Talking Heads
Talking Heads was a new wave band which formed in 1975 in New York City, Ne… Read Full Bio ↴Talking Heads was a new wave band which formed in 1975 in New York City, New York, United States. The band originally consisted of David Byrne (vocals, guitar), Tina Weymouth (bass) and Chris Frantz (drums), who had met while attending the Rhode Island School of Design. The band added Jerry Harrison (keyboards & guitar) in April 1977. The band released eight studio albums before disbanding in 1991. Talking Heads were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.
Talking Heads first appeared on the New York music scene as a trio in 1974. At the time, the band consisted only of Byrne and Frantz, and was initially called The Artistics. By 1975, the band had recorded a demo album for CBS Records and landed a gig opening for the Ramones at CBGB in June 1975, which was the first time the band used the name Talking Heads. The band was signed to Sire Records in late 1976 and the group released their first single, "Love → Building on Fire" in February 1977. In March 1977, the band added Jerry Harrison, formerly of Jonathan Richman's band The Modern Lovers.
Their first album, Talking Heads: 77 was released soon afterward and did not contain the earlier single, although it did include the underground singles Psycho Killer and Uh-Oh, Love Comes To Town. Despite being regulars at New York's legendary CBGB, the band only began to break through further with the landmark Brian Eno-produced, 1978 album More Songs About Buildings And Food, an album which continued in the same vein, but with a more accessible style, wittier lyrics, and ultimately better songs. It was a great critical hit with subject matter ranging from home movies to the art world. It also included their cover of Take Me To The River. On the following year's Fear Of Music the band started to dabble in African rhythms, notably on I Zimbra, and more straightforward pop styles, on Life During Wartime and Cities.
1980 brought the band's fourth and most innovative effort Remain In Light. Notable for the single Once In A Lifetime, which became an early MTV staple, Remain In Light saw the band experiment with ambient sounds, fugal structures, polyrhythms, and about everything under the sun to make the body groove. Following this, the group split with Brian Eno, enjoying greater commercial success with 1983's Speaking In Tongues. It took the musical innovations of its predecessor and refined them into pop songs, most notably Burning Down The House, Girlfriend Is Better and This Must Be The Place. This period was topped off with a live album, from Jonathan Demme's documentary, Stop Making Sense. The documentary, with its name taken from a line in Girlfriend Is Better, was a great success, and took their inimitable style to a wider audience.
1985's Little Creatures was an even bigger hit, and exhibited another stylistic shift for the band. It saw the punk styles of '77 almost completely abandoned for simple, three or four chord pop songs. The album produced the singles And She Was, and Road To Nowhere. The following two albums, True Stories and Naked, were both moderate successes, the former producing their biggest radio hits, Love For Sale and Wild Wild Life, and the latter focusing more on Latin influences with hits like (Nothing But) Flowers. After this, a long quiet period followed, with the band eventually officially announcing their break up in 1991. Since the split, Byrne continued his solo career and Weymoth and Frantz continued to record and tour as Tom Tom Club. Weymouth, Harrison and Frantz reunited for an album, "No Talking, Just Head", recorded under the name The Heads in 1996.
The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. The band reunited for a three song performance at the ceremony. Due to personality conflicts between Byrne and the other members, further reunions are unlikely.
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Talking Heads first appeared on the New York music scene as a trio in 1974. At the time, the band consisted only of Byrne and Frantz, and was initially called The Artistics. By 1975, the band had recorded a demo album for CBS Records and landed a gig opening for the Ramones at CBGB in June 1975, which was the first time the band used the name Talking Heads. The band was signed to Sire Records in late 1976 and the group released their first single, "Love → Building on Fire" in February 1977. In March 1977, the band added Jerry Harrison, formerly of Jonathan Richman's band The Modern Lovers.
Their first album, Talking Heads: 77 was released soon afterward and did not contain the earlier single, although it did include the underground singles Psycho Killer and Uh-Oh, Love Comes To Town. Despite being regulars at New York's legendary CBGB, the band only began to break through further with the landmark Brian Eno-produced, 1978 album More Songs About Buildings And Food, an album which continued in the same vein, but with a more accessible style, wittier lyrics, and ultimately better songs. It was a great critical hit with subject matter ranging from home movies to the art world. It also included their cover of Take Me To The River. On the following year's Fear Of Music the band started to dabble in African rhythms, notably on I Zimbra, and more straightforward pop styles, on Life During Wartime and Cities.
