Talking Heads - Heaven (CD Version)

[rock280258]

What a song, is it the best ever written? The words are incredible, dark and joyous, isn't art what humanity is all about?

[colinda001]

heeeeeeeeeeeven

[Raszpusszen]

one of the best ever played song. played once again played all night long.....magnifique.

[ihetuhare]

such a beautiful song.

[susannahdetta]

I don't care what which word he sings...I just love hearing him sing this song.

[rwe1028]

Nothing ever happens



[rwe1028]

Nothing ever happens

[72911e]

Please listen to this song and then tell me if David says "nothing never happens" or "nothing ever happens" in the Chorus. I swear its nothing never happens. This is how I have always heard it and when i heard k.d langs version, i was disturbed! She says "nothing ever happens" for sure. I think this is wrong but all lyrics on the interwebs say "ever".

Come on! I loved this double negative and it fits with the rest of the lyrics. I hope i am right.

[texasbrian1]

@72911e Really interesting. The written lyrics say "ever," but he does say "never." He could mean it in the way you mean, but he could do what so many people do and just use the double negative by accident. The great things about great songs is that they're open to interpretation — I like yours :-)

[boston2214]

@72911e The lyric as printed above are incorrect. The word THEY before play in the fourth line is not present in the recording. I beleive the word are printed on the album sleeve or cover, but I cannot find my copy.

[texasbrian1]

k.d. lang just covered this... it's much slower and softer, but she pays tribute to the lyrics by making the song really ethereal: Go to Amazon or iTunes and search for "lang"and "Sing It Loud"

[72911e]

@texasbrian1

agreed. Love her new Album. Here's the kicker. Does David say, ."...a place where nothing, nothing never happens..." or is it "nothing ever happens"? I say nothing never happens is what i hear...but k.d. say "ever" for sure. I think something is alway going on in heaven. Right? I mean that party keep starting again. That kiss keeps repeating. Nice ethereal continutity...but...not w/o the "never" IMO.

[MARINEMEAT]

GENIUS IS NEVER RECOGNIZED IN IT'S OWN TIME.

[colinda001]

super song

[MyManOWarSmiles]

i like when q lazerus sang it

[jumaudavi]

When I die I want this song played at my funeral.

[colinda001]

look at the live version! what a super artist! pure craftmanship! Someone who actually play an instrument superb. Not just an asshole dj

[EdiblePlanets]

The longer you live the more you realize the wisdom of the line that says Heaven is a place where nothing happens.

[WGRZCWP]

This song is so fucking good it hurts.

[TheMoosehead147]

1 person is gay

[maohuerta]

@TheMoosehead147 Im gay and I love TH specially this song ,c'mon Respect :)

[jwhittlejr]

one of my favorites!

[boomerman54]

I like the stripped down acoustic version better without all Brian Eno's effects, of course could just be age i was into it 30 + years ago. Check out the live acoustic version

[tavoratm]

What a great song. I heard it on ESPN's 30 for 30 film June 17, 1994.

[sushilll111]

@tavoratm

Yeah I saw that. Beautiful film actually.

[johnprofumo]

Meraviglia

[fietrot]

@TheDigitalReviewer you mean they died bcuz of this horrible song ?

[bleachno9]

0 dislikes. lets keep this going. and please no smartasses trying to ruin it.

[fietrot]

@bleachno9 oops some1 ruined it

[tigerhoney1]

@bleachno9 please no goof balls jinxing it

[cmagic74]

CBGB's !!!!!!!

[biggsforwin]

i fucking jam this all day baby!!!

[DingoBluefoot]

LOVE this!

[Baxide1]

Love this to death !!

[davedcp64]

Has a very Velvet Underground feel. Awesome tune

[m3n3t3k3l]

I guess this is where R.E.M. and the Flaming Lips and Radiohead all got their influence.

[freddybadluck]

When this kiss over it will start again

it won't be any different It will be exactely the same.

[TheAntihero6212]

Hey, this played at the end of that ESPN "30 For 30" documentary, "June 17, 1994"!

BTW, I turned nine years old that day. Now I'm 25. Man, time does sure pass.

[tfran1994]

@TheAntihero6212 That's where I first heard this song. I was born December that same year. Time really does fly.

[classichost]

@TheAntihero6212 I remember that date well. I went with a friend of mine to my brothers house in Wilmington NC from Greensboro NC, about Raleigh we decide to see if we can find the finals, what we found was the radio coverage of the OJ chase, I was the same age then as you are now, it was surreal, but it is amazing everything that happened on that date, the ESPN 30by30 doc of that day is a cinematic time capsule truly for the ages.

[robertross28d]

a more banal comment was never written ...

[Hope4QuantumFilms]

GReat but i prefer the Stop Making Sense version

[MrOoppoddoo]

Thank you.

[maineguitarman]

Genius!

[louiseduvee]

This song applies to every human experience. I mean, if you live long enough...

[OrlandoFuriosoPrimo]

questa è la vera musica degli anni 80!

[lastrega61]

Grandi Talking heads bravissimi li ho visti in un loro concerto anni 80...troppo bravi:)

[iamgoinghigher]

Probably one of the best songs ever.

[categorycoss]

@iamgoinghigher

You're absolutely right about this!

[grangegoarman]

Only 2,391 views as of counting. What a sin. Yet Lady fucking GaGa gets millions; the world is fucked. Thanks for uploading this.

[indigo9nightsky]

@grangegoarman YOU Mean Lady Gag Gag. I agree with you 200 %. Cheers !

[meinLiebsterFeind]

@grangegoarman

That's not a problem, it just helps sort out who I want to associate with.

[basharasha]

Just great, what a great song,

[MrPrimus1976]

@basharasha you're damn right! what a great great song!

[basharasha]

@MrPrimus1976 glad you agree Mr. P