Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime | REACTION

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[@Express-420]

can you do a reaction to Bob Seger Cross of Gold

[@richeaton7436]

Talking heads - This must be the place kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGjdnah4rdtlkJI

[@bertgetner9397]

Looking nice a bright today Mr. Purple!

[@stephenlowton1911]

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[@filthymcnasty9509]

You should review peewee doing tequila

[@masterofsparkshwy6974]

He wasn't doing the " PeeWee Herman", ...PeeWee did the " David Byrne".

[@Tom81196]

Talking Heads were around for a good while before Paul Reubens ever thought of PeeWee.

[@randyhess9917]

Did you catch the dance move from Breakfast club?

[@hagenduffy9554]

Absolutely!! 🤣

[@frisbeethenail]

I was just going to say the same thing..!

[@Tom81196]

@@randyhess9917 If anything The kids in The Breakfast Club stole it from the video, which came out many years beforehand.

[@vaportrails7943]

The song is about "midlife crisis", and the video is a "square" businessman freaking out. Materialism doesn't satisfy. You've got it right.

[@privateemail9755]

Midlife crisis? Naw more like societal crisis. The band represents a slow drip of knowledge that showcases the fucked up and warped reality we've all been born into. Listen to born under punched, there's more substance in these songs and lyrics than one might think. That being said it's really easy to assign personal experiences and relatable assumptions to music.

[@vaportrails7943]

@@privateemail9755 Naw, I'm right. This was at the time when "yuppies" (and Donald Trump) were in the cultural spotlight, in the economic boom of the 80s. "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" was on TV. That's the context of it.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

But then he found out materialism DOES satisfy, and did "Nothing But Flowers". 😁

[@Dooklawz]

IMO...entering the materialism race guarantees you will never win, only exhaust yourself running out of gas

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

The secret is learning to want everything you have as opposed to having everything you want.

[@yzScott]

David Byrne is a high-level musical genius. Who else brings that same level of creativity? Beck?

[@FreshNews247]

Violet flems

[@yzScott]

@@FreshNews247 Good call. I've also been thinking Flaming Lips. Death Grips too. But a tad less approachable (just a tad, LOL).

[@franksmith7419]

Shhut up

[@woodthehood]

Thom Yorke. Cosmo Sheldrake. Peter Gabriel

[@DavidRDavidRoss]

Becks not even close. Captain Beefheart.

[@suzannelemieux3357]

You said he's dancing like someone invisible is moving him around. Well, he based his movement on people who were being "moved by the holy spirit", so that was a very astute observation!

[@ArtPaul483]

Yes, the song was inspired after watching a televangelist preaching and speaking in tongues. The begining is a river baptism.

[@VarietyGamerChannel]

I think he based his movement on cocaine.

[@tne25t]

Yes

[@veloraloves]

This was the first video my son fully "understood" after his autism diagnosis. His spectrum disorder is very similar to David Byrne's, and he has overcome many of the same hurdles. I'll be forever grateful for this.

[@NefariousPorpoise]

Out of all the things that didn't happen, this didn't happen the most.

[@mikkj1]

As a high functioning autistic, what this song always meant to me was that he was expressing the feeling that autistics often have that none of this is real, that it's a joke, or a play that we just don't understand. So, we hang on to what seems solid and real, like water. Water is always there, doing what it does, even if we can't see it. I hope your son is doing well, and as a 74-year-old, I can tell him that he will continue to learn how to adapt and cope, and that he will reach an equilibrium and be happy with his life.

[@veloraloves]

@@mikkj1 Thank you for sharing this with me. Makes perfect sense!

[@somebraveapollo8211]

Me too.

[@kitty1376]

@@NefariousPorpoise why not? Please explain your dumbass opinion.

[@Cannonsofmainstreet]

"This is not my beautiful house." I sing this every time I mistakenly try to use my house key to lock the work office door.

[@oodlesloodles8930]

That's funny 😆

[@JStarStar00]

Same as it ever was!

[@sarahp9086]

I honestly laughed out loud reading this, hahaha!

[@scarletjohnston741]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@chrisb3738]

"This is not my large automobile" I sing while driving my economy car.

[@carronlaforce9453]

This came out on MTV and everyone lost their minds...you could not get away from this video or this song. Ahhh...those were the days.

