Take Me to the River - Talking Heads | College Students' FIRST TIME REACTION!

Hope you guys enjoyed the video!
- For Business Inquiries : [e-mail]
- P.O. BOX Address: 2000 E 12th Ave, Unit 5451 Tampa, FL, 33675
__________________________________________________________________________________________
-Patreon -
For Exclusive Videos KZbin won't allow (Zeppelin, ACDC, Eagles, etc..)
/ andyandalex
__________________________________________________________________________________________
- Social Media Links -
Follow For Updates/ Giveaways !
Instagram: @andyandalexofficial / andyandalexofficial
Facebook: Andy & Alex / andy-alex-162613042419...
-Our Intro Song "Feel the Love" From Alex's band
open.spotify.com/album/4Dao8y...

[@troilusand]

And it's not just that you've got the exposure to this great music, it is that you are actively listening to it, appreciating it, and formulating your thoughtful analysis. Love you guys.

[@scottingram7634]

The only thing that could have been better for you guys is if you had lived it like a lot of us did, but we're just glad to see you appreciating it the way we did back in the day. Happy New Year!

[@BigMacIain]

Tina's bassline is downright dangerous. There's no other word for it.

[@lauraaskew3410]

Agreed! Tina is an amazing bass player. I love, love Slippery People and (Nothing But) Flowers.

[@marcribe6483]

Oh! An Al Green cover today. The Heads dress the song in a different shade but without screwing with the original melody thus keeping its evocative magic. I love it. I'm sure you guys will dig it too.

[@herbertragan5849]

Al Green loved it too.

[@skiprockjr.6881]

I absolutely love the original. The Talking Heads version is fantastic too. Same thing with The Staple Singers cover of Life During Wartime. Both versions are great. It's rare where I like both versions around the same. I usually prefer one much more than the other.

[@_Booker_DeWitt]

I had no idea it was a cover. This is why I like reading the comments.

[@jeffking4176]

It’s a rare thing that a cover is as good or better than an excellent original. This is an example. 📻🙂

[@59jdubya]

Delbert McClinton has great bluesy version.

[@jamesbolton9752]

As I rapidly approach 73 not only am I grateful for being able to experience a lifetime of great music from about 1956 until present, today's technology allows me the privelege of seeing others not so fortunate as myself experience it as well. It's gratifying to see current generations appreciate and not dismiss what came before them. Thanks.

[@monaestrada6256]

I'm approaching 78 Quickly! Still digging David Byrne's moves ...

[@edw4664]

Well put.

[@AncientActivist]

We were very lucky! ❤

[@surlechapeau]

A&A, you’ll love their “Once In A Lifetime”, “Girlfriend Is Better” and “And She Was”!!! David Byrne is one of the most creative singer/performers you’ll find.

[@pocketleopard]

Adding Psycho Killer to this list.

[@surlechapeau]

@@pocketleopard they reacted that song, but it was not the good studio version. see it here kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6qlkICIjZuGjKM

[@pocketleopard]

@@surlechapeau ty, will chk it out

[@mllang-zy4vl]

@@pocketleopard They've already done Psycho Killer.

[@surlechapeau]

@@pocketleopard you're welcome

[@aileenturrietta7553]

Your comment about being grateful Andy doesn't compare to the fun you guys have given us. These songs have memories and meaning to a lot of us and watching you feel the way we did is awesome. David Byrne Rocks!.

[@cherinoelke]

Well put, Aileen. ✌💜

[@alansmith7626]

I was about to try and say the same thing! We know the songs but to watch someone here for 1st time is such a joy!

[@aileenturrietta7553]

@@alansmith7626 Great minds😎

[@karenduell1027]

Absolutely!

[@mscommerce]

Very well put! Exactly how I've felt about Andy and Alex the last two years I've followed them! Thank you!

[@thirty2wins]

Tina Weymouth is an amazing bassist!! The whole song hangs on her tight pocket!

[@danmayberry1185]

40 years later: Tina Weymouth's iconic Psycho Killer bass line emerges on Selena Gomez' Bad Liar, 2017 (Byrne likes it, Tina doesn't). 1 week ago: Byrne and Miley slaying a Bowie classic for New Year's. These guys are royalty.

