This Must Be The Place
Posted by BrokenSilence | Filed under Arcade Fire, Talking Heads
The Talking Heads have always been one of my favorite bands. Their New Wave style mixed with punck rock, avant-guard, pop and funk was an instrumental influence in the sound of the 80s and on future bands. David Byrne’s arcane and whimsical lyrics crafted so many amazing songs and so many hits, one being ‘This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)’. A track off of their fifth album, the title ‘Naive Melody’ refers to the music. On the song, the guitar part and the bass part are doing the same thing throughout the whole song. According to David Byrne, many musicians wouldn’t play a song written in that manner and that is what makes the melody naive. According to Byrne it’s a love song, which is usually a topic he stays away from because it’s ‘kinda big’.
The reason for this post is that Arcade Fire does a cover of the song and does it well. Their version has a Caribbean style matched with strained vocals and the more introspective nature of the band. It also features a nice string arrangement.
Talking Heads - This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)
Arcade Fire - This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)
Tags: Cover, David Byrne, New Wave
