Tune of the Week: Stop Making Sense

We’ve got another intense live performance this week. This time it’s the Talking Heads from their masterpiece concert film “Stop Making Sense”. Part of the brilliance of this film is the structure of it. Everything builds from the beginning: the staging, the band, the lighting, the performance. This song is the apex of the structure’s arc. The dramatic lighting and vocal swells give this a haunting, almost religious, feel while the driving rhythm helps propel you towards the second half of the film. Apologies for the closed caption clip, but this seems to be the finest sound and video quality available for now. Feel free to sing along! If you dig it and haven’t seen the whole film, DO IT NOW!