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One of the most important, influential and enduring bands of the punk era, Talking Heads regularly modified their sound, bringing in elements of ska, pop, african rhythms and funk among others to add to their original jerky stripped-down punk stylings.

Talking Heads, consisting of David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison and Tina Weymouth, appeared on the punk scene in 1977 essentially as art-punks. Their debut of that year, 77) included the underground singles

Psycho Killer and

Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town. Despite being regulars at 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. (read more)

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Track	Time	Listeners	Download
Add this track to your playlist Wild Wild Life full track	3:38	39,980	Buy mp3
Add this track to your playlist (Nothing But) Flowers full track	5:32	29,488	Buy mp3
Add this track to your playlist Psycho Killer	0:30	111,279	Buy mp3
Add this track to your playlist Once in a Lifetime	0:30	103,972	Buy mp3

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Fear of Music

Top Tracks, Last Week

–	1	Add this track to your playlist Psycho Killer	3,295
–	2	Add this track to your playlist Once in a Lifetime	2,870
–	3	Add this track to your playlist Burning Down the House	2,418
–	4	Add this track to your playlist Take Me to the River	1,614
–	5	Add this track to your playlist Road to Nowhere	1,410
–	6	Add this track to your playlist And She Was	1,391
–	7	Add this track to your playlist Life During Wartime	1,201
1	8	Add this track to your playlist This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)	1,173
1	9	Add this track to your playlist Crosseyed and Painless	1,154
–	10	Add this track to your playlist Heaven	994
–	11	Add this track to your playlist Girlfriend Is Better	947
1	12	Add this track to your playlist Wild Wild Life full track	929
1	13	Add this track to your playlist Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)	866
1	14	Add this track to your playlist Houses in Motion	847
1	15	Add this track to your playlist Found a Job	835
3	16	Add this track to your playlist The Great Curve	739
–	17	Add this track to your playlist Thank You for Sending Me an Angel	732
2	18	Add this track to your playlist Slippery People	730
1	19	Add this track to your playlist (Nothing But) Flowers full track	699
2	20	Add this track to your playlist I Zimbra	677

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Top Tracks, Last Six Months

–	1	Add this track to your playlist Psycho Killer	40,571
–	2	Add this track to your playlist Once in a Lifetime	36,535
–	3	Add this track to your playlist Burning Down the House	32,513
–	4	Add this track to your playlist Take Me to the River	21,505
–	5	Add this track to your playlist Road to Nowhere	20,654
–	6	Add this track to your playlist And She Was	19,180
–	7	Add this track to your playlist This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)	17,957
–	8	Add this track to your playlist Life During Wartime	16,175
–	9	Add this track to your playlist Crosseyed and Painless	15,902
–	10	Add this track to your playlist Heaven	14,616
–	11	Add this track to your playlist Wild Wild Life full track	13,316
–	12	Add this track to your playlist Girlfriend Is Better	13,064
–	13	Add this track to your playlist Houses in Motion	12,754
–	14	Add this track to your playlist Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)	12,115
–	15	Add this track to your playlist Found a Job	11,378
–	16	Add this track to your playlist Slippery People	10,962
1	17	Add this track to your playlist Swamp	10,227
1	18	Add this track to your playlist The Great Curve	10,101
–	19	Add this track to your playlist I Zimbra	9,816
–	20	Add this track to your playlist Don't Worry About the Government	9,679
–	21	Add this track to your playlist Thank You for Sending Me an Angel	9,488
2	22	Add this track to your playlist (Nothing But) Flowers full track	9,418
1	23	Add this track to your playlist Memories Can't Wait	9,358
1	24	Add this track to your playlist Seen and Not Seen	9,234
–	25	Add this track to your playlist New Feeling	8,843
–	26	Add this track to your playlist Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town	8,724
–	27	Add this track to your playlist Warning Sign	8,468
–	28	Add this track to your playlist Listening Wind	8,238
1	29	Add this track to your playlist Cities	7,999
1	30	Add this track to your playlist Making Flippy Floppy	7,904
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