DEEP DISCOG DIVE: Talking Heads

[@IveGotToast]

Todd and Mike uploading in the same hour. Gods be praised.

[@SpencerAndZekeHarvey]

Who's todd?

[@ranotraino]

Todd in the Shadows 🔥

[@pet-purple-panda1634]

Lol, I just finished the Life is a Highway video. Insane coincidence. They should do something together

[@strandedcoconut928]

@@pet-purple-panda1634Mic the Snare has been on Todd’s podcast Song vs Song multiple times. Definitely worth checking out

[@AndrewBehm]

@@pet-purple-panda1634Mic has been on Todd’s podcast Song vs Song a few times!

[@Julian_913]

This is not my beautiful KZbin channel. How did I get here?

[@jefersondelossantos2462]

LETTING THE DAYS GO BYYY🗣️🗣️

[@joeboyle8987]

Same as it ever was

[@wickedlavender]

@@joeboyle8987Same as it ever was

[@StijnGamerXL]

Same as it ever was

[@spaaceoddity]

This must be the place! 😊

[@princeparadox184]

I’m waiting for the day when Mic the Snare can make a Beach Boys Dive

[@The8347135]

it's a love thang

[@quincyrich5817]

​@@The8347135 *Record Scratch*

[@daishoryujin95]

He’s gonna lose his mind talking about Smile.

[@ScradeCottontail]

PLEASE

[@garfieldh.8820]

​@@The8347135"No I don't like Mike Love *at all*"

[@SeamanTheGreat]

You may find yourself, with a beautiful mic and a beautiful snare.

[@umusuuk]

you may ask yourself, well, how did I get there?

[@Claire.blain.]

you mentioning car seat headrest has made me realize doing a ddd on car seat headrest would be an amazing idea

[@dt_chun9168]

thinking about the absolute fear and confusion he would feel during the numbered albums

[@Yumtak01914]

he would also probably have to do the Nervous Young Men albums for that too, which would be fun to watch him try to describe

[@daishoryujin95]

You can make that happen if you answer the poll

[@ScradeCottontail]

I would love to see this as well

[@greenteadude8958]

MIC THE SNARE CAR SEAT DDD PLEASE

[@mellowyellow6572]

This is the first time I’ve ever seen anyone mention The Heads. I’ve been waiting for Todd In The Shadows to talk about it for years. What a fascinating trainwreck.

[@thrownstair]

If "Allman and Woman" gets to count, then No Talking Just Head should too.

[@fae9537]

he briefly talked about them on a podcast episode he did on the tom tom club - that’s how i found out about them lol

[@notkimpine]

god i wish todd covering bruno mars again in 2024 with die with a smile and that annoying song on tik tok featuring blackpink members. i hate k-pop so much in my life and i want to listen a different music this time. like i don't know. metallica!? yeah metallica rocks than poopy ass bruno mars song that i just couldn't get it out. fuck this.

[@hypnoticpigeon]

I NEED a cure deep discog dive, especially since they're about to drop a new album

[@ForestGreenSharpie]

the cure would make for a great DDD (band with a lot of history, and regular style changes) but it would also be easily over an hour to cover the band

[@tutubism]

Excellent choice, another fellow 80s new wave/post-punk contemporary to The Cure, who also had an moody/surreal atmospheric sound to them is New Order. I would personally like to see a deep discog dive on them Their history & evolution is interesting. Their sound is also diverse & eclectic. Going from minimalist punk to oldschool techno/disco is quite a bold move

[@gabrielledebourg2487]

YES! They’re probably my most hyped band for a DDD, with Talking Heads being #2.

[@fawnsgf]

PLEEEEEASE

[@jmp01a24]

Have you even made a discogs user?

[@KealohaHarrison]

21:20 as an autistic Pacific Islander hearing about this was such a pleasant surprise from one of my favorite artists of all time, based David Byrne

[@susie8799]

oh hello! I’m also autistic and part Maori :3

[@ashleyleckwold5091]

I had never known that about him, but it also tracks since he asked Janelle Monae if he could cover 'Hell You Talmbout' for American Utopia.

[@cbear620]

What actual perfect timing! I just got diagnosed with autism a week ago and have been finding so much comfort in seeing what other autistic creatives have done. Makes you realize how widely our worldly possibilities span. Can't wait to watch this after my concert in a few hours!

