Talking Heads

Released: March 24, 1982

Songwriter: David Byrne

It's not yesterday anymore
I go visiting, I talk loud
I try to make myself clear
In front of a face that's nearer
Than it's ever been before
Not this close before
Nearer than before
Not this close before

It is a million years ago
I hear music and it sounds like bells
I feel like my head is high
I wish I could meet everyone
Meet them all over again
Bring them up to my room
Meet them all over again
Everyone's up in my room

And now I'm busy again
I feel like sitting down
But I'm still thinking about my friends
In my guarded moments
But now I'm speaking out
Speaking about my friends
Now I'm speaking out
Thinking about my friends

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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