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City of DreamsTalking Heads

Released: September 15, 1986

Songwriter: David Byrne

Producer: Talking Heads

[Verse 1]
Here where you are standing
The dinosaurs did a dance
The Indians told a story
Now it has come to pass
The Indians had a legend
The Spaniards lived for gold
The white man came and killed them
But they haven't really gone

[Chorus]
We live in the city of dreams
We drive on this highway of fire
Should we awake
And find it gone
Remember this, our favorite town

[Verse 2]
From Germany and Europe
And Southern U.S.A
They made this little town here
That we live in to this day
The children of the white man
Saw Indians on TV
And heard about the legend
How their city was a dream

[Chorus]
We live in the city of dreams
We drive on this highway of fire
Should we awake
And find it gone
Remember this, our favorite town

[Verse 3]
The Civil War is over
And World War One and Two
If we can live together
The dream it might come true
Underneath the concrete
The dream is still alive
A hundred million lifetimes
A world that never dies

[Chorus]
We live in the city of dreams
We drive on this highway of fire
Should we awake
And find it gone
Remember this, our favorite town

Talking Heads

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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