[@aussieseal9979]

Is this a joke or a bot

[@KealohaHarrison]

Congrats on the diagnosis!!! I’m still looking for an expert to give me a proper diagnosis, but I’m not losing hope.

[@ArizonanSummer]

Possibly fun fact: When the band first formed as The Artistics, the decision to re-name was partially inspired by hecklers who kept calling them The Autistics

[@user-vz5lw2pu8t]

@@aussieseal9979 i think it's because we expect so much of the internet to be mean or rude we're surprised so much when it's not and automatically think that it's because it's a bot

[@cbear620]

@@aussieseal9979 awww you think I'm pretty enough to be a bot? I'm flattered! But yeah no--definitely real and I've got the captcha tests to prove it 😘

[@JJRedy]

Jerry just sits there serving face and being an unproblematic king

[@RoxanneJ81]

He is a handsome dude.

[@IvanKNIGHTFROGSROCK]

FUN FACT: Wild wild life was featured in the greatest animated film of all time that absolutely EVERYBODY has seen, Open season

[@SliceJosiah]

open season (2006)

[@rocketgeek96]

That movie, I think, was genuinely the first time I had ever encountered the Talking Heads. This keeps me up at night.

[@brunopackardhill3296]

With a soundtrack from the singer of The Replacements! (No, really)

[@IvanKNIGHTFROGSROCK]

@@brunopackardhill3296 YESSSSSSS classic! Meet meeeee iiiiin theeeee meadoooooow

[@indigojaime7970]

One thing i love about david byrne is his love for brazillian music. The name "Radio Head" for exemple came from a song of the legendary brazillian composer Chico Buarque. And Byrne was the responsable for reviving the career of Tom Zé, one of the most unique composers ever. I know that it would probably never happen but a ddd about Tom Zé would be incredible.

[@rafacsa1]

David has also collaborated with Caetano Veloso quite a bit

[@JaredEMitchell]

Thanks for bringing up Byrne's autism in relation to the band dynamics! Being on the spectrum myself, I kept noticing how odd it was that people didn't seem to factor that in when talking about the band breakup. Byrne's lyrics have really resonated with me, and it means a lot!

[@justinfrenette1885]

8:17 "CBGB heebie-jeebies" might be the best pun I've ever heard

[@404no57]

It's literally the first and recurring thing I've though ever since I first heard that name

[@SnowBaller985]

I'm so happy someone else recognizes that Tina's bass parts in making flippy floppy especially in stop making sense are some of the best there ever were

[@naiderl]

Found a Job wouldn't be half as great without Tina's bass.

[@MusicMaestro221]

29:26 looking at the cover of David Byrne’s 1997 album Feelings for five interrupted seconds is precisely where the nebula budget went

[@davidbanan.]

I've thought that Stop Making Sense was their best album since I first heard it a years ago and I'm glad to hear that more people think that too.

[@davidbanan.]

Ghrrr, you can't talk about Peter Gabriel's Peter Gabriel, while showing a music video from So >:(

[@gclip9883]

I saw the movie this year in a cinema and immediately got obsessed with the album. After listening to the studio albums as well, I have to agree. There is a certain energy that is just missing in the studio-work. Remain In Light is the only one that gives Stop Making Sense a run for its money

[@WiloPolis03]

Kinda wish the American Utopia broadway show was touched on more. Saw it live on a NYC trip, and it's genuinely amazing. Inspiring, silly, touching, and beyond impressive. The instrumentalists that David Byrne assembled are actual prodigies

[@krigillustrate]

SAME!! i saw it back around november/december 2021 and it was delightful

[@WiloPolis03]

@@krigillustrate Fr, I feel bad for people who only got the chance to see it on streaming, it was such a wonderful experience live

[@jada90]

yup absolutely amazing, even if just watching it on the tv

[@rabbitsrefuse]

I am absolutely in love with the Talking Heads. I saw David Byrne live in 2019 and spent half of the show in tears. The remaster of Stop Making Sense has been so important for the band. Getting to see it in a theater was spectacular. And the story about David Byrne’s response to the mugging doesn’t surprise me, but it is also one of the funniest stories of something awful happening to someone that I’ve ever heard.