[@burmajones803]

One of the best five American bands of all time, imo. I think their music was so far ahead of its time that it still sounds fresh today and will still sound fresh in 50 years. Talking Heads Remain in Light is worthy of a full album listen. The Great Curve is a monster of a tune!

[@joelliebler5690]

Although they are very good either you have not been exposed to some of the greatest bands from The U.S.A. Or are very young. Bands like CHICAGO, STYX, KANSAS, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, Tom Petty and The Heartbeakers, Blood, Sweat and Tears, The Eagles, and so many more I would put over The Talking Heads who had a handful of good tunes. I would put them in my top 300.

[@adamp2029]

I’m 53. American, and a huge music fan and musician. I’d take the Talking Heads over any of those bands you mentioned. By a lot! Though I loved Styx back in 7th/8th grade.

[@Mr05Chuck]

@@adamp2029 I’m 69, so obviously I am wiser than everyone. And I think there is no accounting for taste. So I will turn the other cheek and say we all would come up with different top fives. And none of us would be wrong.

[@fredinaz]

@@Mr05Chuck love this comment!

[@adamp2029]

I suppose if I were to rank my 5 favorites, it would go: 1. Steely Dan 2. R.E.M. 3. Wilco 4. Elliott Smith 5. Tom Waits Though my top 5 from anywhere would have Steely Dan (still at #1) as my sole American entry.

[@chrisbauder3327]

Being a guy who was growing up during the '70's, I fully embraced AOR and Prog, but couldn't stand punk/new-wave UNTIL...I heard this song, and I did a total embrace of everything. Talking Heads are the BOMB!

[@naytonestew7202]

Yeah, my brothers and I were listening to Ted Nugent, Styx, Bad Company...then my brother picked up a copy of the Sex Pistols "Never Mind the Bollocks" from the cut-out bin at Camelot in our local mall. Our minds were blown. Talking Heads, Elvis Costello, B-52s soon followed...

[@bradlandis7]

I fall into the same category. My sisters were older and huge into Classic Rock. My friend let me borrow his soundtrack to Repo Man 1985 and my mind was blown. I started to listen to the USF college radio new wave/ punk radio show around the end of 1985 and I was hooked.

[@robgrano6814]

Same here. I was 17 when I saw them do this live on SNL and it literally changed everything for me musically.

[@brianorzel1873]

David Byrne is the mad scientist of music! "And She Was" is another one of my favorites.

[@bobbabai]

A Talking Heads song that makes me cry every time: "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)"

[@fleurdelis2976]

This was my favorite by them and I'm glad you guys appreciate The Talking Heads. They were the soundtrack to a great time in my life so hearing them always makes me happy. They were huge during the MTV years. That was a time when the videos that the bands were putting out were as important as the music and no one did it better than The Talking Heads. Happy Friday everyone!

[@rocketrabble6737]

Never "The Talking Heads" no definite article required.

[@TwinMillMC]

Talking Heads were in a class of their own. Great assessment by the way 🤹‍♂️

[@Shadowrider1872]

Talking Heads, always a favorite.

[@allisonreed7682]

Hey, @John H! Happy Friday!

[@doncarlton4858]

The absolute monarchs of New Wave! When someone asks "what is New Wave?" I play them Talking Heads!

[@salinagrrrl69]

Saw this performed on SNL 79? First time I heard a minimalist lead guitar solo. I LOVED IT!

[@flor9389]

It’s what turned me on to them

[@itsmadfar]

Never tire of hearing you guys wrap your heads around the music that brought me up! The experience is much appreciated!

[@OronOfMontreal]

In the early 1980s, the Talking Heads was the ultimate college radio band. REM was a close second.

[@billalbritton4972]

Love the way the Heads lay back on this number.

[@rpmfla]

I went to a Talking Heads concert way back in my undergrad days. To start it all off, the stage was empty. David Byrne entered stage left with a guitar slung around his neck and carrying a boombox (do people still know what that was?). He got to the front center of the stage, set the boombox down, pressed play, and started the first song. It was a very long time ago but I think it was this song. After a minute, another band member walked out and took their place, joining in on the song. Then after a bit the next band member strolled out and joined in. This proceeded until everyone was on stage (I think they wheeled out a platform with the drum set/drummer on it on last). They all then proceeded to play the rest of the song to a roaring applause. What a way to start! Definitely one of my top 5 concerts ever.

