TALKING HEADS "BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE" LIVE (reaction)

[@Stacy55ish]

I was an audience member with several friends in Los Angeles in 1982 getting ready to listen to YES, who were headlining that night, when this song came on over the speakers. People were saying things like, "What is this song!" "Who is this?" "What an incredible song!"

[@SightAfterDark]

Cool memory! Thanks for sharing!

[@lewismaddox4132]

If you watch this documentary sequentially this is the turning point. "Thank You for Sending Me an Angel" you have a strong suspicion that this ain't no ordinary concert footage. However, when you get to this you realize your witnessing something wholly unique. The word breathtaking came from somewhere. This whole show is a shot to the solar plexis without the pain. I just forget to breathe.

[@lisamareepritchard6375]

Thank you for sharing, I grew up listening to Talking Heads during my teenage years & still love them at 53 ! My eldest son 27 is just getting into them now…

[@SightAfterDark]

Thanks for watching Lisa Maree! TH transcends generations for real ❤️!

[@emilyflotilla931]

67 here and still digging them! Never stop moving...❤️🕯

[@hugosbeerspirits4871]

If you've wanted to be musician, be in a band, this is it.

[@blitztim6416]

Bernie Worrell from Parliment/Funkadelic on the keys in this song.

[@hongfang2508]

He adds a lot to Talking Heads music.

[@bmac24]

David Byrning Down the House

[@SightAfterDark]

As he does

[@Graphite42]

Saw this film in the theater many times. Got to see American Utopia on Broadway. Wow, when he did this live, it still rocked!

[@sst3d]

Again A+…I love the respect you give the artists …no interruptions You’re an intersecting couple I enjoy your point of view

[@SightAfterDark]

Thanks so much Joseph!

[@LordGeord]

Dude, Tendayi is incredible! Her vocal and physical performance is bonkers in that show (Also a movie you should watch)

[@SightAfterDark]

It’s definitely on the list! Thanks for watching Geordie!

[@genesiegel2884]

Ok, saw them in Phoenix during this tour, or about this time, and, first off, let me say I had no idea what to expect. When they did this … THIS!! … and more!! One of the greatest live shows I have ever witnessed!!

[@Jonni1027]

I saw them in Berkeley on this same tour and I never expected the GREATNESS that was to come for sure that night! They did Burning Down The House during the show but then did it AGAIN for their encore which was so fun!

[@hongfang2508]

Stop Making Sense was shown at a theater on Harvard Square every Friday, midnight in the mid 80s. When I moved to Boston, only thing I knew about Talking Heads was this song, a regular play on the radio. I pretty much checked out of rock/pop music when disco became popular in mid to late 70s so I totally missed New Wave in general and Talking Heads in particular. A younger friend I met in Boston took me to see Stop Making Sense one Friday night. I was overwhelmed. I went back to the theater at least 10 more times (probably much more) often by myself. I bought the DVD a decade later and play it for all my guests who have never seen it. I haven't met one person who doesn't at least like it if not love it. And the movie just never gets old. I watched Sight After Dark react to the entire movie (song by song) and enjoyed every minute (after seeing the movie dozens of times over the years).

[@SightAfterDark]

Gotta love this song. It’s an absolute classic!We’re so glad you enjoyed! Thank you so much for taking the time to watch these videos!

[@ericsierra-franco7802]

Saw this movie twice when it came out in 84 at the TLA in Philadelphia when it was still a movie theater. Blew me away!

[@jackbatts1074]

You either get them or you dont,,one of my favorites

[@michaelnoviello6302]

Skill and massive energy....Incredible!

[@timpindar]

I’d say their biggest song is probably Once In A Lifetime - watch this space!

[@RolandTumble23]

Depends what you mean by "big". BDTH is almost certainly their biggest _commercial_ success. OIAL may well be the biggest artistic success (or possibly The Great Curve...).

[@MindFeather]

total crowd pleaser. the wiki for this track, from 1983, ... hell, i'll just copy-paste it here: "Chris [Frantz, drummer] had just been to see Parliament-Funkadelic in its full glory at Madison Square Garden, and he was really hyped. During the jam, he kept yelling 'Burn down the house!' which was a P-Funk audience chant, and David [Byrne] dug the line, changing it to the finished version, 'Burning down the house'." Bernie Worrell from P-Funk finally comes out for this one. those trippy "aliens are landing, the mothership has arrived, we are the aliens, you in the audience and we on stage, all aliens together" keys and effects. a year later, 1984, the iconic "The Roof Is on Fire" by Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three came out as a single. i mean pretty much everything was on fire. even ten years earlier in the Psycho Killer track the lines go, "I can't sleep, cause my bed's on fire." clearly there's a fire issue. never stop moving.

[@SightAfterDark]

That’s so awesome! Parliament-Funkadelic is the best! We may have to do an album by them sometime

[@zappafan3473]

@@SightAfterDark please make that album Maggot Brain

[@thomasshreve750]

Great song.

[@SightAfterDark]

Indeed! Thanks for watching Thomas!

[@robertkramer41]

Damn, how did I not see them live, smh.

[@Hughes17]

great video, I like your reactions

[@SightAfterDark]

Thanks Peter!

[@jackbatts1074]

Greatest intro in history

[@ronpaizley9349]

PUNK FUNK @ its most finest & twisted !!!

[@smittybenzo4693]

This is my sh*t but its so much better live.

[@SightAfterDark]

You said it!

[@springsource]

Youre Welcom, signed the 80s.

[@SightAfterDark]

Lol thanks 80s!

[@moanman1776]

Someone has been stealing songs from my personal playlist again! Talking Heads/David Byrne genius creators. Period. First concert film I ever saw. RIP Jonathan Demme.

[@SightAfterDark]

RIP

[@carmensandiego7749]

Did you know that Tina is the bassist and therefore the girl cartoon in Gorillaz?

[@SightAfterDark]

We didn’t know she was in Gorillaz!

[@carmensandiego7749]

@@SightAfterDark well, I had heard this a long time ago, but trying to verify now that I told you and I'm not finding anything about her. Not listed as a past member. Maybe uncredited? Or am I just wrong?

[@cahillgreg]

Jesus wept

[@joecugno9503]

Please, It's not The Talking Heads, just Talking Heads.

[@SightAfterDark]

Whoops! Sorry! Our next couple of videos are gonna say that too 😬

[@cityhonors1]

🤔 It depends on the sentence. "I played the Talking Heads 45's on CBs jukebox." Or "I got my Talking Heads ticket". 🤷🏿‍♀️ I've always used both. 🤔 Now I have to ponder the question. 🐰

[@alexandercopeland2849]

Hate to say, my least favorite Talking Heads song. Played way to much on radio growing up and in some movies.