(Nothing But) Flowers
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"(Nothing But) Flowers" is a song by the rock band Talking Heads. It appears as on the band's final album Naked, released in 1988. It was also released as a single accompanied by a successful music video. In addition to the band, the song features Kirsty MacColl on backup vocals and Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr.
[edit] Lyrics
The lyrics describe a post-apocalyptic world in which modern technology has been largely eliminated. Byrne, as the song's protagonist, is torn between his appreciation for nature's beauty and his dependency on such disappeared items as lawnmowers and fast food.
[edit] Covers
The song was covered by Guster on their live album Guster on Ice, as well as by Caetano Veloso on his album 'A Foreign Sound'.
[edit] In popular culture
A passage from the song was quoted in Bret Easton Ellis' novel American Psycho.
The song was also used in the beginning of Clerks II.
| Talking Heads |
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| David Byrne – Chris Frantz – Tina Weymouth – Jerry Harrison |
| Discography |
| Studio Albums: Talking Heads: 77 (1977) - More Songs about Buildings and Food (1978) - Fear of Music (1979) - Remain in Light (1980) - Speaking in Tongues (1983) - Little Creatures (1985) - True Stories (1986) - Naked (1988) |
| Live Albums: The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads (1982) - Stop Making Sense (1984) |
| Filmography |
| Stop Making Sense (1984) - True Stories (1986) - Storytelling Giant (1988) |
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