The Heads - Damage I've done (with J.Napolitano)

What this video is

Released in 1996 as the lead single from The Heads' only studio album No Talking, Just Head (Geffen Records), 'Damage I've Done' emerged from the wreckage of Talking Heads' failed reunion attempt after the three remaining members — Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth, and Chris Frantz — could not convince David Byrne to return. Rather than reconstituting the full band, they recorded instrumental backing tracks and…

Why it matters

Occupies a rare intersection of post-punk legacy (CBGB-era Talking Heads lineage) and mid-90s mainstream alternative rock. The collaboration format — established rhythm section, rotating guest vocalists — anticipated later supergroup and remix-culture approaches. Napolitano's contribution brought…

The director

Kevin Donovan is a Montana-born filmmaker who attended the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena before becoming an art director in New York. He built a career directing commercials and music videos through the 1990s, winning a Silver Lion at Cannes in…