David Byrne - One Fine Day with Brooklyn Youth Chorus @ National Sawdust 2019 Gala

David Byrne & Brian Eno's "One Fine Day" performed by Brooklyn Youth Chorus, David Byrne, and Mauro Refosco at the National Sawdust 2019 Spring Gala on May 7, 2019.
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[@tamaraglise4352]

I don’t wish to be morbid, but I am nearing the end of my life due to cancer. This song has given me great comfort. It’s the only music I want played at the farewell gathering when I’m gone. Thank you, Mr. Byrne and Mr. Eno.

[@marywhite2407]

❤

[@erlindabrent7351]

💓

[@marthagmc]

💜💜💜

[@jordanjahnke7821]

❤

[@jcmarder3519]

May g-d bless you and keep you near sweet woman.

[@vermiciousknid855]

This reminds me of when I was a teenager and saw the Talking Heads perform at the Cape Cod Coliseum - basically a stage at the end of a hockey rink without the ice. I was barely 10 yards from the stage in the throng. David Byrne came out alone with just a boombox and a guitar, and played "Psycho Killer". After every song one more band member would come out with another instrument, until there were 15 or 20 on stage and they played "Once in a Lifetime". To say it was an epic, almost spiritual experience, is not an exaggeration, nor is another comment for this video that described Byrne as a national treasure. He seems to have the mind of a physicist, the courage of a soldier, and the heart of a child. He is all of these and more.

[@consciouslivingworking3944]

Truly

[@timc924]

Such a beautiful and apt description of a genuine artist. He is the conscience of true creativity without the commercial motivation.

[@billypilgrim3000]

Well said

[@MrJhonbaker]

I want David Byrne to wake up one day and find that he's immortal. There are those who should be and David is one of those.

[@patrickpearse9769]

Jhon Baker He is already immortal.

[@MrJhonbaker]

In a sense - maybe two, but I mean in all. When he dies, like the greatest composers we've ever had, he will simply become music, but that's not what I want. I want my grandchildren who are as of yet unborn to be able to collaborate in real time with a living David Byrne. Some people should simply not perish and David Byrne is one of those.

[@Coowallsky]

Jhon Baker We should all be.

[@MrJhonbaker]

Filthy McNasty I disagree. New people are necessary for the evolution of humans and thought. The vast vast majority of us do not deserve immortality and would squander it if we had it.

[@johnhariis250]

@@MrJhonbaker True! Unfortunately......

[@dorindadavenport3374]

Has anyone listened to this recently during our current situation? It seems it is a song for our times. Gave me chills, tears and hope on 6/11/2020

[@alecjoyner1323]

I complete my tasks, one by one I remove my masks, when I am done Then a peace of mind fell over me In these troubled times, I still can see We can use the stars to guide the way It is not that far, that one fine... One fine day

[@rosel.maxwell6468]

oh my, yessss

[@tess764]

A visionary

[@philippesauvie639]

It’s definitely on my playlist these days in 2020-21!

[@quantumtimelines2846]

A year later- It resonates!

[@thedollhairemporium4255]

Cant get enough of DB - whatever he does - touches my soul :)

[@silkywellman315]

That's because you have good taste

[@BarbaraMerryGeng]

Retro Dolls UK - I can relate !

[@ZelphOntheShelf]

Same. I've been on a 2-year binge and it doesn't look like it's gonna stop

[@freedok]

Agreed. David's music has kept me grounded for many years.

[@johnanthony9313]

This masterpiece together with Peter Gabriel's Solsbury Hill can sing me out as I leave this earthly stage for the greater life beyond.

[@myrnaschroder378]

I could not agree more

[@kreed1]

Thank you ..my husband us coming home to hospice...this helped me and him

[@eastwestcoastkid]

kreed1 ❤️🙏🙏

[@elizabethacklin]

kreed1 I am so sorry about your husband.

[@garygil-schor1593]

Music can heal and strengthen the soul.

