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"(Nothing But) Flowers" with string quartet

David Byrne sings the Talking Heads' 1988 hit, "(Nothing But) Flowers." He's accompanied by Thomas Dolby and string quartet Ethel, who made up the TED2010 house band.

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David Byrne sings the Talking Heads' 1988 hit, "(Nothing But) Flowers." He's accompanied by Thomas Dolby and string quartet Ethel, who made up the TED2010 house band.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

About the speakers

Electronic music pioneer

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Thomas Dolby has spent his career at the intersection of music and technology. He was an early star on MTV, then moved to Silicon Valley, then went back on the road with his album, "A Map of the Floating City."

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Ethel is, perhaps, the first 21st-century realization of the classical string quartet.

Musician, artist, writer

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David Byrne builds an idiosyncratic world of music, art, writing and film.