The Catherine Wheel

The Catherine Wheel is David Byrne's musical score commissioned by Twyla Tharp for her dance project. "The Catherine Wheel" premiered September 22, 1981 at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City. The tracks "Big Blue Plymouth", "My Big Hands", "Big Business", and "What a Day That Was", were performed live by Talking Heads in 1982 and 1983; the latter two appear in their Stop Making Sense film, and What a Day That Was appears on the album. All... more

The Catherine Wheel is David Byrne's musical score commissioned by Twyla Tharp for her dance project. "The Catherine Wheel" premiered September 22, 1981 at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City. The tracks "Big Blue Plymouth", "My Big Hands", "Big Business", and "What a Day That Was", were performed live by Talking Heads in 1982 and 1983; the latter two appear in their Stop Making Sense film, and What a Day That Was appears on the album. All tracks composed by David Byrne, except as indicated. less