The “Stop Making Sense” tribute album will also feature Miley Cyrus, Lorde, Paramore and more.
The Talking Heads will be honored by several international artists.
Miley Cyrus, Lorde, Paramore and the Argentines He Killed a Motorized Police Officer These are just some of the artists who will appear on the album titled “Everyone’s Getting Involved”. Paying tribute to Talking Headsthe album will include 16 covers from the band’s 1984 live album, “Stop Making Sense.”
The rest of the poster includes Girl in Red, The National, Teezo Touchdown, Kevin Abstract, BadBadNotGood, Toro y Moi, Blondshell, DJ Tunez, Jean Dawson, Chicano Batman, The Linda Lindas and The Cavemen.
The album was first revealed on January 10 in a teaser clip posted on Paramore and A24’s social channels. In the video, frontwoman Hayley Williams receives a box in the mail containing a replica of the jacket worn by David Byrne in the album’s original artwork. At the end of the clip, Paramore’s AJ Gibboney and Zac Farro are credited as directors.
Referencing “Stop Making Sense,” Williams tells his bandmates, “I have a tape I’d like to play for you,” while the trailer previews Paramore’s version of “Burning Down the House.”
The phenomenon of the Talking Heads concert in cinemas
A24 acquired world rights to the acclaimed concert film and re-released it in theaters around the world last year to mark its 40th anniversary. It became Imax’s highest-grossing live event, earning $640,839 and selling out 25 screens at 165 Imax locations in North America, according to the company.
The 1984 film was directed by filmmaker Jonathan Demme (“The Silence of the Lambs”, “Philadelphia”) and stars the main members of the band David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison along with Bernie Worrell, Alex Weir, Steve Scales, Lynn Mabry and Edna Holt. The live performance was filmed over three nights at Hollywood’s Pantages Theater in December 1983 and features Talking Heads’ most memorable songs.
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