While I’m not even close to S or Tin the alphabet, I can mentionhow happy I am to get an early listen to two of my favorite musical artistsbefore I get to St. Vincent and before I get to Talking Heads.It’s hard to overstate how jazzedI was when I learned that myfavorite twenty-first century songwriterContinue reading “#638: B is for Byrne, David”
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The Book I Read: I Got the Music in Me–Talking Heads 77 and Annie Kim’s Award Winning Eros, Unbroken
Listen to the podcast version of this blog entry! I’m writing ’bout the book I read I have to sing about the book I read I’m embarassed to admit it hit the soft spot in my heart When I found out you wrote the book I read David Byrne, from “The Book I Read,” TalkingContinue reading “The Book I Read: I Got the Music in Me–Talking Heads 77 and Annie Kim’s Award Winning Eros, Unbroken”
#338: A Wannabe Nerd
He says, Do you remember that song by M.? That was 1979, I say, and I was fifteen. Talk about, he said, pop music. That’s the only thing I remember. Yeah, the only other thing I can remember is shooby dooby doo wop. It was a kind of, I say, spoken word thing, a nonsensicalContinue reading “#338: A Wannabe Nerd”
#304: Willy and Biff Loman Cross Paths with Talking Heads
(with gratitude to David Byrne and Arthur Miller) What have they asked of themselves? The tiniest slice of the pie belongs to that beautiful house, which mostly, they recognize because it’s a thing they can see and a 25 year mortgage they can feel, every month for 25 years. Am I wrong? They have difficulty with this–Continue reading “#304: Willy and Biff Loman Cross Paths with Talking Heads”