1980 brought the band's fourth and most innovative effort Remain In Light. Notable for the single Once In A Lifetime, which became an early MTV staple, Remain In Light saw the band experiment with ambient sounds, fugal structures, polyrhythms, and about everything under the sun to make the body groove. Following this, the group split with Brian Eno, enjoying greater commercial success with 1983's Speaking In Tongues. It took the musical innovations of its predecessor and refined them into pop songs, most notably Burning Down The House, Girlfriend Is Better and This Must Be The Place. This period was topped off with a live album, from Jonathan Demme's documentary, Stop Making Sense. The documentary, with its name taken from a line in Girlfriend Is Better, was a great success, and took their inimitable style to a wider audience.
1985's Little Creatures was an even bigger hit, and exhibited another stylistic shift for the band. It saw the punk styles of '77 almost completely abandoned for simple, three or four chord pop songs. The album produced the singles And She Was, and Road To Nowhere. The following two albums, True Stories and Naked, were both moderate successes, the former producing their biggest radio hits, Love For Sale and Wild Wild Life, and the latter focusing more on Latin influences with hits like (Nothing But) Flowers. After this, a long quiet period followed, with the band eventually officially announcing their break up in 1991. Since the split, Byrne continued his solo career and Weymoth and Frantz continued to record and tour as Tom Tom Club. Weymouth, Harrison and Frantz reunited for an album, "No Talking, Just Head", recorded under the name The Heads in 1996.
The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. The band reunited for a three song performance at the ceremony. Due to personality conflicts between Byrne and the other members, further reunions are unlikely.
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Talking Heads Lyrics
"WILDWILD LIFE" I'm wearin' a Fur Pyjamas I ride a Hot Potata' It's tick…
(Nothing but) Flowers Here we stand Like an Adam and an Eve Waterfalls The Garden …
01. Thank You For Sending Me An Angel Oh, Oh, baby you can walk, you can talk just…
0108. Don't Worry About The Government I see the clouds that move across the sky I see…
02. I Want To Live I want to live, to feel a face that isn't there I…
03 Tentative Decisions Now that I can release my tension Let me make clear…
04 Happy Day In...my...sensations I believe that I...was Born with the th…
04. Found a Job "Damn that television what a bad picture"! "Don't get upset…
05 Girls Want To Be With The Girls The girls don't want to play like that, They just want…
05 I Wish You Wouldn't Say That I wish you wouldn't say that I thought I'd have to…
05 I Zimbra Gadji beri bimba clandridi Lauli lonni cadori gadjam A bim…
05 Perfect World Well, I know what it is But I don't know where…
06. Found A Job "Damn that television what a bad picture"! "Don't get upset…
07-Listening Wind Mojique sees his village from a nearby hill Mojique thinks …
07. Artists Only I'm painting, I'm painting again. I'm painting, I'm paintin…
09. Stay Hungry I think that we can signify our love now, Ooh girl,…
0nce In a Lifetime And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack And…
10. The Lady Don't mind Last time she jumped out the window, Well, she only…
11. The Big Country I see the shapes, I remember from maps. I see the shoreline.…
2 I Want to Live I want to live, to feel a face that isn't there I…
6 Stay Up Late Mommy had. A little baby. There he is. Fast asleep. He's j…
7 Walk It Down I...I am just a number I...hang on to what I got You...say…
A Clean Break Just beginning to take that love away Just beginning to take…
Air Air...Air Hit me in the face I run faster Faster into the ai…
And She Was Hey! And she was lying in the grass And she could hear…
And She Was.. Hey! And she was lying in the grass And she could hear…
Animals I'm mad...and that's a fact I found out...animals don't help…
artist only I'm painting, I'm painting again. I'm painting, I'm painting…
Big Daddy She had such tiny tears Just like a Barbie doll She likes…
Bill Bill was a man Who grew too big It didn't matter what…
Blind Signs, signs are lost Signs disappeared Turn invisible Got n…
Born Under Pressure Take a look at these hands Take a look at these…
Born Under Punches (The Heat G Take a look at these hands. Take a look at these…
Buildings on Fire When my love Stands next to your love I can't compare love W…
Burning Down House Watch out you might get what you're after Cool babies, stran…
Cities Think of London, a small city It's dark, dark in the…
City of Dreams Here where you are standing The dinosaurs did a dance The In…
Cool Water Day by day Whistle while you work Our backs are breaking Up …
