Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime (Official Video)

You're watching the official music video for Talking Heads - "Once in a Lifetime" from the album 'Remain in Light' (1980)
Directors: Toni Basil and David Byrne
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Song Lyrics:
[Verse 1]
And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack
And you may find yourself in another part of the world
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife
And you may ask yourself, "Well, how did I get here?"
[Chorus]
Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again, after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground
[Verse 2]
And you may ask yourself, "How do I work this?"
And you may ask yourself, "Where is that large automobile?"
And you may tell yourself, "This is not my beautiful house"
And you may tell yourself, "This is not my beautiful wife"
[Chorus]
Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again, after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground
[Bridge]
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was
[Verse 3]
Water dissolving and water removing
There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Under the water, carry the water
Remove the water from the bottom of the ocean
Water dissolving and water removing
[Chorus]
Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again, into the silent water
Under the rocks and stones, there is water underground
Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again, after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground
[Verse 4]
You may ask yourself, "What is that beautiful house?"
You may ask yourself, "Where does that highway go to?"
And you may ask yourself, "Am I right, am I wrong?"
And you may say to yourself, "My God, what have I done?"
[Chorus]
Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again, into the silent water
Under the rocks and stones, there is water underground
Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again, after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground
[Outro]
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was
Same as it ever was, look where my hand was
Time isn't holding up, time isn't after us
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was (I couldn't get no rest)
Same as it ever was, hey let's all twist our thumbs
Here comes the twister
Letting the days go by (same as it ever was, same as it ever was)
Letting the days go by (same as it ever was, same as it ever was)
Once in a lifetime, let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
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The Official KZbin Channel of Talking Heads:
David Byrne - Lead Vocals, Guitar
Chris Frantz - Drums
Jerry Harrison - Keyboards, Guitar
Tina Weymouth - Bass

[@GobanShodan]

Hearing this play in a supermarket was the most surreal thing I've experienced in a long time.

[@jawadibrahim2367]

I kinda wish I would've experienced that. ~~forgot to type "wish" because I'm an idiot~~

[@MantisGirl]

Nice pfp

[@Buick_GSX]

They play it regularly at my store, as well as Queen, Michael Jackson, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Tears for Fears, ABBA, Earth, Wind, and Fire, and other wildly influential artists for some reason Update: they also play Blue Monday

[@yaoimessiah]

@Buick GSX what kind of grocery store do y'all _HAVE_ 😭😭😭

[@yaoimessiah]

bruhh all the stores where I live play crap like katy perry or justin bieber 😔

[@WaffleDogofLegend]

I’m pretty sure this is just David showing off how perfectly his glasses fit.

[@Juber777]

Lol 😆... dude, you got a point.

[@thebirdsareuptosomething4938]

Honestly, I'm kinda jealous

[@U.R.coolkid]

@@thebirdsareuptosomething4938 same my glasses are falling off just watching youtube

[@therubberduck1165]

He just came from the optometrist and has till the end of the day to return his glasses 😁😁😁🤗 Edit: if they don't fit. He didnt know they were recording

[@KettiexD]

They wouldn't budge for NOTHIN'

[@longtoothevecruentusinvict6956]

as I get older in life I find myself becoming more and more acquainted with the phrase "My god, what have I done"

[@kevingouldrup9265]

Yes! I find myself saying MY GOD WHAT HAVE I DONE EVERY DAY! lol

[@vlemmerson]

I saw a post once that was basically "you can tell how hard someone's going through it by how hard they sing 'i sometimes wish I'd never been born at all' in bohemian rhapsody," and that's the EXACT feeling I experience for "my god, what have I done"

[@delcartoons]

lol it's daily life after 30

[@d9720267]

They add up, don't they?

[@PointingAtYou]

I relate to "And you may find yourself."

[@clevelandcbi]

*"Look, Dad!!. He dances like you. Its like hes getting tazed but refuses to give up."* - My daughter actually said that me about a Weird Al video, but this one fits too.

[@ChrisJS1987]

Haha 😂 I shall be stealing this saying.

[@skeeterburke]

​@@ChrisJS1987ditto 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheletterR.]

never quit dancing, no matter how bad you are its better than being a coward

[@michaelwalsh3474]

😂 what!?

[@bobbydarker1959]

😂 my daughter asked if I had to pee!!!! 😂

[@Mariodash23]

Dude, this edible ain’t shi- *LETTING THE DAYS GO BY*

[@swagmaster6973]

I discovered this song when I was on edibles lol

[@adamj1367]

@@swagmaster6973 If you aren’t making that up, it must have been quite the experience!

[@swagmaster6973]

@@adamj1367 dead serious, I had heard their music plenty of times but never this song even though it's their most popular. I love it though

[@tristanw4151]

*LET THE WATER HOLD ME DOWN*

[@lindsayheim-nugent2567]

I'm high on medical mamajuana for severe nerve damage and I'm laughing my ass off !!!

[@tomfoolery5610]

David Byrne: Has a stroke in the studio Music video creators: "This is art."

[@CellaMadea]

Yes, Yes, when people music made people beautiful!!!!! CellaMadea

[@johnharrington4757]

More like a cocaine overdose but pretty much lol. Never gets old.

