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Listen to David Byrne’s cover of Hard Times by Paramore
After inspiring “the cadence and tone of these verses”, Talking Heads’ David Byrne has covered Paramore’s Hard Times for Record Store Day – stream it now.
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Talking Heads’ David Byrne has covered Hard Times by Paramore for Record Store Day
With Paramore’s 2017 banger Hard Times inspired by Talking Heads, David Byrne says he “learned it and recorded my version of their great song with a horn section” for a Record Store Day release this year!
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Fresh from covering Burning Down The House for A24’s Stop Making Sense tribute album, one of Paramore’s own songs is now getting the Talking Heads treatment.
David Byrne has revealed that he’s returned the favour and done a cover of the band’s 2017 single Hard Times, with both tracks set to be packaged up for an exclusive 12” Record Store Day release on April 20 (Paramore are also this year’s Ambassadors, having said that vinyl and independent stores have been a “vital part of our journey from music-obsessed school friends to professional music makers”).
“Paramore recorded an amazing version of Burning Down The House for a Stop Making Sense covers album that A24 is doing in connection with the re-release of the film. That song is out now,” posted David on social media. “The band told me that their song Hard Times was inspired by Talking Heads, so I learned it and recorded my version of their great song with a horn section. This was fun! The 12" is available on Record Store Day 2024 – More info and a store near you at recordstoreday.com.”
Incredible!
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