Talking Heads Lyrics
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From the Album
1. Blind
2. Mr. Jones
3. Totally Nude
4. Ruby Dear
5. (Nothing But) Flowers
6. The Democratic Circus
7. The Facts Of Life
8. Mommy Daddy You And I
9. Big Daddy
10. Bill
11. Cool Water
From the Album
1. Love For Sale
2. Puzzlin Evidence
3. Hey Now
4. Papa Legba
5. Wild Wild Life
6. Radio Head
7. Dream Operator
8. People Like Us
9. City Of Dreams
From the Album
1. And She Was
2. (Give Me Back My) Name
3. Creatures Of Love
4. The Lady Dont Mind
5. Perfect World
6. Stay Up Late
7. Walk It Down
8. Television Man
9. Road To Nowhere
From the Album
1. Psycho Killer
2. Heaven
3. Thank You for Sending Me an Angel
4. Found a Job
5. Slippery People
6. Burning Down The House
7. Life During Wartime
8. Making Flippy Floppy
9. Swamp
10. What a Day That Was
11. This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)
12. Once In A Lifetime
13. Genius of Love
14. Girlfriend is Better
15. Take Me to the River
16. Crosseyed and Painless
From the Album
1. Burning Down The House
2. Making Flippy Floppy
3. Girlfriend is Better
4. Slippery People
5. I Get WildWild Gravity
6. Swamp
7. Moon Rocks
8. Pull Up The Roots
9. This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)
From the Album
1. Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)
2. Crosseyed and Painless
3. The Great Curve
4. Once In A Lifetime
5. Houses In Motion
6. Seen And Not Seen
7. Listening Wind
8. The Overload
From the Album
1. I Zimbra
2. Mind
3. Paper
4. Cities
5. Life During Wartime
6. Memories Cant Wait
7. Air
8. Heaven
9. Animals
10. Electric Guitar
11. Drugs
From the Album
1. Thank You for Sending Me an Angel
2. With Our Love
3. The Good Thing
4. Warning Sign
5. The Girls Want to be With the Girls
6. Found a Job
7. Artists Only
8. Im Not In Love
9. Stay Hungry
10. Take Me to the River
11. The Big Country
From the Album
1. Uh-Oh Love Comes To Town
2. New Feeling
3. Tentative Decisions
4. Happy Day
5. Who Is It
6. No Compassion
7. The Book I Read
8. Dont Worry About the Government
9. First Week/Last Week... Carefree
10. Psycho Killer
11. Pulled Up
Other Songs
A Clean Break
A Clean Break (Let's Work)
Big Country
Born Under Punches
Born Under Punches (The Heat
Burning Down The House (Altern
Clean Break [Live]
Crosseyed Painless
Drugs (Electricity)
Electricity
Electricity (Drugs)
First WeekLast WeekCarefree
Flowers
Gangster of Love
Genius of Love
I Get Wild / Wild Gravity
I Get Wild Or Wild Gravity
I Get Wild / Wild Gravity
I Want to Live
I Wish You Wouldnt Say That
Lady Don't Mind [Extended Version]
Lady Don't Mind [Original Version]
Lifetime Piling Up
Love --> Building on Fire
Love Goes to Building on Fire
Love-Building On Fire
Memories
Mommy Daddy You I
Our House
Popsicle
Puzzling Evidence
Sax And Violins
See And Not Seen
Slippery People (Live)
Sugar on My Tongue
This Must Be The Place
This Must Be The Place (Naive
This Must Be The Place (Naïve Melody)
What a Day That Was
Talking Heads was an American rock band formed in 1975 in New York City. The band was composed of David Byrne (lead vocals, guitar), Chris Frantz (drums), Tina Weymouth (bass) and Jerry Harrison (keyboards, guitar). Described as "one of the most critically acclaimed bands of the '80s," Talking Heads helped to pioneer new wave music by combining elements of punk, art rock, funk, and world music with "an anxious yet clean-cut image".