[@Megaalith]

@@johnharrington4757 Definitely a combo of coke and acid

[@chestikov2011]

@@Megaalith David Byrne likes the topic of nervousness and angst for songwriting. Cant sleep my beds on fire, don't touch me ...................

[@trashmann1081]

fun fact: all of this was choreographed

[@creekandseminole]

I was at a Penny's store shopping for some nice work clothes. I have to go to the big and tall section. My son was with me in his stroller. I stopped by the suit jackets and this song started playing in the store. I put on a large Shaquille O'Neil brand jacket and started dancing like David Byrne. Made my son crack up and my wife embarrassed.

[@thebackyard7661]

keep doing it, in the car, at home, on your lawn, just don't stop doing it because of what others think. great songs with great dances deserved to be sung and danced to!

[@TastySurrealBowl]

Well done.

[@MzLinei]

Luv it!!!!🎶

[@marysalisbury9270]

Perfect!

[@nikfury8]

😂😂

[@mark2tech]

Tina Waymouth is one of the meanest, funkiest and most badass bassist in history. Those baselines are hypnotizing and make you want to move.

[@Greenballoffire]

Yeah mad how she didn't want to be a bassist at first. She much talented..

[@michaelwhitney4794]

Abouslty

[@FloopidyMcDoopidy]

In this song, the bassline is quite literally 2 notes played in the same exact phrase, unchanging, for the duration of the entire song. lol.

[@TheBeaverWhisperer]

Funny thing is I think she’s seriously overrated.

[@Midnight_Reaper]

@@FloopidyMcDoopidy same as it ever was

[@thestanman1486]

Those have to be the most well fitting glasses ever. Them shits barely even slipped from their place

[@yeeb2945]

Tru

[@cl0wny_y]

Bruh my glasses fall off my face when I look down

[@raymond4592]

expecially with the 30 pounds of sweat he had on his face

[@lacymacy2242]

Maybe he's super glue them to his face

[@MD-kg1kq]

@The Stan Man; Dear, you have clearly and absolutely not understood the text. Then it is also better that you absolutely do not respond. Because with the experts you now come across as absolutely enormously stupid. For those who don't know, they are going to agree with you, but don't forget at the IQ test they are all going to end on 75, just like you.

[@waitingfortherainz]

It’s my mental breakdown *I* get to choose the music

[@marioishifranz2326]

Lmao

[@igotmesomeabs]

This fuels me

[@xXAVERY2Xx]

Inspiration

[@brickshthouse2959]

Brilliant

[@varanchio]

👌👌👌

[@Network-yp8de]

guy dancing like he has physics turned off is my favorite genre of music video. like, look at this freak just getting it

[@grahamkay8846]

all autistic people can just Do That

[@supermachine2275]

he can get it alright’ ! haha 😅

[@Network-yp8de]

@@supermachine2275 😏

[@tomfoolery5680]

Radiohead :Lotus Flower You're welcome

[@thomasvise140]

That Egyptian walk he does cracks me up every time I watch it! 😂

[@MassiveFish-hp4pm]

Hey you should check out a band called The Doublejumps if you like Talking Heads. It's a different sound but it has a similar outside the box creative thing going on, it's a band from my home country (new zealand)

[@tsumae_]

the only man able to do the club penguin dance

[@The8bitdin0]

Lmao

[@fabanano6158]

Lmao

[@randowdude6847]

Wait doesnt that to a bommer sound like saying "wow they made the poggers girl into a anime" cuz i get the same energy from this comment

[@stranger2442]

lol stop it

[@Crims0niscool]

One of them

[@fretboardmaster70]

I could never understand why people left the dance floor whenever I got up to dance. After all I learnt everything from David Byrne.

[@davisonfuller2736]

lmao

[@edwardfetner2513]

because they did The Great Curve afterwards and we got fucking crazy for that one

[@Blueyedratio]

That's fukn brilliant mate, Legend.

[@dangerzone4994]

Man I would've joined you

[@RuthlessDutchman]

You were granted an audience

[@JimmyNails27]

This song brings me more and more comfort the older I get. This is a message we all need to absorb. "Same as it ever was"

[@opossumenjoyer4206]

Ywnbaw

[@strider984]

your chromosomes, same as they ever were

[@JaxontheOkay]

"Time isn't holding up, time isn't after us." time waits for no one, and it's up to you in the end whether you're gonna be left behind

[@funkykong7137]

​@@strider984why do you choose to act like an uneducated dick?

[@paulsmith5720]

Great comment right here.

[@Chungusisdantheman]

I’m going to leave this comment here. When someone likes it, I’m reminded to listen to this masterpiece

[@helloimRupert]

What if I reply instead?

[@Greenballoffire]

Liking doesn't work. Replying does. Listen to this.

[@RT-qd8yl]

You guys get notifications for comment replies? Wtf? I always have to go back and check them manually. 😐

[@Greenballoffire]

@@RT-qd8yl You can enable it in the settings.

[@Handlegobrrr]

I'll reply for you

[@hannahmaguire7548]

I'm looking for a specific comment someone left on here saying they tried to do this dance in a nightclub and got kicked out, it makes me laugh every time.

[@appmp3976]

I saw it too

[@diceman3219]

lmao same

[@mentelgen3274]

:D

[@eligebrown8998]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@atray6579]

Cuz KZbin comment section sorting is shit.

