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On the opening evening of his who’s who is the sky? For the first time since 2006. Under a glistening Spotlight, Byrne performed together with his band and dancers, all of which appeared in blue suits. Suitable for his own outfit.
Byrne surprises with classics and new songs
The concert at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts opened with the Talking Heads song “Heaven”. Followed by BYRNE’s own “Everybody Laughs”, “And She Was” from the Talking Heads and “Stranger Overtones” from his collaboration with Brian Eno.
“Psycho Killer” appeared towards the end of the set. Framed by Byrnes Cover from Paramores “Hard Times” and the Talking Heads piece “Life During Wartime”. He also celebrated several live premieres of new songs such as “Don’t Be Like That”, “I Met the Buddha at a Downtown Party” and “My Apartment is My Friend”.
Even if many fans expected a pure nostalgia show, Byrne remains careful. “You can’t turn the clock back,” he said recently to the Rolling Stone “Music means a lot in a certain moment in life. But that doesn’t mean that you can return there and restore it.”
No talking heads in sight
Last year, Byrne briefly met Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison to advertise the A24 publication of the cult film “Stop Making Sense” (1984). “We felt more comfortable together,” said Byrne. “But I didn’t have the feeling: ‘Let’s go on tour again or make a new album.’ I am musically in a completely different place. “
Other artists like Miley Cyrus and Duran Duran have often performed “Psycho Killer” in recent years. But after the Talking Heads dissolved in 1991 and most recently played together in 2002 when they were included in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Byrne was the only one who now breathed new life into the song.
50 years of “psycho Killer”
At the beginning of this year, the Talking Heads celebrated their 50th anniversary with an official video for “Psycho Killer”. Directed by Mike Mills, the leading role played Saoirse Ronan. “This video makes the song better,” said the band. “We love what this video is not. It is not literally, creepy, bloody, physically violent or obvious.”