Byrne, Frantz, and Weymouth met as freshmen at the Rhode Island School of Design, where Byrne and Frantz were part of a band called the Artistics.: 24 The trio moved to New York City in 1975, adopted the name Talking Heads, joined the New York punk scene, and recruited Harrison to round out the band. Their debut album, Talking Heads: 77, was released in 1977 to positive reviews. They collaborated with the British producer Brian Eno on the acclaimed albums More Songs About Buildings and Food (1978), Fear of Music (1979), and Remain in Light (1980), which blended their art school sensibilities with influence from artists such as Parliament-Funkadelic and Fela Kuti. From the early 1980s, they included additional musicians in their recording sessions and shows, including guitarist Adrian Belew, keyboardist Bernie Worrell, singer Nona Hendryx, and bassist Busta Jones.
Talking Heads reached their commercial peak in 1983 with the U.S. Top 10 hit "Burning Down the House" from the album Speaking in Tongues. In 1984, they released the concert film Stop Making Sense, directed by Jonathan Demme. For these performances, they were joined by Worrell, the guitarist Alex Weir, the percussionist Steve Scales and the singers Lynn Mabry and Ednah Holt. In 1985, Talking Heads released their best-selling album, Little Creatures. They produced a soundtrack album for Byrne's film True Stories (1986), and released their final album, worldbeat-influenced Naked (1988), before disbanding in 1991. Without Byrne, the other band members performed under the name Shrunken Heads, and released an album, No Talking, Just Head, as the Heads in 1996.
In 2002, Talking Heads were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Four of their albums appeared in Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2003, and three of their songs ("Psycho Killer", "Life During Wartime", and "Once in a Lifetime") were included among the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll. Talking Heads were also number 64 on VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". In the 2011 update of Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time", they were ranked number 100.
Also Known As: The Artistics, Shrunken Heads, the HeadsByrne, Frantz, and Weymouth met as freshmen at the Rhode Island School of Design, where Byrne and Frantz were part of a band called the Artistics.: 24 The trio moved to New York City in 1975, adopted the name Talking Heads, joined the New York punk scene, and recruited Harrison to round out the band. Their debut album, Talking Heads: 77, was released in 1977 to positive reviews. They collaborated with the British producer Brian Eno on the acclaimed albums More Songs About Buildings and Food (1978), Fear of Music (1979), and Remain in Light (1980), which blended their art school sensibilities with influence from artists such as Parliament-Funkadelic and Fela Kuti. From the early 1980s, they included additional musicians in their recording sessions and shows, including guitarist Adrian Belew, keyboardist Bernie Worrell, singer Nona Hendryx, and bassist Busta Jones.
Talking Heads reached their commercial peak in 1983 with the U.S. Top 10 hit "Burning Down the House" from the album Speaking in Tongues. In 1984, they released the concert film Stop Making Sense, directed by Jonathan Demme. For these performances, they were joined by Worrell, the guitarist Alex Weir, the percussionist Steve Scales and the singers Lynn Mabry and Ednah Holt. In 1985, Talking Heads released their best-selling album, Little Creatures. They produced a soundtrack album for Byrne's film True Stories (1986), and released their final album, worldbeat-influenced Naked (1988), before disbanding in 1991. Without Byrne, the other band members performed under the name Shrunken Heads, and released an album, No Talking, Just Head, as the Heads in 1996.
In 2002, Talking Heads were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Four of their albums appeared in Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2003, and three of their songs ("Psycho Killer", "Life During Wartime", and "Once in a Lifetime") were included among the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll. Talking Heads were also number 64 on VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". In the 2011 update of Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time", they were ranked number 100.
Members:
David Byrne - lead vocals, guitar (1975-1991, 2002)
Chris Frantz - drums, percussion, backing vocals (1975-1991, 2002)
Tina Weymouth - bass, backing vocals (1975-1991, 2002)
Jerry Harrison - keyboards, guitar, backing vocals (1977-1991, 2002)
From: New York City, U.S.
Genre(s): New wave, post-punk, avant-funk, art pop, worldbeat, dance-rock
Active From: 1975-1991, 1999, 2002
Associated Acts: David Byrne, Tom Tom Club, The Heads