[@iq9844]

That suit is somehow too big and too small for him at the same time

[@katetreais65]

🤣🤣🤣

[@TerryDowne]

Rich Hall: "Is this suit too big? Can it be taken in?"

[@damendred1]

This sums up most of 80's and 90's fashion

[@miskeaping6397]

So it fits???

[@dwightschrute7021]

😅😂 you win!!

[@missayawk]

You can only do this dance to THIS song.....imagine a whole club of ppl on the dance floor doing this?

[@jackalope2302]

"Somebody call an exorcist! They are all possessed!"

[@dirkhaar2243]

That's what the dance floor was than in the 80ies. Man, why did I ever go home from there.

[@supraman_]

yeah and all wearing the same black suit

[@ILLUMINATED-1]

i think this dude was so far ahead of his time, this is like the best song I've ever heard lol a lot, lot deeper than you'd expect by the lyrics alone, if that makes sense. you really have to be in a special place to appreciate it.

[@melware1372]

I don't know what emotion is portrayed here but I've definitely felt it before

[@shaun_rambaran]

Some combination of regret, acceptance, and going along with the absurdity of Life.

[@wjthomas2367]

It’s really complicated but I can feel it. It’s really hard to explain

[@samsonite7694]

Lust

[@wjthomas2367]

@@samsonite7694 no

[@AndrewHarshy]

Sam Venskus yes

[@CoreyLaddo]

David Byrne got that drip, literally. The man is dripping

[@bradthebradley1350]

Corey finally wrote a comment here

[@SnapGorgon]

Boi I just got done binging your videos what the fuck

[@smiling4726]

Its the national treasure himself. Seriously if you havent checked him out do it now!

[@Zadrakos]

Absolutely outstanding.

[@user-ik4fm2sy1y]

he's shinier than Gordon Freeman's ass in SFM

[@babybebe_oki]

David Byrne in the "once in a lifetime" music video is my weirdly specific celibrity crush

[@YoshiCh1ef-je6me]

Mine was Bob Barker while fighting Adam Sandler

[@orphandextro7046]

Nah. I’m kinda feelin’ it.

[@willienelsongonzalez4609]

David Byrne ….. Pride of Scotland! Born in Dumbarton, Dumbartonshire Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Thatz_lyfe_dude]

UP THE SCOTS 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@michaellavery4899]

Hoots mon! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@MoltenPlastique]

david byrne has a stroke while teaching you about life

[@SeanMultiplied]

at least he is doing it right.

[@Chick2106]

@Melee 12 well.. how did i get here

[@therubberduck1165]

Why are we all here now?🤔

[@thebadash4165]

He wasn't having a stroke. He was getting riddled with imaginary bullets.

[@MoltenPlastique]

@@thebadash4165 i see

[@errantvice7335]

My grandfather went to high school with him According to him, he was always this...David Byrne like.

[@jamesgilmore7955]

When I graduated from high school, the Principal tracked down my folks and asked them if they had anymore kids he should know about. That's when they learned I'd been on restriction for the last three weeks. Hey, old enough to do what you want and young enough to get away with it? That only happens once in your life. High School is there for a reason. Kick ass!

[@peenurmobile]

so, would you say his whole life was... the same as it ever was?

[@arthurtheslime9359]

@@andyk5467 I believe he has spoken about his experience with Aspergers, I dont remember for sure though.

[@Posit_Zero_Blue]

Math teacher: David, what's the square root of 16? David Byrne: Same as it ever was.

[@gregerfulgerman7802]

@@Posit_Zero_Blue I audibly chuckled

[@lori-annarcher2372]

Reminds me of my belated brother Lloyd (Rocky) Woodard. I was just a kid when he joined me, mom, my other brother and step dad on the beach back in the early 80's. He had this small portable radio with a cassette and he played this song over and over. This is an anthem to my brother, Rocky - brings me so much happiness when I hear this song because it reminds me of him. He was part of an African dance troupe and he played all of the percussions and kalimba. I understand his appreciation of this song - it has an African under-beat.

[@peterdarcy-ep4wi]

Complete Contemporary Art GENIUS----->DAVID BYRNE was a man way ahead of of his time doing this video. The coregarpahy cannot be compared. I was born in 1984, knowing this came out in 1980, but this damned masterpiece will not get through to the next generation.

[@lonedrone]

The choreographer was Toni Basil, a very talented woman.

[@owlface5023]

Most impressive thing about this video is this man’s glasses never moving from his face

[@jordanguelbert7754]

I'm 70% sure they're taped

[@nicke.424]

I've seen this video multiple times the last 3 years and never noticed this until you said it

[@acidsucre]

holy shit

[@VersinKettorix]

The first use of Gorilla glue.

[@greekgodessnameoftheweek3967]

I head bang for a milmeter and i find my glasses across the room

[@gemstonegynoid7475]

i remember a discussion a long time ago about how David Byrne in the foreground is imperfectly trying to mimic the david byrnes in the background. he is trying to follow along but just doesn't have a hang of the moves. like he's trying to imitate successful businessmen but failing to do so.