Creatures of Love A woman made a man A man he made a house And…
Crosseyed and Painless Lost my shape Trying to act casual Can't stop I might end up…
Democratic Circus Found out this morning There's a circus coming to town The…
Democratic Circus The Found out this morning There's a circus coming to town They …
Don Last time she jumped out the window, Well, she only…
Don't Worry About the Covernm I see the clouds that move across the sky I see…
Don't Worry About The Government I see the clouds that move across the sky I see…
Dream Operator When you were little You dreamed you were big You must have…
Drugs And all I see is little dots Some are smeared and…
Electric Guitar Electric guitar gets run over by a car on the…
Electricity And all I see is little dots Some are smeared and…
Facts Of Life Monkey see and monkey do Ma king babies, eating food Smelly …
First Week Can we run that again Is that a woman's voice I…
First Week/Last Week…Carefree Can we run that again Is that a woman's voice I…
First Weeklast Week... Carefree Can we run that again Is that a woman's voice I…
Flowers Here we stand Like an Adam and an Eve Waterfalls The Garden …
Found a Job "Damn that television what a bad picture"! "Don't get upset,…
Gangster of Love Gangster of love Gangster of love You with that cocktail i…
Genius of Love What you gonna do when you get out of jail? I'm…
Girlfriend Is Better Ha! Who took the money? Who took the money away? Ha ha…
Girls Want to Be With the Girls Girls don't want to play like that Just want to talk…
Give Me Back My Name There's a word for it And words don't mean a thing There's…
Happy Day In...my...sensations I believe that I...was Born with the th…
Heaven Everyone is trying To get to the bar The name of the…
Heaven. Everyone is trying To get to the bar The name of the…
Hey Now I want to bicycle I want to popsicle I want to space…
Hey Now '86 I want to bicycle I want to popsicle I want to space…
Houses in Motion For a long time I felt Without style and grace Wearing…
Hungry I think that we can signify our love now, Ooh girl,…
I I'm writing 'bout the Book I read I have to sing about…
I Feel It In My Heart Ohhh dear What if everything they say is true? Ohhh, ohhh …
I Get Wild Fooled around enough with numbers Let's not be ourselves tod…
I Want to Live I want to live, to feel a face that isn't there I…
I Wish You Wouldn't Say That I wish you wouldn't say that I thought I'd have to…
I Wish You Wouldn’t Say That I wish you wouldn't say that I thought I'd have to…
I Zimbra Gadji beri bimba clandridi Lauli lonni cadori gadjam A bim b…
I Zimbra (Same As It Ever Was Gadji beri bimba clandridi Lauli lonni cadori gadjam A bim…
I'm Not in Love Okay! Pretty What is brand new, exactly I think of you You'l…
In Asking Land Gone away Someone else son's gone Every night I lie here …
Life During War Time Heard of a van that is loaded with weapons Packed up…
Life During Wartime Heard of a van that's loaded with weapons Packed up and…
Life duringwartime Heard of a van that is loaded with weapons, Packed up…
Lifetime Piling Up I have tried marijuana I get nervous every time There will c…
Listening Wind Mojique sees his village from a nearby hill Mojique thinks o…
Live I want to live, to feel a face that isn't there I…
Live In Rome You may find yourself living in a shotgun shack And you…
Love A woman made a man A man he made a house And…
Love --> Building On Fire When my love Stands next to your love I can't compare love W…
Love For Sale One, two One, two, three Huh I was born in a house with…
Love Goes To Building On Fire When my love Stands next to your love I can't compare love…
Love → Building on Fire When my love Stands next to your love I can't compare love W…
Love----> Building On Fire When my love Stands next to your love I can't compare love…
Making Flippy Floppy Nothing can come between us Nothing gets you down Nothing st…
Memories Do you remember anyone here? No you don't remember anything …
Memories Can’t Wait Do you remember anyone here? No you don't remember anything…
Mind Time won't change you Money won't change you I haven't got t…
Mommy Daddy You and I All the way home from Baltimore We couldn't find a seat Cond…
Moon Rocks Flying saucers, levitation Yo! I could do that Get ready, fo…
Mr Jones Me. Jones Put a wiggle in your stride Loosen up I believe he…
Mr. Jones Mr. Jones Put a wiggle in your stride Loosen up I believe he…
Naive Melody Home is where I want to be Pick me up and…
New Feeling It's not, yesterday, anymore I go visiting and I talk loud I…
No Compassion In a world Where people have problems In this world Where de…
Nothing Here we stand Like an Adam and an Eve Waterfalls The Gard…
Nothing But Flowers Here we stand Like an Adam and an Eve Waterfalls The Garden …
Once In A Fifetime And you may find yourself Living in a shotgun shack And…
Once in a Lifetime And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack And…
