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The music video version of "Wild Wild Life" that debuted on [[MTV]] is largely a scene taken from the film, in which many of the film's characters (including John Goodman) [[lip-synch]] to the music in a night club; the video version is more risque and features more pop music references/parodies than seen in the film; the [[Prince (singer)|Prince]] and [[Billy Idol]] parodies remain in the film version. Similarly, the video for "Love for Sale" is the same as that seen in the film (in which Kurtz's character is shown watching it on TV) except the video version has additional footage of Talking Heads, more references to recognizable TV commercials of the day, and no intercuts to any of the film characters. | The music video version of "Wild Wild Life" that debuted on [[MTV]] is largely a scene taken from the film, in which many of the film's characters (including John Goodman) [[lip-synch]] to the music in a night club; the video version is more risque and features more pop music references/parodies than seen in the film; the [[Prince (singer)|Prince]] and [[Billy Idol]] parodies remain in the film version. Similarly, the video for "Love for Sale" is the same as that seen in the film (in which Kurtz's character is shown watching it on TV) except the video version has additional footage of Talking Heads, more references to recognizable TV commercials of the day, and no intercuts to any of the film characters. | ||
In November 2018, ''True Stories, A Film by David Byrne: The Complete Soundtrack'', a comprehensive soundtrack album with 23 songs as they were recorded for the film, was released. | In November 2018, ''True Stories, A Film by David Byrne: The Complete Soundtrack'', a comprehensive soundtrack album with 23 songs as they were recorded for the film, was released. This marked the first time that the complete ''True Stories'' soundtrack was made publicly available, 32 years after the movie's original release. The soundtrack was issued to coincide with Criterion's 2018 [[DVD]] and [[Blu-ray]] release of the film, the latter of which it was also packaged with. The new-edition soundtrack includes the three Talking Heads performances with David Byrne on lead vocals that are featured in the movie, "Wild Wild Life," "Love for Sale," and "City of Dreams", which are the same recordings included on the Talking Heads album [[True Stories (album)|True Stories]]; otherwise, the material does not overlap with the Talking Heads album. The new edition includes the first official commercial release of McEnroe's "Dream Operator" and Ingle's "Puzzlin' Evidence". | ||
== Legacy == | == Legacy == | ||
English rock band [[Radiohead]] is named after the film's song ''Radio Head.'' In 2019, David Byrne referenced this while inducting them into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]. | English rock band [[Radiohead]] is named after the film's song ''Radio Head.'' In 2019, David Byrne referenced this while inducting them into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]].{{Reflist}} | ||
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