Brian Eno Songs: Strange Overtones, Baby's on Fire,

Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Chapters: Strange Overtones, Baby's on Fire, . Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 16. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: "Strange Overtones" is a 2008 song by David Byrne and Brian Eno from their album Everything That Happens Will Happen Today. In September 2008, Jon Yeo created a music video for the track featuring the paintings of Brian Eno. The first single off the album, the song was released on August 4, 2008, as a DRM-free MP3s digital download only available through the album's website at no cost. This song, like the rest of the album, was made available free for streaming and for purchase as a download. This is part of the unorthodox Internet-based marketing scheme the two are using to promote the album, inspired by the success of Radiohead's 2007 album In Rainbows. A live recording of the song would also appear on Everything That Happens Will Happen on This Tour - David Byrne on Tour: Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno, released on May 11, 2009. The song was also featured on the soundtrack album to Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, along with several other David Byrne compositions. While discussing the 2006 remix of My Life in the Bush of Ghosts at a dinner party, Eno suggested finishing some songs that he had written but that did not have lyrics. Byrne visited Eno's studio to listen to the demos and the two decided to collaborate to finish writing the songs. They continued working on the tracks in in New York City and London, with all collaborations being carried on via e-mail. Eno has also said the album is about "paint a picture of the human trying to survive in an increasingly digital world;" themes that are explored in this song. One subject of the song struggles to write innovative music, but is overheard by a neighbor using beats th...http: //booksllc.net/?id=18622977