Stop Making Sense

There's a reason that my go-to karaoke song is anything off this album. David Byrne is a feast for the eyes with his head-smacking, body-wiggling, perpetual-motion-proving and erratic dancing. I'm sad I seem to be the only one who still dances like him in public. \nWe open on the eccentric Byrne alone on stage accompanied by only a boom box for "Psycho Killer." Then we build and build like the cocaine high everyone on stage is clearly riding, adding members until there are a dozen performers on stage, held in check by ringmaster Byrne. \nTheatrical highlights include Byrne dancing with a lamp during "This Must be the Place (Naïve Melody)" and later running laps around the stage. This film, beautifully directed by Jonathan Demme, is the reason most people remember Byrne in an oversized white sport coat. A special feature of Byrne interviewing himself on the DVD is a must-watch. Even when he asks and answers the questions, he doesn't make sense.\nThe film is so crisp it's hard to believe it's a concert. And you gotta love that big suit.