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Related: About this forumSNL: David Byrne: Once in a Lifetime (Live)
Musical guest David Byrne performs his Talking Heads hit "Once In a Lifetime" on Saturday Night Live.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)Great song.
2naSalit
(86,579 posts)I love the song and always liked Byrne's music. With him the visuals are as amazing as the music.
I really liked the drummers, this is a tough piece to play with that intricate drum riff.
sweetloukillbot
(11,010 posts)betsuni
(25,481 posts)chowder66
(9,067 posts)scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)So glad you grabbed this video and posted it. What a performance!!!
Rhiannon12866
(205,292 posts)It's not exactly a political video, but it sure was a "current event" and I knew that folks here would love it!
scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)And really a refreshing change from SNL's usual musical acts.
Rhiannon12866
(205,292 posts)And a real classic!
Rhiannon12866
(205,292 posts)It's not exactly a political video, but it sure was a "current event" and I knew that folks here would love it!
scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)Rhiannon12866
(205,292 posts)scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)Rhiannon12866
(205,292 posts)scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)Note that 68% of participants are between ages of 56 - 75.
That's why "so many DUers remember!"
IronLionZion
(45,433 posts)Rhiannon12866
(205,292 posts)So I knew folks here would appreciate this!
EarnestPutz
(2,120 posts)....but the original was better and the performance in the concert movie "Stop Making Sense" was the real gold standard.
It had an energy that was really something to see. I thought the that the fake musicians on stage with him last night were a distraction not up to old Talking Heads theatricality.
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Rhiannon12866
(205,292 posts)Though I'm also partial to Paul McCartney...
mrs_p
(3,014 posts)Great song, performance, make-up, and art!
central scrutinizer
(11,648 posts)I saw Talking Heads in Eugene in 1983. Reportedly, it was a dress rehearsal for the Stop Making Sense movie which was filmed in Los Angeles soon after. The big suit was pretty cool.
lostnfound
(16,177 posts)And the skits last night were great too, the cold open and the John Mulaney monologue
Ruby the Liberal
(26,219 posts)He is a national treasure. I needed this spark of happy!
Paladin
(28,254 posts)Thanks so much for posting.
Kind of Blue
(8,709 posts)slevdog
(3 posts)Rhiannon12866
(205,292 posts)A great classic song from a great classic artist!
Glad you enjoyed it and welcome to DU!
captain queeg
(10,187 posts)Warpy
(111,255 posts)and that silver hair suits him well. Kinda miss the big suit. Love the new band.
Good to see him still out there.
BluesRunTheGame
(1,615 posts)That was great!
mjvpi
(1,388 posts)Ive been in the sound business for a long time. Im 62. Have seen and worked with some of the Gods. Totally jaded. Never go to a show unless Im working it. My family went the night my daughter graduated from American in DC. I was stunned. The SNL stage is too small for their choreography. Everything was/is wireless. The whole show moved constantly. Minimal lights. Very theatrical presentation. They brought it. As good as any show that I have ever seen.
Mosby
(16,306 posts)Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)I'm a first wave GenXer ('65) so seeing Talking Heads, MTV and SNL all merged into this moment really got to me.
GReedDiamond
(5,312 posts)...going to the Talking Heads free outdoor show at UCLA in 1978.
Delarage
(2,186 posts)That SNL got me totally re-hooked on David and the Talking Heads!! Absolutely loved it! The performance of Toe Jam was also great!
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