Published on 12, July, 2020
https://youtu.be/5IsSpAOD6K8?si=po0fNe2Rsy08SqEa
This song and video might actually just relate most of what autism is.
First, look at David Byrne's movements (dyspraxia, stimming ?)
Then listen to the words:
"How did I get here?" ( A feeling of not being in control?)
"How do I work this?" ( Problems with social interaction ? )
"Where is that large automobile?" ( A feeling of under-achievement? )
"This is not my beautiful wife" ( Imposter syndrome? )
"Am I right, am I wrong?" ( confusion due to miscommunication? )
Lots of repetition of "same as it ever was" ( obsession with routines? )
Lots of reference to water - flowing underground, at the bottom of the ocean, under the rocks and stones, water dissolving ( Sensory pleasure from water? Special interest in geology? )
with his oversize suit he may well have sensory issues with tight clothing too...
II hadn't realised that David is on the spectrum:
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/how-david-byrne-helped-to-change-public-perception-of-autism/
Snap, I was just about to post that article!
And here's another article about David Byrne and how being autistic has influenced his life and career:
https://lwlies.com/articles/david-byrne-and-the-autistic-euphoria-of-stop-making-sense/
"The title, Stop Making Sense, is David Byrne’s plea to you as a viewer to not make yourself palatable to the social norms of allistic society, and to instead choose happiness by unmasking and freeing yourself. As Byrne sweetly stated about his autistic identity, “We all don’t have to be the same.”
He brings joy to people by being autistic