cities" was snipped from all the releases after 1990. I had the version on VHS that had that song. And it's the *greatest moment in the film* and they cut it out. Thank god for KZbin.

[@tomfrascina5846]

I agree! It's mad they cut it

[@bdickins2190]

Back in the 80s when this first came out, a local theater was doing midnight showings every Saturday night. My girlfriends and I went several weekends in a row because it was so much fun! Just watched it again on YT, took me back 40 years and the fun we had at this film. What a great time and great music, couldn't hold still!

[@stevensons78]

Damn Skippity We had the Naro Theatre Late nite showings Danced in the asiles

[@xDreadheadx]

Speaking in tongues is one of my all time favorite albums 😎

[@nicholaschupka4150]

Me too. Every track they play from the album on Stop Making Sense is a banger, and then you still have Moon Rocks, I Get Wild, and Pull up the Roots, each as good as all the classics on the album. It is an 11/10 for me.

[@davidmouzayek3764]

I am so amazed that two sides of the universe in my head connected. I did NOT expect this I absolutely love Bill and Talking Heads, which is what I grew up with

[@dennisrohm6372]

Saw them a week before the filmed show, at O.C. fair grounds. One of the best shows I've ever seen.

[@seamusburke639]

I got to see the A24 version this last weekend and it's a pure dopamine hit. It was hard to resist getting up and dancing in the aisles, it was that energetic.

[@writeralbertlanier3434]

I haven't seen Stop Making Sense in years. It stands out because it's close to being a cinematic film even for a concert movie. The editing., camera work and especially. Lighting make this a landmark concert film.

[@roller325]

It was re-released in cinemas earlier this year. You should've went!

[@DiscGoStu]

Best concert movie EVER

[@AvatarKnownAsNathanielPeters]

The last waltz has entered the chat….❤😂

[@ravecrab]

I went to see the re-release last year with my girlfriend because she's a massive Talking Heads fan. I've never really got into them so I was expecting to be bored for two hours. It was absolutely brilliant. I had to stop myself from applauding the screen at the end of each song.

[@csnide6702]

Stop Making Sense is a damn fun time...... That band was a guilty pleasure since the late 1970s........

[@JohannesLabusch]

Why "guilty"? Are you Amish or something?

[@alanstrange2421]

A friend of mine actually saw that tour back int he day and had told me about it probably 20+ years ago. I stumbled on the movie one night and put it on so I could listen to it in the background while I did whatever I was planning to do. Nope. Watched it, fully enrapt start to finish. Man, what a work of art.

[@starmersbarber]

I remember going to see this at the time in the cinema in Edinburgh (when I was a student). The whole place was up dancing. It is one of the best gigs I've ever been to....all coming at us through the big screen!

[@mhaze210]

I saw this in a theater when it was playing and had the theater to myself! Which allowed me to get up and dance. I liked all the songs but the part I recommend watching if you haven't seen it, is their performance for "Life During Wartime". It is so much fun.

[@Jonni1027]

I actually got to see them on this tour in Berkeley, outdoor theater, under the stars…it was magical! And everyone was on their feet through the entire show…dancing. And the band played Burning Down The House twice…it was also their encore. Just a perfect evening❤

[@GGPGhost]

We listen to this every Thanksgiving after dinner. It's a family tradition and great exercise workout. My 3 year old grandson loves it!

[@petermot645]

Oh boy Bill, Yes you missed a masterpiece in its day !

[@finlaywelburn]

Incredible movie !

[@xtop23]

Swamp has always been one of my favorite tracks. Solid taste Billy.

[@rini6]

I pretty much have to move my body for the entire running time. It’s so mesmerizing. Love it.

[@wwbuirkle]

i saw this tour and it was one of the best shows ever

[@rogergreen9861]

Oh Bill, if only you also had been into some pub rock Aussie bands of the 80s too. Stop Making Sense, via Demme's brilliance, struck me the same fantastic way from Byrne's entrance in the undressed theatre, from solo Psycho Killer through Slippery People and Life During Wartime and all the rest, so please (I am presuming that you may not already know them) may I introduce anyone American reading this to Mr Damage by The Angels, and Khe Sanh by Cold Chisel. Enjoy.

