Singing Talking Heads

To celebrate “Talking Heads honcho” David Byrne, whose birthday is today . Happy Birthday BTW -, we have selected twelve artists or bands who have covered Talking Heads’ most famous songs.

They are Cage The Elephant, Bonnie Raitt, The Lumineers, Widespread Panic, The Motet, Antibalas, The Roots, David Byrne, St Vincent, Angelique Kidjo, Mavis Staples, Yonder Mountain String Band, Florence and the Machine, Lotus

Here, they are reunited in one glorious playlist. Enjoy!

WATCH IN FULL

Tracklist

1 . Cage The Elephant . Psycho Killer More By The Same : on RVM . Radio.Video.Music ]

2 . Bonnie Raitt . Burning Down The House More By The Same : on RVM . Radio.Video.Music ]

3 . The Lumineers . This Must Be the Place More By The Same : on RVM . Radio.Video.Music ]

4 . Widespread Panic . Life During Wartime More By The Same : on RVM . Radio.Video.Music ]

5 . The Motet . Nothing But Flowers More By The Same : Official Site

6 . Antibalas & The Roots . Born Under Punches More By The Same : The Roots on RVM . Radio.Video.Music ]

7 . David Byrne & St Vincent . Road To Nowhere More By The Same : St Vincent on RVM . Radio.Video.Music ]

8 . Angelique Kidjo . Once In A Lifetime More By The Same : on RVM . Radio.Video.Music ]

9 . Mavis Staples . Slippery People More By The Same : on RVM . Radio.Video.Music ]

10 . Yonder Mountain String Band . Girlfriend Is Better More By The Same : Official Site

11 . Florence and the Machine . Wild Wild Life More By The Same : on RVM . Radio.Video.Music ]

12 . Lotus . Crosseyed and Painless More By The Same : Official Site

For THE FULL COVERS COLLECTION click here