[@dixiechatty958]

I saw that tour also. One of the best shows I saw in the 80's.

[@nyrocks5580]

As I mentioned in the chat, I feel like the Talking Heads go over better when you listen to several songs in a row and get into their quirky groove. In addition to all the songs they did on Stop Making Sense, one of my favorites is Cities.

[@maggieshevelew7579]

Great song. Great album (“Fear of Music”).

[@teknikel]

I love Cities and love that album.

[@randomperson-dy6kj]

@@marktait2371 Phish does a mean cover of Crosseyed and Painless, as well. In 1996, the Remain in Light album was their “musical costume” for Halloween. It was badass. They absolutely slayed The Great Curve.

[@nickgacsal6931]

“Once on a lifetime” is a must listen

[@leftybass5860]

“In”

[@EdwardGregoryNYC]

Since this is a cover, it's a great example of the unique choices that set the Heads apart. The vocals, as you describe as hitting the "frail" notes, are a choice not many artist would choose. It's David allowing himself to be himself and allowing his quirky nature to rule the day. That with Brian's direction and Tina's inspired bass line, make this a whole new animal from the original. One of your commentors mentioned how groundbreaking this sound was. It's something that's hard to appreciate when you approach a song 40 years down the road, but so many of the tracks you hear on your channel stood out in their day because they sounded like nothing that came before - Beatles, Zeppelin, The Heads, The Ramones,... that's one thing that unites these bands is just what an impact it made to hear something completely fresh.

[@marklozano493]

How anyone could NOT like this song is beyond me. First time I heard this song was live on Saturday Night Live. I was floored by the musicality. Layer upon layer and waiting for what's going to happen next. Freaking masterpiece. The rake he does on his strat... geez. What a song... nufsaid.

[@msmrsro]

The whole Stop Making Sense album is worth a listen or movie viewing in its entirety. Summer of 84 soundtrack for me.

[@steveshute3810]

This is one of the most creative and special bands of all time.

[@bigbow62]

The Stop Making Sence cassette lived playing in my 86' IROC during the sweet summer of 86' ... & A big thank you to all the ladies that road shotgun during that wild-n-crazy summer..... WOW !

[@donmanuel7868]

The talking Heads great version of "Take Me To The River" should come with an advisory label that reads : "Warning: This Song Will Cause Stink Face While Listening!"...!

[@moniphil]

You need to listen to songs from the Top 40 at the time and the original version of this song to realize how groundbreaking and original it is.

[@cazgerald9471]

I don't remember the original (Al Green) being on the radio but I do remember Syl Johnson's version being played - it was his beggest hit. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYXSiZqCqJp-ndE

[@moniphil]

@@cazgerald9471 Thanks. I really wasn’t familiar with the history of the song other than it was an Al Green song. I guess I always thought it was one of his early songs from back in the 60s, and I didn’t know it because I was too young in the 60s and radio had forgotten it. I just looked at the song’s Wikipedia entry, and I was wrong. I didn’t know it was only 4 years old at the time the Heads released it and I’d never, to my knowledge, heard the Syl Johnson version. Johnson’s single reached #48 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1975, and #7 on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart. It wasn’t released as a Green single. Apparently, the record company, Hi Records, did not release Green's track as a single, but instead passed the song to his labelmate, Syl Johnson. Of course, when it first came out, I thought it was just a great and different sounding (especially the vocals) song by this new band the Talking Heads. I’m not sure when I learned it was an Al Green song. Thanks to you and A&A for inspiring me to learn the history.

[@cazgerald9471]

@@moniphil I looked it up too. I didn't really know Syl Johnson's name, but when I listened that's definitely the version I remember being played on the radio.

[@TinoScott]

Talking Heads.. I forget how awesome these guys are sometimes 🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@markgatica12]

This song was my gateway to TH back in 1978. Within two years they became my favorite band and remained so throughout the eighties. As much as I love their live renditions, this is one of the few songs where I prefer the original. Thank you for listening.

[@jamesmichael5475]

I also liked the Talking Heads version, but Hard to love this quite as much after listening to the AL Green version.

