Fave Talking Heads Song?

[Khephra]

Life During Wartime
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Heard of a van that is loaded with weapons,
packed up and ready to go
Heard of some gravesites, out by the highway,
a place where nobody knows
The sound of gunfire, off in the distance,
I'm getting used to it now
Lived in a brownstore, lived in the ghetto,
I've lived all over this town

This ain't no party, this ain't no disco,
this ain't no fooling around
No time for dancing, or lovey dovey,
I ain't got time for that now

Transmit the message, to the receiver,
hope for an answer some day
I got three passports, a couple of visas,
you don't even know my real name
High on a hillside, the trucks are loading,
everything's ready to roll
I sleep in the daytime, I work in the nightime,
I might not ever get home

This ain't no party, this ain't no disco,
this ain't no fooling around
This ain't no mudd club, or C. B. G. B.,
I ain't got time for that now
Heard about Houston? Heard about Detroit?
Heard about Pittsburgh, P. A.?
You oughta know not to stand by the window
somebody might see you up there
I got some groceries, some peant butter,
to last a couple of days
But I ain't got no speakers, ain't got no
headphones, ain't got no records to play

Why stay in college? Why go to night school?
Gonna be different this time
Can't write a letter, can't send a postcard,
I can't write nothing at all
This ain't no party, this ain't no disco,
this ain't no fooling around
I'd like to kiss you, I'd love you hold you
I ain't got no time for that now

Trouble in transit, got through the roadblock,
we blended with the crowd
We got computer, we're tapping pohne lines,
I know that ain't allowed
We dress like students, we dress like housewives,
or in a suit and a tie
I changed my hairstyle, so many times now,
I don't know what I look like!
You make me shiver, I feel so tender,
we make a pretty good team
Don't get exhausted, I'll do some driving,
you ought to get some sleep
Get you instructions, follow directions,
then you should change your address
Maybe tomorrow, maybe the next day,
whatever you think is best
Burned all my notebooks, what good are
notebooks? They won't help me survive
My chest is aching, burns like a furnace,
the burning keeps me alive
Try to stay healthy, physical fitness,
don't want to catch no disease
Try to be careful, don't take no chances,
you better watch what you say

[Wickerman]

1. 2nd that, though pretty much a tie with

Psycho Killer

[stldemocrat]

2. Nothing But Flowers

I can't say I know the lyrics, but it seems to be a catchy tune...

[RandomKoolzip]

3. So many!

"The Book I Read:" "I'm embarrassed to admit it, there's a soft spot in my heart...." My band used to cover this song.

"No Compassion:" It's an outdated sentiment, but still powerful.

"Up All Night." Best song ever about receiving joy from torturing infants.

"This Must be the Place." Very nice melody.


Anything with Tina Weymouth on Bass is okay by me; she's my favorite bass player of all time.

[gold_bug]

4. Crosseyed and Painless

but everything on Remain in Light is amazing.

[sundog]

5. This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)

Psycho Killer (Stop Making Sense Version)
Dream Operator
Take Me To the River
Heaven

[NashVegas]

6. Grrrrrr, Ya Beat Me

..

[VoteDemocratic2004]

7. Psycho Killer

Sorry, I am torn between the two of them. Back in the punk rock days the bar I use to hang out at would always play both at the end of the night and you knew it was last call when you heard the songs back on back and then they would play Bowie and you knew it was time to start clearing out.

[Khephra]

10. See that's the problem with bands like Heads or Deads

There's just too many songs to list them, but for a minute in time, perhaps because of what you're doing, all of a sudden ONE song comes to mind to explain where you are.

[VoteDemocratic2004]

21. I started liking the Heads when they first came out

Sorry about the mistake!

[RandomKoolzip]

11. "Rock Lobster" was the B52's.

n/t

[VoteDemocratic2004]

13. Your right

God, I am so stupid sorry and thanks.

[MikeG]

8. City of Dreams.

Second choice: Road to Nowhere.

[chemteacher]

9. Road to Nowhere

from Little Creatures!

[Old and In the Way]

12. My favorite...beat me to it!

[brentspeak]

14. OT: Will they be remastering the Talking Heads lps?

Oh yeah, and my favorite Talking Heads song is "I Zimbra".

[MnFats]

15. can't believe nobody picked 'Once in a Lifetime"

there is water, at the bottom of the ocean.

that song is stupendous.
especially the DVD version on "Stop Making Sense."

[Cobia]

18. My favorite song by them too

Not played much anymore though.

And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack
And you may find yourself in another part of the world
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful
wife
And you may ask yourself-Well...How did I get here?

Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground.

And you may ask yourself
How do I work this?
And you may ask yourself
Where is that large automobile?
And you may tell yourself
This is not my beautiful house!
And you may tell yourself
This is not my beautiful wife!
Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground.

Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...

Water dissolving...and water removing
There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Carry the water at the bottom of the ocean
Remove the water at the bottom of the ocean!

Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/in the silent water
Under the rocks and stones/there is water underground.

Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground.

And you may ask yourself
What is that beautiful house?
And you may ask yourself
Where does that highway go?
And you may ask yourself
Am I right?...Am I wrong?
And you may tell yourself
MY GOD!...WHAT HAVE I DONE?

Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/in the silent water
Under the rocks and stones/there is water underground.

Letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground.

Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...

[LandOLincoln]

16. Tossup between

Psycho Killer and Take Me To The River.

Nah...TMTTR wins by a mile. Almost as good as the original.

[LifeDuringWartime]

17. Cities

Think of London, a small city

It's dark, dark in the daytime
The people sleep, sleep in the daytime
If they want to, if they want to


I'm checking them out
I'm checking them out
I got it figured out
I got it figured out
There's good points and bad points
Find a city
Find myself a city to live in.

There are a lot of rich people in Birmingham
A lot of ghosts in a lot of houses
Look over there!...A dry ice factory
A good place to get some thinking done

Down el Paso way things get pretty spread out
People got no idea where in the world they are
They go up north and come back south
Still got no idea where in the world they are.
Did I forget to mention, to mention Memphis
Home of Elvis and the ancient greeks
Do I smell? I smell home cooking
It's only the river, it's only the river.

[Webster Green]

19. 'Puzzlin' Evidence'

From 'Stop Making Sense"...(gospel rock?)

'Television Man'..from 'Little Creatures'...(wicked baritone sax)

[Baja Margie]

20. Once In A Lifetime