[@racheltadeo6748]

This helped my dad during hospice as well ❤️

[@xoites877]

Maybe he got older, but his voice remands the same. Great voice.

[@DanKirchner5150]

exactly what i thought

[@maargenbx1454]

Same as it ever was.

[@frydaze13]

^^this

[@soultownlansing4746]

Better than ever. Deep, warm, mellow.

[@erlineandrews]

David has such a wonderfully unique voice. Love it.

[@kenetaylor59]

And it hasn't changed. He sounds the same as he did in 1977... which is when I first fell in love with his singing.

[@erlineandrews]

Kenneth Taylor I discovered David Byrne and Talking Heads in the Eighties while watching Down and Out in Beverly Hills. Once in a Lifetime was on the soundtrack. So different. So eccentric. But still simple and accessible. He's helped shape the way I look at music.

[@shawnuel]

God, I love David Byrne. The world is a better place with him in it.

[@mulliniks51]

I have only recently discovered what an amazing person David Byrne is . (thanks to my son ) . I read Bicycle Diaries during a recent hospital stay and found it to be cathartic and inspiring . A multi-faceted artist - this mans boundless humanity is life affirming

[@clemsplace]

Nothing better than a choir, entering through the audience, singing. Just wonderful.Maybe the coolest thing is hearing all the individual and collected voices here. Really love this.

[@axucaroso]

Yes! Maybe humans truly divine purpose is to sing together. When people say they are spiritual but not religious I think of how choirs and chorus make the sounds of many into one's sound so pure and so strong.

[@eugenegorman9697]

This man is an absolute world treasure.

[@atticusfinch8652]

David, you pass the test time and time again. What matters isn’t fame, wealth; words without action, or how you look on Instagram; but true cultural significance with lasting impact. I saw you first when I was 15yrs old, at Edinburgh, Odeon; was riveted then, and you’re still the benchmark.

[@luna-louiseritchie8905]

OH MY GOODNESS....#davidbyrne #brianeno and the most AMAZING #brooklynyouthchoir...This is an honour to watch,my eye's filling with tears to such a beautiful sound of togetherness and one love in such hard times everywhere. Absolutely blown away by this powerful song. Always been a huge fan of David Byrne and Brian Eno's work. I really hope we can ALL have ~One Fine Day~ and the planet can be in peace. This is when we all come together. Bless you David,Brian,all members of the Brooklyn youth choir and everyone involved in this moving picture. I wish all of you the best with this piece of work. With love,peace and respect from Scotland. ❤✌🎶💕💕💕

[@Martin-tz4kz]

What an honour it must be to perform with David Byrne!

[@phillipobrien7365]

The most original musician/actor/entertainer the world has seen. More polished now he is older but still "out there." BRAVO !!!

[@SidewaysSurfDrinksHQ]

Dave, you are simply a global treasure, thank you (& Mr Eno) for this truly beautiful song

[@FransSpaargaren]

I need to see this performance once a week to keep my believe in mankind, wonderfull

[@davidgiancoli2106]

The pure, youthful aliveness of this performance is inspiring! Thank you, David Byrne and Brooklyn Youth Chorus!

[@ka-choooohblessyou3564]

OMG I HAVEN’T HAD A GOOD CRY LIKE THIS IN A LONG TIME

[@derekwilhelm1356]

Me neither. I didn't cry but the tears just kept rolling off my face I love him he's so awesome and what a way to put it all together at towards the end towards the end

[@ZelphOntheShelf]

SAME

[@roywilson4514]

I thought it was just me

[@Hilde_von_Derp]

I dunno how to put it, but, David Byrne seems to have a ‘humbleness’ before the music. He saunters in with the choir and waits for his cue, he never seems to crave the focus or the attention, just to make beautiful sound, and at the end when he turns to the choir to applaud, look at the grin on David and Mauro’s faces. They just love doing this.