Once in a Lifetime Blends You may find yourself living in a shotgun shack And you…
Our House Our house, in the middle of our street Our house, in…
Our House In The Middle of the Street Father wears his Sunday best Mother's tired she needs a res…
Overload A terrible signal Too weak to even recognize A gentle collap…
Papa Legba You'll be, hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm, magnet for money You'll be, mm-m…
Paper Hold the paper up to the light (some rays pass right…
People Like Us In 1950 when I was born Papa couldn't afford to buy…
Perfect World Well, I know what it is But I don't know where…
Popsicle I'm hanging round the airport I'm waiting for the plane Mmm,…
Psycho Killer I can't seem to face up to the facts I'm tense…
psychokiller I can′t seem to face up to the facts I'm tense…
psycho_killer I can't seem to face up to the facts I'm tense…
Pull Up Roots Hello again Yes indeed my friend …
Pulled Up Mommy, Daddy, come and look at me now I'm a big…
Puzzlin Evidence You got the CBS...! And the ABC...! You got Time and Newswee…
Puzzlin' Evidence You got the CBS...! And the ABC...! You got Time and Newsw…
Pyscho Killer I can't seem to face up to the facts I'm tense…
Radio Head Baby your mind is a radio Got a receiver inside my…
Radiohead Baby your mind is a radio Got a receiver inside my…
Road to Nowhere Well we know where we're going But we don't know where…
Roots Hello again Yes indeed my friend …
Ruby Dear 'Round and 'round And we won't let go And where we stop No…
Same As It Ever You may find yourself living in a shotgun shack And you…
Sax and Violins Falling, falling Gonna drop like a stone I'm falling through…
Seen and Not Seen He would see faces in movies, on T.V., in magazines,…
Slippery People What about the time? You were rollin' over Fall on your face…
Stay Hungry I think that we can signify our love now, Ooh girl,…
Stay Up Late Mommy had. A little baby. There he is. Fast asleep. He's jus…
Stay_Hungry I think that we can signify our love now, Ooh girl,…
Sugar on My Tongue Oh, oh, Oh, oh, she's my neighbour Fill my cup, I'll…
Swamp Now lemme tell you a story The devil he has a…
Take Me to the River I don't know why I love her like I do All…
Television I'm looking and I'm dreaming for the first time I'm inside…
Television Man I'm looking and I'm dreaming for the first time I'm inside…
Tentative Decisions Now that I can Release my tensions Let me make clear My best…
Thank You for Sending Me an Angel Oh oh, baby you can walk, you can talk just…
The Big Country I see the shapes I remember from maps I see the shoreline I…
The Book I Read I'm writing 'bout the Book I read I have to sing about…
The Democratic Circus Found out this morning There's a circus coming to town They …
The Facts of Life Monkey see and monkey do Ma king babies, eating food Smelly …
The Girl Wants To Be With The Girls Girls don't want to play like that Just want to talk…
The Good Thing I will fight; will fight with my heart. I will fight;…
The Great Curve Sometimes the world has a load of questions Seems like the…
The Lady Don't Mind Last time she jumped out the window, Well, she only…
The Lady Don`t Mind Last time she jumped out the window, Well, she only…
The Lady Don’t Mind Last time she jumped out the window, Well, she only…
The Overload A terrible signal Too weak to even recognize A gentle collap…
This Must Home is where I want to be Pick me up and…
This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) Home.... is where i want to be pick me up and turn…
This Must be the Place-live Home is where I want to be Pick me up and…
Totally Nude Big and I'm bad And I want you to know I hand…
Two Note Swivel Shoulders and knees Elbows and waist How can you be in two…
Uh-Oh Wait, wait for the moment to come Stand up, stand up…
Uh‐Oh Love Comes to Town Wait, wait for the moment to come Stand up, stand up…
Walk It Down I...I am just a number I...hang on to what I got You...say…
Warning Sign Warning sign, warning sign, I see it but I pay it…
We're On A Road To Nowhere Well we know where we're going But we don't know where…
What a Day That Was Well, I'm dressed up so nice An' I'm doin' my best An'…
Who Is It Who is it who Who is it who Who is it who Who…
Who Is It ? Who is it who Who is it who Who is it who Who…
Wild Wild Life I'm wearin' my Fur pyjamas I ride a Hot potato It's ticklin'…
Wild Wild Life (extended mix) I'm wearing my fur pyjamas I ride a hot potato It's tickling…
Wild Wild Life /Remastered LP Version I'm wearin' Fur pajamas I ride a Hot potato It's tickl…
Wild Wild Life-innit I'm wearin' a Fur Pyjamas I ride a Hot Potata' It's tick…
With Our Love It's just a look, and it makes the boys quiver. Yes,…
Worry About the Government I see the clouds that move across the sky I see…
_Girlfriend Is Better Ha! Who took the money? Who took the money away? Ha ha…