[@devildollrealStier]

i still want to find this background to use in my pc

[@maxpodonin2073]

That actually makes a lot of sense

[@richardmarin2538]

Huh. But then I went back and realized when he's immitating african muslims and talking about living in a shack, he actually performed those moves pretty well, like they were natural. And in fact defaulted to them in the first 'immitating the men on the background' sequence. ... Is this song actually brilliant?

[@ejirokirishima2183]

Hes also really sweaty

[@justindawson5930]

I thought he was trying to imitate some kind of church preacher

[@UnderTheMilkyWay-mc8md]

Dave Byrne’s antics used to crack me up when I was a teenager.

[@LiveOUTLoudPod]

my science teacher always links a rickroll in his assignments, but this time it was this. i actually really love this song and I'm glad it isn't another rickroll lol

[@Jangchoon_U]

"There is water at the bottom of the ocean." -David Byrne

[@deal542]

Indeed

[@thatjeff7550]

No truer words have been spoken.

[@Shenaldrac]

We live in a society.

[@maronel-khouri7095]

The missing verse...

[@mikepatrick5909]

captain Obvious

[@NintendoCapriSun]

Same as it ever was

[@benjaminvieson5337]

🎉☺

[@maplejava]

Same as it ever was

[@oatmealman1586]

Same as it ever was

[@hssr9625]

same as it ever was

[@DrCoomer_1]

Same as it ever wa- Hello Gordon!

[@huckleberrysucks]

dude, talking heads are so wonderful, genuinely one of the best bands ever

[@lundsweden]

This song is so freaking weird, and so brilliant at the same time!

[@someotherdude]

These comments are some shaite too, very entertaining

[@schroedingers_kotze]

Talking Heads were way ahead of their time. It's hard to believe that this song was released in 1980. A timeless masterpiece.

[@oldmanriver1955]

And I have loved it ever since. 67 years old. A masterpiece. Starred in a movie with Tom Hanks as the theme song - A Hologram for a King. Highly appropriate and meaningful.

[@timsavini2585]

Incredible isn't it! Sounds as fresh everytime I hear it now, as it did the first time I ever heard it.

[@hankkingsley9300]

@@timsavini2585 the song does I don't know about the video so much anymore but if you just hear the song without the video it has aged very well and sounds contemporary

[@derekwilhelm1555]

It never gets old

[@prixplox]

Digga dein Name ist zu perfekt für diese Welt

[@SpecterVolcarona]

I can't tell if this song is meant to be about how fast life moves or if it's about trying to grasp the concept of existing

[@coldcoffee2320]

both

[@frownyclowny6955]

@@coldcoffee2320 both is good

[@RIPMMC]

Both, its about life, time and consciousness

[@gloriareay515]

Just enjoy the music

[@Trento.]

@@gloriareay515 it’s enjoyable when you know the meaning

[@oh.....5075]

38 years old here, I've heard this song 100,000,000 times. This is the first time I've watched the video. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@MassiveFish-hp4pm]

Hey you should look up a band called The Doublejumps if you like Talking Heads

[@ThePineryGuy]

it's such a great song and video

[@mariosimpson6174]

Same as it ever was😂

[@elijahwright5741]

47 yrs old here. I've seen this video Elevendy million times 😆

[@kennethjames8626]

This groove is insane

[@spaghettisauce445]

they perfected groove with remain in light and speaking in tongues

[@S1apShoes]

I once heard this song on a midnight run to Daytona to watch the 500. At 1 am this song came on while I was considering pulling over to a hotel to sleep and hit the road early that morning. But this song fucked me up so badly that I stayed on the road wide awake for the next 2 hours until I made it to my AirBNB in Orlando. I'll never forget this damn song.

[@Difixed]

Good story

[@briancanning9291]

Brilliant mate

[@davec1851]

Hey gen z. 1979. God bless.

[@kazukinakamura1110]

I thought you were relating an experience from the 80s until I see the word AirBnB

[@welcometototalitarianism812]

LOL.

[@rockturtle99]

I love how he just look like he is possessed while doing all these move and is shocked by each movement

[@S-I-T]

That's life innit?

[@scrippit29]

that's what most performers can't do these days... everything is digital and produced then they have to ACT like they did it... this guy wrote, performed and did this for real. He's a real MUSICIAN... look up the TALKING HEADS his band before he went solo. David Byrne IS A MUSICIAN....

[@etangbose4755]

@Unojhiir0 doesnt sound like a terrible Saturday nighf

[@itslikethat5456]

What do you mean "looks like".

[@johnthwaites5976]

That's exactly what he's doing, he was playing a demented preacher

[@TheDrakenZ]

This man is my hero.. or spirit animal... he's my something.

[@vrai6219]

I haven't heard this song in 40 years!

[@trixie7759]

This is definitely one of those videos that if you showed it to a poor Victorian era child they would disintegrate on the spot

[@garybusey9941]

What did he mean by this?

[@toasternuke343]

@@garybusey9941 he meant that this is so wholly separated from anything comprehensible from an 1800s person's perspective, as they couldn't even wrap their head around a single concept in this incredibly wild video

[@garybusey9941]

@@toasternuke343 I mean wouldn’t that apply to any video? Could you imagine showing a mukbang video to a child from America during the industrial revolution?

[@johannaelloso9418]

Show this to prince phillip

[@somedude6833]

@@garybusey9941 it would be an effective weapon to kill Victorian era orphans.

