DotC: Bowie or Byrne?

Glorified KC

Who do you get more of in the Dance of the Clairvoyants?

Long Red

David Byrne

I heard Byrne immediately. Maybe I haven't listened to enough Bowie, but never really heard him in DotC.

Glorified KC

David Byrne

I initially got Bowie when I first heard the song, but now i have Byrne ingrained in my mind.  I keep hearing "Stand back when the spirit comes" over-and-over in my head.

mattcoz

David Byrne

Wait, just the last minute? Maybe more Bowie then, the beginning is definitely Byrne.

Glorified KC

David Byrne

mattcoz said:

Wait, just the last minute?

You know, after I stared at that sentence, I thought the same thing.  I changed it.

PB11041

David Bowie

wait what, you can't edit a poll it completely changes the take.

Glorified KC

David Byrne

PB11041 said:

wait what, you can't edit a poll it completely changes the take.

How does that change the take?  Are you now saying Byrne if you think of the entire 4.5 min?

halv

A lot of the focus is on Eddie' voice, but the music is really reminiscent of bands like Hot Hot Heat, The Strokes and Viet Cong. 

yanknuck

Well, yes and yes and neither. When you take Remain In Light era TH & Heroes era Bowie & the first 3 Peter Gabriel albums that is what it sounds like to me. The common denominator in those three artists...Robert Fripp and Brian Eno. That was my first impression of DotC.

mattcoz

David Byrne

halv said:

A lot of the focus is on Eddie' voice, but the music is really reminiscent of bands like Hot Hot Heat, The Strokes and Viet Cong. 

The music still reminds me of The Who, namely Eminence Front.

erocshifty

David Byrne

Honestly I get Ed but there is a Talking Heads feel to the song. Seeing what the band's ages are, it's not surprising. They were probably the same age when Talking Heads were putting albums out as I was getting into PJ. And your influences always show up in your writing. 

southernmanfan

Eddie

7777

David Byrne

Talking Heads influences in the song.  Michael Jackson influences in a couple of lines in the vocal delivery(Ed was/is a fan, listen to Rats).  That's just what I hear.

rider10

Both. Byrne in the verses. Bowie in the chorus.

verceman

mattcoz said:

halv said:

A lot of the focus is on Eddie' voice, but the music is really reminiscent of bands like Hot Hot Heat, The Strokes and Viet Cong. 

The music still reminds me of The Who, namely Eminence Front.

Opened this thread to respond the same.

Clapper

David Bowie

The first song I think of when I hear DOTC is Golden Years by Bowie. 

BH87446

David Bowie

verceman said:

mattcoz said:

halv said:

A lot of the focus is on Eddie' voice, but the music is really reminiscent of bands like Hot Hot Heat, The Strokes and Viet Cong. 

The music still reminds me of The Who, namely Eminence Front.

Opened this thread to respond the same.

+1 on that. Like, right off the bat.

Spartanacus

I listened to The Talking Heads greatest hits the other day...wasn't impressed.  So I hope people stop comparing DotC to them.

kotton_crown

Spartanacus said:

I listened to The Talking Heads greatest hits the other day...wasn't impressed.  So I hope people stop comparing DotC to them.

Does it affect your enjoyment of the song?

cutz

None of the above

SK20613

David Byrne

My Favorite Talking Heads song is Heaven. The lyrics are fantastic.

PB11041

David Bowie

cdthomas1981 said:

PB11041 said:

wait what, you can't edit a poll it completely changes the take.

How does that change the take?  Are you now saying Byrne if you think of the entire 4.5 min?

originally was about the end, the end is very very very VERY Bowie.   The beginning is very much Byrne.  It is a mash up of the two, not the one or the other, but in separate sections

Glorified KC

David Byrne

PB11041 said:

cdthomas1981 said:

PB11041 said:

wait what, you can't edit a poll it completely changes the take.

How does that change the take?  Are you now saying Byrne if you think of the entire 4.5 min?

originally was about the end, the end is very very very VERY Bowie.   The beginning is very much Byrne.  It is a mash up of the two, not the one or the other, but in separate sections

Point taken, and my apologies to anyone else who did vote based on my initial wording.

ed243421

Spartanacus said:

I listened to The Talking Heads greatest hits the other day...wasn't impressed.  So I hope people stop comparing DotC to them.

Watch Stop Making Sense

vito

David Byrne

I hear the Who, the Heads and Bowie and it's not surprising as Townshend was a huge Bowie and Eno(went to the same Art school as PT) fan and Eno and Bowie were big Who fans not to mention Eddie's worship of all things Who. All these guys were very innovative and pushed boundaries with each release seeing a shift from the previous one and PJ has achieved this with this bad ass song. As a fan I feel grateful that they can still move me this late in the game cause I had my doubts after the last 2 albums.