David Byrne - I Wanna Dance With Somebody -Live in Australia

[15bluethings]

I like David Byrne's quirky humor. This won't knock Whitney off her pedestal, but it is interesting.

[garra48]

Eres un genio, por eso me vuelve loco tu magia musical.

[pyke6]

I wanna dance with David Byrne. I imagine he'd be a pretty kick ass dancer.

[glenys3]

this is hilarious.. Go David!!!!!!

[bumblebert]

Why David Byrne's solo career wasn't as big as Talking Heads is one of musics big mysteries! Doesn't matter though, he's like a lovely surprise for people to stumble onto. Great musician and lyricist and i love his voice. Fabaroonie!x

[fleedermouse]

went to Portland Oregon Zoo performance 2005? maybe, unbelievable; I have never seen more weed in my life, I was in nursing school at the time and don't smoke for a long time but I am telling you this beat out Rothbury, Ann Arbor hash bash and GD shows for weed-per-capita, David Byrne blew it up proper too and left now head disappointed on that day, BTW Portland seems to produce better than average shows much like Detroit

[sipapito]

David u Rule!! Irish rule

[jj299792458]

even the live recorded version of this is amazing. <3 DB

[transonicbuoy1]

Hangover today, but this has put a smile on my face. Can`t get that dreadful vid of Whitney out of my head - where she shakes her head from side to side, very cheekily.

[jadzia7911]

This is hillarious, I prefer Dave's version to Whitney's though I've always like Whitney's hit but this is just another song showing the whole genius of Dave

[Bigum99]

dAvid CaN't DAnCe!

hE MoVES LIke Aa wHITTEE!

[ReinaDido]

@Bigum99 true... but we loves him :D poor white magic gorgeous man who can't dance at all.

[hellohelloveromica]

@Bigum99 he obviously moves like a white, what would you expect? He's incredible nevertheless

[colblimp]

It's painful - I've heard cats meow better than this. What a mess!

[bei1016]

thank you for posting this, David Byrne is one of our most prolific artists around. He's the Best!

[9693297602]

come on guys this is the lead singer form the Talking Heads he's got a great voice...he was just putting his spin on this wonderful Whitney Houston song...

[d3vilsBabyG1rl]

dear god what is this???? how pathetic

[MuskateerGripWeed]

he is taking the piss I hope , otherwise this is so wrong.......

[lexo30]

In fact - screw it, although I have loved David Byrne's stuff (both solo and with Talking Heads) since I was 13 or so, and admire him vastly more than I admire Whitney Houston, I prefer her version.

[Bah3932]

is there something wrong with wanting to dance with somebody that loves you?

[sunz600]

Ode to Whitney Houston. aha.

[mightyolav]

It's interesting reading different perspectives... here's mine... I don't think there's any intended irony or humor here. I think he just genuinely enjoys the song and wanted to do it his way. I think some people need to stop over-thinking things and just feel the groove.

[lexo30]

I agree, I think he just likes the song, and I think David Byrne's great, so for that reason alone I'm almost convinced by this version...but not quite. I don't think the song stands up to being sung this sincerely. Byrne sings it like he wants to dance with somebody, whereas Whitney Houston sang it like she wanted to end up having passionate condomless sex with whoever she got to dance with. This is earnest and cheerful. The Whitney Houston version is like shotgunning Pepsi Max.

[Julipapa]

Made me laugh out loud, but true

[lordoid]

As Zappa once asked...Does Humor Belong in Music?

Of course!!! What a terrible song...;) But somehow it works well when David sings it...

[lexo30]

I agree - I think that this song sucks, and I can't stand Whitney Houston, but on the other hand she sings it like she means it, and so does David Byrne. And I don't think that there's any irony going on, or not much, anyway.

On the other hand, whoever arranged his string section's charts was not having a good day - that's the most pedestrian arranging I've heard in a long time. And why is he playing a Tele Thinline! A crappy variant on a perfectly good guitar.

[Blastogy]

That chick violinest is hot.

[AndrewMcCheyne]

Good sense of humour.