[@HoovyTube]

I would love to have been on the set of this music video

[@filip9650]

holy crap its hoovy tube from the popular youtube chanel hoovy tube its nice to see you here man have a eonderful day

[@HoovyTube]

@@filip9650 thank you filip from the channel filip

[@Foxxure]

@@filip9650 no, he is fak he is no t reel one hee sub boated he is noat real hovy tub he fake!!,!!,!!,!

[@acasualbeancan246]

Didnt expect to see you here, Hoovy Tube. Make a discord server please!

[@alexortiz8320]

Oh hey, nice to see here, Hoovy Tube.

[@thyraptor8519]

This is the source of ENA's movements to all that don't know.

[@ejcejc4113]

Caught my pops watching their concert from 84 on the TV. Same as it ever was.

[@smellysnail2199]

This video is really funny if you imagine him before editing, he’s just doing weird things in front of a green screen

[@webbandrew357]

Thats actually what they did for the background versions of him.

[@michaelpaquette3004]

Green screens weren’t in use when this came out on MTV; blue-screens were still fairly new. ...into the blue again... But I probably don’t have all of my facts straight on that. ...same as it ever was

[@Dark0neone]

@@michaelpaquette3004 Stop being such a smartass. Green screen and blue screen are both just chroma keying.

[@Darkspinesupersonic8]

@@Dark0neone Stop being such an asshole. Not everyone who's clarifying shit like that is an asshole. Maybe learn some fucking tolerance instead of being impulsive.

[@Dark0neone]

@@Darkspinesupersonic8 you could learn something from what you tell others to do

[@prozac5314]

his dance moves are like NPC getting hit by invisible barrier lmao

[@lilbobby9345]

man i am so sorry for your creator freddy

[@quemira1207]

@@lilbobby9345 dw miku is fine

[@prozac5314]

@Marina cringe and based

[@user-sh6rc2ql9d]

Bruh

[@gymonstarfunkle136]

Good analogy because the song is about being an NPC in your own life!!!!

[@starglow12]

This is not the full version. it is missing the really awesome break in the middle. "Water dissolving and water removing There is water at the bottom of the ocean Under the water, carry the water Remove the water from the bottom of the ocean Water dissolving and water removing"

[@mondoz75]

Certified classic, created in a time when things were less complicated ❤

[@alexanderpatrick4866]

Actually, things were very complicated back then. Certified classic..... YES!

[@goodtoad5233]

"this edible aint shit" 20 minutes later:

[@tenebriswoof8675]

Letting the days go by Let the water hold me down Letting the days go by Water flowing underground Into the blue again After the money's gone Once in a lifetime Water flowing underground

[@adofominka8767]

😂😂😂

[@EmilyTheOtakuofficial]

Bet

[@zenny8877]

"this edible ain't shit" 30 mins later: 0:50

[@Superabound2]

Best comment on here

[@atomix1876]

0:55 me when the world is taken over by evil clones of myself and the only way to sneak past them is by doing the same dance as them

[@KinoBarzo]

1:06 when i'm trying to dig out the brain chip

[@lerxst7344]

2:16 me trying to convince the court that I’m sane

[@m5tigerman]

3:15 Me when I practice massage methods on my arm in hope they spare me

[@dalekbbcfan1582]

Shaun of the dead reference:

[@joeypotatoes8668]

lol

[@user-uy4no1ti1k]

The absolute "Stunning Brilliance" of David Byrne !!!

[@alexanderpatrick4866]

WORD!

[@lesilluminations1]

Blew my mind the first time I heard this.

[@JimSting]

"You may find yourself living in a shotgun shack" is undoubtedly one of the greatest opening lyrics to a song ever. Right up there with "Saw a werewolf with a Chinese menu in his hand"

[@helix2331]

my favorite is still "driving home from my meth lab"

[@hirampriggott1689]

"She put on her boxing gloves and went to sleep" - the song Glory from Television

[@skywardstargaze1768]

"That there, that's not me"

[@ctube221]

Right up there with: “… Somewhere in a lonely hotel room, a guys starting to realize that eternal fate has turned its back on him… it’s 2am…”

[@tireiron33]

"bitch I'm back out my coma" - ye

[@matheuszanfolin3282]

0:54 Ah yes, the body language of the gods

[@somegoodsoup7008]

TURRON TURRRON!!!!!!!

[@kappnk9821]

@@somegoodsoup7008 TURRÓN TURRÓN TURRÓN

[@localpieceofcheese]

TURRON TURRON

[@user-ug9dw7ic8j]

TURRON TURRON

[@michaelbauar2521]

egyptian gods anyways

[@Myers-ft6vm]

Sitting here on New Years with this song and an existential crisis.

[@derekhunt6353]

Don't overthink. Let the water hold you down.

[@OzzyRampage]

Don’t be letting the days go by, or you may ask self how did I get here, or Oh my god what have I done?!

[@rowandunning6877]

one of the best songs ever recorded

[@rumenruler9796]

Gordon doesn't need to hear all this. He's a highly trained professional.

[@joesomers3949]

Stahp

[@joesomers3949]

Stahp

[@joesomers3949]

Nooo

[@sethheusted9021]

Stahp

[@schlagie]

Stahp

[@ethanlivemere1162]

How to recreate the dance: have a seizure, a stroke and an existential crisis at the same time

[@Omega_Orion]

Thats just a panic attack

[@LangThoughts]

Alternate: Be on every upper known to humankind.