[@tommypetraglia4688]

Sono Arts Cinema Oct. 1986, 2 dolla showing of Stop Making Sense and the place was relatively cool until this came on ... And then everyone was at their seats and in the aisles shaking their heads with their arms in the arm - Bustin A Groove. Yea I kno I'm old but never lost my youth

[@sheilathailand1903]

I'm happy I was there for it ALL! 💖

[@EricTheBody]

I struggled a lot in the 80’s. I’m surprised now how fondly I look back on that time now. Life is strange.

[@gaffle7646]

I’m a Hip-Hop head but I thrives on MTV and their videos. This epitomized and was easily in MTV’s all-time top 10.

[@kencf0618]

@@EricTheBody Likewise. I'm in my 60s, and was only recently diagnosed as being on the autisitc spectrum, whereupon so much made sense.

[@SearchfortheMeaning]

This song is about the uncontrollable nature of life and how it is really just happening around us. Time flows just like water.

[@stuartdamon3610]

Exactly how I view the song. The questioning of existence, and life! How did I get here, what’s going on? Life is a trip when you stop and think about it! 😂

[@SearchfortheMeaning]

@@stuartdamon3610 Quite literally... nothing really matters.

[@stuartdamon3610]

@@SearchfortheMeaning Agreed. 👍 But make the most of the ride! 😂

[@wideeyedoldguy5638]

Bullseye my homey.

[@john_carter8243]

WRONG... its about public opinion vs you

[@calumm8639]

His dancing was choreographed by Toni Basil of "Hey Mickey" fame.

[@derekbowbrick6233]

Your so fine.

[@willowb1527]

Toni 💗💗

[@iainprendergast8311]

Great factoid...I'm stealing that! I knew Toni Basil was choreographer extraordinaire. That's gold thank you. I can only think of Paula Abdul as a mear contender. It' best left mear

[@GivnoFyux444]

Toni Basil was also in 'Easy Rider'.

[@Bludersbunch]

Hey Mickey reaction

[@PeteLX]

This was choreographed by Toni Basil (who sang "Mickey") and is based on traditional and tribal dances from around the world! David Byrne is an amazing avant garde performer, and is still going at full strength today

[@YogZab]

She is a remarkable woman with a helluva career. Still at it in her 70s.

[@citetez]

In the context of the song, the dance can be seen as puppet-like: Modern man in his society, being pulled and manipulated by unseen strings. Like most all good music, it is multi-layered and can speak to any individuals emotions.

[@donaldpriola1807]

Being exposed to the Talking Heads for the first time is a revelation. And if you follow Byrne's artistic path, you'll run into Brian Eno, and then Fripp, and you're off to another world.

[@AA-sn9lz]

Ah yes, Brian Eno, the airport sounds guy!

[@erik_griswold]

And Bernie Worrell and...

[@henryleitch]

How do you know my life?!

[@justthinking526]

Frippitronics! Court of the Crimson King!

[@donaldpriola1807]

@@justthinking526 Hell, yes!

[@railynnelson]

This was my wedding theme. I was told I would regret not going more traditional. Almost 26 years later, it still fits. No regrets at all.

[@annearchy98]

Awesome!

[@amberandrews6842]

❤❤❤❤

[@tamaking2374]

Brave choice , I love it that took guts Definitely not conventional

[@Bassman2353]

Brian Eno was the album's producer and it shows. He brought in Adrian Belew on guitar after Eno and Belew worked with David Bowie. Both Eno and Belew are geniuses who had major impacts as solo artists and collaborators with so many major artists in the past 40 years.

[@mikemendoza750]

Adrian Belew is so amazing! Have seen him twice in concert! What a show!

[@AJ17_]

Eno was an original member of Roxy Music in the early 70s too.

[@Bassman2353]

@@mikemendoza750 I saw him with his power trio a few years ago - I agree with your assessment. Have you checked out his KZbin appearances at Sweetwater? Absolutely cutting-edge.

[@Bassman2353]

@@AJ17_ Eno made Roxy Music interesting, but that was really Brian Ferry's band. I heard "Here Come The Warm Jets" the day it was released and never looked back. "Another Green World" remains THE masterpiece from the 1970s. I'd love to see Jamel react to "Sky Saw" - a composition that is still avant garde today, both brilliant and hilarious once you apprehend the lyrics.

[@davidskaggs4232]

Don't forget Belew's stuff with King Crimson! He brought some crazy sounds with him wherever he went

[@motodork]

A good friend of mine is friends with their drummer, Chris Frantz. They grew up together here in Kentucky. Yes I’m name-dropping.

[@cici7333]

Chris is one of my FB friends. Probably only because my ex was a drummer in another band. Chris and Tina are still married, very sweet.

[@motodork]

@@cici7333 awesome!

