Beyond ‘Stop Making Sense’: where to explore David Byrne’s work for dance, film and theatre
Five projects that trace David Byrne’s work across ballet, cinema and musical theatre beyond Talking Heads’ landmark concert film.
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'Round and 'round And we won't let go And where we stop No one knows Uh-huh uh-huh
Down and down In a spin we turn Looking like We'll never learn Uh-huh uh-huh
Think about What ev'ryone is saying Ruby dear Oh don't you hear
Late at night When the radio is playing Ruby dear So looky here
Oh this record's broken It slips a beat And all those watermelons Have gone to seed
Nothing lives In this dirty little river No one here Will shed a tear
It dried up But it couldn't run forever Ruby dear That's what we hear
I still like the ocean Down by the sea They left that door wide open It tempted me Hounding me From the bedroom to the kitchen
Ruby dear I'm still right here Now they throwed The fox amongst the chickens It's too deep I'll drown in my sleep!
Angels and prostitutes They might look the same And if to Hell we're going I'll see you there
'Round and 'round And we won't let go And where we stop No one knows Uh-huh uh-huh
Down the street Where the bonfires glow Looking like They lost control Uh-huh uh-huh
Settle down In that rocking chair Breathing in That rotten air Uh-huh uh-huh
Johnny Jones Fell fast asleep Down a hole Where the rocks are steep Uh-huh uh-huh
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"Ruby Dear" is a song by Talking Heads from the album Naked, released in 1988. The song was written by Chris Frantz, David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth. It was produced by Steve Lillywhite, Talking Heads.
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