[@RichAdams21]

I saw this show in 1981, first row center balcony. I had no idea of the production aspect of starting with one man on a bare stage, not even a back drop, and building the set gradually to a full stage with 9 people with guys dressed in black crawling around the stage with spotlights. Still one of the better shows I've seen. Everybody danced all night.

[@fitz27486]

Group is great. Concert is massive. David Byrne is a genius - on many levels.

[@potusol]

My photography teacher in high school asked my class to see it for some extra credit. I had planned on seeing it anyway because I loved the band. When we got around to discussing it in class, the "cool" girl said she hated it and couldn't even understand half the words in the first song so she left. Everyone in the class started laughing when the teacher explained that several of the lyrics for Psycho Killer are in French. She never lived it down.

[@dbob3405]

Great Band/ Great Director = Amazing Music Movie!

[@zoiks6631]

It’s crazy that he went from lead singer of Talking Heads to winning an Oscar for best actor for Oppenheimer.

[@FerrisWheel55]

Thats actually funny because David Byrne won an oscar in the 80s for best score

[@tonydalton459]

Great spot. Cillian Murphy to play David Byrne in the bio pic.

[@billyalarie929]

@@tonydalton459I’m immediately in

[@coreyc3093]

😂 Hilarious.

[@ISOTruth18]

One of the best concert movies ever.

[@stringlarson1247]

That was playing in the theater near my house during spring break. I got stoned every night that week and caught the 7pm screening and then went to the pub. I think one night there was one or two people in the theater. That was a good week.

[@bh-zj4yt]

Saw them on that tour in Costa Mesa Amphitheater. So good. I just couldn’t believe the stage was empty😮. It was the best live show ever

[@dennisrohm6372]

Saw this show in O.C. a week before the filmed show in Hollywood. The audience was on their feet all through the show. I've seen a lot of live music, this was in the top 10!

[@AP-gb3eh]

I went to see Utopia before it went to Broadway. At 70 years old he and the other musicians just gave me a happy wonderful evening. Byrne is a joyful genius

[@adambarker3130]

Loved these guys ever since John Peel played Love -> a building on fire in 1977. Rushed out and bought it the next day.

[@b2tall239]

I saw this tour at the Mann Music Center in Philly. Fantastic.

[@circussounds855]

Talking Heads ‘Stop Making Sense’ & The Bands ‘The Last Waltz’ are the two best concert films ever made. so far. in my opinion.

[@benkeijs]

You are absolutely right about those 2 concert films! Brilliant music, excellent registrations and editing (read: slow cutting for the lengthy close-up shots).

[@Tolemac7]

The reason that is so is because Jonathan Demme directed Stop Making Sense and Martin Scorsese directed The Last Waltz. Two of the very best Directors, ever.

[@johnbutler7567]

Yes I would also put roy orbison in black and white up there too I watched it first the first time high as fuck with my aunt and uncle eating ice cream I'll never forget it

[@jasoncinema]

I’d already seen it on Amazon Prime. And then I went and saw it in IMAX during the A24 4K theatrical re-release last year, and HOLY FUCK!!!! 😍

[@gcollier46]

Talking Heads was one of the best live acts ever

[@Bulsajo]

Glad you are finally catching up.

[@earlybird3668]

It is the best concert movie!

[@aronfisher8496]

Me before clicking on this vid: "Hmm, I wonder what a soulful, worldly person like Bill Burr will have to say about a musical phenomenon such as the talking heads...?"

[@SingleTrackMined]

I saw Stop Making Sense live in Portland Maine. I haven't been to another concert. I haven't felt the need since I'm still high off that one.

[@Ianbolton]

I can never understand how David Byrne didn't die of exhaustion making this. It was so hot, non stop and one of the greatest live shows I've ever seen

[@liarcheckmate701]

Me and my skinny track friends from Staten Island took the ferry in to watch the midnight show in the village back in 1984. We drank beers and danced in the aisles. Probably pissed a whole bunch of people off but had one of the greatest nights we ever had together.

