This episode is dedicated to the life and memory of Ryuichi Sakamoto and Seymour Stein.

Launching into season 2, I present a portrait of David Byrne as a young artist, examine the relationship between his artistic work and his music, why he left art school, and whet your appetite for the journey ahead.

Songs from this episode:
Who (w. St Vincent)
Heart's a lonely hunter (w. Thievery Corporation)
Loco de Amor (w. Celia Cruz)
Everybody's coming to my house
Like humans do
Lazy
Miss America
Strange Overtones (w. Brian Eno)
Don't fence me in
Let's dance (live w. Miley Cyrus)
Heroes (live w. Choir! Choir! Choir!)
Fame (live w. Kimbra and The Roots)

This episode is dedicated to the life and memory of Ryuichi Sakamoto and Seymour Stein.
Launching into season 2, I present a portrait of David Byrne as a young artist, examine the relationship between his artistic work and his music, why he left art school, and whet your appetite for the journey ahead.
Songs from this episode:
<ul>
<li>Who (w. St Vincent)</li>
<li>Heart's a lonely hunter (w. Thievery Corporation)</li>
<li>Loco de Amor (w. Celia Cruz)</li>
<li>Everybody's coming to my house</li>
<li>Like humans do</li>
<li>Lazy</li>
<li>Miss America</li>
<li>Strange Overtones (w. Brian Eno)</li>
<li>Don't fence me in</li>
<li>Let's dance (live w. Miley Cyrus)</li>
<li>Heroes (live w. Choir! Choir! Choir!)</li>
<li>Fame (live w. Kimbra and The Roots)</li>
</ul>

Come on an album by album exploration of Talking Heads, David Byrne, Tom Tom Club and Jerry Harrison. No stone will go unturned as we retrace their path from humble beginnings at New York's infamous CBGB to their induction to the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame.

An A to Z exploration of Talking Heads, David Byrne, Tom Tom Club and Jerry Harrison

This must be Talking Heads — A song by song, album by album look at their music

Come on an album by album exploration of Talking Heads, David Byrne, Tom Tom Club and Jerry Harrison. No stone will go unturned as we retrace their path from humble beginnings at New York's infamous CBGB to their induction to the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. Listening to the albums before diving into each episode is highly encouraged, but be warned... you might just find yourself wanting to give them another spin when the show ends.

Come on an album by album exploration of Talking Heads, David Byrne, Tom Tom Club and Jerry Harrison. No stone will go unturned as we retrace their path from humble beginnings at New York's infamous CBGB to their induction to the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. Listening to the albums before diving into each episode is highly encouraged, but be warned... you might just find yourself wanting to give them another spin when the show ends.

This must be Talking Heads — A song by song, album by album look at the band's music

15 | Meet David Byrne: Fame redeems the oddball

David Byrne's follow up to Rei Momo, the 1992 LP "Uh-oh" co-incided with the official end of Talking Heads. A new producer helped bring a clean, commercial sound to David's oddball instrumentation and left of center lyrics. While the songs were still like children to him, the overall album needed to walk the line of appealing to his previous Talking Heads audience while also showing that he wasn't taking himself too seriously and didn't mind whether you liked it or not.

Tracks:
Now I'm your mom
Girls on my mind
Something ain't right
She's mad
Hanging upside down
A walk in the dark
Twistin' in the wind
The Cowboy Mambo (Hey lookit me now)
Monkey Man
A million miles away
Tiny Town
Somebody
Live cover: Who were you thinking of (w. Richard Thompson)

David Byrne's follow up to Rei Momo, the 1992 LP "Uh-oh" co-incided with the official end of Talking Heads. A new producer helped bring a clean, commercial sound to David's oddball instrumentation and left of center lyrics. While the songs were still like children to him, the overall album needed to walk the line of appealing to his previous Talking Heads audience while also showing that he wasn't taking himself too seriously and didn't mind whether you liked it or not.
Tracks:
<ul>
<li>Now I'm your mom</li>
<li>Girls on my mind</li>
<li>Something ain't right</li>
<li>She's mad</li>
<li>Hanging upside down</li>
<li>A walk in the dark</li>
<li>Twistin' in the wind</li>
<li>The Cowboy Mambo (Hey lookit me now)</li>
<li>Monkey Man</li>
<li>A million miles away</li>
<li>Tiny Town</li>
<li>Somebody</li>
<li>Live cover: Who were you thinking of (w. Richard Thompson)</li>
</ul>

19 | Uh-oh

For Mikey, the last few years have been a wild ride to say the least. When the opportunity of a lifetime presented itself and his band joined Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew to tour for the 40th anniversary of Remain In Light it should have been a high point of his career. Instead, it triggered a tailspin that saw his band disintegrate and strained the relationships with the bandmates and collaborators that had become like family. Mikey's story goes far beyond music, and his continued success is a testament to his character, commitment to his craft, and belief in the potential for healing that comes with performing music you love with people you love even more.  

Interview | Michelangelo Carubba on touring "Remain In Light" with Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew

We've finally reached the first pure David Byrne solo album, no theatre soundtrack or main collaborators, David was free to do whatever he wanted and this was it. I hope this gives everyone an insight into not just the album, but a glimpse at David's genuine passion for this music, which critics at the time labelled as passion-less and uninspired. My goal, as always, is to prove that it's anything but!

Tracklist:
Independence Day
Make Believe Mambo
The call of the wild
Dirty Old Town
The Rose Tattoo
Loco de Amor
The Dream Police
Don't want to be part of your world
Marching through the wilderness
Good and Evil
Lie to me
Office Cowboy
Women vs Men
Carnival Eyes
I know sometimes a man is wrong
Live Cover: Todo Cambia

We've finally reached the first pure David Byrne solo album, no theatre soundtrack or main collaborators, David was free to do whatever he wanted and this was it. I hope this gives everyone an insight into not just the album, but a glimpse at David's genuine passion for this music, which critics at the time labelled as passion-less and uninspired. My goal, as always, is to prove that it's anything but!
Tracklist:
<ul>
<li>Independence Day</li>
<li>Make Believe Mambo</li>
<li>The call of the wild</li>
<li>Dirty Old Town</li>
<li>The Rose Tattoo</li>
<li>Loco de Amor</li>
<li>The Dream Police</li>
<li>Don't want to be part of your world</li>
<li>Marching through the wilderness</li>
<li>Good and Evil</li>
<li>Lie to me</li>
<li>Office Cowboy</li>
<li>Women vs Men</li>
<li>Carnival Eyes</li>
<li>I know sometimes a man is wrong</li>
<li>Live Cover: Todo Cambia</li>
</ul>

15 | Meet David Byrne: Fame redeems the oddball

This must be Talking Heads — A song by song, album by album look at their music

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