Stop Making Sense

“Stop Making Sense” is - according to all sources - the best concert film of all time. 40 years ago, David Byrne, the leader of the legendary band Talking Heads, teamed up with Jonathan Demme, best known for “Silence of the Sheep” and “Philadelphia”, but also as the creator of the music videos New Order or Bruce Springsteen. Thanks to this collaboration, a timeless work was created that continues to captivate viewers, regardless of their musical tastes. The film was made in December 1983, at the height of the band's career, during a tour promoting their album “Speaking in Tongues”. It was filmed at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, during three concert nights.

In the film you can hear all the biggest Talking Heads hits — from “Burning Down the House”, to “Psycho Killer” and “Once in a Lifetime”, to “This Must Be the Place” (in the Polish version the lyrics translated by Gaba Kulka). Demme is close to perfection in translating the emotions that accompany the stage ecstasy of the musicians onto the screen, and the camera seems to tune in spontaneously to the extraordinary energy of David Byrne, who moves like a seasoned dancer. It was for these recorded concerts that the band leader put on the famous huge gray suit, and his stage partner became a glowing lamp.