The first single the band ever released, and an incredibly Talking-Heads-y song with lyrics like “It’s not love / Which is my face / Which is a building / Which is on fire.”Song highlight: Whoever transcribed the lyrics on Genius.com added “[David Byrne making noises]” which does account for about 50% of Talking Heads lyrics. A song that always makes me want a David Byrne/Dixie Chicks collaboration.Song highlight: The part where its like, in the third grade I thought I was gay because I could draw. Second of all, if I were to write an official review of Talking Heads: 77, I think I would have to mention within the first paragraph how much I would like to make out with a 25 year old David Byrne. Talking Heads — objectively the greatest band of all time — have an incredibly diverse catalogue of music that spans more than a decade, so it’s no surprise that as a curator of comments on Talking Heads related YouTube videos, I have to sift through a wide range of conflicting opinions and aggressive comment section arguments. "width": "670" Song Highlight: “Time isn’t holding us / Time isn’t after us.”, comments on Talking Heads related YouTube videos, “Lipstick? Motorbikes? 5. Peek-a-boo! I always think Walk It Down sounds kind of like Popsicle. Interested in seeing more articles like this one? A steady 120 beat-per-minute shuffle, irresistible whistling melody, shyly nuanced synth line, and highly-charged vocal later, and you’ve got one of the best pop songs of all times glowing in its wake. That’s a good song. Let us know what you think of the Last.fm website. For my own scientific method, I created five categories, gave every song a score out of 100 in each category, and used each song’s average score to place it on the list. This track has never really left the public’s consciousness since its release in the early 80’s, and only continues to stamp relevancy over modern culture with acts like Psychemagik resurrecting the cut into an extended disco monster for today’s dance clubs. What more do you need?Song highlight: “Look over there! I would add Heaven and Don’t Worry About the Government. A genuine masterpiece that sets the tone for one of the greatest albums of all time. Fortunately, I believe I’ve found a simple way to prevent people from fighting online about songs that were released forty years ago: Using the scientific method to definitively rank every Talking Heads song. The Heads called their own bluff by throwing in the “naive melody” bit in the title, but sometimes it’s the allure of simplicity that is most complex to accomplish. You’re expecting to hear some more fun, esoteric nonsense, and instead you get a Talking Heads song that says “love me ‘til my heart stops.” Plenty of actual music journalists — and everyone on YouTube — have written about what makes this song so incredible, and I can’t think about it for too long without feeling like my actual, physical heart is going to explode, so I will just say that each time I hear it, This Must Be the Place makes me feel an emotion that I can not even begin to identify. "image": We all have our favorites , I guess. Everything the Talking Heads had accomplished musically was perfectly presented in one five minute swathe of sound — funk, rock, americana, dance, world, indie, punk, and a few other things all bubbled to the surface of this track. "url": "https://blog.discogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/discogs-logo-e1451320659600.png" "@context": "https://schema.org", An attitude of the body can embody a whole worldview [laughs].” That is a real quote. Fans of Talking Heads [and The Cure] should see the film “This Must Be the Place” by Paolo Sorrentino. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. Okay, here are the actual 10 best songs from Talking Heads: 2. I used Discogs as a guide. }, I can disagree or want to add / change something …. A few other tracks were chosen as singles from this album, but it was “Mind” that has left the most indelible impression over the years. 7. Lifetime Piling Up? I’m trying to think of what to say about this song, but all I can think is “I might like Popsicle better than Hey Now.”Song highlight: “Take me to the shopping mall / Buy me a rubber ball now.”, Once my mom texted me to say that she thinks this song is boring.Song highlight: David’s very Scottish “What you doing in my house?”. This song is indeed funky, weird, and melodic which is a perfect microcosm of why we love the Talking Heads. If I was a music journalist I would say that Born Under Punches is anxious, dense, and cerebral. This song has a lot of meaning culturally as well, with the video being a big explosion for the MTV generation, but more than anything it showed the Heads playing around with all the existential proclivities humans have without sounding like a bunch of pretentious assholes. This one sounds like someone playing peek-a-boo with a baby. In danger of being in that “holy shit, do I have to hear this song AGAIN” zone, “Psycho Killer” was the introduction most of the world had to the Talking Heads. I hate this list for many reasons. More Songs About Buildings and Food (1978). That’s probably not what it’s about.Song highlight: Brian Eno, I guess. Sign up for an account here. Definitely the best song about bombing people that I’ve ever heard.Song highlight: Sympathizing with the terrorist. { The studio version of Memories Can’t Wait from Fear of Music is fine. All I wrote next to Dream Operator was “this one sucks.”Song highlight: Listening to it and knowing that at least you’re not listening to Gangster of Love. } Either way, great song.Song highlight: Just the general idea of the dorkiest people alive performing this song. The absolute catchiest, most upbeat song about maybe cheating on your girlfriend that I’ve ever heard. Song highlight: “I’m not a drowning man / And I’m not a burning building.”. Leave feedback. Are you starting to desperately wonder how you can be this far into the list without reaching Popsicle?Song highlight: The way that I didn’t actually write anything about it. You’ve got the new album.