[@gabem7937]

New Tyler and ddd on my favorite band on the same day this the best Monday ever😭

[@selalewis9189]

I grew up on Talking Heads. My parents played the concert film Stop Making Sense so much that I’m pretty sure I know all the songs and choreography from memory. In my opinion, David may be the visionary but Tina Weymouth’s bass is the backbone of their sound. Jerry is from my hometown so that always makes me proud. And I love How Music Works. Byrne talks about how technology shapes music more than anything else. The point where you mention that the early work of Talking Heads has this wonderful unpolished sound compared to their later work reminds me a bit of the arc of Hiatus Kaiyote. They even have a charismatic lead vocalist in Nai Palm that did a solo album. I hope they will go as long as they need to and, like Talking Heads, quietly move on. Great video, it made me smile 😊

[@user-vr2if8ug2m]

Oh we’re so heading in the right direction for a Pulp DDD

[@annaphallactic]

Oh my God, justice for Cocaine Socialism

[@BlueSR]

what a fantastic channel and series honestly. Such a good way to get an oversight on all of those artists that are on my list of things i should probably listen to and will probably enjoy! Got into Pink Floyd partially through your video on them so i have you to thank for that hehe :O ALSO; THE RADIANCE JUMPSCARED ME??? YOU'VE PLAYED HOLLOW KNIGHT??

[@CK73YT]

Blue saw radiance and his neurons activated instantly

[@Soulkinthehuman]

BlueSR is a Mike the Snare fan?????

[@himan100-u9q]

he should do a DDD on team cherry and when they are going to release silksong

[@robbyr6520]

New Mic the Snare and new Tyler, the Creator on the same day. We eating good‼️

[@nerdtendo128]

been dying for a more punk/new wave related deep discog dive. thank you mic snare.

[@choptopshusband]

When mic the snare does a deep discog dive on zeppelin I will die a happy man. Also justice for The Name of this Band is Talking Heads, that live album is amazing.

[@MikeSparksMusic]

I will die happy if does a DDD of James Taylor… someday.

[@gryrabild]

Hell yeah, my favourite band!!! Literally illegal how you cut Making Flippy Floppy off right before the riff btw.

[@thetoxicfanbase4756]

Clicked on immediately!

[@tsjky1616]

THE BEST BAND OF ALL TIME

[@petevaldezbc1]

May be cliche, but I gotta give that nod to THE BEATLES, but I love the Talking Heads

[@klauslate4256]

I couldn't agree more with your statement about “burning down the house” finally clicking with the live version, it was exacly the same experience with me

[@lukegirardplus]

The way I gasped when this popped up in my feed

[@Asmallcorneroftheinternet]

Somewhere, in an alternate universe. When Stephen Colbert elaborated that there was a band nearby. That there were extra instruments for them. Instead of Tina saying, "Sorry, but no." They all looked at each other, shrugged, then got up and went over to play [INSERT SONG HERE]. They would also say, "Don't get used to this, but enjoy the moment."

[@idontknow-re9dx]

Today is my birthday and I get new videos from Todd in the Shadows and Mic the Snare, thank you so much you guys!

[@Wise_Person]

after that aphex twin fakeout i wasn’t sure when to expect a talking heads ddd but here we are!! woo!!!

[@lightbright4996]

3:40 ''toes in the punk and new wave orld'' yeah I sure hope so, new wave was a term invented to describe them.

[@Adam-hs1ft]

I never thought i would see Gaither's Pond mentioned anywhere ever, much less a video essay about Talking Heads.

[@joshsmusiclibrary]

Fantastic overview! Surprised at the mention of No Talking Just Head, real deep cut but has nice highlights. You hit exactly the right mark on Stop Making Sense, but I'll be damned if Speaking in Tongues deserves a little more praise and particularly the highlights of Little Creatures - The Lady Don't Mind is a favourite of mine and Road to Nowhere might aswell be there in their top 5 songs!!

[@joshuabedggood5286]

Hearing Superkiller set me off like a bloody sleeper agent, how dare you Neil Cicerega me like that

[@michael-luce]

New DDDs are always a treat, especially when it's on an artist with both a massive influence on music culture and a significant backlog of relatively unknown work. Great work as always! Out of curiosity, would you ever take suggestions on artists for DDD? Or is more a passion thing where you cover what you're most interested in exploring? There are several artists I'd love to hear your analysis on, but I also want to respect the process.

