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Daniel O’Donnell's avatar

David Byrne - one of Scotland’s finest and Talking Heads are a great band. And she Was and Road to Nowhere are another couple of their songs you might have heard before

Of course, now I have the chorus of Psycho Killer going round and round in my head 😁

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Shaina Read's avatar

Careful, it's been over a year for me and every week at some point, it's rolling around my brain.

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Holly Starley's avatar

A Randy Newman / Alice Cooper match-up. Very glad to know this detail--and all the rest. Thank you for this delightful deep dive, Shaina!

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Nathan Slake's avatar

I also didn't know any of these facts!

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Frank's avatar

One of the things I like about you Shaina, you never fail to surprise in the varied avenues you choose to explore and challenge your readers with! I learn something interesting every time!

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Shaina Read's avatar

Thank you Frank! I’m glad you’re along for this weird ride!

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Nathan Slake's avatar

Same here!

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Alexander Ipfelkofer's avatar

Thanks Shaina, thanks so much :) my 93 mixtape is on again! Posted the inlay on notes ;)

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Shaina Read's avatar

This is such a fun find! Also...you have a cassette player casually laying around?

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Alexander Ipfelkofer's avatar

I wish! The tape is fubar. It’s a digital mixtape now 😅

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Holly Starley's avatar

My van has a cassette player! Ruby the van’s an oldie but a goodie. I keep wondering where my old tapes and mixes are now. 😅 oh what a reunion there could be!

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Alexander Ipfelkofer's avatar

It would be glorious. Where’s that flux capacitor when you need one... 😎

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Holly Starley's avatar

In deed!

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Colin Devonshire's avatar

Hard to imagine Alice singing those words as he is about to putt for an eagle!

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Shaina Read's avatar

I know!

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Nathan Slake's avatar

Firstly, Mindhunter is soooo good. I wish David Fincher would direct more TV shows. His direction, shots etc are so distinctive and amazing. (Edit: Jonathon Groff is also stellar, as is Anna Torv. The performance of Ed Kemper by Cameron Britton is chillingly good.)

Secondly, thank you for the education on that song! I love Talking Heads but have never investigated the origins of the song. David Byrne has such a characteristic voice/intensity. I love it. I also now have Psycho Killer swirling round and round in my head.

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Shaina Read's avatar

I've brought you all in now! Countless readers across the globe all tapping their foot to that incredible baseline!

I was unbelievably disappointed that there wasn't another season. The show was so well done, from the acting to the writing to the cinematography.

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Nathan Slake's avatar

I know. Absolutely criminal that there's not another season.

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Susan Earlam's avatar

Oh another thing we have in common! I love Talking Heads and David. He has a newsletter now and is a huge campaigner for Good News. One of my favourites of theirs is This Must Be The Place. It has me in tears or close every time I hear it.

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Shaina Read's avatar

He has a newsletter!?!?

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Susan Earlam's avatar

It's called Reasons To Be Cheerful. https://reasonstobecheerful.world/about/

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Holly Starley's avatar

Also my reaction!

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