[@midkingsteve]

As you should. Lol. Very cool!

[@danieljodrey709]

He laid down some great beats.

[@motodork]

@@danieljodrey709 indeed

[@Fygee]

Brian Eno deserves a lot of credit for this song as well. He had a huge influence on the sound of this song and album, and also did backing vocals for the chorus.

[@peter_meyer]

Brian had big influence in the 70s and 80s. David Bowie, Roxy Music, Laurie Anderson, U2....

[@peanutbutteroven2660]

Brian Eno is amazing

[@honiideslysses12]

Yes, indeed. Remain In Light IMHO is the band's crowning achievement. In case you're interested on Eno's 1978 solo album Before and After Science the track "King's Lead Hat" is an anagram of Talking Heads.

[@DukesMusic84]

David Byrne is a genius. He was attempting to rap in the style of a TV preacher. And those dance moves, damn!

[@erokraider1690]

I think it’s more about getting stuck in the routine of life in modern society and wondering how you ended up there like everyone else. Like it happened without you noticing.

[@CyrilAndPriscilla]

Exactly this. Letting the days go by.... My God, what have I done!?!?

[@broadsword6650]

Mr Byrne’s movements were partly inspired by observing revivalist preachers and faith healers.

[@losthor1zon]

Also, Byrne said that the hand chopping motion on the other arm came from watching Tibetan Buddhist monks debating.

[@somebraveapollo8211]

Evangelists were such spazzes.

[@losthor1zon]

@Jim lastname - I have no idea what they were debating about. I still don't know what the gesture means, and I'm not sure if Byrne does. I do know they have a long tradition and specific style of formal debate.

[@hagenduffy9554]

💯 Percent.

[@HandleTakenlol]

I was going to say I'm pretty sure I saw him at a Pentecostal Revival LOL

[@anthonybeers]

He wrote this after watching hours and hours of televangelists. Its is s sort of parody of shallow prosperity gospel preaching.

[@kobalt77]

Correct brother. :)

[@deebrown4877]

Never knew what the meaning of this song was, I just knew it was and is great. Learn something new everyday.

[@rileycannon6789]

Yeah I learned this myself recently when you compare it to people talking in tongues or being "taken by the holy spirit" and his seizure kind of movements make a lot more sense. Preaching yuppie ism

[@Futt.Buckerson]

I see how the song could be a loose parody of "Prosperity Gospel", but Byrne has stated: "We operate half-awake or on autopilot and end up, whatever, with a house and family and job and everything else, and we haven't really stopped to ask ourselves, 'How did I get here?'" The video itself is certainly inspired by Pentecostal/Evangelical preacher antics.

[@williamhudson4938]

Thank you for that tidbit of information. The video now makes a lot more sense. Always enjoyed, but didn't understand the play behind it.

[@dr.almond391]

Yo, this edible ain't shi- *LETTING THE DAYS GO BY*

[@shawnburns5680]

This sent me LMAO

[@nettiemac]

🤣🤣🤣

[@joemaurone7923]

When people say that 80's music sucks, I take a rolled-up newspaper, whack them on the nose, and say "no!". Then I make them listen to this.

[@dewdew34]

Then i tell to get off my lawn !

[@joemaurone7923]

@ Oh, lots of people, sadly.

[@evang7954]

I adore the talking heads. They dont get enough love or attention.

[@katsujinkin60]

David Byrne has taken nerddom to a whole 'nother level! He is a unique genius who has blazed his own trail, and damn the torpedoes. You have to respect someone who is brave enough to be this different. He says that he was painfully shy as a young man. Fortunately for us, he took it and ran with it. By the way, I really enjoy your reaction videos. Your reviews are intelligent, sincere, and perceptive. And I really like the fact that you are not afraid to ask about things you don't know. That's exactly how you learn. Right On, Young Brother!

[@sallyjackson6234]

"Time isn't holding us. Time isn't after us. Same as it ever was..."

[@evang7954]

Thats the line people miss and they really shouldn't.

[@jonrussellreacts5821]

talking heads are so good, this tune is so epic !

[@dcbsmt]

Talking Heads are one of the most influential bands of their era. Well done for getting them up on the channel. :)

[@johnholland9371]

*of any era 😉

[@virginiabecker587]

The “monotony” of it all. Like a hamster running on a exercise wheel and suddenly jumping off. Then, not recognizing your life. And the question of: What is it all for? This song was featured in a movie called “The Family Man” starring Nicolas Cage & Téa Leoni.

