Talking Heads Lyrics "Once In A Lifetime" And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack And you may find yourself in another part of the world And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife Literally enough, as it turns out. Their fifth studio record and first of the Reagan era, it was their first to sell a million copies, the first to produce a top-ten hit (“Burning Down the House”), and the first to win a Grammy. They were a different organism, however, incorporating elements of Motown, punk, African music, funk, and minimalism, all while gigging in collared shirts and corduroys. Lemme tell you a story. Stream ad-free or purchase CD's and MP3s now on Amazon.com. Last updated on 06.22.2012 What our staff is reading, watching, and listening to each week. He feels accepted, welcomed for the first time in the story, maybe in his life. "What a Day That Was" – 5:32 "Big Blue Plymouth (Eyes Wide Open)" – 4:45 "Light Bath" – 1:08; Cassette and CD track listing. Psycho Killer was released in 1977 and was apparently the first song David Byrne ever wrote – not a bad start. Then the up-and-coming singer Shawn Colvin rediscovered it. from album: Stop Making Sense (1984) Well, I'm dressed up so nice. (To the disappointment of his engineer father, Byrne had chosen art school over Carnegie Mellon, because, he explained, the former had better graffiti in the halls.) Big chief with a golden crown. 25:44. What A Day That Was tab by Talking Heads with chords drawings, easy version, 12 key variations and much more. You?”) But there was a merging current, one of childlike bafflement and delight in the world of objects and people. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. © 2021 Condé Nast. Song information for What a Day That Was - Talking Heads on AllMusic He's makin' shapes with his hands An' don't choo dare sit back Now don't choo dare sit down And don't choo dare speak up! It’s quoted in mawkish editorials. As Frantz put it: “People hear it and accept it without any kind of question.”, So much so that it immediately turned off Talking Heads purists already leery of the band’s newfound popularity. Recently “This Must Be The Place” has appeared on the soundtracks of the self-help-book inspired dating comedy “He’s Just Not That Into You,” the crossword-puzzle documentary “Wordplay,” the marriage tragicomedy “Crazy Stupid Love,” and, of course, “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps,” in which it plays over the end credits—this time with less umbrage—in the company of a children’s birthday party. ), In her memoir, Twyla Tharp, who collaborated with Byrne in 1981 and in the process became romantically involved with him, wrote that he seemed to want “to find the residue of ancient thoughts in the most up-to-date aspects of society.” His investigations sometimes turned up what Lethem calls “palliative remarks” and “lunatic optimism,” as in “Don’t Worry About the Government,” when Byrne assures himself, “Some civil servants are just like my loved ones,” as well as aperçus whose nourishing sadness calls to mind Pound and Larkin. 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