Talking Heads - (Nothing But) Flowers
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I heard this little ditty on the radio yesterday and tracked it down to the Talking Heads Final album from 1988. I've managed to completely miss this album entitled 'Naked' until now. It gets many great reviews. Love this little gem of a song and can't wait to explore the rest of the album. So much music, so little time.
youtube.com/watch?v=2twY8YQYDBE
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Love that song. That album is
Love that song. That album is much better than the ones preceding it.
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Mr. Jones?
Mr. Jones?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2twY8YQYDBE Great video taken from the brilliant mocumentary "True Stories"
There was a factory
Now there are mountains and rivers
You got it, you got it
We caught a rattlesnake
Now we got something for dinner
We got it, we got it
There was a shopping mall
Now it's all covered with flowers
You've got it, you've got it
Once there were parking lots
Now it's a peaceful oasis
You've got it, you've got it
This was a Pizza Hut
Now it's all covered with daisies
You got it, you got it
We used to microwave
Now we just eat nuts and berries
You got it, you got it
And as things fell apart
Nobody paid much attention
You got it, you got it
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It's a Great album often
It's a Great album often overlooked. All the extra players seemed to be the last straw as far as the band was concerned. Some super cool videos on YT.
A lot of the lyrics from this album remind me of Grateful Dead tour and that "family" feeling. Mommy Daddy you and The Facts of Life etc. I think all the tracks are bangers.
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Great Album
Great Album
Totally Nude
Big and I'm bad
And I want you to know
I hang around
Where the grass is greener
Totally naked, baby
Totally nude
'Cause if I want to
Who's gonna stop me?
I'm absolutely free
Living in the trees
The birdies and the bees
'Cause I'm a nature boy
Locked up inside
You can't tell me where it's at
Open up, open up, open the door
Rocks and trees and physical culture
Some days you hide
I guess you wonder where you are
Nature boy, nature man, take me along
We got a life that's undiscovered
We threw it all away
Throw it all away
Rolling in every way
It's irresponsible
So civilized
I guess you wonder where you are
Nature boy, nature man, take me along
Deep in the woods we're undiscovered
I'm a little fish and you're the river
Living in a boat that's underwater
We can tip, tip, tip it over
You can push, push, make it better now
Wake your daddy up
It's a quarter to five
Our little boat
Has lost its rudder
Dive to the bottom
And we never come up
A polka party
For Bob and Martha
I'm absolutely free
Living in the trees
The birdies and the bees
'Cause I'm a nature boy
Think what you like
This is really where it's at
Open up, open up, open the door
We don't need clothes and we don't need money
So civilized
I guess you wonder where you are
Nature boy, nature man, take me along
Deep in the woods we're undiscovered
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It gets lost in the scheme of
It gets lost in the scheme of the history of the band but this era of TH is always overlooked in favor of the early 80s. I actually listen to this album more than the first one. Great stuff
I kinda like this sparser arrangement also
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UknGtJI-ukY
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It was a shame they stopped
It was a shame they stopped performing live after Stop Making Sense. What was that all about?
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I know it, doesn't make any
I know it, doesn't make any sense.... wait a minute, hmmm
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Apparently, Byrne had a
Apparently, Byrne had a meltdown at their last proper full show, the finale of the 1984 tour in Auckland, New Zealand.
It's still a head scratcher that a group that would stay together for seven more years, release three more studio albums, and had built a glowing reputation for their live performances, would stop playing live. The Beatles, who gave up live performance (other than the rooftop Let It Be gig) are the only other group that I recall doing anything similar.