[@latexsolarbeef4990]

....saw this show at the Fox theatre in Atlanta...the stage was empty...I thought maybe they hadn't arrived and thought the show was going to suck...boy was I wrong...easily one of the best all around shows I've ever seen...and I've seen hundreds...........

[@fmellish71]

First five Talking Heads albums are MONUMENTAL

[@alexanderduran7455]

You're dang right Mr. BURR. that is perhaps the best Concert film of the Modern age, Woodstock was a close 2nd. Talking Heads to the unknowing is one of the most under rated skilled band to come out of the CBGBs group. Tina Weymouth is extraordinary Bassist. Her n Chris Franz the drummer carry the beat with a frenzied. Yeah I'm just a fan. Peace out

[@jedwing]

The Last Waltz.

[@alexanderduran7455]

My apologies, truly The Last Waltz was a True Classic. To me though it was an event that I didn't take advantage of. I had a chance to go to the actual Thanksgiving Dinner n Show but I blew it off. "What an idiot.

[@the_katman2181]

Slippery People from this concert movie is just phenomenal. Also Life During Wartime.

[@TKID-17105]

I've owned Speaking in Tongues and the soundtrack for Stop Making Sense basically since each were released. First on tape, later on CD. I still have my old beaten to hell copy of Stop Making Sense on VHS, even though I haven't owned a VHS player in over 20 years. LOL. The remastered video release was like seeing it again for the very first time.

[@nooneimportant77]

Nine Inch Nails took a lot of inspiration from this show for one of their tours, I think some of the best footage of it is from a festival in Japan.

[@blessedarmadillo8257]

I got off work, smoked a doobie with a friend, then we walked a couple of blocks to a theatre on Wisconsin Ave in DC, sat down and watched this film. When Byrne came out in the Big Suit it was almost more than my senses could take. I'm guessing that will flash before my eyes as I go off to the Big Sleep.

[@tombirner]

I also saw it at Georgetown AMC (organic refreshment before I went in and then liquid refreshment during) and it was one of the most memorable movie experiences of the last few years. I'm 40, serious music geek but never liked Talking Heads despite knowing how great they supposedly are and several music geek friends loving them. Went just for something to do and it was about the best time in the theater I could imagine... saw it again a week after that and almost went a third time! Now that I'm a boring middle-aged guy, the AMC Stubs pass has been huge... haha. Love that spot in G-town down by the water... hope AMC doesn't go bankrupt, their stock is getting destroyed these days.

[@Smknnfshn]

I'm 63 raised on the overrated 70's...all I can say about my progression from that era and thank fkn God for it, is punk rock and the cure

[@IdleRider]

Watch the progression of the concert. One of the best music movies of all time.

[@mitchfitz4259]

Saw the movie opening weekend in '84 and a few times since in theaters, and countless times on VCR, DVD, or streaming. The greatest concert film EVER!

[@brianinglis3805]

I had the T-shirt when I was a teenager. I bought the VHS a few years later that had all the songs that were edited out of the movie.

[@RedMenace-fp6dw]

This is one great band and one great moment that shows how much has changed. T-heads were a genius infusion of black funk and white punk music. It could be called World Music because it blended so many styles. Why can't we all get together and dance in harmony. BTW, like BB I was not conscious of these themes in 1984. I just loved it and couldn't really tell you why.

[@PierreGarrabrant]

This was filmed excellent

[@hugh-johnfleming289]

My Brother and I were at one of those Pantages shows they filmed. Like 3-4 over a week, I honestly don't remember the circumstance. It was an amazing show. Then years later to see the results, at the Pantages again I believe, was odd and thrilling...

[@JayKayEllEmm]

1:20 I KNEW THAT SONG HAD A NAME!!!! I thought its name was “Day Bom Bom”.

[@steveconn]

Saw with jet lag in Paris hotel room. About the best 80s concert doc (forgot Hi Hi was in Risky Business lol).