[@njchenault]

You understand their interpretation without fist hearing the Reverend AL Green. Many of your stylistic comments on the performance were there in Green's original. Both versions in heavy rotation in my play lists

[@sherryheim5504]

When this band first appeared on radio, I was kind of pushed back, not sure I really liked them (both the Talking Heads and DEVO were pushing music into a different direction), but very quickly I started loving everything they did. The singer has a very unique and interesting voice. I love this song.

[@tjtampa214]

Love the low gear. I certainly remember this one. 🎵 🥂 💜

[@stevenator0281]

I saw them on SNL perform this song and was at the record store the very next day. They have been my favorite band since 1977. Thank you for reacting to this masterpiece.

[@425TOM]

I remember Talking Heads doing Take me to the river live on SNL back in the 70s. Incredible performance.

[@Shadowrider1872]

GOOOOOOOD MORNING A&A FAMILY!!!!! ☮️💟♾️

[@susandege321]

Nothing better than a Talking Heads live show

[@lynne5322]

"Is that an argument...or is the TV on? 📺" 😂

[@JustMe-ks8qc]

I didn't know it at the time, but when I was listening to Talking Heads non stop on my little red Walkman back in the day, I had actually reached my peak coolness. No one else knew it, either. My coolness was imperceptible.

[@yvrkid7070]

I love watching you grow up to the music I grew up with.

[@thomasripley1548]

One of the songs done by the commitments in a great comedy set in Ireland I beleive.....

[@joannparker1977]

Talking Heads is always a trip.

[@dianegoldeneye7363]

I wasn’t sure you guys would like this. I’m so glad you did. Fantastic! You guys are the best. I really mean that. So much appreciation for really listening to our suggestions it’s so much fun to watch you guys hear it for the first time. Ty XXOO.

[@bedazzled64]

This is the music I grew up with and everytime this came on, my great car system got cranked and it sounded SO GOOD!

[@vaskylark]

You know you're right, you probably wouldn't have heard this brilliant song today had ya not sought it out on this channel. That's sad to me because as someone who was born in '69 I grew up as a teenager hearing Talking Heads on the radio. I'm realizing how lucky I was to experience all the 70's and 80's bands that I both saw live and listened to first on radio then bought the records. Good job!

[@TahoeNevada]

My mom’s favorite Talking Heads song!

[@toddg3268]

Love that you guys appreciate the tunes of a bygone era and keep it alive! You say that you listen to so much great music that it’s unfair. Imagine getting in your car, turning on the radio and hearing song after song of this quality. So unfair and we didn’t even realize it. Keep bring us these great reactions!

[@xlerb_again_to_music7908]

Excellent reaction - great band! And you're right TH are wonderful; see Stop Making Sense every year - on first release saw at cinema; by 20 mins in the audience was out of their seats dancing!

[@bigglesharrumpher4139]

Rowing on the Wanganui river (NZ) in the late 80's, listening to Talking Heads, our rowing mate the 'Indian' and his cool antics.....bus trip to lake Ruataniwha for the rowing championships listening to this song....

[@donnakubiski5572]

Like I said in the comments in the poll I am not a big Talking Heads fan, but I do love this song. I'm glad it won.

[@catbutte4770]

I am SO excited that you two really enjoyed, "Take Me to the River" by Talking Heads! 😻

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks, Andy! Thanks, Alex! 💎 #AndyAndAlex #TalkingHeads #TakeMeToTheRiver

[@susanklasinski1805]

Pretty sure Al Green was busting in on the upper right corner. This is a cover of his song, and the T Heads did it justice. This is the song that broke Talking Heads and made them a household name

[@tjj300]

I think Psycho Killer was their breakout song.

[@susanklasinski1805]

@@tjj300 This was their first to crack the Top 40

[@themoviedealers]

In the New York area, they were on the rock station HEAVY since their first single in 77, since they were considered a hometown band.

[@tjj300]

@@themoviedealers My hometown market. Psycho Killer got a lot of airplay before they went national.

[@fkessler53]

This was my first exposure to Talking Heads in 1978 in a tent in a commune in Missouri. Thanks Mike for the introduction!

[@LudusAurea]

Glad to see the youth experiencing talking heads. They’re spectacular.

