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Arcade Fire — Speaking in Tongues (w/ David Byrne)
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Lazarus
(Bethany)
Posted: May 17, 2013 - 10:14
 
 FlatCat wrote:
Just realized (after many hearings of this), that "Hypocrite reader, my double, my brother" is a reference from T.S. Eliot's poem, The Wasteland:

"Hypocrite lecteur, mon semblable, mon frère!", which is itself a reference Baudelaire's Les Fleur du Mal.
 

Holy moly!  Good eye!  Thanks for posting this...

love this song...

 

TerryS
(Another SW)
Posted: May 12, 2013 - 16:07
 
What are these tongs of which you speak?

FlatCat
(Chicago)
Posted: May 02, 2013 - 12:20
 
Just realized (after many hearings of this), that "Hypocrite reader, my double, my brother" is a reference from T.S. Eliot's poem, The Wasteland:

"Hypocrite lecteur, mon semblable, mon frère!", which is itself a reference Baudelaire's Les Fleur du Mal.

Lazarus
(Bethany)
Posted: Mar 16, 2013 - 19:44
 

Everybody in my church be speaking in tongues...  love this song...

Proverbs 18:21—  Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.


 

kingart
(Brooklyn NY)
Posted: Jan 28, 2013 - 15:10
 
Someone get an extinguisher to put out the Robo-drummer Fire. 

cShaggy
(..inna state of being..)
Posted: Jan 13, 2013 - 02:50
 
..this one (along with some of the St Vincent duets) shows Byrne can actually sort of sing when he applies himself..7 & a possible grower..

justin4kick
(The Netherlands)
Posted: Nov 10, 2012 - 04:40
 
Stop the Byrne bashing. The man is one of the biggest talents in modern music. A great voice would have only distracted our attention from the sheer brilliance of his compositions.

ladybinnath
(Buffalo, NY)
Posted: Aug 24, 2012 - 13:31
 
My favorite David Byrne work is still his collaboration with Eno, "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts".  You know, the one where he doesn't sing.

coding_to_music
(Beantown)
Posted: Aug 24, 2012 - 13:31
 
 jpdribbler wrote:
Might well be my favorite David Byrne song (which, admittedly, isn't too hard).
 
Really good

kingart
(Brooklyn NY)
Posted: Aug 24, 2012 - 13:29
 
Time for the PSD. Robodrumming in tongues. 

jpdribbler
(Berlin)
Posted: Jul 07, 2012 - 08:00
 
Might well be my favorite David Byrne song (which, admittedly, isn't too hard).

Stingray
Posted: Jul 07, 2012 - 07:58
 

With David "the voice" Byrne...?

Enough for me to hate it!



(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Jun 06, 2012 - 19:36
 
 Cynaera wrote:
First time hearing this. It's pleasant - gets a 7 so far, and will probably grow on me with future listens. {#Bounce}
 

Miss you so much, Ann...

rest in peace...

ThePoose
(Ottawa, capital of Canada)
Posted: May 01, 2012 - 09:52
 
Cool: three Canadian artists in a row; two parties from Montreal, my home town...thanks, Bill.

kingart
(Brooklyn NY)
Posted: Apr 04, 2012 - 08:46
 
I could do without Arcade Fire. I used to like them, but every damn song sounds the same. Robo drummer, cryptic lyrics, programmable rhythm tracks. Mute. 
 

TJS
(Bradley, Il)
Posted: Mar 19, 2012 - 10:49
 
 terrapin52 wrote:
They had to throw Byrne in here just to ruin the song.  What is the fetish with this horrible singer?
 

I would ask the same question about Bob Dylan...

Sasha2001
(I can see Zabars from my window)
Posted: Mar 03, 2012 - 16:34
 
These guys both have such amazing voices. I'm not even going to bother to check the rest of the comments because, after all, who could possibly disagree with such a universally agreed upon statement?

zair99
(In Cognito)
Posted: Feb 28, 2012 - 00:34
 
Hmm, I don't find anything wrong with either of their voices. I quite enjoy this song, too!

TerryS
(Another SW)
Posted: Jan 30, 2012 - 18:18
 
Nearly pulls it off, not quite though, for me.

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Jan 30, 2012 - 18:16
 


We be dancing...  love it...

 

gigikent
Posted: Jan 27, 2012 - 08:13
 
One horrible voice after another: this guy after neil young... oh well, rp break it is then...
 sirdroseph wrote:


Byrne is an acquired voice no doubt, but if you just want to use horrible that would apply to the Arcades singer would it not?{#Stop}
 



sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Jan 06, 2012 - 11:42
 
 terrapin52 wrote:
They had to throw Byrne in here just to ruin the song.  What is the fetish with this horrible singer?
 

Byrne is an acquired voice no doubt, but if you just want to use horrible that would apply to the Arcades singer would it not?{#Stop}

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Jan 06, 2012 - 11:41
 
 BillG wrote:

Cover?  I don't think so. 
 