[@andresorio]

That’s the myth of sisyphus

[@nurlowe6564]

The most uncomfortable person in the room is the one who knows too much..

[@JanetSmith900]

The family man is a very underrated movie, in my opinion. I watch it every year.

[@GodTodd69]

Every time I hear this song (one of my faves from TH) I think of one of my Rules Of Life: The key to happiness is not getting what you want but wanting what you get.

[@stuffguru]

Talking heads came out of the New York art school scene and started a band. That was in the 70s in the middle of the punk era. Their quirk and off-brand nature is a big part of them. The concert movie they made: Stop making sense, tells you all you need. (Also, top 5 concert movies all-time)

[@irakopilow9223]

Actually, he went to Rhode Island School of Design, which perhaps is a better pedigree.

[@stuffguru]

@@irakopilow9223 thank you! Knew it was around there somewhere (dyed in the wool west coaster). My history gets better the older it is.

[@richardmyers1506]

That's definitely a time I wouldn't had mind being old enough to experience. All that crazy fusion of music was coming out from so many performers. We're sure in dire need of that kind of creative vitality today.

[@brucedillinger9448]

Richard Meyers - It WAS a fantastic time musically. I was a teenager in the 70's; turned 21 in 1978. But it is only recently that I have come to the realization just HOW fortunate I am to have lived through those times. Such a huge diversity of artists. Before auto-tune and an over-abundance of digital wizardry. No wonder I fall back on nostalgia. 😕

[@adammacer]

@@brucedillinger9448 Right? I was just 11 in '78 but getting into music already and those few years from '78-'82 were just phenomenal..

[@jglasernyc]

This song was inspired by listening to Southern preachers on the radio when the band was touring. David Byrne like the way they spoke so he turned it into this song.

[@sandrab5166]

Yes, I remember hearing him tell about being on the tour bus & hearing a preacher on the radio one Sunday morning. Some of the lines from the song were direct quotes from that sermon.

[@mollysouthgate4671]

@@sandrab5166 "you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile" was apparently one of them 🕺

[@alanhilton3611]

He's like that live on stage...one of the most brilliant original and eccentric bands ever.

[@MrDemoncrusher]

It's also the intro theme music to "Down and out in Beverley Hills" for those who remember the 80's.

[@claytonskids6764]

Every so often a new song stops you in your tracks and makes you really pay attention.....and this one is a doozy! It stopped me in my tracks in 1980 when it first came out and it’s still on my favourites list. We need to be “shook up” now and then I think🤗

[@bluesyfunkysoul6491]

Crosseyed and Painless!! From the same album as Once in a Lifetime is on "Remain in Light"

[@almostideal1306]

I know that his movements were based on religious leaders. However, I would join any cult led by David Byrne.

[@dlon8899]

And would happily Byrne in hell for it

[@brettmarlar4154]

I've always percieved this song as someone as someone not happy with how their life turned out and found themselves in a rut where 9ne day bleeds into the next and he's finally having a nervous breakdown. The video, I feel, depicts this through David's dancing and more manic facial expressions as it progresses.

[@machineryman7197]

Wild Wild Life and Road to Nowhere are also really good Talking Heads songs.

[@DocRobert]

Road To Nowhere, yes !!!!!

[@machineryman7197]

@@DocRobert i love the St. Vincent version with the brass instruments.

[@ParchmentScroll]

Road to Nowhere has been my favorite of theirs for decades. Also a great perspective on life.

[@randyhess9917]

If your gonna mention wild wild life are you brave enough to also mention True Stories(1986). David Byrns Movie. Clips of the movie were in the music video.

[@Mertaranta]

Wild Wild Life had at least one well known actor before he became famous.

[@diogenesagogo]

He's the average sensual man in pursuit of narrow materialistic gains who has a sudden, life changing glimpse of the transcendental & eternal.

[@donHooligan]

that comment....would make a great video.

[@loudonrebel]

I never understood how this song didn't chart higher in the U.S.

[@shanchan8247]

Because it requires thought and consideration.

[@m0rd0.]

@@ponga2780 look, a lefty

[@baxtronx5972]

Madonna, Rod Stewart, and The Boss.

[@markhooker8520]

It was huge at my university.

[@ksjoyjespeace]

@@shanchan8247 😄 haha ,yeah !! Eno...eno?$

[@edwardrichard2561]

The " stop making sense" Talking Heads concert is awesome. They had Bernie Worrell from P Funk with them. If your a fan you definitely need to watch it.