[@ka-choooohblessyou3564]

HOLY SMOKES!! What a way to start the day!

[@MAL-Collector]

Kids would love to go to school if david was there evry day.

[@bronwynbuckle5424]

Watching this during Covid-19. Brought me to tears. Thank you David and the youngsters - you sound BEAUTIFUL. Much love to all of you!!

[@NativeAmerican10]

I love this. Everything is on point. Love you David Byrne. The old and new you thank you making music. That voice is it

[@davehshs651]

Saw the wanderin' eye, inside my heart Shouts and battle cries, from every part I can see those tears, every one is true When the door appears, I'll go right through, oh I stand in liquid light, like everyone I built my life with rhymes, to carry on And it gives me hope, to see you there The things I used to know, that one fine One fine day In a small dark room- where I will wait Face to face I find- I contemplate Even though a man- is made of clay Everything can change- that one fine- Then before my eyes, is standing still I beheld it there, a city on a hill I complete my tasks, one by one I remove my masks, when I am done Then a piece of mind, fell over me In these troubled times, I still can see We can use the stars, to guide the way It is not that far, the one fine

[@kenmurphy6792]

One Fine Day the people of this world will recognize the talent that is David Byrne and Brian Eno.

[@donniesdonuts9095]

What a dream!

[@helamorningsun3600]

This song makes me feel and weep like no other. I love every version.

[@michaelsanders8096]

When you see something like this you can't help but think "There's still hope"

[@nyneegardner6235]

This is truly Beautiful! Thank you David and thanks to the choir!

[@leokimvideo]

Byrne is a restless mind who in always searching for new ways to focus on the everyday

[@secretbassrigs]

The everyday as eternal

[@mikeg3923]

David is truly a Genius!!!

[@ZelphOntheShelf]

This made me cry. Thank you David for giving us so many reasons to be cheerful

[@davidweinberg6711]

Long time fan. David’s collaboration with Brian Eno is great (love the album) and this rendition is simply remarkable.

[@tessthef1rst]

David Weinberg what album is this from David?

[@davidweinberg6711]

@@tessthef1rst The album is "Everything That Happens Will Happen Today" Here is a link: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everything_That_Happens_Will_Happen_Today

[@budderbawlz6564]

thank you David !

[@ZelphOntheShelf]

I listen to this every time the world feels too insane. So every day.

[@concretelightbulb7082]

I envy those kids. I've wanted to even just shake hands with DB for years and they get to sing with him.

[@najdaraj9420]

don't envy.....just share the love!

[@rcr257]

I go to this chorus but I'm not in the group that got to sing with him. I'm so sad because I love TH.

[@AReallyLongAndUnremakableUser]

They probably don't know who he is! And how talented he is! They probably think that he should go on America's got talent, to get himself into the music industry!! Bless em!!

[@bladerunner925]

that is just magnificent. Byrne is and always has been a creative/musical genius. incomparable

[@kreed1]

Been a fan from the beginning. Music makes the world go round

[@sarahalmeida1773]

I'm in tears, this is so beautiful and moving!!

[@jerryramsey7974]

Now this is amazing. David Byrne and The Brooklyn Youth Chorus really delivers straight to the heart. Beautiful.

[@pedritko6666]

David, you made me cry. Thank you.

[@pharaohjb]

2:40 I absolutely love that girl's reaction to David when he starts dancing a bit at the chorus. "Look at this old dude gettin' down."

[@solarpurplestarlight]

WOW!! That was a really beautiful song and in my opinion, one of David Byrne's very best! =)

[@costantinovolpe2092]

I regard David Byrne and Patty Smith as the pinnacle of music brilliance

[@bigmanracing300]

Love the opening choir getting louder as they file up front . Brilliant.

[@philippesauvie639]

This is a wonderful song! The lyrics are pure poetry and deep on many levels. It seems prophetic given that it was composed pre-Covid. It seems to be an anthem to get us out of the madness and back to being human again and united to God.

