Talking Heads Psycho Killer Old Grey Whistle Test

[@1346crecy]

Whistle test, probably the greatest music show of all time

[@chuckschillingvideos]

Yep. No lip-synching allowed!

[@ColinIngus1]

Niiice

[@rickjohnson9191]

I was in the UK then, It was something else !!

[@PUNKinDRUBLIC72]

Totally (when I could get away with staying up for it or sneaking down.) Normally John Peel in bed with a "wireless!)

[@trebleking1641]

@@chuckschillingvideos There's footage on KZbin of Alice Cooper doing repeated takes trying to get 'Under My Wheels' right on The Old Grey Whistle Test. I think they try four times before it comes together.

[@grahamblack1961]

Tina Weymouth is the star in this. The bass line IS the song, and she is so intense, playing it with such conviction.

[@jinggaddi]

Graham Black Damn right! :)

[@folknblues1]

Yeah, she drives this.

[@mark321123]

Calm down.

[@folknblues1]

Up yours.

[@feeshtacos]

Yep she is !!!

[@Js2557ty]

I don’t think enough people realize how good this band was live or in studio.

[@morganvon5664]

When I was in college in the mid 80's, this was the band everyone listened to. Only R.E.M. was close in popularity.

[@lib556]

Just need to watch the concert film, Stop Making Sense from 84 (?). It removes any and all doubt.

[@markfromct2]

Totally agreed Mr Keasey. There is so much great music out there. Just enjoy it

[@banff9858]

Saw Byrne back in 2009. Hair was silver, Suit was silver. Music was fine, mighty fine.

[@BlueHopi144]

oh yes , saw David a bit later in Brussels & it was fantastic

[@codymeaney2108]

My God the bass.....fucking love the bass line in this song

[@nolagospeltracts8264]

The intense look of concentration on Tina's face.

[@chrisbarrett8377]

I love how Talking Heads encapsulate the punk ethos without engaging in the punk aesthetics

[@uberhuber1152]

You are the only person I've ever seen use the word "ethos" other than Walter Sobjak, and I appreciate it haha.

[@jingalls9142]

@@uberhuber1152 shut up donnie

[@wills2339]

Avant garde punks

[@TrueNeutralEvGenius]

Always hated shallow aesthets.

[@sirphineasluciusambercromb9114]

DEVO dressed like DeVry students as well.

[@TheRoboteer]

By far my favourite version of the track. The bass-forward mix and extra embelishments during the intro add a ton to an already brilliant song.

[@betadelta8065]

This woman can play just a few notes with such an incredible groove. It's amazing....

[@tonychristo8393]

I'll agree with that!!✌️✌️👀👀!! That looks like, a iyayayayayayoung david getting a little wild with his guitar 🎸!!!✌️✌️✌️

[@gostrum1]

She was probably the best there had been since Carol Kaye

[@kevmoore1070]

so short...a teaser

[@ЖуковКонстантин-б8ю]

Actually its a quite shitty bass to be honest, and she knows that. But song is so awesome that it could be played on vargane and still be good.

[@sammencia7945]

To hear the other side of that listen to "Cities'. Tonnes of notes. She is on fire.

[@zyxwut321]

Tina's bassline simply splitting open the Earth.

[@julieinwood10]

That bass is hypnotic. And a favourite version of a brilliant song. When I have nothing to say my lips are sealed.

[@mctavish23]

Totally nailed it.

[@indigojones8]

It really does make the song. It's good without it, but it's beyond great with it. She knew how to really make it effective. Doesn't have to be fancy to be brilliant.

[@neptunestardust]

david giving this performance his all is one reason i love him

[@melissadana7829]

Hard to believe this is 40 years old. I'd forgotten how sexy David Byrne was. Gotta love Tina Weymouth's intensity - such a killer bass line.

[@mctavish23]

True.

[@JD-pn1ow]

Killer - yup. 😅

[@ryan8488]

You mean a Phycho killer bass line 😂

[@zeggle5229]

The Bass player rocks these guys

[@pretty040193]

That little sister is packing HEAT with her bass.

