Talking Heads
Talking Heads
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- The Basics
Organised around the artfully strained yelping of frontman David Byrne, and driven by some of the funkiest percussion and bass in leftfield rock, Talking Heads coalesced during their 11-year existence into one of the coolest and smartest bands on the planet. Commence with the unsettling yet danceable "Psycho Killer".
£13.25 The Basics
Name Time Price 1 Psycho Killer 5:33 £0.99 View In iTunes 2 Road To Nowhere 4:27 £0.79 View In iTunes 3 Once In a Lifetime 5:57 £0.79 View In iTunes 4 Heaven 4:01 £0.79 View In iTunes 5 Love -> Building On Fire 3:46 £0.99 View In iTunes 6 Cities 4:14 £0.79 View In iTunes 7 Crosseyed and Painless 4:45 £0.79 View In iTunes 8 Take Me to the River 5:02 £0.79 View In iTunes 9 Burning Down the House (Alternate Version) 5:09 £0.99 View In iTunes 10 And She Was 3:39 £0.99 View In iTunes 11 This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) 4:56 £0.99 View In iTunes 12 Houses In Motion 4:33 £0.99 View In iTunes 13 Life During Wartime 3:41 £0.79 View In iTunes 14 Blind 4:59 £0.99 View In iTunes 15 I Zimbra 3:08 £0.79 View In iTunes Total: 15 Songs - Next Steps
"The Big Country", from Talking Heads' second album, More Songs About Buildings and Food (produced by Brian Eno), cemented the reputation of singer David Byrne as an artist who looked at America with eccentric detachment. The later movie/album project True Stories further allied Byrne's observational skills to friendly pop hooks.
£13.65 Next Steps
Name Time Price 1 Girlfriend Is Better 5:43 £0.99 View In iTunes 2 Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town 2:49 £0.99 View In iTunes 3 Television Man 6:10 £0.99 View In iTunes 4 Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) 5:49 £0.79 View In iTunes 5 The Lady Don't Mind 3:58 £0.99 View In iTunes 6 Listening Wind 4:42 £0.79 View In iTunes 7 Found a Job 5:35 £0.99 View In iTunes 8 Seen and Not Seen 3:24 £0.79 View In iTunes 9 Memories Can't Wait 3:30 £0.79 View In iTunes 10 Wild Wild Life (Extended Mix) 5:36 £0.99 View In iTunes 11 The Great Curve 6:27 £0.79 View In iTunes 12 Slippery People 5:06 £0.79 View In iTunes 13 Creatures Of Love 4:15 £0.99 View In iTunes 14 What A Day That Was 6:00 £0.99 View In iTunes 15 (Nothing But) Flowers 5:35 £0.99 View In iTunes Total: 15 Songs - Deep Cuts
Talking Heads buried treasures include the early demo "Sugar on My Tongue" and "Lifetime Piling Up", a leftover track which was remixed to appear on their 1991 compilation album, Popular Favorites: Sand in the Vaseline. "No Compassion", from the band's debut album, Talking Heads: 77, is vintage Byrne: kooky, funky and more than a touch sinister.
£13.85 Deep Cuts
Name Time Price 1 Dream Operator 4:38 £0.99 View In iTunes 2 Swamp 5:13 £0.79 View In iTunes 3 Stay Up Late 3:44 £0.99 View In iTunes 4 Genius Of Love (Tom Tom Club) 4:30 £0.99 View In iTunes 5 Radio Head 3:32 £0.99 View In iTunes 6 The Overload 6:02 £0.79 View In iTunes 7 Totally Nude 4:11 £0.99 View In iTunes 8 People Like Us 4:28 £0.99 View In iTunes 9 Walk It Down 4:44 £0.99 View In iTunes 10 Mind 4:12 £0.79 View In iTunes 11 Thank You for Sending Me an Angel (Country Angel Version) 2:11 £0.79 View In iTunes 12 City of Dreams 5:09 £0.99 View In iTunes 13 Perfect World 4:27 £0.99 View In iTunes 14 Making Flippy Floppy 5:54 £0.79 View In iTunes 15 Love for Sale 4:31 £0.99 View In iTunes Total: 15 Songs - Complete Set
Before breaking up in 1988, Talking Heads pulled off a neat trick — they convinced us to believe that great pop could be great art without disappearing too far up their own ambitions. They filled our minds with funky perspectives and ideas while shaking our bones with irresistible rhythms, and successfully crossed over into cinematic media with Stop Making Sense and True Stories, both of which engage the eyes and the ears. Brain food of the grooviest order.
