Talking Heads

Released: April 24, 1984

Songwriter: Jerry Harrison David Byrne

Producer: Tina Weymouth Jerry Harrison Chris Frantz David Byrne Gary Goetzman

[Verse 1]
Everyone is trying
To get into the bar
The name of the bar
The bar is called heaven
The band in heaven
They play my favorite song
Play it one more time
Play it all night long

[Chorus]
Heaven, heaven is a place
A place where nothing, nothing ever happens
Heaven, heaven is a place
A place where nothing, nothing ever happens

[Verse 2]
There is a party
Everyone is there
Everyone will leave
At exactly the same time
When this party's over
It will start again
It will not be any different
It will be exactly the same

[Chorus]
Heaven, heaven is a place
A place where nothing, nothing ever happens
Heaven, heaven is a place
A place where nothing, nothing ever happens

[Verse 3]
When this kiss is over
It will start again
It will not be any different
It will be exactly the same
It's hard to imagine
That nothing at all
Could be so exciting
Could be this much fun

[Chorus]
Oh, heaven, heaven is a place
A place where nothing, nothing ever happens
Heaven, heaven is a place
A place where nothing, nothing ever happens

Ground-breaking rock band Talking Heads is arguably one of the most influential bands of all time. Spearheaded by their slightly crazy lead singer David Byrne, they were at the forefront of the New Wave movement.

The band was formed in 1974 by Byrne and drummer Chris Frantz. Frantz’s then-girlfriend-later-wife Tina Weymouth was quickly recruited to play bass. After a few recordings and performances, guitarist/keyboardist Jerry Harrison was hired to round out the group.

Their first album, Talking 77, was appropriately released in 1977. It quickly received critical acclaim.

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