[@OhSnapItsAbi]

wow, brought tears to my eyes and gave me goose bumps, this is absolutely brilliant, well done to you all!

[@hestonblumenthal4263]

A beautiful song of hope. David’s voice plays off the youth choir so wonderfully

[@StormLaker]

Wow....... I mean wow......that is beyond cool that he did this with those kids!

[@kriyayoga98]

A song for our times. Covid time. 🙏🏻

[@tomhorn6156]

So beatiful you all are,Thanks for singing.

[@NYC_Urbanista]

Beautiful on so many levels

[@akjam1]

What an indescribably sweet song! In this simple format the effect is so pure. 💙

[@Ladybyrne]

This was amazing and beautiful! Thank you for sharing this.

[@ohyeah6729]

Wow. Seeing and hearing things like this renews my hope for the world "in these troubled times".....

[@bite-my-shinny-metal-ass]

Lovely! Also, so nice that Mauro is always by the side of David for so many years.

[@aliasdyln33]

If a great musical leader and legend is needed to guide our beloved young talent to express themselves going forward . . . then let it be the great David Byrne. He's the best.

[@johnathanlein5543]

This is phenomenal!!

[@clemsplace]

An addition to an earlier post.The single best performance in 2019, easily.Thanks to all who made this.

[@anitamrohs9700]

I,m so happy i see this beautiful and sweet David Byren.👌 He is so fantastic with a wonderful Voice. 🎼🎙❤

[@colmoconnor1349]

I watched this again today to cheer myself up and realised that David turns 70 next week !!! Congrats Mr Byrne and thank you for the last 45 years of aural pleasure.

[@nopenadanowaynohow]

Beautiful song of coming to the end. As with so much of his work, This is awesome!

[@eheavensone]

Beautiful piece! Thanks for posting this David!

[@juliemills9475]

Yes, one fine day🧡Make it this day🧡

[@jcmarder3519]

Spontaneous tears. Each time.

[@andy88bali]

This is hands down by far one of the best songs ever written.

[@TimFreke1]

Beautiful. Genius.

[@davidzachmeyer1957]

His voice is a time machine transporting me to my teenage years. Talking Heads was and still is my favorite group of all time.

[@DAS1962]

The tears must be because of the message of the generations and the times ... and the genius that is Mr Bryne. Ever there was a time for this message to resonate it is now

[@arcanechili]

[Scene in a student's home.] Kid: "There was this guy who's been working with our choir. He's pretty strange, but he can really sing." Parents: "Here sit down for a moment." [Slips in a DVD and presses play on "Stop Making Sense".]

[@farcebook1836]

Yeah!!! 👾

[@ebjeezer]

Oh my god!! I was just imagining a similar scenario where a kid from the choir was talking to their parents and they mention his name and a parent replied.. ohhh you have no idea, and they take them on a journey of The Talking Heads...long live The Talking Heads!!

[@zoiders]

I am thinking "Oh my god it's David Byrne!". The kids are thinking "Who's the weird old dude who can sing?"

[@michaelwertzy9808]

"My God! What have I done"

[@eds.4815]

zoiders BYC is one of the most regarded youth choruses in the country, and one of the most musically progressive choral groups I n the country, regardless of singer’s age. They definitely know Byrne is.

[@zoiders]

@@eds.4815 I seriously doubt David Byrne takes him self as seriously as you do.

[@user-yi9yf9lh6o]

Kids are smarter than you think they are. Also, they definitely know who he is, they’re singing with him. Lmaooo

[@bernlin2000]

Hehe, David is 30+ years my senior and I know his various artistry well 😉 young people can appreciate veteran artists just fine...I bet plenty of them know the man who wrote the song they are singing 😁

[@jkirtleyheacting]

My all time favorite David Byrne song. Wonderful x

[@latinguy67]

Mr. Byrne and Mr. Eno's talents are as strong today as they were when they were young men starting their careers almost 50 years ago. What an amazing performance w/the Brooklyn Youth Choir, this was. A much needed salve in the Covid age.

