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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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