Watch: New Music Video for ‘Psycho Killer’ – Featuring Saoirse Ronan

Watch: New Music Video for ‘Psycho Killer’ – Featuring Saoirse Ronan

by Alex Billington
June 6, 2025
Source: YouTube

“I can’t sleep ’cause my bed’s on fire. Don’t touch me, I’m a real live wire…” Here we go again! The 70s rock band Talking Heads has just put out a brand recent music video. They’re back on a scorching streak! Especially after A24 re-released their classic concert doc Stop Making Sense a few years ago (which I’m so glad I saw on the massive screen). Their iconic, beloved, world celebrated song “Psycho Killer” gets a clever recent music video starring the one-and-only Irish actress Saoirse Ronan. She’s one of my favorite actresses (and should’ve been nominated for The Outrun last year) and it’s great to see her playing this role in this fun video where she gets to let loose. It’s directed by Mike Mills, one of my favorite directors now, known for Beginners, 20th Century Women, and C’mon C’mon. The song is now 48 years senior, first released on their debut album “Talking Heads: 77” in 1977. The music video doesn’t actually feature any psycho killers in it, just Saoirse going about her daily life & work, slowly going crazy & getting extra wild. Love it. Makes me want to dance.

Thanks to Twitter for the tip on this video debuting online to watch. Original intro from Talking Heads via YouTube: “This video makes the song better- We LOVE what this video is NOT – it’s not literal, creepy, bloody, physically violent or obvious.” Talking Heads present a recent music video for ‘Psycho Killer’ starring Saoirse Ronan and directed by Mike Mills. Created as promo for their latest release – The Talking Heads: 77 (Super Deluxe Edition) and also “More Songs About Buildings and Food” (Super Deluxe Edition). This recent “Psycho Killer” music video is directed by acclaimed award-winning American filmmaker Mike Mills, director of the films Thumbsucker, Beginners, 20th Century Women, and C’mon C’mon previously, as well as a number of other shorts. Produced by Youree Henley & Steven J Gottlieb; executive produced by David Zander & Eriks Krumins. The original song first debuted on their solo album “Talking Heads: 77” released back in 1977. For additional details, visit its YouTube page. To view more shorts (+ music videos), click here.

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