McCartney Times

How can a song make a person cry? If any musician were to muse over the whys and wherefores of this human response, then it is David Byrne, and the former Talking Heads frontman explains, “Obviously, to have this effect on us, the song and delivery have to connect to us in ways we can relate to a tragic accident is not affecting, but a tragic accident that happens as a vet is driving to a reunion with his wife and child, now THAT’S heartbreaking.”Speaking on his radio show, Byrne continues to rattle off various tragedies that tug on our heartstrings: “Dreams within reach, visible, graspable, but then dashed to a thousand pieces. A small business goes bankrupt, not so moving, but the owner being a refugee who overcame impossible odds to achieve this dream — only to have it snatched away by a rapacious landlord… Now, we’re more engaged. Maybe it’s the specifics that pull us in?”

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