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Once in a Lifetime

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Re: Once in a Lifetime

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Certified wrote: post #5

I got the pleasure of meeting David Byrne and having a lunch with him at Affrah Mediterranean in Richardson, TX in the late 2000s. It was near the end of my stint at Hanson Robotics for the exhibition "Souls & Machines" at the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, Spain. He voiced one of our robots singing. He was, without a question, the most down to earth celebrity I have met to this day. I left that lunch struck how genui…

That's a serious dream come true. Guy is a musical genius. His music(bandmates included) got me through some hard times. At one point I had every cd he ever made and it was almost everything I listened to.

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maroonblazer wrote: post #13
krnlpnc wrote: post #3

I’m convinced that this is one of the greatest songs written to date. Very simple but at the same time deep, and I haven't yet met a person who didn’t like it. As an aside I read that fela kuti was an influence to eno at the time and I think that can be heard in the repetitive nature of the song, especially in the guitar lines.

>this is one of the greatest songs written to date. That's very high praise. With all respect and sincerity, I'd love to know your age and music listening background. While I, too, enjoy the song, it's definitely not in my top 100 of greatest songs ever written. Perhaps you and I have nearly identical musical listening histories, in which case I 'high five' your pick for #1. Absent that, I can't help but think there…

I’m 69 years old and listen mostly to mother goose books on tape

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kaycebasques wrote: post #2

Happy to see another Talking Heads (TH) fanatic. Pull Up The Roots has been the most impactful TH song for me so far. I was obsessed with it for about 6 months. I literally listened to it probably 2-3 times a day for those 6 months. I was in a point of my life where I felt like I needed radical change so "pull up the roots" was a powerful message for me. Also I love how weird and chaotic the message is and the song i…

> That whole Speaking In Tongues album is quite good. Definitely my favorite TH album. Great name for an album and very attractive cover art.

Byrne is featured singing on an Arcade Fire B side of the same name, which as a fan of both I find surreal to hear singing together. His part is towards the end of the song.

https://youtu.be/dSfLHtzgAuI

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Post by emmelaich »

krnlpnc wrote: post #3

I’m convinced that this is one of the greatest songs written to date. Very simple but at the same time deep, and I haven't yet met a person who didn’t like it. As an aside I read that fela kuti was an influence to eno at the time and I think that can be heard in the repetitive nature of the song, especially in the guitar lines.

It's a great song, and I used to listen to the whole Remain In Light album obsessively. That said, it's very far from one of the greatest songs for me.

Never felt much for many of his other songs either. I hate Psycho Killer.

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