David Byrne explains the meaning of this song, HIMSELF (see his Union Chapel video of this song - there is an intro there which explains how the song came about.
Byrne was observing his friend fall in LOVE...the Great Intoxication is LOVE. He wrote the song as if he was writing a letter about the guy to his girlfriend. Then, months later, he realized that the song could also apply to his own life.
The Union Chapel video is intoxicating itself. It's an amazing set with an exquisite admixture and interplay of colours and sounds and ideas. This prodution is wondrous.
David Byrne explains the meaning of this song, HIMSELF (see his Union Chapel video of this song - there is an intro there which explains how the song came about.
Byrne was observing his friend fall in LOVE...the Great Intoxication is LOVE. He wrote the song as if he was writing a letter about the guy to his girlfriend. Then, months later, he realized that the song could also apply to his own life.
The Union Chapel video is intoxicating itself. It's an amazing set with an exquisite admixture and interplay of colours and sounds and ideas. This prodution is wondrous.