Talking Heads: Once in a Lifetime (1981) watch online HD

The sporadic dancing David Byrne does in the video was actually choreographed by Toni Basil. You may remember her by the 1982 song "Mickey".

"Once in a Lifetime" is a song released in 1981 as the first single from fourth studio album, 1980's Remain in Light.

It was named one of the 100 most important American musical works of the 20th century by National Public Radio.

The song was included in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.

The song was written by David Byrne, Brian Eno, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, and Tina Weymouth, and produced by Brian Eno.

At the time of its original release, the song gained modest chart success, peaking at #14 on the UK Singles Chart.

While the song failed to chart on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, various American 80s format radio stations have come to programming it in their playlists over the years.

It was an early MTV staple and was one of the most heavily played videos upon MTV's debut in August 1981.

The video has made appearances on the "Midnight Video Special" episode of SCTV and an episode of the 90s show Beavis and Butt-Head.

The video was exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Talking Heads' performance of Once in a Lifetime in their 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense is notable for its almost 4-minute long, unbroken chiaroscuro shot of Byrne performing the song.

The song title was used by the band for two later compilation albums-the 1992 Once in a Lifetime: The Best of Talking Heads and the 2003 Once in a Lifetime.

Australian Singles Chart ranked 23, 1981.

The live version plays over the opening and closing titles of the 1986 comedy film Down and Out in Beverly Hills.

Canadian Singles Chart ranked 28, 1981.

Dutch Singles Chart peak position 24, 1981.

Kermit the Frog performed the song on a 1996 episode of Muppets Tonight, complete with the "big suit".

A trailer for Oliver Stone's 2008 biopic W., following the life of President George W. Bush, uses the song in a way that suggests the film will be a critical and witty portrait of how Bush became President of the United States.

An instrumental version is used as part of the opening soundtrack for the pilot episode of US TV crime drama Numbers.

The 2016 film A Hologram for the King shows Tom Hanks singing or lip-syncing to a version of the song with altered lyrics. This version is also present in the film's trailer.

Irish Singles Chart reached #16, 1981.

UK Singles Chart peak position 14, 1981.

US Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 ranked 103, 1981.

Reviewing the 2003 album for the BBC, Chris Jones said: "Three discs encapsulate the band's career while a fourth gives us an updated DVD version of their video greatest hits, Storytelling Giant".

Live Version Dutch Singles Chart ranked 22, 1985.

Live Version New Zealand Singles Chart peak position 15, 1985.

Live Version US Billboard Hot 100 ranked 91, 1985.

Live version was remixed to remove the live audience and was released as a single, peaking at #91 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in May 1986.

Many of Byrne's mannerisms, such as the physical spasms, unfocused eye movements, and sharp intakes of breath, were inspired by his choreographer Toni Basil.