After teasing the cover, David Byrne has finally released his reimagination of Paramore‘s “Hard Times.” This follows the band’s take on Byrne’s classic track “Burning Down The House,” which they covered as part of the Talking Heads tribute album Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense via A24 Music. Both tracks will be out on April 20 for Record Store Day on a limited 12″ LP.
“The band told me that their song ‘Hard Times’ was inspired by Talking Heads,” Byrne said in a Twitter post. “So I learned and recorded my version of their great song with a horn section.” Fascinatingly, this arrives on the seven-year anniversary of the “Hard Times” single release. Check out Byrne‘s groovy and jazzy rendition of the Paramore hit below.
Paramore is gearing up for some extraordinary international tour dates this spring. The trio are joining Taylor Swift on her upcoming leg of The Eras Tour. If you’re in the UK or Europe, you might be able to see them in the spring. Check out the dates below and grab tickets here.
Tour Dates:
- May 9—Nanterre, France @ Paris La Défense Arena
- May 10—Nanterre, France @ Paris La Défense Arena
- May 11—Nanterre, France @ Paris La Défense Arena
- May 12—Nanterre, France @ Paris La Défense Arena
- May 17—Stockholm, Sweden @ Friends Arena
- May 18—Stockholm, Sweden @ Friends Arena
- May 19—Stockholm, Sweden @ Friends Arena
- May 24—Lisbon, Portugal @ Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica
- May 25—Lisbon, Portugal @ Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica
- May 30—Madrid, Spain @ Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
- June 2—Lyon, France @ Groupama Stadium
- June 3—Lyon, France @ Groupama Stadium
- June 7—Edinburgh, Scotland @ BT Murrayfield Stadium
- June 8—Edinburgh, Scotland @ BT Murrayfield Stadium
- June 9—Edinburgh, Scotland @ BT Murrayfield Stadium
- June 13—Liverpool, England @ Anfield
- June 14—Liverpool, England @ Anfield
- June 15—Liverpool, England @ Anfield
- June 18—Cardiff, Wales @ Principality Stadium
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- June 21—London, England @ Wembley Stadium
- June 22—London, England @ Wembley Stadium
- June 23—London, England @ Wembley Stadium
- June 28—Dublin, Ireland @ Aviva Stadium
- June 29—Dublin, Ireland @ Aviva Stadium
- June 30—Dublin, Ireland @ Aviva Stadium
- July 4—Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Johan Cruijff Arena
- July 5—Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Johan Cruijff Arena
- July 6—Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Johan Cruijff Arena
- July 9—Zurich, Switzerland @ Letzigrund
- July 10—Zurich, Switzerland @ Letzigrund
- July 13—Milan, Italy @ Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
- July 14—Milan, Italy @ Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
- July 17—Gelsenkirchen, Germany @ Veltins-Arena
- July 18—Gelsenkirchen, Germany @ Veltins-Arena
- July 19—Gelsenkirchen, Germany @ Veltins-Arena
- July 23—Hamburg, Germany @ Volksparkstadion
- July 24—Hamburg, Germany @ Volksparkstadion
- July 27—Munich, Germany @ Olympiastadion
- July 28—Munich, Germany @ Olympiastadion
- Aug. 1—Warsaw, Poland @ PGE Narodowy
- Aug. 2—Warsaw, Poland @ PGE Narodowy
- Aug. 3—Warsaw, Poland @ PGE Narodowy
- Aug. 8—Vienna, Austria @ Ernst-Happel-Stadion
- Aug. 9—Vienna, Austria @ Ernst-Happel-Stadion
- Aug. 10—Vienna, Austria @ Ernst-Happel-Stadion
- Aug. 15—London, England @ Wembley Stadium
- Aug. 16—London, England @ Wembley Stadium
- Aug. 17—London, England @ Wembley Stadium
