Everyone's Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense

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Everyone's Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense
A red-and-white recolored photo of a person's torso wearing a suit jacket, with the albums' name overlaid in multiple typefaces and sizes.
Studio album tribute to the Talking Heads by
various artists
ReleasedMay 17, 2024
Length66:12
LabelA24 Music
Singles from Everyone's Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense
  1. "Burning Down the House"
    Released: January 31, 2024
  2. "Making Flippy Floppy"
    Released: February 28, 2024
  3. "Take Me to the River"
    Released: March 28, 2024
  4. "Girlfriend Is Better"
    Released: April 24, 2024

Everyone's Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense is a tribute album to the Talking Heads, their 1984 Jonathan Demme-directed concert film Stop Making Sense, and the live album of the same name. The tribute album, made in celebration of the film and album's 40th anniversary, features covers of the sixteen tracks of Stop Making Sense performed by musicians including Miley Cyrus, Lorde, and Paramore. The album is set for release by A24 Music on May 17, 2024.

Background[edit]

On March 16, 2023, the independent film company A24 announced that they had obtained worldwide distribution rights for the 4K remaster of the 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense, starring the Talking Heads and directed by Jonathan Demme.[1] The remaster premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, with the band reuniting for a post-screening Q&A moderated by Spike Lee, on September 11.[2] This was followed by a limited release in IMAX theaters on September 22, and a wide release the following week.[2]

On January 10, 2024, a teaser video was uploaded on both Paramore's and A24's social media.[3] The video depicted Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams receiving a package containing a replica of the big suit Talking Heads frontman David Byrne wore on the album Stop Making Sense's cover art.[3][4] The video announced the album and its lineup of 16 artists and bands, including Paramore, Miley Cyrus, Lorde, Girl in Red, the National, Teezo Touchdown, Kevin Abstract, BadBadNotGood, Toro y Moi, Blondshell, DJ Tunez, Jean Dawson, Chicano Batman, the Linda Lindas, Él Mató a un Policía Motorizado, and the Cavemen.[3][5] The video was directed by AJ Gibboney and Paramore drummer Zac Farro,[3] and ended with a snippet of Paramore's rendition of "Burning Down the House".[5]

Release[edit]

On January 31, Paramore released their full rendition of "Burning Down the House" as the album's lead single.[4][6] Byrne called their version "amazing", and also released his cover of Paramore's 2017 song "Hard Times" which the band had told him was inspired by the Talking Heads.[7] Both cover songs were released as a twelve-inch single for Record Store Day 2024, for which Paramore were ambassadors that year.[7][8]

The second single, Teezo Touchdown's cover of "Making Flippy Floppy", was released on February 28.[9][10] Per Uproxx's Aaron Williams, the choice was fitting as Touchdown's "music refuses categorization or simplification", and the song's "funky bassline and elastic groove translate well in Teezo's hands."[9] On March 6, Miley Cyrus previewed her rendition of "Psycho Killer", a "country twist" on the original with some lyrics changed, at a live event at the Chateau Marmont.[11]

On March 28, Lorde's cover of "Take Me to the River", a Talking Heads cover of a song originally recorded by Al Green, was released as the third single.[12] On April 24, the 40th anniversary of the film's debut at the San Francisco International Film Festival, the album's release date was announced for May 17 by A24 Music.[13] The full tracklist was also released – consisting of the sixteen-song tracklist of Stop Making Sense in order – as was the fourth single, Girl in Red's cover of "Girlfriend Is Better".[13][5]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth, and Jerry Harrison, except where noted. Recording artists in parentheses.

Everyone's Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Psycho Killer" (Miley Cyrus)
  • Byrne
  • Frantz
  • Weymouth
3:44
2."Heaven" (The National)
  • Byrne
  • Harrison
4:17
3."Thank You for Sending Me an Angel" (Blondshell)Byrne3:08
4."Found a Job" (The Linda Lindas)Byrne4:12
5."Slippery People" (Él Mató a un Policía Motorizado) 5:40
6."Burning Down the House" (Paramore) 3:38
7."Life During Wartime" (DJ Tunez) 4:24
8."Making Flippy Floppy" (Teezo Touchdown) 5:53
9."Swamp" (Jean Dawson) 3:20
10."What a Day That Was" (The Cavemen)Byrne4:30
11."This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" (BadBadNotGood featuring Norah Jones) 4:31
12."Once in a Lifetime" (Kevin Abstract)
2:38
13."Genius of Love" (Toro y Moi featuring Brijean)
3:25
14."Girlfriend Is Better" (Girl in Red)Byrne3:05
15."Take Me to the River" (Lorde)
4:24
16."Crosseyed and Painless" (Chicano Batman featuring Money Mark)
  • Byrne
  • Frantz
  • Weymouth
  • Harrison
  • Eno
5:23
Total length:66:12

Personnel[edit]

"Burning Down the House"

"Making Flippy Floppy"

  • Andrew Keller – recording engineer
  • Scotty Desmarais – mixing engineer

"Girlfriend Is Better"

"Take Me to the River"

  • Lorde – vocals, producer
  • Jim-E Stack – producer, programmer
  • Devin Hoffman – guitar, bass
  • Ian Gold – drums, recording engineer
  • Eli Teplin – piano, keyboards
  • Mark "Spike" Stent and Matt Wolach – mixing engineers

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (March 16, 2023). "A24 Releasing Remastered Version of Talking Heads Classic Concert Film Stop Making Sense". Variety. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Vlessing, Etan (August 16, 2023). "Talking Heads Concert Pic Stop Making Sense to Screen at Toronto Film Festival". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d Garcia, Thania; Shafer, Ellise (January 31, 2024). "A24 Sets Stop Making Sense Tribute Album with Miley Cyrus, Lorde, Paramore and More Artists Delivering Talking Heads Covers". Variety. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Madarang, Charisma (January 31, 2024). "Paramore Put on the Big Suit for "Burning Down the House" Talking Heads Cover". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c Bloom, Madison (January 31, 2024). "Paramore, the National, Lorde, Miley Cyrus, and More Announced for A24's New Stop Making Sense Tribute Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  6. ^ Redfern, Mark (January 31, 2024). "Paramore Cover "Burning Down the House" From a New Talking Heads Tribute Album". Under the Radar. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  7. ^ a b Brasil, Sydney (March 5, 2024). "David Byrne Praises Paramore's "Burning Down the House" Cover". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  8. ^ LaPierre, Megan (February 12, 2024). "Paramore Designated 2024 Record Store Day Ambassadors". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  9. ^ a b Williams, Aaron (February 28, 2024). "Teezo Touchdown Teamed Up with A24 to Cover a Talking Heads Deep Cut for a Stop Making Sense Re-Release". Uproxx. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  10. ^ Chelosky, Danielle (February 28, 2024). "Teezo Touchdown – "Making Flippy Floppy"". Stereogum. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  11. ^ Chelosky, Danielle (March 7, 2024). "Miley Cyrus Previews Countrified Take on Talking Heads' "Psycho Killer"". Stereogum. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  12. ^ Pilley, Max (March 28, 2024). "Lorde releases "Take Me to the River" for Everyone's Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense". NME. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  13. ^ a b Chelosky, Danielle (April 24, 2024). "Talking Heads Tribute Album Tracklist Revealed for Today's 40th Anniversary of Stop Making Sense". Stereogum. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
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