David Byrne sings "(Nothing But) Flowers"

http://www.ted.com David Byrne sings the Talking Heads' 1988 hit, "(Nothing But) Flowers." He's accompanied by Thomas Dolby and string quartet Ethel, who made up the TED2010 house band.

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[KGR89]

Byrne just has an interesting performance voice. Go listen to his others and you'll see he sounds pretty much the same. Personally I find it dynamic and interesting.

[Squrl0885]

shocked at the general disdain for his musical approach. I think it is different and does not carry a wide range of tones but that doesn't make it awful. I think it makes it appealing. You can focus on the lyrics and it doesn't sound out of tune with the music but rather fits nicely. I think that most of the "he sounds like a mental patient" responses are from people who are used to "vocalists" like Christina Aguilera who need to hit a full scale of notes for each word. Simplicity is wonderful.

[orchidtender]

105 people were sacrificed for agriculture. 

[BlueSilverStars]

I'm not sure what kind of people would complain about this guy's voice. His voice and his style are unique. I hate to be one to bitch about today's music, but with all the autotune and what we're exposed to today, rarely do we get the chance to hear really distinctive voices

[AlohaBay]

Its not only the quality of his voice. He commands auditoriums full of people.

[TheSopranomama]

thanks for uploading.this reminds me of spongebob

[andreeaweed]

Passion makes the world go round. Love just makes it a safer place.

[isacpiau]

Sensacional artista !!!!!

Sem cométários . . .

Um gênio !!!!

[pattipie100]

Oh yeah...Needed a slight mood atleration. David can do it with most of his stuff. This song is growing on me. They all doxxxx Carry on David Byrne, you've been with me through alot days......siver and gold.

[frogger1017]

i wonder if david performed this right after bill gates did his "vaccines are great/depopulation" speech at this TED conference. it would make sense since the elite want us all dead and their dream is tio kill us all and have "nothing but flowers" . i freakin love davids music but he is masonic scum who is working directly for our enemies!