[@MississippiRebel67]

Tina Weymouth is a dynamic and beautiful bass player. She is dynamite in a small package!

[@mctavish23]

Absolutely

[@zibberebbiz]

the bass carries this song and David Byrne just OWNS my attention

[@yorkshirelad007]

Tina Weymouth is a rock goddess, sometimes the ingredients just came together. Maybe it's the CBGB thing but this group are legendary

[@mctavish23]

Completely agree

[@onlyme219]

sometimes the simplest tunes and lyrics are masterpieces of music

[@keithpjolley]

Chris Frantz looks like he's waiting for summer to end so he can move back to the dorms when the semester begins.

[@jackgammon4084]

What a privilege and treat to see and hear this from true artists.

[@toneranger]

That bass sounds phenomenal, warm and and full and this was the 70s

[@shrimpflea]

IMO bass tones in the 70s sounded best.

[@rossco7214]

@@shrimpfleaeveryone really likes thick crunchy bass, and the audio quality was a lot worse back then on amps and mics, which ironically made the bass feel and sound much better

[@mr_bassman6685]

OGWT had great-sounding mixes.

[@ThePaulv12]

This has a delightfully raw aspect to it. It is so good that the parts that are a bit off add to the intensity. It was obviously very well rehearsed evidenced by the tightness of the music but the harmonies being slightly out at times just does it for me. Live music, you just can't go past it.

[@sethoflagos2880]

There is great wisdom in this observation. The current fad is to be pitch perfect and right on the metronome. But such performances leave me cold. The most exhilarating performances are played right on the jagged edge, mere millimetres from an utter train wreck. Depends on the music of course. I wouldn't apply this principle if asked to do the Last Post on Remembrance Day for example.

[@kevingoodman3725]

Was in the toilet in caethelonia (fish bar) when a cover band done this song and couldn’t wait to get out to watch this. Perfect.

[@sonjawhite5815]

What a solid bass player - the small woman!

[@DariusHurley]

Saw this in my early teens on British TV and have never forgotten it.

[@notrut]

The concentration on Tina's face is the soul of this track!

[@SRone45]

Tina is a Bass Goddess.

[@CrueLoaf]

That bass is so loud. I love it!!!

[@possibly8180]

Shoutouts to whoever mixed this performance lmao. It really does poke out at you.

[@davidmaholchic6146]

How good is this just stumbled onto it wonderful find wonderful

[@GuilhermeJardim]

the bass is amazing!

[@myswanktrendz]

@ LOL - And still you had to come here and scroll through to find that perfect, yet 3 year old, post just so you could add your oh-so-triggered opinion. Well done! Welcome!

[@beninglis8097]

I love seeing Tina rocking out at the end...

[@kevinblake7078]

the bassline in this song drives it. Tina your awesome.

[@Tull1996]

Back in the mid-late 80's, I was in college, and was taking a philosophy required course, and I remember the instructor was a HUGE David Byrne fan, and a lot of the the stuff we did in that class was actually taken from Byrne's lyrics. Interesting course.

[@FRN2013]

I once had a World Geography teacher who spent most of an hour dissecting Don McLean's "American Pie." Again, _geography._ 🤣

[@MauriceMossisitnot]

Your instructor probably had an autistic obsession with him

[@zigfrieddieter]

The base is awesome and makes the piece/music memorable.

[@thesnorman5666]

Such a kick ass bass line

[@steviemuss5453]

Off their heads. By far the best version of this song they have ever done

[@EricvanDorp007]

Bass is AMAZING one of the best choirts I have even heart

[@patrickgamble9014]

This is one of the Heads best songs and my fav on my very first Talking Heads album Talking Heads 77. They approached the rock scene in a unique way usually with killer bass lines. Their cover of Take me to the River is great too. They were trail blazers for 'new wave' music and years ahead of their time.

[@mctavish23]

Agree.

[@seanycage2610]

1978? This DECADES ahead of its time.

[@anthonydavies8459]

amazing band , amazing song .

