Thursday music corner: Scottish-born, American-raised David Byrne (b.1952) co-founded the hugely influential alternative band Talking Heads in 1975. The band released eight albums between 1977 and 1988, with the most successful being 1985's Little Creatures, which was certified double platinum in America. After an early solo project with former Roxy Music musician and producer Brian Eno in 1981, he began releasing solo albums in 1989 with Rei Momo, experimenting with world music influences. Byrne has released 10 solo studio albums - including two with Eno and one with St Vincent - and plenty of soundtrack work. (He shared an Academy Award for the score of 1987 epic The Last Emperor). His most recent solo effort was the popular American Utopia (2018).
The sparky Dance on Vaseline is a highlight of Byrne's 1997 solo album Feelings, which was a collaboration with British band Morcheeba.
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