the weirdest thing about all of this is that Talking Heads were not that big when they were around (at least not at all in the mainstream/Top 40 world) but now they're being treated like they were up there with Hall & Oates or something
I mean it's great and, sure, good for them but it is weird for those of us who were around then
https://mastodon.social/@Doctor_J_/113322691624722967
whenever you hear “Once In A Lifetime" or “This Must Be The Place" played in a supermarket, remember those were not charting songs at their time … not even close
these are the only Talking Heads Top 40 'hits’:
"Burning Down the House" (1983) - Peak position: #9
"Wild Wild Life" (1986) - Peak position: #25
"And She Was" (1985) - Peak position: #36
"Take Me to the River" (1979) - Peak position: #26
I mean, who would've thought they’d be an institution celebrated on Jeopardy
weird, right?
agreed! it's probably the only non-hit song to get involved in a political music-use scandal → https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/04/12/135348677/what-has-he-done-charlie-crist-settles-suit-apologizes-to-david-byrne
MDonaldson →
David N Atkinson