[@popeofsimps2924]

also know every religious "dance" (don't really know any other term to describe it)

[@MinbadTheFourth]

hahahaha

[@sampackman69]

For me thats Tuesday

[@JuergenGDB]

Don't let the Suit fool you... LOL David Byrne is crazy nuts good... December I think of 83, great concert.

[@PriestOfTheHelix]

I don't know why, but I always associate this song with a nightmare I had when I was in college. I just remember being chased by a large monster through an empty building with lots of winding corners while this song played in the background. (Loud sounds of snarling monster chasing after me. David Byrne, ethereal and ascendant: WHEN THE DAYS GO BY)

[@spaceyote7174]

For the record: his way of speaking and movements are supposed to imitate religious rituals/preachers

[@axeldude7051]

@@frog1405 pfft that somehow makes sense

[@blue_miata5982]

But the first time you watch the video you can't stop laughing.

[@LucyWest370]

@@frog1405 covered in holy water

[@girlslaughingjp]

Even the funny walk?

[@blue_miata5982]

Yes @@girlslaughingjp even the funny walk.

[@Samisgreat-lf2yx]

Like how he gets progressively sweatier as the video goes on

[@sirnastyrips]

Its the coke lmao

[@EssDee40]

He’s just heading into the blue again

[@jessierhodes4762]

😂

[@thechargentarge1341]

@@sirnastyrips Exactly, it’s the special sugar in the coke.

[@alexglass6706]

Cocaine duuuuhhhh

[@Monique.1999]

Every year, this song gets realer and realer

[@judykarey8150]

Phenomenal Song/Group. Love this. !!

[@doncallangher6177]

Talking Heads at the Boston Orpheum - during this song, he ran and ran multiple laps full speed around the stage, circling the performers, what seemed like forever, until he finally stopped front and center and wailed the last verse of "same as it ever was" - echoing through the auditorium. It was stunning, if you can imagine.

[@willritter4076]

I'd be honored if some David Byrne & Talking Heads fans would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performance of THIS MUST BE THE PLACE (re-interpreted as a ballad) kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5eke5yueNV6kLc on my YT channel in tribute to one of the most unique & iconic bands of the late 70s/early 80s era. Raw acoustic with no digital editing. Thanks and peace.

[@lutherjames5285]

That must've been a great concert..I'm jealous..lol

[@codystone2644]

Cocaine is a hell of a drug.

[@ralow702]

My God, what did he do?

[@charlesonikosi4099]

Imagine Lady Gaga on stage.

[@nerddujugement8334]

the kind of choreography, where you can't quite decide if it's terrible, or genius. for this reason alone, I think it must be genius

[@shockshock23]

Guy was a genius, & a weirdo!😂

[@jimjam1719]

@@shockshock23 it seems to me that some, if not, most genius's are a lil weird, guess that's what genius is. i wouldn't know about being genius, but a lil off in some degree, yes. lol.

[@nerddujugement8334]

@@jimjam1719 I know what you mean. If you don't want to seem weird and be judged you follow the rules and are more bound in your creativity.

[@jimjam1719]

@@nerddujugement8334 yes, you are correct my friend. thank you and have a great day.

[@VekTorBK]

You are more correct than you can possibly imagine.

[@travisolander4749]

This may be the greatest music video ever made.

[@oneoneoneoneoneoneoneone]

atticus finch after defeating racism:

[@Riolupai]

in my life would i have ever seen a reference to that book

[@srbrant5391]

Gold tier comment.

[@Riolupai]

S A M E A S I T E V E R W A S

[@Riolupai]

@Billy Bob LETTING THE DAYS GO BY

[@basti2850]

@@Riolupai WATER FLOWING UNDERGROUND

[@japoople]

Let's say, hypothetically, for the sake of the argument, that this IS my beautiful house, and this IS my beautiful wife.

[@TheGameGetterKuzuri]

In that hypothetical, you would have to establish an inner dialogue to determine the events that brought you to that place and time.

[@AlwaysAC]

japoople the huboon Ben?

[@pwnedshift1]

Ben Shapiro DESTROYS degenerate POP MUSIC video

[@angelopiccirillo273]

Ok this is epic

[@jeffkot8099]

Just remember ... Time is an an astros . Same as it ever was . If hypothetically those are really yours ( now) ... GOOD FOR YOU!

[@Kirby16309]

When I finally lose the rest of my mind, I will always dance like this

[@frankkolton1780]

Little known fact: David Byrne earned his PhD at the Ministry of Silly Walks in West London.

[@danthemusicmannew]

and now for something completely different

[@a_very_cool_person136]

yes, exactly

[@raptorroundyourfinger6360]

@@Norberto_G Say no more!

[@means_well]

This is the dark side of green screen technology

[@michaelreece458]

Well known fact actually.

[@oscarmakitaavola2439]

I am quite sure this song contains one of the many clues for the meaning of life

[@redskies4530]

Hi I recommend a song called 'The Bond Villain' By Robert Nix

[@erkanbaglamac]

@@redskies4530 tank yo

[@MartinAlvito1]

Sheer genius, this is. Hard to believe anyone was thinking this much more clearly than Asimov in 1980.

