Talking Heads

[RoboPimp]

inspired by the 6 dollar CD thread...

 

my band just started covering Cities... it's a good song... this band rocks.

 

 

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[crowguitar]

Adrian Belew's work with Talking Heads and David Byrne is legendary! plus I love the old TH albums.. does anyone else think Vampire Weekend pretty much just stole the Talking Heads '77 songbook?

[orange worker]

vampire weekend sucks so hard

[royal crxsh johnson]

just listened to the leaked vampire weekend album.

 

 

the sound got old after 1 album. now it's gimmicky. that first album is great though.

 

and no. vw=th.

[Stratman Tigers]

I love the Talking Heads. If you want to talk about one of the most influential bands post-1975, it starts with them

[Emory]

Talking Heads music is as fresh today as when it was made. Best band of the 70's and 80's. Music with sense, style, innovative approaches and you could dance to it.

[sabriel9v]

 

Adrian Belew's work with Talking Heads and David Byrne is legendary! plus I love the old TH albums.. does anyone else think Vampire Weekend pretty much just stole the Talking Heads '77 songbook?

 

 

I think Vampire Weekend ripped off pretty much everything the Talking Heads did and they aren't nearly as entertaining live. Those guys suck period.

 

Talking Heads live in Rome with Adrian Belew in 1980, look it up it's epic shizznit

[Loobs]

Surprised you're into TH, Robo.

 

Awesome band.

[RoboPimp]

Surprised you're into TH, Robo. Awesome band.

 

yes, they are. I like a lot of different styles of music

[Loobs]

Well, cool.

[Stratman Tigers]

I've never heard Vampire Weekend. What do they do thats so TH'ish?

[arcarsenal72]

talking heads:

:blah::blah:

 

[ItchyFingers]

I see the clouds that move across the sky

I see the wind that moves the clouds away

It moves the clouds over by the building

I pick the building that I want to live in

 

I smell the pine trees and the peaches in the woods

I see the pinecones that fall by the highway

That's the highway that goes to the building

I pick the building that I want to live in

 

It's over there, it's over there

My building has every convenience

It's gonna make life easy for me

It's gonna be easy to get things done

I will relax alone with my loved ones

 

Loved ones, loved ones visit the building,

take the highway, park and come up and see me

I'll be working, working but if you come visit

I'll put down what I'm doing, my friends are important

 

Don't you worry 'bout me

I wouldn't worry about me

Don't you worry 'bout me

Don't you worry 'bout me

 

I see the states, across this big nation

I see the laws made in Washington, D.C.

I think of the ones I consider my favorites

I think of the people that are working for me

 

Some civil servants are just like my loved ones

They work so hard and they try to be strong

I'm a lucky guy to live in my building

They own the buildings to help them along

 

It's over there, it's over there

My building has every convenience

It's gonna make life easy for me

It's gonna be easy to get things done

I will relax along with my loved ones

 

Loved ones, loved ones visit the building

Take the highway, park and come up and see me

I'll be working, working but if you come visit

I'll put down what I'm doing, my friends are important

 

I wouldn't worry 'bout

I wouldn't worry about me

Don't you worry 'bout me

Don't you worry 'bout ME...

 

I've got a bootleg of a TH show from Chicago 1978 that opens with this tune, and it has to be one of my favorite songs of all time. The bass, the guitar, the drumming, holy crap! Those guys were unreal...