[@jonahpedersen5429]

One of my all time favorites

[@kimberlydavis4772]

I always love it when you guys put some talking heads on! 😍

[@827dusty]

Remember the novelty item in the early 200s of a wiggling fish on a wooden Plack that sang this song when you touched it? That was the funniest thing I have seen in years.

[@Nightrelic]

I remember watching them perform this on Saturday Night Live. It’s what got me buying their records. I think a lot of people were introduced that way. SNL had a lot of cutting edge bands on the show during that period. There are a few bands I would suggest starting with their SNL performances.

[@gaijin5]

Talking Heads 78' "Take Me to the River" cover of Foghat 76' "Take Me to the River" cover of AL Green 74', singer, song writer. All are fantastic! 🔥🔥🔥

[@Pens724]

Seeing him singing things like this on the Austin City Limits show was amazing.

[@jimclark5454]

A bit of trivia: the album cover is actually an art piece by David Byrne and is made up of 576 individually shot Polaroid pictures

[@experi-mentalproductions5358]

This is my favourite Talking Heads album.

[@kima.4268]

I was at the Hollywood Palladium when the live show was filmed. Red velvet seats, no smoking (which you could do back then), no food or beverage allowed. But, we did get to watch a great concert where, if I remember correctly, a few songs were done twice. Fun show.

[@lynda3860]

love talking heads one of my favourite bands from 1977, so many good albums

[@Maisie9798]

Thank you!!!!!!! I've been requesting this song 4-ever!!!!!!! Next: And She Was

[@stuartalexander2657]

David Byrne was always a bit of a strange agent, but when he and the band were on their game, look out. In this great track they put the rhythm section front and center. Awesome.

[@howardstory1391]

I’ve heard him interviewed talking about being on the spectrum (autistic).

[@evangeline3152]

I kind of remember doing a lot of drunk dancing to this song in college. 😂Burning Down the House was my driving to class song.

[@kimberlyreese6425]

I think I found my new favorite channel. I couldn't have been more lucky to have parents that loved and respected music the way they did. My first concert experience was in my living room, with 100's of vinyls laying on the floor and 3 foot speakers!!

[@alanhynd7886]

Maybe would have left this track for the Al Green version and gone straight to Once in a Lifetime for Talking Heads? It's kind of their signature track for me.

[@Joshualuv13]

I felt like clapping at the end that boys ,thanks for that one as I'm 60 and I loved talking heads from when I discovered them in my late teens. .so many great memories.

[@scooterbaby1]

Saw these guys several times early 80's at The Stage West in Hartford Ct. which then became The Agora Ballroom, so good live.

[@LyndaHill]

So good. My word for them is rollicking.

[@gmcsrbosavl6964]

So crazy that young musicians feel like they would never have come across the Talking Heads if they didn’t have a KZbin reaction channel. Emblematic of how much the world has changed and how the abundance of info and access has somehow resulted in less natural discovery in some ways.

[@kevinphinney932]

My favorite is the live one from “The Name of this band is Talking Heads” (no “The.”) It’s all rooted in that savagely slinky bass line that Tina keeps in a stranglehold throughout the song. Next? I’d suggest “Life During Wartime,” better known by its chorus; “This ain’t no party… this ain’t no disco; This ain’t no fooling around.” Well done, gents.

[@TheSteveRobinson]

What was the name of the movie that featured "Life during Wartime"? I vaguely remember it was about the New York club scene and a young girl... I saw it onece back in the late 80's if I remember correctly.

[@DoubtfulCertainties]

The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads is one of the best live albums of all time, in my opinion. Especially the expanded version, which has 33 tracks.

[@marktait2371]

@@DoubtfulCertainties same doubtful i have the expanded rhino cd also 2002 just pulled out today discussing with other viewer good liner notes mag reviews and the sound quality really good especially for 20 year old cd plus one hny

[@brianalbee7195]

@Steve Robinson, That movie was called “Time Square”, from 1980. I too saw it once but just looked it up. I remembered some song called Damn Dog. It has a pretty eclectic soundtrack.

[@TheSteveRobinson]

@@brianalbee7195 Thanks.

[@timlazuka1658]

About a year and a half prior to this cover (and it's a great cover) Foghat did a more up tempo cover - well worth the listen.