[@MouseGoat]

something about stopping up and accepting what life is instead of mindlessly running after what you think life should be.

[@jdelacruz14791]

Meaning of meaning: 1. what is intended to be, or actually is, expressed or indicated; 2. the end, purpose, or significance of something:

[@emilylogan2379]

I have a crush on this dude

[@Ghostsfan420]

Same

[@Endeskoop]

As

[@catco123]

It

[@vetzla]

Ever

[@glitternme9655]

Was

[@glenrosarian2352]

This was my favorite MTV video for a while. As part of the MTV generation, I think the videos from the early 1980's are the best. My older brother and I used to watch MTV daily. We both loved Nina Blackwood. Oh the memories!!

[@leoray1234]

As each year passes, this song becomes more and more dystopian in meaning. I listened to this as a teen and had no idea how dark it really is.

[@007wetz]

@Richard JW this isn't your house thr bank owns it. That's not your wife the government owns her and when you divorce you will know that never was yuur wife. How did I get here like how do I take these chains off

[@willbracken2367]

the real epiphany is the time signature and key signature changes and how they work.

[@leoray1234]

@@willbracken2367 nice comment. It sounds elusive but it’s actually a straight 4/4 time, and the chords are very simple too.

[@hankkingsley2976]

It also says get off your zza and do _something_ with your life before it's too late.

[@leoray1234]

@@hankkingsley2976 100%

[@gunnery519]

I really miss that comment about that guy getting thrown out a club because he tried to the dance at 0:54

[@silverphoenix4934]

I too am searching for it

[@Rose-qn2ed]

Yeah I'm sure you miss that comment and aren't completely bandwagoning the top comment

[@gunnery519]

@@Rose-qn2ed calm down that's a bit unnecessary

[@U.R.coolkid]

Why did he get banned.. now i gotta find that comment,

[@deputyshawnburrowitz6159]

YES!

[@sarahbunnell6632]

I don’t understand why I love this video and song so much. Something just resonates so deeply

[@alexanderpatrick4866]

Yep!😂

[@BrettHoustonTube]

I happen to find myself in a shotgun shack, surrounded by raging waters flowing underground. And this song comes to mind. Letting the days go by (same as it ever was, same as it ever was) Letting the days go by (same as it ever was, same as it ever was)

[@zaccoar4705]

Fun fact: The choreographer for this video (yes, it was actually meticulously choregraphed) was Toni "Oh Mickey you're so fine" Basil. She had a career as a dancer and choreographer going back to the early sixties, and was good friends with David Byrne, David Bowie, and a whole slew of legends besides. After her one hit in the music biz, she happily went back to dancing and choreographing full-time. She still moves like a pro even in her golden years... Yes, that was a Bowie pun. I apologize for nothing.

[@itsyourboileancuisine5971]

That’s actually a pretty cool fact, I wouldn’t have guessed

[@yourfairyking]

Considering how much she's done during her career (it's absolutely insane), this shouldn't come as a shock.

[@BaltimoreAndOhioRR]

Yep, she has done a ton of work behind the scenes for decades.

[@hankkingsley2976]

I always liked the parody oh Ricky you're so fine by Weird Al hey Lucy

[@underthebluetakemein.]

No apology is accepted 😆😅🤣🤣🤣😂🙂🙃😉😋

[@mariesterling2431]

That episode of Billy and Mandy when Grim has a nightmare and Billy yells "Same as it ever was! Same as it ever was!"

[@holitinne]

This is not me beautiful house! This is not me beautiful wife!

[@thatvrdude]

stop sayin' that!

[@kaydwessie296]

I love anything that references this

[@MCFresh13]

I never realized that until today….wow :0

[@Pinnaporaptor]

IIRC, the episode was called 'Duck!'

[@kirkburns5600]

All I can say is this talking heads album was incredible. It still holds up today as we move into 2024. My hat is off to David and the rest of the band. Truly loved it. 😁🤟🤯

[@user-gd8kr5tn2y]

My brother got loafed in the face in the west of ireland when he was 18 doing this dance (head butted) hes 55 now ! Still has the scar from his broken nose - and still a massive Talking Heads fan 😊

[@christinewilliams7816]

🤣🤣🤣

[@101wut2]

Me, watching this as a child: Who is that silly, crazy man? Me, watching this now: Oh, it's me.

[@raineveeraine]

probably not intentional but this comment has kind of the vibe of the lyrics like "you may find yourself"/"oh, it's me" www

[@markhaus]

And you may ask yourself, how did you get here?

[@christianmartinezsolis2894]

​@@markhaus loved it

[@crisbze22]

I love this comment ❤❤❤

[@karkatvantas978]

Same as it ever was

[@adamschulte4119]

This song can speak to you at several different stages of life. From an 80s kid watching this video on MTV to pushing 50, it means something different at every age, and that’s what makes it a brilliant song.

[@carolynzaremba5469]

Pushing 50 is young to me.

[@bleesedbythebest]

Pushing 45 and this is my childhood MTV its priceless

[@TheRCish]

I'm 25, and I can remember my mom playing this song in the car for me and my brothers when we were little all the time. I liked it then, even without understanding the meaning, and I love it more and more the older I get, as it becomes more and more meaningful. It's unequivocally my favorite song of all time, and I'll probably be listening to it until the day I die.