[@ForestGreenSharpie]

he has in the past done DDD polls and requests but i dont think he ever said why he stopped

[@Gudine]

He has a form in his website

[@crescentfreshsongs]

I'm not letting the days go by on this one, watching immediately.

[@fivefivefivephi]

I’d also like to mention (which i feel mic knows) Lilywhite produced two of the most critically acclaimed XTC albums! Would love to see a deep discog on them some day, like a psuedo beatles journey :)

[@rocketgeek96]

My God, if he ever talks about Apple Venus, I will just die on the spot.

[@fivefivefivephi]

@@rocketgeek96 and wasp star! Hopefully that’ll rile enough interest for them to finally be on streaming 🤞🤞

[@awildhannahappeared203]

I found the Stop Making Sense movie on KZbin one day (an unofficial upload, no doubt, it's since been deleted) and yeah, watching it once was enough to make me a lifetime fan of the band after never having heard them before. One of my favourite movies of all time, of any type.

[@PorkchopGMX]

amazing vocal performance at 15:54

[@tomalote1]

let's fucking gooooo you have no idea how long ive wanted this video to happen omg

[@tomcascone]

Small little error, the Remain In Light Tour still had Adrian Belew on guitar (watch Rome 1980!), Alex Weir came in ‘83 for the Speaking In Tongues sessions and tour. Belew’s playing on TNOTBITH is crazy good. This video is rad though, so glad you decided to cover Talking Heads!

[@brandonburroughs7128]

Yes! Adore this band. Their final 3 records are mad underrated. Little Creatures is my fave TH record

[@thatbloodypanda6989]

Very big day for me in particular

[@DumbIdeaPresentedStupidly]

Nothing But Flowers deserves more of a mention. Top ten head song, and not just a top post Stop Sense head song

[@VinceWhitacre]

Oh I am HERE for this one

[@VinceWhitacre]

Chris is such a good dude. (that's no slight to the others, just Chris is the only one I've ever talked to)

[@leftghostcrow]

Playing a Talking Heads tribute gig Friday, perfect timing hahaha

[@AlexanderGreensmith]

Mic, been watching you since March 2020 when the uncertainty of lockdown was all over the news. Binge-watching your full catalogue then (including old DDDs) brought me so much comfort. Great to see you finally DDD my fav band ;)

[@explodingegg123]

1:02 PERSONA 3 IN MY MIC THE SNARE???????

[@yhgbggtbytt3910]

BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY BABY

[@alagbari]

As I'm playing p3...am I in a mic snare video?

[@ianbyrne465]

My dad once casually told me that we were probably related to David Byrne. My father grew up in a village only a handful of miles from where David was born, and with the shared surname, the probability was fairly reasonable that there was some (fairly distant) relation there. I think about that alot sometimes

[@bluebird6665]

This must be the video! Finally, the talking heads have always been my favourite ever since I first discovered them, Bravo

[@robertonal]

i saw Stop Making Sense for the first time yesterday and I have not been able to think of anything else. this is peak music.

[@eliza2636]

"this pk is its own kind of fire" 🖊🔥🔥🔥

[@Pigweenies]

Dude no way, been obsessed only having listened to talking heads the past 2 weeks and then this comes out lol. Been binging the live concert Stop making Sense and Remain in Light nonstop. Great timing lol

[@tylercrock745]

Great video MicTheSnare! Hope one day you do a DDD on Rush.

[@damirervin4118]

Hell yes! That Talking Heads prediction was correct after all!

[@cinemaless09]

Thanks mic you made my day

[@wheelsofmercury]

My mom is a huge fan of Talking Heads. Also, they are a hugely influential band in the alternative music sphere. I hear a lot of their influence in Yard Act’s newest album.

[@AndrewBehm]

I was first introduced to Talking Heads through my dad’s CD of Stop Making Sense, so it’s always been my favorite, glad to hear some love for it!

[@REOswedewagon]

I have been longing for this dive. Thank you Mr. The Snare!