[@bluekav6909]

HES AS MAD AS FUCK BUT GREAT LIVE

[@bluekav6909]

***** yes,LOL,great bass line

[@wittymonk3y346]

I didn’t realise how tight this band were until seeing this video. As other comments suggest Tina Weymouth steals the show in this performance.

[@tonychristo8733]

She is hitting it hot with the bass!!!

[@MCMGRobmckenzy]

BEST PERFORMANCE!!!! THE GREY OLD WHISTLE IS THE BEST MUSIC SHOW EVER!

[@sexobscura]

STAY HUNGRY

[@Geek37664]

The first OGWT clip I ever watched. And man, seeing David Byrne before he started wearing the fun costumes is just something else.

[@ant01plim]

Before it's time brilliance

[@alex79teramo49]

My best compliments for the sound and to David for his way to play guitar!

[@sixtenferringhoultz4071]

crazy and briliant performance. and davids vocal use... just unbelivebly splendid!

[@FELIXLOUI]

Intelligent message delivered with SKILLZ

[@chessmentor63]

The drummer kicks ass too, under-rated musicians all the way around

[@dm-fs1zq]

Blondie, Ramones, ZZ Top, Talking Heads, U2 amongst many others, Annie Nightingale, Tuesday Evening BBC 2 late 70's early 80's what a great time to be alive!

[@julenepegher6999]

The, Best, Times. 🥳

[@mucusmayhem1118]

Love watching the Old Grey Whistle Test repeats at night. What a belter of a song.

[@ianm7501]

An all time classic - saw this mob in 1980 in the Hammersmith Palais in London with U2 as their back up band - gr8t gig.

[@neilgroves534]

Love those distinctive basslines

[@rawheadjim]

Tina kicks axe! Still have my original vinyl LP from when it just came out, and it still sounds amazing as ever!

[@terrystewart2154]

love the way Tina plays the bass her intensity is very attractive ha! ;-)

[@hans2157]

when I saw them perform she threw down a square piece of cardboard, stood on it and didn't move the entire concert

[@NickHarman]

@@hans2157 I can imagine, many of their songs rely on precision.

[@grantkitchener9487]

She's a Scorpio!

[@jacobbegley5026]

@@grantkitchener9487 Not that surprising Tbh!!!

[@jimtim8805]

Scorpio rules! (yeah yeah I'm a fellow scorpio as well).

[@rockers2rockers616]

Awesomely tense in a loose kind of fashion. Love it.

[@indiesindie1984]

Talking Heads was one of the very first albums I bought as a teenager. Everything else before that, I inherited from my older siblings, who turned into born again Christians and gave up on rocknroll. I traded a lot of their albums for Blondie, the Ramones, Iggy and the Stooges, the Damned. However, I kept all of the David Bowie albums! This was the first album I purchased with my allowance! The whole album Talking Heads 77 is awesome!

[@PUNKinDRUBLIC72]

You were a lucky person at the expense of your elder siblings!!!!!!!! X

[@PUNKinDRUBLIC72]

Awesome is the RIGHT word!❤️

[@user-hr8pz6lh5w]

You have a Jezebel spirit within you You have a spirit of grief You have a spirit of destruction. Jezebel, Spirit of destruction, Spirit of grief, I bind you with chains of iron I bind you out of that bounded heaven.

[@wreed3621]

@@user-hr8pz6lh5w calm down jim

[@Aurabora54321]

What a great tribute! I loved and bought vinyl Bowie and played it to death in my 95th St apt in Manhattan....sigh

[@andrewtadeo5644]

Tina's bass is unreal

[@Outdoorshuntingshooting]

its all awesome, the tele playing, burns funky staccato on the semi acoustic. Always loved this track, now i understand why.

[@teknotony]

I'm a fan of live versions, the artist could be at their peak or playing in their home town, some live performances are special. Awesome.

[@eddiewillers1442]

I like the version they do on "Stop Making Sense". Great concert film.