[@AndrewCottingham-c4g]

It’s such a great concert film. The music live is so much better than their studio recorded stuff- by design, they incorporated all these funk musicians and their sound got so much jammier. This and The Last Waltz are the best concert films to me because of how cinematic they are

[@bolo2393]

I saw it this summer. I was back home hanging out with an old friend on a day long movie binge. I had never heard about this concert. and I was smoking some good stuff. I saw the "a24" card at the beginning. Then I saw the title card of "Stop making sense". I spent the first 30 minutes thinking that Cillian Murphy really looks like the guy from the band... but when the hell is the flash back going to happen so this biopic movie can start. Then I was thinking they are really leaning into the "we finally made it and are having the sold out concert at the peak of our career moment" that they usually open music biopics with. After about an hour I finally had to ask if this was an actual concert.

[@GotHops3000]

Swamp is such a great song

[@tonydee9850]

The citizen kane of concert movies ❤

[@patrickgamble9014]

Love the way concert starts with hardly any instruments and builds up to full ensemble

[@jakek1735]

"That's how you do comedy, you just speak in absolutes, and you piss people off... if I was actually even-handed no one would fuckin' listen to this, right?" lmao damn he does have a point there

[@deanaoxo]

Well Bill, you should have seen them live~!~ I got to, 3 times, Holy Good God.

[@fakecandyheart]

damn, this makes me like bill burr even more 100%

[@bertroost1675]

Heaven in this film is so great

[@Beefnhammer]

Better than the studio version

[@bertroost1675]

@@Beefnhammer I agree.

[@poozel111]

…..very insightful Bill 😂

[@ironmike5812]

Day Bow Bow!!

[@alexanderball6326]

I recently discovered the version of "life under wartime" from stop making sense. 🤯

[@christophermanley3602]

My wife and I saw this when it was rereleased, Tuesday 5:30- we had a private screening.

[@Phished123]

"and to think there was that quality of music going on and the shit i was listening to" 🤣🤣

[@mshelloonyoutube]

I like the Talking Heads, but I'd be a poser to claim to be a big fan because I've never sat down & listened to their discography. Regardless, to me this is the greatest concert doc ever made, without a doubt.

[@Topshelf87]

Documentary Now! With Fred Armisten did a great spoof 😂

[@Luschan]

Whenever I’m reminded of Stop Making Sense I think of Mark Maron’s story about being a teenager and taking a cool alt girl to see it on a date, falling asleep and waking himself back up with a big fart. Then unable to concentrate for the rest of the movie, just totally mortified wondering if she heard it.

[@controlfreak1963]

They used to play it at midnight at the Studebaker Theater on Michigan Ave in Chicago back in the 1980's. I probably saw this concert film a dozen times back in the day. I played it for my 35 yo daughter on my 80" screen about a year ago and she was gobsmacked at how good it was. Talking Heads was at it's peak at that time so it was basically the best of the group along with the Tom Tom Club's main hit. The 80's music scene was a huge letdown after the 60's and 70's so I ended up listening to WXRT and college radio and going to bands at the Metro in Chicago's Wrigleyville (hint: Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins played there before they were known).

[@debonaire_nerd]

Don't touch Bill....he's a real live WIIIIIYAAAAAAAHHHHH

[@Czeckie]

yeah, go watch it

[@NormalTheBand]

Soooooo Bill Burr has nothing to say about 'Stop Making Sense'

[@EzekielBrockmann]

2:35 is the funniest moment in the film.

[@AngeloT2001]

for some reason, probably god almighty, one of the movie theater chains in my country had a "movie concert fest" and they had this movie, its a godlike experience that I hope a lot of people can experience it too.

[@illusionsdelusions7552]

Watch David Byrne's American Utopia- the sequel! Awesome concept with all wireless instruments, and the band having full choreography!

[@exexpat11]

True Stories the album and the movie!

[@DongusMcBongus]

1:18 No Bill, that’s Day Bow Bow.

[@evanh.8845]

Day Bow Bow by The 80’s

[@shawnmcvey7789]

I saw my dad watching this on tv when I was a kid and thought Bill Nye was the lead singer.