Make Me Watch

Stop Making Sense (1984) or: Tinker Tailor Solders Lights


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McGee makes E suit up for the “greatest concert film ever”. They sample a childhood bop, peer into potential Oscar-bait biopics, and find strange threads and stranger dance partners. 

SHOT4SHOT: Our favorite SHOTS from the film discussed in the episode

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TABLE OF CONTENTS: (Timestamps are approx.)

Exit Interview [Non-Spoilers] (00:00:00)

Focus Group [Spoilers] (00:29:30)

Under The Lights (00:52:30)

Behind the Lens (01:04:55)

Coming Soon (01:23:02)


TOP THREE: YOUR FAVORITE ARTIST'S FAVORITE ARTIST

McGee's

[3] King Crimson

[2] Moebius

[1] Tom Waits

E's

[3] Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

[2] Scarface - Tiny Desk Concert (2023)

[1] Moonwalker - Michael Jackson (1988)


MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:

The Oral History of 'Stop Making Sense' -- The Ringer

David Byrne Isn't Himself. Or Any Self, Really. -- The New York Times

CALL SHEET:

Dir. Jonathan Demme

Written by Jonathan Demme & The Talking Heads

DP: Jordan Cronenweth

CREDITS:

• Artwork by Supplay Box. Theme song by Soul Spy. Bumper music “George Street Shuffle” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) CC BY 3.0 

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