15 | Meet David Byrne: Fame redeems the oddball
Apr 19, 2023•19 min•Season 2Ep. 1
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Episode description
This episode is dedicated to the life and memory of Ryuichi Sakamoto and Seymour Stein.
Launching into season 2, I present a portrait of David Byrne as a young artist, examine the relationship between his artistic work and his music, why he left art school, and whet your appetite for the journey ahead.
Songs from this episode:
- Who (w. St Vincent)
- Heart's a lonely hunter (w. Thievery Corporation)
- Loco de Amor (w. Celia Cruz)
- Everybody's coming to my house
- Like humans do
- Lazy
- Miss America
- Strange Overtones (w. Brian Eno)
- Don't fence me in
- Let's dance (live w. Miley Cyrus)
- Heroes (live w. Choir! Choir! Choir!)
- Fame (live w. Kimbra and The Roots)
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