Rec. #674: [Nothing But] Flowers

What: This 1988 song from Talking Heads could believably have been written at any point over the last thirty or so years. (Because we've learned nothing.) The video for "[Nothing But] Flowers" is stage managed to within an inch of its life and features the late, great musical genius Kirsty MacColl.


Representative lyrics:
This was a Pizza Hut
Now it's all covered with daisies
(You've got it, you've got it)

I miss the honky tonks
Dairy Queens, and 7-Elevens
(You've got it, you've got it)

And as things fell apart
Nobody paid much attention
(You've got it, you've got it)


How to get it: "[Nothing But] Flowers" was the second single from the album Naked. The video is on YouTube.

Connections to previous Wreckage: Find more Kirsty MacColl with Rec. #259 and Rec. #391. Find more David Byrne with Rec. #187 and Rec. #362.