[@rogerwhittemore9950]

Yes, a great, great version

[@RobdaVegasMailman]

Absolutely. It's a MUCH better version. Also, if Jamal was worried about him breaking his back on THIS video, wait until he sees THAT one. :)

[@mabredes]

Every time I hear the studio version I have to seek out the live one.

[@jinsk4]

I will never forget the first time I saw Stop Making Sense :) Amazing

[@oodlesloodles8930]

This song has a great beat and that baseline is so simple, but funky. This song is on my favorite playlist and has been for years

[@stevious7278]

Yep. Tina Weymouth is a great bassist. She had a side band for a while called Tom Tom Club. Well worth a bit of time checking out. peace - out

[@oodlesloodles8930]

@@stevious7278 I've heard some Tom Tom Club songs, Genius Of Love was sampled in Fantasy by Mariah Carey

[@girlwithaguitar24]

The music video isn't meant to be "comical". The idea is that he starts out repeating all the actions and motions of the versions of himself in the background as if he were on a marionette, but is slowly trying to break out of that and do his own thing.

[@krissantos6624]

👌 perfect description

[@RodrigoSilvaDiaz]

Ohhh, thanks

[@Skeezer66]

There's nothing wrong with some people enjoying this as something comical, all art means different things to different people, even things the artist never intended.

[@Erica-en2qz]

Oooh! I never saw it that way. Totally makes sense. He's trying to break out of what the world says he should want (and be) and not just let "the days go by" blindly.

[@ineffablemars]

I always saw it as the idea of “going through the motions”. How most of us feel like we’re on autopilot. Then we wake up and try to get out of it but it’s like a computer frying.

[@wobedraggled]

One of my favorite songs of all time... The layering of sounds is simply amazing

[@SteveShogren]

They have an incredible cover of Al Green’s “Take me to the river” one of my favorites!

[@chestrockwell8328]

Back when there was a wide variety of music, styles, and personalities. Knew this video would mess with your head Jamel.... Happened to all of us first time seeing it. :)

[@Tracer9GTRider8]

These guys had so many hits!

[@aaronhiggs]

Right. The talking heads fly under the radar so much.

[@roddycoles3213]

I've listened to every Talking Heads song hundreds of times. The music and lyrics just are so perfect for me!

[@docsavage8640]

No they had few

[@darthcreepio]

Talking Heads just makes me feel good. Glad you're checking them out!

[@evo5dave]

This song is a fecking masterpiece

[@wreckingKREW1]

"Remain In Light",one of the greatest albums ever recorded.

[@richardclark6858]

Top 5

[@AA-sn9lz]

Trent Reznor's favorite album.

[@ajcbng8289]

It's absolutely absurd--as it was meant to be. Then the comfort of the chorus. Nobody of the age has forgotten this. Same as it ever was...

[@davidkurtz6792]

The live version of this from Stop Making Sense is one of the greatest concert pieces ever filmed

[@tonygvanpelt9902]

True original punk rockers....I miss the 70's and 80's.

[@raymondweaver8526]

Don't know how to define their style but, I don't call it punk

[@tonygvanpelt9902]

@@raymondweaver8526Im 60 yrs old and thats what we called it in 78 when they took off...so fel free to call it what you want lol. I lived it... but I must be wrong.

[@adammacer]

@@tonygvanpelt9902 It's rock but it sure isn't punk..

[@christianezeunges1539]

It was called new wave

[@MyargonautsJason]

The Talking Heads concert film called Stop Making Sense is the best concert film of all time. The concept of starting with one musician and bringing the band on one at a time is genius and the songs are epic when performed live. David is such a dynamic lead singer, and all the band are such good musicians. Watch "Life During Wartime" or "Take Me to the River" - amazing!

[@citythink]

David Byrne is one of the great musician/performers of the last 50 years and the rest of the band were no slackers either. Talking Heads is one of the most influential bands of the “post punk” era. Have you discovered The Pixies yet?

[@RetiredVDI]

David Byrne - the very definition of the word “odd”.

[@raymondweaver8526]

He walks the fine line between genius and insane

[@CoCo-bb6ou]

I grew up in 70's/80's and remember when this came out I thought it was silly. But now I'm 50 and I love it!

[@andaisxxxx6638]

My vote for next Talking Heads song is Burning Down the House. Also Genius of Love by Tom Tom Club (two members of Talking Heads).

[@fidge54]

Live!

[@honorsilverthorne7227]

YES‼️

[@andyleclerc3600]

Jay was definitely enjoying this one, too. This takes me back😎

[@allenvenegas1958]

Watching you absorb this wonderful cluster of a song is precious! Love it! Peace.