Stop Making Sense

When it arrived in September 1984, Stop Making Sense was an artistic and commercial triumph. The film had people dancing in theatre aisles, and the soundtrack sold over two million copies. Just last year, the Library of Congress added Stop Making Sense to the National Film Registry in recognition of its cultural, historical, and aesthetic significance. The inspiration for Stop Making Sense came when director Jonathan Demme saw Talking Heads perform during the band’s 1983 tour for Speaking in Tongues. Afterward, he approached them with the idea of making the show into a concert film. They agreed and worked together over the next few months to finalize the details. Ultimately, Demme filmed three shows at Hollywood’s Pantages Theater in December 1983 to create Stop Making Sense.

1    Psycho Killer (Live)
2    Heaven (Live)
3    Thank You for Sending Me an Angel (Live)
4    Found a Job (Live)
5    Slippery People (Live)
6    Burning Down the House (Live)
7    Life During Wartime (Live) [1999 Remaster]
8    Making Flippy Floppy (Live)
9    Swamp (Live)
10    What a Day That Was (Live) [Edit]
11    This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) [Live]
12    Once in a Lifetime (Live)
13    Genius of Love (Tom Tom Club) [Live]
14    Girlfriend Is Better (Live)
15    Take Me to the River (Live)
16    Crosseyed and Painless (Live)