[@stevencarr9318]

This song is so exquisitely beautiful! The beauty of it brings a tear to my eye every time that I listen to it! These kids will be able to look back on this performance for decades and feel the pride of having been a part of something so wonderful! Thank you for this!

[@roywydeman7017]

Brilliant. The perfect mix of genius, quirky originality, confidence and humility. One of my heroes.

[@eba44]

Chills. Awesomeness.

[@ierogamos]

Wonderful voice, David. I'm very happy to see you after all these years💗

[@pedroarana8875]

!Qué bonito! Gracias por hacernos tan importantes en nuestra música. (You make us so essential in those tunes! Never will I be able to thank how much you help with daily life) Madrid.

[@albertofanti4346]

Grandissimo musicista sig David Byrne , secondo solo a mia madre quando mi urlava di tornare in casa x cena, visto a Pistoia, (It) diversi anni fa , Grazie di cuore per la sua stupenda musica

[@Primus.711]

Man this is awesome! The kids were great and man David still sounds so good!

[@TheJohn201044]

Extraordinary vocalists!!!! And Brian Eno to boot!!!!

[@Rzero11231]

love that beat.....simple yet bold Music is the soul of man it brings diverse cultures and people together. this is the perfect example... Nice

[@elena16350]

What a lovely offering to the world.

[@GoldenShaolinNutz]

What a voice! Then and now...Mesmerizing. Bravo to Everyone!

[@lrobtu]

Awesome David!!

[@Raskolnikov2055]

You made them all stars.

[@NCS61]

Brought a tear to my eye! Beautiful!!

[@NannyLucinda]

David Byrne you still rock my world! Talking Heads is still my favorite band of all time. I see you found a white jacket to fit you

[@nicolafigini784]

Lucinda Panman I love your comment about the jacket! 👍

[@NannyLucinda]

Nicola Figini iconic, and wonderful he wore it, we understand don’t we

[@Chocolatchips]

Wow! I don't know if there are any young fans in that group, but this would have been absolutely mind-blowing for me during my high school chorus days!

[@HeloisaAOliveira]

A week ago I took part in a ceremony with the Hui Kuin Indians here in Brazil. It was Vesak full moon. I can imagine it felt very much like this consecration you David had with these kids from Brooklyn. The world becomes a better place in moments like these. Reasons to be cheerful.

[@micpachino9254]

That I truly seen the way that God works his miracles thru people with his angels to protect his children ❤️

[@gitabelmusic]

Simply beutiful

[@ronnieparkerscott6223]

Beautiful.

[@thommorris8002]

Same as it ever was! wonderful!

[@nopenadanowaynohow]

"One Fine Day" Saw the wandrin' eye inside my heart Shouts and battle cries from ev'ry part I can see those tears ev'ry one is true When the door appears I'll go right through, ooh I stand in liquid light like ev'ryone I built my life with rhymes to carry on And it gives me hope to see you there The things I used to know that one fine One fine day One fine day In a small dark room where I will wait Face to face I find I contemplate Even though a man is made of clay Ev'rything can change one fine One Fine Day... Then before my eyes-Is standing still I beheld it there a city on a hill I complete my tasks one by one I remove my masks when I am done Then a peace of mind fell over me In these troubled times I still can see We can use the stars to guide the way It is not that far one fine... One fine day One fine day...

[@redthepost]

This is a tune you have to really listen to, deeply, warmly, thoughtfully. Doing so pays dividends.

[@JD-nf6if]

One fine day...I pray!

[@frederick909]

You are such an inspiration, this had me in tears all throughout!

[@bobedison5785]

The Baroque era had Bach The Classical era had Mozart The Romantic era had Beethoven How fortunate are we to in these uncertain times to have David Byrne to inspire us.

[@kath3811]

Beautiful

[@allentolman691]

timeless quality being living jewel