David Byrne Shares Stage with "Gyrating Geriatrics"

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Earlier this month, David Byrne joined Young @ Heart Chorus, a group of "gyrating geriatrics" (according to Time and the choir's own website), at their gig in NYC's Paris Bar. Byrne, by far the youngest person on stage (chorus members range in age from 72 to 88), joined in on the Talking Heads's "Heaven" and a new Byrne-penned tune, "One Fine Day." He reports on his blog that "the hipsters at the Paris Bar were completely won over, I think."

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Earlier this month, David Byrne joined Young @ Heart Chorus, a group of "gyrating geriatrics" (according to Time magazine and the choir's own website), at their gig in New York City's Paris Bar. According to picthforkmedia.com, Byrne, by far the youngest person on stage (chorus members range in age from 72 to 88), joined in on the Talking Heads's "Heaven" and a new Byrne-penned tune, "One Fine Day."

David reports on his own blog that "the hipsters at the Paris Bar were completely won over, I think."

You can see photos of the event by Mark Tusk at Pitchfork.

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David Byrne: Young @ Heart Chorus, October 2007
  • Tuesday, October 23, 2007
    David Byrne Shares Stage with "Gyrating Geriatrics"

    Earlier this month, David Byrne joined Young @ Heart Chorus, a group of "gyrating geriatrics" (according to Time magazine and the choir's own website), at their gig in New York City's Paris Bar. According to picthforkmedia.com, Byrne, by far the youngest person on stage (chorus members range in age from 72 to 88), joined in on the Talking Heads's "Heaven" and a new Byrne-penned tune, "One Fine Day."

    David reports on his own blog that "the hipsters at the Paris Bar were completely won over, I think."

    You can see photos of the event by Mark Tusk at Pitchfork.

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