My bad, that is the downside of commenting on songs when I am not actually listening. Was thinking this was the Arcade cover of Naive Melody which is terrible! Had I actually been listening I would have known that!{#Lol}

bev
(Reno, NV)
Posted: Jan 06, 2012 - 11:37
 
It's got a good beat, and you can dance to it. I give it a "7", Dick...{#Dancingbanana}

CamLwalk
(Albany NY)
Posted: Dec 29, 2011 - 23:49
 
I really dig this.  Probably deserves a little better rating.  Speaking of David Byrne (though not in tongues)...there is, I swear to God, a Talking Heads cover band.  And they're really, really fun live.  They're called Start Making Sense and I'm gonna see them again in a few weeks.


whomhow
Posted: Dec 15, 2011 - 05:23
 
Boring and "intellectual" voice of D. Byrne can bury any song, that's the fact.

mikexican
Posted: Nov 29, 2011 - 11:53
 
Great song, love the collaboration. I get that some folks don't think David Byrne is a great singer; his voice is odd. But his contribution to music is immeasurable. Embrace the oddness. 

terrapin52
(Terrapin Station, SC)
Posted: Nov 26, 2011 - 12:44
 
They had to throw Byrne in here just to ruin the song.  What is the fetish with this horrible singer?

MiracleDrug
(Earth)
Posted: Nov 11, 2011 - 06:26
 
 BillG wrote:

Cover?  I don't think so. 
 

confusion with the Talking Heads ALBUM title...

newwavegurly
Posted: Nov 11, 2011 - 06:22
 
Ooh. Nice transition from "Dream On" by Depeche Mode to this one.

Byronape
(Snorkeling in the River Styx)
Posted: Nov 07, 2011 - 17:26
 
 sirdroseph wrote:

Covers are perfectly fine, horrible covers such as this not so much!

 
Not a cover.  Not a cover at all.  Maybe it just sounds like that song that was done sometime but that one band that did that other song...


nigelr
(Coffs Harbour, Australia)
Posted: Nov 04, 2011 - 01:28
 
Back yourselves.

cohifi
(Denver)
Posted: Oct 28, 2011 - 21:28
 
 sandpebble wrote:

Once was quite enough. Thanks for the advice though....I never would have come up with that on my own....Troll

 
pebble


sandpebble
(near Paradise)
Posted: Oct 27, 2011 - 12:13
 
 cohifi wrote:

don't listen to it, then.......

 
Once was quite enough. Thanks for the advice though....I never would have come up with that on my own....Troll


BillG
(Paradise, California)
Posted: Oct 25, 2011 - 13:24
 
 sirdroseph wrote:

Covers are perfectly fine, horrible covers such as this not so much!

 
Cover?  I don't think so. 

helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Oct 25, 2011 - 00:00
 
Fits in the rotation. Nice!

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Oct 20, 2011 - 12:16
 
 fredriley wrote:

I was thinking the other way around. At least Arcade Fire are new, fresh and have something to say. DB is yesterday's man.

Asbestos suit donned....

 
Is it a ridiculously oversized (David Byrne-style) asbestos suit?



old_shep
(Iowa)
Posted: Oct 20, 2011 - 12:15
 
I have enough dogs barking in my neighborhood.

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Oct 16, 2011 - 17:19
 
 sirdroseph wrote:

Covers are perfectly fine, horrible covers such as this not so much!

 
I like this...  it is soooo groovy...
 

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Oct 03, 2011 - 11:53
 

Covers are perfectly fine, horrible covers such as this not so much!



ScottFromWyoming
(Powell)
Posted: Oct 03, 2011 - 11:47
 
 Mita wrote:
No covers, RP!
 
You are definitely listening to the wrong station.

moocray
(Flagstaff, AZ (Via Bergen County, NJ))
Posted: Oct 03, 2011 - 11:47
 

It just sounds right to me. I dont know original and didnt hear Byrne when I likedid it. Yup, likedid.

 



HazzeSwede
(Vinyl Land)
Posted: Oct 01, 2011 - 06:21
 
                ?


Cellocaster_Paul
(Milwaukee)
Posted: Aug 23, 2011 - 20:55
 
Great song, just needs to be remixed- and i mean the levels of individual musical instruments and voices need to be adjusted...for my ears 

cohifi
(Denver)
Posted: Aug 23, 2011 - 20:52
 
 sandpebble wrote:

Arcade Fire covers "Home, A naive melody" on utube....it's AWFUL!

 
don't listen to it, then.......


sandpebble
(near Paradise)
Posted: Aug 18, 2011 - 11:28
 
 Mita wrote:
David Byrne can't save Arcade Fire. No covers, RP!
 
Arcade Fire covers "Home, A naive melody" on utube....it's AWFUL!


ploba
(the other coast and hang a left)
Posted: Aug 18, 2011 - 11:27
 
man I love Arcade Fire - saw them in concert twice this summer   o lucky me!!   {#Dancingbanana_2}

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Aug 14, 2011 - 19:02
 


This is soooo holy that we be dancing...



(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Aug 08, 2011 - 21:18
 


This song is soooo good for the ears...

 

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Aug 05, 2011 - 09:40
 
 Cynaera wrote:
First time hearing this. It's pleasant - gets a 7 so far, and will probably grow on me with future listens. {#Bounce}
 


This is really cool...  I like this a LOT...