[diamonddonut]

YUK

[ttworkman]

eeeew. David Byrne is normally a genius but NOT THIS TIME.

[zurapDOR]

Never thought there was any law against neither Irony nor sympathy in music. Do you?

[AdamLambertdominates]

Strange arrangement....It's like a country version of Whitney's song...and I HATE country lol.

[jamesrichardson63]

holy shit! its luck getting witney houston doing metallica's sandman!! what the fuck is he doing singing this???? weird!!!!

[puff123jack]

its ok but whitney is tops for this

[strummerocks]

@puff123jack Is she fuck

[kirk7524875248]

Solid drummer. Who is that?

[UpdownCourt09]

I like the instrumentals better..

But no singer can cover a Whitney Houston song and sing better.

[cuttysark1976]

great post...

i saw david in jan 01 in adelaide. And it was brilliant.

i was working for a music mag at the time and was to interview him before he got to OZ, but i was away and missed out on the interview.

[trublgrl]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

This is a great vid to share!

Can New York's Dean of Songs find a gem of a lyric in the popular miasma?

YES!

"I want to dance with somebody... I want to dance with somebody who loves me!"

If those words aren't true for you, you're not alive any more! :)

David Byrne has a special eye, a unique oulook, and I love when I'm able to see it!

[huippuartisti]

aivan kamalaa paskaa, ei voisi näin hyvää biisiä saada enää kuulostamaan huonommalta

[plumster]

The Union Chapel concert is out on DVD - a must see if you're a DB fan.I was there and it was one of his best ever performances.The acoustics were much better than on this clip.

[dave41471]

I saw him perform it at 930 Club in DC. At the end when everyone was cheering like crazy he said "Wow, I didn't realize there were so many Whintey Houston fans here."

[Gendroginy]

Thankyou so much for sharing this, is beautiful! really, thankyou!

[bibibuster17]

He can make an awful song very cool.I often chant this tune the way he sings it to my kids as I waltz across the floor dancing with myself. They think I'm nuts. He made it fun for me.

[elephantasma]

Thank you so much for posting! :)

[sportfreundreini]

Only he can

[milleralive]

three nuns walk into a bar...

david's great!

[thedjmic]

DB has gotten better with crowd chats over the years. He used to be so shy.

[MyMainProblem]

I think he has asberger's.

[FriendlyMind]

^hypochondriac

[BettyDane]

YEAH! Thanks for the post - I remember when he did that one in Denmark some (yikes almost) 10 years ago? At first I couldn't pin down where I heard it before, but I knew it alright ;-)

[jrwright90]

lol maybe whitney should try that arrangement it could be interesting

[pasvraiment]

<3 DB :).

[absorbantsponge]

LOLLLLLLLL

[momofthreegirls]

this was the highlight of that concert in indianapolis I LOVED IT!!!Thanks For sharing!!!

[ketoujin]

Interesting take on the song, though I wonder if it would have been better to make space for a new rendition of a Talking Heads song. When he did this song Austin City Limits he introduced it - jokingly - as "a song my Mom used to sing me when I was small"

[magicmeri]

The arrangement of the song was really good, but I didn't think it was his strongest vocal effort.

[NachosFairy]

Agreed.

[tonko34]

fantastic!

[Alianger]

I didn't like it, but it was pretty fun :)

[masqueradefilms]

i saw him do this at Union Chapel amazing! Thanks

[ihtfk]

Hey, I was at that concert - it was brilliant! Did you happen to film any more songs???

[greekmuse86]

that was awful

[ilovestarburst]

That was amazing, the man can do anything. :)

[SEXYGIRLFOREVER2000]

the instriments were good but in my opinion he made of mess of a really graet song

[PlanitReality]

Yes, he took the bubblegum pop-iness out of it. Come on, open your mind a bit and enjoy the tone and style. How many other songs combine cello and bongos? It's these kinds of arrangements of "instriments" - ahem - that make Byrne so well-regarded.

[bitemyballz]

Wow! I feel like I'm there! Right down to some tall dude obscuring my view! Thanks! Post more if you have it. Thanks!

[chinapig]

Great! Thanks!