Brightest Young Things

Talking Heads happen to be my favorite band of all time, so I am a little biased here, but objectively I still firmly believe Stop Making Sense, the 1984 film by David Byrne and Jonathan Demme, is the quintissential concert movie. Yes, better than the Last Waltz. The scary part is, it's not even the best aural document of live Talking Heads, for that see:

http://www.brightestyoungthings.com/music/byts-favorite-song-of-the-day-5/

yet it's still the best.  Everything oozes awesomeness, from the titles by Pablo Ferro (Dr. Strangelove) at the start to not revealing the audience till the end.  There is a slow build of momentum by adding more musicians and set design with each song.  There is the famous big suit.  There is Bernie Worrell pounding out synth lines.  There is gorgeous 5.1 surround sound on the DVD special edition plus great extras.  Needless to say, it's a must see.

The film will be presented (for free!) by the Library of Congress tonight, all the details here:

http://www.loc.gov/rr/mopic/pickford/pickford-current.html

Byrne wanted to avoid colored lighting throughout the film, and one of the most striking examples of this is What a Day That Was.  This song comes from the underappreciated 1981 Catherine Wheel soundtrack.  Enjoy:

Previously in Misc/Awesome:

• 12/28: Terrible Boyfriend/ Girlfriend Generator.
• 12/1: The John Waters Advent Calendar-it starts today
• 11/28: It Chooses You: All I Want for Christmas is Everything from Miranda July's Pop-Up Shop
• 11/3: Things I'd Move to Minnesota For
• 9/6: PHOTOS: Maloof $$ Money Cup
• 9/2: PHOTOS: Chantilly Model Train Show
• 9/1: Libby's List: 5 Things I Want Right Now...
• 8/22: PHOTOS: Best Friends Day
• 8/10: PHOTOS: Lawn Mover Racing, Eastern Seaboard Regionals @ Bowles Farm
• 7/26: Special List: Things the BYGays Want Now That We Can Marry In DC (and NY!)