Via­out the years, we’ve fea­tured per­for­mances of Choir!Choir!Choir!–a big ama­teur choir from Toron­to that meets week­ly and sings their hearts out. You’ve seen them sing Prince’s “When Doves Cry,” Soundgar­den’s “Black Hole Sun” (to hon­or Chris Cor­nell) and Leonard Cohen’s “Hal­lelu­jah.”

If you happen to dig by means of their Youtube archive, it’s also possible to revis­it per­for­mances of two Speak­ing Heads classics–“Psycho Killer” and “Burn­ing Down the Home.” (Each beneath.) Which brings us to the video above. Accord­ing to Con­se­quence of Sound, Speak­ing Heads entrance­man David Byrne has lengthy been a giant fan of Choir!Choir!Choir!. He writes on his web site:

I’ve sat mes­mer­ized watch­ing on-line movies of the Cana­di­an group Choir! Choir! Choir! They some­how man­age to get hun­dreds of strangers to sing beau­ti­ful­ly collectively—in tune and full-voiced—with wealthy har­monies and detailed prepare­ments. With virtually no rehearsal—how do they do it??

They man­age to attain elevate off—that really feel­ing of sur­ren­der when teams sing collectively—after we all turn into a part of some­factor larg­er than our­selves.

And again in 2018, Byrne acquired to expe­ri­ence a few of that elevate off first­hand. Hear him sing a mov­ing ver­sion of David Bowie’s “Heroes” with Choir!Choir!Choir! Get pleasure from.

Psy­cho Killer

Burn­ing Down the Home

Relat­ed Con­tent:

David Bowie Per­forms an Ethe­re­al Ver­sion of “Heroes,” with a Bot­tle Cap Strapped to His Shoe, Keep­ing the Beat

Pro­duc­er Tony Vis­con­ti Breaks Down the Mak­ing of David Bowie’s Clas­sic “Heroes,” Track by Track

David Bowie’s “Heroes” Delight­ful­ly Per­formed by the Ukulele Orches­tra of Great Britain

Depeche Mode Releas­es a Goose­bump-Induc­ing Cov­er of David Bowie’s “Heroes”