[@katieohara3222]

@Lennon Burke my favorite song ever. My boyfriend played it to me in the car before my surgery to calm me 💟

[@Kt-cn2rq]

Talking about the solo? If so yes my dad had that on vhs.

[@tlrcigarboxguitars167]

I still have the VHS of that concert. Best ever

[@HudsonRebel]

Lyrics: I can't seem to face up to the facts I'm tense and nervous and I can't relax I can't sleep 'cause my bed's on fire Don't touch me I'm a real live wire Psycho Killer Qu'est-ce que c'est Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-far better Run, run, run, run, run, run, run away oh, oh, oh Psycho Killer Qu'est-ce que c'est Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-far better Run, run, run, run, run, run, run away oh, oh, oh, oh Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! You start a conversation you can't even finish it You're talking a lot, but you're not saying anything When I have nothing to say, my lips are sealed Say something once, why say it again? Psycho Killer Qu'est-ce que c'est Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-far better Run, run, run, run, run, run, run away oh, oh, oh Psycho Killer Qu'est-ce que c'est Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-far better Run, run, run, run, run, run, run away oh, oh, oh, oh Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Ce que j'ai fais, ce soir la Ce qu'elle a dit, ce soir la Realisant mon espoir Je me lance, vers la gloire, OK Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah We are vain and we are blind I hate people when they're not polite Psycho Killer Qu'est-ce que c'est Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-far better Run, run, run, run, run, run, run away oh, oh, oh Psycho Killer Qu'est-ce que c'est Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-far better Run, run, run, run, run, run, run away oh, oh, oh, oh Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, oh

[@laraghcon]

Still sounds amazing!

[@campfreddy3547]

Tina Weymouth Gorgeous :-)

[@dudstep]

And a bloody good bass player, too.

[@alanwake541]

On drugs?

[@tommartin3697]

Tíochaidh ar la

[@wittymonk3y346]

Mr laughing Leprechaun. She’s like a fine wine.

[@KimTebrok]

Just listen, the bass & drums drive on & on. The singer & guitarists seem to accompany them. What a great group🙌🙌

[@lauragomiladomenech3740]

Sin autotune, sin gran producción, sin guapura... Sencillamente un artista.

[@jovix6588]

They all did great

[@StaffsTransport]

THAT bass line! Awesome

[@bobbyfeather1]

Of course....one of the first songs I ever learned & sang live in my first band in 1982. So amazing. Good times!

[@myswanktrendz]

Robert E Roman - My brother joined a band in 1982 as well, and joked that playing bass on Psycho Killer guaranteed he wouldn't go home alone... (Yep, he was a tramp)

[@stewartlivingston9094]

I cant get enough of the song!!!!

[@andreasmarkel2032]

One of the best performances on the OGWT ever. Brilliant

[@joker9494949494]

First thing I did when I finally got a bass was learn this track. Solid gold.

[@lumpyfishgravy]

I love this performance: strung halfway between the album and SMS versions, it combines live rawness with a clean sound you just never got back in those days.

[@juanjaht4277]

2022 and I still listening this masterpiece

[@jaqqen4239]

1:04 kermit the frog

[@satchmo2]

That bass is so good

[@nallelygch]

The bass line .... goshh! 💜

[@nicholasdutton8539]

Golly gosh!

[@Giancarlo8198]

Just incredible...

[@dylanw6393]

Magical combination of musicians. Absolutely timeless!

[@petergreen2552]

Great show,great band,great song,bloody awesome bass line

[@marthastephens2179]

Best version ! I dig the hell outta this !!!

[@KimTebrok]

The bass & drums kept that together 🙌

[@davidharrison6615]

What an amazing band

[@myswanktrendz]

I love watching Talking Heads perform. They started out just as I was hitting my late teens. It was perfect timing for this loyal fan. Tina on bass was unique and very sexy. This coming from a woman. She was the reason my Mom let me take guitar lessons - she knew I was serious after I raved about Tina.

[@philgrossman1948]

Sweet baby jesus this is truly awesome. I love it that the base is truly rocking!

[@robsherfey4582]

That's got to be one of the most intense bass lines ever.

