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Talking Heads' Versions[]
Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime (Official Video)
Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime ("Stop Making Sense" Version) - Hebrew Translation
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Once in a Lifetime features a bespectacled David Byrne dancing much like a marionette. The choreography was by Toni Basil. Byrne is shown making sudden flings of his arm, tapping his head, and getting on his hands and knees to pat the floor, much like simple tricks which can be done with actual marionettes. In the background, Byrne dances in perfect synchronisation; in the foreground, a larger Byrne is getting further and further out of synch. The video is exhibited in the New York Museum of Modern Art. A live video was released as well. The video was parodied in "Weird Al" Yankovic's "UHF", The Treble's "No Secrets (There For You)" and New Kids on the Block's "Bring Back the Time" videos. A second video was released in 1984, taken from the Stop Making Sense concert film. |
Big Daddy's Version[]
Big Daddy "Once In a Lifetime" original cut
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Once in a Lifetime features the band performing the song in front of a green screen with images representing lyrics appearing behind them |
Angélique Kidjo's Version[]
Angélique Kidjo - Once In A Lifetime
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Once in a Lifetime features Kidjo features a dismal office workplace that turns into a dance party as Kidjo sings the song on various screens in the office. |