£40.75 Complete Set
Name Time Price 1 Psycho Killer 5:33 £0.99 View In iTunes 2 Road To Nowhere 4:27 £0.79 View In iTunes 3 Once In a Lifetime 5:57 £0.79 View In iTunes 4 Heaven 4:01 £0.79 View In iTunes 5 Love -> Building On Fire 3:46 £0.99 View In iTunes 6 Cities 4:14 £0.79 View In iTunes 7 Crosseyed and Painless 4:45 £0.79 View In iTunes 8 Take Me to the River 5:02 £0.79 View In iTunes 9 Burning Down the House (Alternate Version) 5:09 £0.99 View In iTunes 10 And She Was 3:39 £0.99 View In iTunes 11 This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) 4:56 £0.99 View In iTunes 12 Houses In Motion 4:33 £0.99 View In iTunes 13 Life During Wartime 3:41 £0.79 View In iTunes 14 Blind 4:59 £0.99 View In iTunes 15 I Zimbra 3:08 £0.79 View In iTunes 16 Girlfriend Is Better 5:43 £0.99 View In iTunes 17 Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town 2:49 £0.99 View In iTunes 18 Television Man 6:10 £0.99 View In iTunes 19 Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) 5:49 £0.79 View In iTunes 20 The Lady Don't Mind 3:58 £0.99 View In iTunes 21 Listening Wind 4:42 £0.79 View In iTunes 22 Found a Job 5:35 £0.99 View In iTunes 23 Seen and Not Seen 3:24 £0.79 View In iTunes 24 Memories Can't Wait 3:30 £0.79 View In iTunes 25 Wild Wild Life (Extended Mix) 5:36 £0.99 View In iTunes 26 The Great Curve 6:27 £0.79 View In iTunes 27 Slippery People 5:06 £0.79 View In iTunes 28 Creatures Of Love 4:15 £0.99 View In iTunes 29 What A Day That Was 6:00 £0.99 View In iTunes 30 (Nothing But) Flowers 5:35 £0.99 View In iTunes 31 Dream Operator 4:38 £0.99 View In iTunes 32 Swamp 5:13 £0.79 View In iTunes 33 Stay Up Late 3:44 £0.99 View In iTunes 34 Genius Of Love (Tom Tom Club) 4:30 £0.99 View In iTunes 35 Radio Head 3:32 £0.99 View In iTunes 36 The Overload 6:02 £0.79 View In iTunes 37 Totally Nude 4:11 £0.99 View In iTunes 38 People Like Us 4:28 £0.99 View In iTunes 39 Walk It Down 4:44 £0.99 View In iTunes 40 Mind 4:12 £0.79 View In iTunes 41 Thank You for Sending Me an Angel (Country Angel Version) 2:11 £0.79 View In iTunes 42 City of Dreams 5:09 £0.99 View In iTunes 43 Perfect World 4:27 £0.99 View In iTunes 44 Making Flippy Floppy 5:54 £0.79 View In iTunes 45 Love for Sale 4:31 £0.99 View In iTunes Total: 45 Songs
Customer Reviews
A poor looking effort
Don't waste your money on this - a collection that doesn't even come close to summing up the genius of one of the most vital bands ever. Every time you put a Talking Heads record on, you're reminded why you love music. But you need to start at the beginning: Talking Heads 77 really is the best introduction to this wonderful, wonderful band.