[@lesterpittenger5992]

Seriously? She's cute. But if John Entwistle played it we would be asking if he had a stroke.

[@Tineluss]

@@lesterpittenger5992 Ah, good ole trash talk about which musician hits notes better: always appreciated, sometimes even on point, never quite right though

[@lesterpittenger5992]

@@Tineluss Yes, thank God we all have different opinions. Pretty boring if we didn't.

[@Tineluss]

@@lesterpittenger5992 well, you know what they say about opinions. They're much like a****les: everybody's got one, and they worth pretty much the same, too.

[@thomaskwiatkowskiesq.328]

@@Tineluss Maybe youtube should do away with the comments, lest someone gets offended and lose their erection once they realize that not everyone thinks that Tina is the greatest bass player ever.

[@simonmustard5065]

Honestly I only l watched this for the first time 2 weeks ago and I think it's changed my life. What a song, what a performance, what a band. Thanks for the upload!

[@myswanktrendz]

Simon Mustard - I love reading posts like yours, where someone connects to a song, video they just came across. Thanks for making me smile

[@nudal9993]

How has it changed your life?

[@simonmustard5065]

@@nudal9993 not gonna lie in retrospect I don't think it did good song tho lol

[@ianryder7454]

@@myswanktrendz snap.

[@johnnyp8979]

Fun, catchy/ mind interning tunes... What else did my growing up years need. ? GAWD, this was a long time ago. 🥹

[@bobdooly3706]

Saw them perform this live back in the day. Fabulous !

[@chrisbee8009]

Tina freaking Weymouth... the backone of Talking Heads from the get go. She was and is a tiny monster....

[@TSFboi]

If you don't know what this is, "Talking Heads Psycho Killer Old Grey Whistle Test" is a really chaotic title for a video.

[@Funktaro5]

It sounds like someone is playing a word association game.

[@jonathanday6692]

Well, as I scored two rock buzzword bingos off the title, so it'd be unfair to complain too much.

[@seanycage2610]

The programme was called the old grey whistle test.

[@deborah_chrysoprase]

Kaichou

[@brandonlfcwalsh]

unreal version of this tune 🎶 👍

[@johnmyers8493]

Sheer BRILLIANCE THIS WAS THE KICK OFF 4 talking heads ! It was no accident and they deserve big credit 4 a different way of rocking the planet

[@01adhdave]

What a great band.

[@grgwalk71]

An absolute banger

[@01782644468]

I wish that just once someone would look at me with the same intensity that Tina watches David!!

[@nezbit8989]

This is a real treat completely original sounds and talent from an absolutely incredible band, I really love these lot xxx

[@stevesapyro]

My my I love Tina Weymouth,,,

[@Vichedges]

She was really cute.....but she's probably 70 dude.

[@mikebrown8577]

66? My guess of 70 was way off huh?

[@kaymuldoon3575]

70 isn’t old...

[@groovyray]

Tinas bass boost is fantastic.

[@kylewhitehead1684]

I that bass guitar I can hear? Hallelujah, a non-metal who actually turn the bass up! What's the bassist's name? She kicks ass.

[@nikolaiszabados]

Tina Weymouth and she sure does!

[@Corvid]

Strange, I find a lot of metal has pretty quiet bass.... it's sure there, and it absolutely underpins the song, but in a lot of songs you don't really notice it! Shame, it's a brilliant instrument when played well!

[@alanwake541]

quiet dude, that no time the men play the shit the guitar, that's why it seems that it is so bad ass.

[@marthastephens2179]

Tina Weymouth rules. Check her out in the Tom Tom Club ...Genious Of Love

[@KingSNAFU]

@@Corvid When it comes to bass in metal its either really prominent or buried in the mix. Bassists never get enough credit.

[@superbrainbow]

Gives me the chills watching them play. Wish I could've seen them live but I was 2 years old when they stopped touring.

[@fernando6112]

Still a masterpiece..

[@jackm4457]

Brilliant..... in 1978,, and still brilliant today. And, wow, do I love me some Tina Weymouth.