Kenny 'Dope' Gonzalez collaborating with Róisín Murphy on a cover of a Talking Heads classic?
When you think of it, why didn't they think of it sooner?
The song in question, Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On), at once feels at home with Kenny's Nuyorican palette of rhythms and grooves, whilst at the same time sounding like it could have been lifted straight from Róisín's current catalogue.
I've gone for all nine minutes of the extended version here - and why not? - but the original comes in at a more radio-friendly 3:48, whilst a dub version at just under a minute longer rounds out the digital single package available on Bandcamp.
I've clearly not been keeping up with the music press, as Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) is apparently lifted from Naive Melodies, an expansive tribute to Talking Heads’ rhythmic legacy, due on 24th October.
Naive Melodies is curated by DJ/Producer/Artist Manager Drew McFadden, and features artists that, with a few exceptions like Theophilus London and Wu-Lu, are largely unfamiliar to me.
I'll need to delve into the album a bit more before deciding to buy but Kenny and Róisín's EP is in the (shopping) bag.
It would be negligent of me not to refer back to the original Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On), with a detour by way of David Byrne's own (re)version from his American Utopia show at the O2 Arena in London on 29th October 2018.
I saw a broadcast version of the entire show on Sky Arts a while back and it was memerising from start to finish.
And to close, a fan-made video of the definitive version of Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) by Talking Heads, taken from their 1980 album Remain In Light.
By sheer coincidence, this album has been on regular rotation on my playlist in the past month or so, and the grooves are etched deep in my mind.
It's a great version of an early song by Talking Heads which have always been good enough to be sampled. I'm curious to see which band will be the next to take on one of their songs. Thanks for sharing.
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