[@quinnnewman9538]

Great retrospective of a fascinating band

[@calebthemusicjunkie]

YES LETS GO, MIKE UPLOADED ABOUT AN AWESOME BAND

[@GabrielRhodes-ff5xr]

As a fan, this was so well done and in depth. Holy S***. Thank you Mr. Snare 😁

[@36melodyproduction]

YES ! So excited for this. I’ll take this opportunity to thank you for your work, which has brought me to many artists i would’ve never discovered otherwise and led me to see ones i already loved with new eyes. You offer a brillant on different areas of music, plus interesting criticism, plus these are often hilarious. Thanks a lot !

[@alawishous1557]

Man, I was just listening to Remain In Light like an hour ago. Now this!!!

[@jasonyoung5628]

Wild, I just finished reading How Music Works yesterday!

[@primitivo4604]

Excellent book.

[@quincyrich5817]

1:14 First Plug The Controller now Pack The Venue What can this man not do!!!??

[@eduniversal1298]

Great work! Love it, love it, love it :-)

[@a.r.rogers4373]

bro. i couldn’t sleep last night and was laying in bed watching Talking Heads videos. love that that was happening while you were likely editing this video.

[@bwagner23]

i maintain that the very first stop for anyone wanting to get into talking heads is watching Stop Making Sense. really, anyone wanting to get into listening to music for the first time. show your newborn Stop Making Sense. one of the most magical experiences in my life was showing it to my partner and watching it effect him song after song.

[@madduxrl]

WAKE UP BABE NEW DDD DROPPED

[@thekoenshow9787]

A couple of days ago I was literally thinking “Mike should do a discog dive on Talking Heads” I kid you not

[@a.r.rogers4373]

same!

[@SpookyLuvCookie]

love your take on this amazing band great video thanks uploader

[@davidhowell5585]

Been dreaming about this one for a while. Thanks Michael T. Snare

[@novatornado5576]

My immediate response to seeing the notification was “oh hell yea”

[@kurtramos9190]

Here because you timed this good with the upcoming rerelease of Talking Heads '77 with bonus live at CBGB's album!!

[@yoshiprospeedruns]

THANK U FOR DOING ONE ON TALKING HEADS THEY'RE LIKE MY FAV BAND EVER ILY

[@jamesbotha5360]

Speaking In Tongues is my all time favorite album

[@jacksampsonforever]

0:19 naw, like 10 minutes

[@altothesting]

Mic the Snare still has it when it comes to these videos. And yes, I think I haven’t watched in a while 😭😭

[@scottbuck1572]

Little Creatures is such a nostalgic album; first album I ever listened to, and it was with my mom on a road trip :)

[@MrFishFillet]

been waiting for this one for so long !!!!

[@Lozarenn]

YEsss I've been waiting on this one!!! Can't wait to watch it!

[@mdnghtppl0000]

always a good day when mic drops

[@MysteryMedia2001]

Talking heads is one of my favourite bands, Life during wartime and (nothing but) flowers are probably my favourite songs by them. Also the stop making sense CD is one of the first albums I ever bought

[@MysteriousPerson1991]

I thought the day would never come! Our king has returned with another banger!

[@matthewhomman8656]

NO WAY! ! ! This dude keeps covering the best artists, excited to see this :)

[@Dead_Cents]

You have no idea how long I’ve been waiting for this

[@grogan_ppp]

Never been happier to see a video ever

[@Sajirah]

Oh my god I’ve never been this year before. 😂

[@TheSiemek]

I heard Once In A Lifetime when I was 14 years old and it was 23 years ago. To this day it is may favorite song of all time. The best part is the reasons why it’s still the best for me change every couple years.

[@ringer1324]

10:15 David Byrne my beloved autistic king. Uh oh indeed

[@V.F.D.DaleSalvador]

16:35 I always found the combination of the upbeat chiptune and the "Oops. I did it again. I committed arson" very funny.

[@JakubJurkiewicz]

Finally Dave Matthews Band get a mention on this amazing channel - we need more!

[@vgenthusiast4]

Hell yes, I loved remain in light, can't wait to see the other albums worth listening to

[@Emme-Kappa]

And the Mic goes on And the Mic goes on And the Mic goes on And the Mic goes on And the Mic goes on, where the Snare has been And the Mic goes on And the Mic goes on

[@theworldmovesonawomanships]

i’ve been waiting for this one!!!