[@alanduff1054]

Also an 80s inner city Black kid who's 52 now and THIS is my ABSOLUTE favorite song EVER...

[@alanduff1054]

@@TheRCish YOUR favorite song ever TOO huh... Great minds DO think alike...

[@user-hp2eh5oe2l]

When I was overseas in the Marine Corps I used to this dance in bars before the married, kids and divorced days.

[@stevendimmock4791]

Pure genius and not let's forget David Byrnes contribution.

[@AINGELPROJECT667]

That "My God, what have I done?" part hits different after you have that exact epiphany about your own life. Just that dawning moment when you realize how much time you wasted on something you can never reach

[@barbarah7089]

Yup

[@vergofmadness3527]

Bruh

[@barbarah7089]

Or..."How did I get here?" !!!

[@DS40764]

No not really about a simple regret, it's more about things like getting into a fight, cheating on your wife- that kind of thing. Not about simple regrets. Things unintentional, but still there.

[@VierlanDracaena]

@@DS40764 Regardless, it's still like regret.

[@_MrMoney]

Man, I can't go one day in my entire life without asking _"Where is that large automobile?"_

[@robinartisson5127]

My God what have you done

[@bunionpain16]

I bought an antique fire truck a few years ago and I have a decal on the windshield facing the drivers seat that reads "And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile." No S^@$%

[@bunionpain16]

@Finky Stingers McFarthing Exactly!! :}

[@gyro2846]

Can't have shit in Detroit.

[@Ichinu]

@@bunionpain16 I-

[@Guy96477]

Most sane person in San Francisco:

[@willh6311]

One of the best music videos ever made. David Byrne is a genius. Same as it ever was! 🍄

[@chris6946]

5% large automobile 5% beautiful house 5% beautiful wife 5% water flowing underground 5% existential crisis 75% *SAME AS IT EVER WAS*

[@emanuelgodoy7583]

100% letting the days gone by

[@underthebluetakemein.]

Once in a lifetime???

[@onemoremisfit]

A 2-note bass line too.

[@deadpan904]

5% there is a water at the bottom of the ocean

[@level69chad86]

5% sweating

[@lindsayheim-nugent2567]

This is the ultimate mid life crisis song. The movements represent the realization that you have maybe more years behind than ahead. You're coming to realizations of your life and choices made. The water flows with or without you and sometimes it feels like you're drowning in it (Opening where it looks like he's being dunked and trying to catch his breath) "You may find your self...." is part of the realization that you're either doing pretty good or you aren't where you wanted to be by this age and it all seems sudden. Like you're in your youth playing with friends and then suddenly you're an adult, married, car, home and you wonder where the time went. "once in a lifetime" because each moment is once in a lifetime. You won't have this moment ever again the same way. Time is ticking. The movements are the internal monologue of you don't know wtf is going on and in all your years you have no answers and seeming no control thinking you may be going insane or life feels like it is beating you. You've gotten into a routine "same as it ever was" and realizing you're stuck " but "you may ask yourself where Does that highway go to?" could be should I try this new thing (change of career, finish a degree, some dream or goal) "Am I right or am I wrong" is either talking yourself into or out of something and "My God What have I done?" could be seen as regret that you tried something new and failed or the regret that you didn't try something new and your able time to do it has passed. "This is not my beautiful house" is realizing you have it good but still something is missing as time ticks. Live every day as if it were your last, one day you're going to be right

[@Trento.]

I know all of those feelings

[@jasonnewcombe6899]

Are you my conscience??

[@wwalt2819]

I think song is funny

[@mikipiediaelburro7588]

A pop song that sums up an existential crisis..brilliant Catchy too🙂

[@vampirexion]

Fuck I'm at a quarter life crisis lmao the gods only know how my midlife is gonna be...whew.

[@sparklywater]

graduating from high school next week ish, strangely this song feels fitting

[@princejohn6560]

funny how the older I get the more this song resonates with me

[@alexanderpatrick4866]

WORD!..... LOL 😂

[@Moontea1]

"I want to show people all of the dances the entire world has." "Yes good." "All at the same time." "Wait what."

[@morganyu9443]

yes

[@gunslingergirl2579]

tHaT's CuLtUrAl ApPrOpRiAtIoN! Reeet!

[@lopiklop]

this very funny. make laugh

[@jogon7914]

🤣

[@bigmcchickenmcsloppyjerky]

@@gunslingergirl2579 Jesus fucking Christ you people are annoying. Not a single person has said this. Your comment is irrelevant and made everyone's life worse.

[@jayevin]

This music video has aged insanely well, nowadays with the internet we have like a lot of bizarre content and this is also super bizarre.

[@Brigadium75]

Yes because of amount of sth and memes

[@thebombspayloadisexposed]

Same as it ever was...

[@liketocodev]

@@jaynegaming made back in the 80s I believe

[@WolfA4]

This music video is a perfect example of "80s weird" I love it because watching it reminds me of so many different aspects of that time period.

[@embercoral]

I've heard the song before, but never actually seen the music video until now. I see that the strange movements were directly inserted in ENA - Temptation Stairway at certain points. Talk about bizarre content...