(Nothing But) Flowers

(Nothing But) Flowers Nothingbutflowers.jpg single Talking Heads Naked October 3, 1988Strickland Andy 1 October 1988 News: Releases Record Mirror 6 0144-5804 1987 "Ruby Dear" (Bush mix) Art pop worldbeat 5:39 (album version) 4:15 (single version) 3:28 (radio edit) EMI David Byrne Chris Frantz Jerry Harrison Tina Weymouth David Byrne Talking Heads Steve Lilywhite Blind 1988 Sax and Violins 1991 "(Nothing But) Flowers" is a song by rock band Talking Heads. It appears on the band's eighth and final studio album Naked (1988). It was released as the album's second single. In addition to the band, the song features Kirsty MacColl on backup vocals and Johnny Marr, formerly of The Smiths, on lead guitar. It peaked at number 79 in the UK singles chart. Filmmaker Kevin Smith used the song as the opening of Clerks 2 and was featured briefly in other film soundtracks to Meu Tio Matou um Cara (as covered by Caetano Veloso)http://sweetsoundtrack.com/Movies/meu-tio-matou-um-cara-2004 sweetsoundtrack.comhttps://immub.org/album/meu-tio-matou-um-cara-trilha-sonora-do-filme/ Meu Tio Matou Um Cara IMMuB and the animated feature The Mitchells vs. the Machines.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7979580/soundtrack imdb.com IMDb https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/04/30/the-mitchells-vs-the-machines-soundtrack-songs-music-song-track-list-netflix-spotify/ hitc.com Hitc 30 April 2021 Fogarty Paul 21 October 2021 19 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211021051241/https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/04/30/the-mitchells-vs-the-machines-soundtrack-songs-music-song-track-list-netflix-spotify/ dead The song is quoted at the start of Bret Easton Ellis' novel American Psycho (1991). Critical reception On its release, Cash Box wrote, "A vision of a future where civilization is overrun by nature, much to the chagrin of the natives. Byrne is a genius at saying it all between the lines, and this little gem is a light-hearted romp into our greener-grass lives."https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/80s/1988/CB-1988-04-02.pdf Single Releases Cash Box 51 39 10 2 April 1988 World Radio History 27 December 2021 Billboard said that the song highlighted the band's "genuinely unconventional pop with south-of the-border rhythms."2 April 1988 Single Reviews https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/80s/1988/BB-1988-04-02.pdf#page=87 6 August 2026 Billboard 69 Music & Media described "(Nothing But) Flowers" as "a rhythmic but also surprisingly melodic song with striking vocal harmonies".https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1988/M&M-1988-10-29.pdf Previews: Singles Music & Media 5 44 22 29 October 1988 World Radio History 27 December 2021 Music video The song's music video featured uses of typography by graphic designers Tibor Kalman and Emily Oberman.Heller Steven Fili Louise Stylepedia Chronicle Books 2006 181 0-8118-3346-1 https://books.google.com/books?id=n2QcKzGHEMICLaBarre Suzanne 2012-02-01 Emily Oberman, The Branding Force Behind Jimmy Fallon, SNL, And Orbitz, Is Pentagram's Newest Partner https://www.fastcompany.com/1668938/emily-oberman-the-branding-force-behind-jimmy-fallon-snl-and-orbitz-is-pentagrams-newest-par 2022-08-18 Fast Company en-US The band performs in the video with an expanded lineup featuring Marr, MacColl, Brice Wassy, Yves N'Djock and Abdou M'Boup, all of whom performed on the studio recording of the song. The music video was directed by Sandy McLeod and David Byrne.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9544264/fullcredits#cast Talking Heads: (Nothing But) Flowers (Video 1988) - IMDb IMDb Personnel Personnel taken from Naked liner notes.Naked Talking Heads 1988 Album liner notes Talking Heads David Byrne – lead and backing vocals, guitar Chris Frantz – drums Jerry Harrison – Hammond organ Tina Weymouth – bass guitar Additional musicians Kirsty MacColl – backing vocals Johnny Marr – 12-string guitar Abdou M'Boup – congas Yves N'Djock – guitar Brice Wassy – shaker 2010 TED conference David Byrne performed a briefer version of the song at the 2010 TED conference accompanied by Thomas Dolby on keyboard and the string quartet ETHEL. TED.com David Byrne, Ethel + Thomas Dolby: "(Nothing But) Flowers" with String Quartet. 22 October 2010 https://www.ted.com/talks/david_byrne_ethel_thomas_dolby_nothing_but_flowers_with_string_quartet?language=en 1 April 2015 Charts Chart (1988)PeakpositionFlanders 32 Talking Heads (Nothing But) Flowers true 27 December 2021UKsinglesbyname 79 Talking Heads (Nothing But) Flowers 18789 true 27 December 2021Billboardmainstreamrock 5 Talking Heads (Nothing But) Flowers true 27 December 2021 References Category:1988 singles Category:Talking Heads songs Category:EMI Records singles Category:Songs written by David Byrne Category:Songs written by Jerry Harrison Category:Songs written by Chris Frantz Category:Songs written by Tina Weymouth Category:Song recordings produced by David Byrne Category:Song recordings produced by Jerry Harrison Category:Song recordings produced by Steve Lillywhite Category:1987 songs