United States Live
Laurie Anderson · 1984
264 min · 78 tracks
A riveting blend of spoken word, experimental soundscapes, and avant-garde performance art that challenges conventions.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 Say Hello 5:01
- 2 Walk the Dog 6:45
- 3 Violin Solo 2:13
- 4 Closed Circuits (for voice and amplified mic stand) 6:03
- 5 For a Large and Changing Room 2:50
- 6 Pictures of It (for acoustic Tape Bow) 1:31
- 7 The Language of the Future 8:02
- 8 Cartoon Song 1:12
- 9 Small Voice (for speaker‐in‐mouth) 2:03
- 10 Three Walking Songs (for Tape Bow Violin) 4:19
- 11 The Healing Horn 3:01
- 12 New Jersey Turnpike 11:19
- 13 So Happy Birthday 6:23
- 14 EngliSH 2:08
- 15 Dance of Electricity 3:02
- 16 Three Songs for Paper, Film, and Video 6:02
Disc 2
- 1 Sax Solo (for Tape Bow Violin) 0:55
- 2 Sax Duet 0:38
- 3 Born, Never Asked 5:16
- 4 From the Air 2:46
- 5 Beginning French 2:16
- 6 O Superman 11:05
- 7 Talkshow 6:57
- 8 Frames for the Pictures 1:08
- 9 Democratic Way 1:41
- 10 Looking for You 1:19
- 11 Walking and Falling 1:21
- 12 Private Property 3:04
- 13 Neon Duet (for violin and neon bow) 3:52
- 14 Let X=X 6:17
- 15 The Mailman’s Nightmare 0:46
- 16 Difficult Listening Hour 3:10
- 17 Language is a virus from outer space ― William S. Burroughs 7:55
- 18 Reverb 0:26
- 19 If You Can’t Talk About It, Point to It (for Ludwig Wittgenstein and Reverend Ike) 0:33
- 20 Violin Walk 2:44
- 21 City Song 3:34
- 22 Finnish Farmers 5:13
Disc 3
- 1 Red Map 1:57
- 2 Hey Ah 3:50
- 3 Bagpipe Solo 3:17
- 4 Steven Weed 1:05
- 5 Time and a Half 2:14
- 6 Voices on Tape 1:28
- 7 Example #22 2:33
- 8 Strike 2:11
- 9 False Documents 1:59
- 10 New York Social Life 3:32
- 11 A Curious Phenomenon 1:06
- 12 Yankee See 7:58
- 13 I Dreamed I Had to Take a Test… 1:19
- 14 Running Dogs 0:38
- 15 Four, Three, Two, One 1:15
- 16 The Big Top 2:52
- 17 It Was up in the Mountains 2:14
- 18 Odd Objects (for light‐in‐mouth) 4:03
- 19 Dr. Miller 5:18
- 20 Big Science 7:20
- 21 Big Science Reprise 1:47
Disc 4
- 1 Cello Solo 2:44
- 2 It Tango 1:51
- 3 Blue Lagoon 9:38
- 4 Hothead (La Langue d’Amour) 4:47
- 5 Stiff Neck 1:33
- 6 Telephone Song 1:34
- 7 Sweaters 3:58
- 8 We've Got Four Big Clocks (and they’re all ticking) 2:24
- 9 Song for Two Jims 2:56
- 10 Over the River 3:30
- 11 Mach 20 2:47
- 12 Rising Sun 3:25
- 13 The Visitors 3:01
- 14 The Stranger 1:57
- 15 Classified 5:25
- 16 Going Somewhere? 0:55
- 17 Fireworks 2:46
- 18 Dog Show 0:48
- 19 Lighting Out for the Territories 3:13
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