[Loobs]

Imagine Robo singing this and let the lawls flow to you

 

Psycho Killer

Qu'est-ce que c'est? [What is it?]

fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa better

Run run run run run run run away

OH OH OH

[Stratman Tigers]

 

I see the clouds that move across the sky I see the wind that moves the clouds away It moves the clouds over by the building I pick the building that I want to live in I smell the pine trees and the peaches in the woods I see the pinecones that fall by the highway That's the highway that goes to the building I pick the building that I want to live in It's over there, it's over there My building has every convenience It's gonna make life easy for me It's gonna be easy to get things done I will relax alone with my loved ones Loved ones, loved ones visit the building, take the highway, park and come up and see me I'll be working, working but if you come visit I'll put down what I'm doing, my friends are important Don't you worry 'bout me I wouldn't worry about me Don't you worry 'bout me Don't you worry 'bout me I see the states, across this big nation I see the laws made in Washington, D.C. I think of the ones I consider my favorites I think of the people that are working for me Some civil servants are just like my loved ones They work so hard and they try to be strong I'm a lucky guy to live in my building They own the buildings to help them along It's over there, it's over there My building has every convenience It's gonna make life easy for me It's gonna be easy to get things done I will relax along with my loved ones Loved ones, loved ones visit the building Take the highway, park and come up and see me I'll be working, working but if you come visit I'll put down what I'm doing, my friends are important I wouldn't worry 'bout I wouldn't worry about me Don't you worry 'bout me Don't you worry 'bout ME... I've got a bootleg of a TH show from Chicago 1978 that opens with this tune, and it has to be one of my favorite songs of all time. The bass, the guitar, the drumming, holy crap! Those guys were unreal...

 

 

I love this song. Its all so cynical. Byrne is a genius.

[mikeoxlong]

talking heads are {censored}ing awesome and nobody can say otherwise

 

I really like the song "mind" for some reason.

[RoboPimp]

 

I love this song. Its all so cynical. Byrne is a genius.

 

 

I've heard the music would be written first then he would write the lyrics to fit.

[Loobs]

Which TH albums with Belew on are essential? I love Belew, can't believe I don't have these, I only have a 2cd TH best of.

[Stratman Tigers]

I've heard the music would be written first then he would write the lyrics to fit.

 

Isn't that how most guys write their lyrics? After the music? It makes so much more sense.

 

Speaking of sense, I love Stop Making Sense.

[Facing Failure]

I really want to cover either road to nowhere or once in a lifetime badly. But I've got such a phobia of doing it badly that I never end up going through with it.

[red_riviera]

 

I love this song. Its all so cynical. Byrne is a genius.

 

 

That might be how it comes across, but Byrne himself says:

 

"Uniformity and restriction don't have to be debilitating and degrading. The easy way would be hating the government, hating people's ordinary lives. I thought was too pat and wrote a song that was sympathetic to people who live in the suburbs or in high rises and work in offices."

 

But agreed, Byrne is a genius and TH were great. Intelligent music to dance to... very rare.

 

And 'Cities' is a great choice to cover.

[Stratman Tigers]

If I were to cover one TH song, it'd be Heaven. The version of Stop Making Sense is chilling.

 

"Heaven, heaven is a place...where nothing, nothing ever happens"

[sabriel9v]

 

Which TH albums with Belew on are essential? I love Belew, can't believe I don't have these, I only have a 2cd TH best of.

 

 

The essential Talking Heads is not necessarily their work with Adrian Belew(this is still amazing material btw), but the stuff produced by Eno. Eno and Talking Heads go together like peas and carrots. Check out:

 

Fear of Music

Remain in Light

Speaking in Tongues (this is their big pop record)

More Songs about Buildings and Food

[WRGKMC]

Saw the Heads way back when they were first starting out at CBGB's. I lived in New Jersey growing up and we'd make the trek to NYC to see all the latest bands coming out.

[wjbratcher]

 

The essential Talking Heads is not necessarily their work with Adrian Belew(this is still amazing material btw), but the stuff produced by Eno. Eno and Talking Heads go together like peas and carrots. Check out: Fear of Music Remain in Light Speaking in Tongues (this is their big pop record) More Songs about Buildings and Food

 

 

I think Speaking was post-Eno. The best album, imo, was Remain in Light which was that magical combo of byrne/eno/belew. They are one of the only bands that I liked when I was very young that I still love now.