[@alanmusicman3385]

For me, Al Green did the definitive version of this song.

[@kevinphinney932]

He DID write it.

[@alanmusicman3385]

@@kevinphinney932 Exactly - definitive.

[@sandyboudreaux-barber9586]

Love love love!

[@privatename123]

The Pistols, Oasis, and now Talking Heads?! Fantastic direction guys. The well runs deep, keep drinking!

[@RobtBlond]

Now if they'd only hit the Replacements!

[@bazzer124]

This is probably my favorite Talking Heads tune. Everything works so well - bass, guitar, keys, percussion, and vocals are all just right! Qu'est ce c'est and all that jazz. Cheers....

[@Alan-lv9rw]

This and “Road to Nowhere” are fantastic.

[@monaestrada6256]

Aw dudes! Part of the joy is watching David do his thing on stage! His moves get u up and dancing... Lol

[@Dr3amtime]

The first time I heard this was when it came over the car radio when I was in high school. Had to pull over and listen to it all the way through. It's occupied a space in my brain ever since.

[@Eric4471066]

This song was The Talking Heads' first Top 40 hit. The song peaked at the #25 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the early winter of 1979. Hearing the awesome vocals of David Byrne as the front man and lead singer makes me happy. A great banger of a song indeed!!! Originally, this song was co-writtened and sung by r&b singer Al Green back in 1974.

[@tomschoepen]

Yep, true. This fantastic song is not written by Al Green alone: Lyrics: Al Green - Composers/Music: Al Green *and* Mabon Lewis "Teenie" Hodges. At the Royal Studios in Memphis, where I was recording with him and his two brothers Charles and Leroy, Teenie told me the story of the song from a to z, just six months before he died. So sad.

[@bobschenkel7921]

Got to see Talking Heads about a month before they filmed "Stop Making Sense", and when they played this song, the crowd was in a frenzy. Obviously one of the favorites of most people there, along with about ten other songs they did that night.

[@lynne5322]

I accidentally ended up in the movie/documentary. (All audience had to sign waivers at the door.)

[@user-uh3nn9sm1j]

I, for one, am very glad you get to listen to such great music!!!

[@cherinoelke]

You are so right Andy, The Talking Heads certainly did know how to build a fire. Pyromaniacs, the lot of them!

[@tanyaroberson9629]

When I was in college we used to dance to Talking Heads along with the B-52s. The sound is different but both were quirky.

[@badsherman1193]

I remember seeing the Heads perform this live on SNL in 1979. Loved how Byrne used a "string scrape" for the solo. Definitely worth watching if you can find it.

[@DawnSuttonfabfour]

Love The Heads, so much going on in their music. Under the surface there comes the layer, then the next layer and on and on. I'm glad you get them.

[@strngenchantedgirl]

Also check out the Al Green version. I grew up listening to this one and didn’t even know it was a cover until well into adulthood.

[@ericredlefsen5554]

Jerry Harrison was the secret sauce in that band.

[@AjaxCaper]

"Man with a gun" 🎶 a pretty girl, can go anywhere.... 🎶

[@robsatkus9830]

You cats have really impressed me this week between the Sex Pistols and this. I'm really glad you guys have gotten to take this ride. You are basically listening to the soundtrack of my life. Songs like these last couple, I'm like, "Will they like it? More importantly, will they get it?" And you usually do, which is awesome. My favorite reaction channel hands down. And Tina Weymouth is a bass goddess.

[@TheMissBeki]

Banger Banger Banger .. Thank u baby jesus for doing the studio version of this one .. Some of the vocal nuances get lost in the live and I just feel it does a song like this, a bit of a disservice..That's what I appreciate about you guys and why you get to listen to so much good shit ,,, you are open to the voices of your subs. thank you. the vibe !!!!

[@sallysharp3845]

I love how Alex is loving 80's music, considering his anti 80's stance in the past.

[@diane39istockphoto]

Oh man...brings me right back to 1979. Saw the Heads for the very first time...SNL and they sang this song. Look up that performance...it's amazing.

[@johncrookston6111]

great tune! applicable to my life again today lol i love the groove to this song the mood fits so well on this winter day

[@judypratt2868]

greatest art school band ever