If you think this song is gibberish, then you're NOT LISTENING. This is one of the most thematically deep and complex songs of the twentieth century, if not ever. For example, the lyric, "GADJI BERI BIMBA CLANDRIDI". Wow. Truly incredible. The raw emotional power is evident, and the subtext is thrilling. "E glassala tufffm i zimbra." Well, that speaks for itself. If you need it to be spelled out, you just don't get Talking Heads.
@HNNRKNGN YEAH!! It was in 1916? or something when he read this text in public... It seems only Talking Heads would take a dadaist poem and make a song out of it haha.
@gabysalter in fact Eno had done it by himself a couple of years earlier with a Kurt Schwitters poem:"Kurt's Rejoinder" on Before and After Science, 1977. Also brilliant.
It's kind of ironic that so many people accuse 80s King Crimson of ripping off the Talking Heads, but guest musician Fripp is creating the 80s Crimson sound in this very song.
we are based in Bangkok and are one of the few partnered IT companies who sell Zimbra, the email and workforce collaboration solution owned by VMware. I am always the only one who appreciates when I put this on at the intro of a demo. always makes me smile and want to jump around the room. I was a Talking Heads fan from '77.
@poeticjournalism Seems so out of context. The fusing of two very different interesting unique people with different artistic associations for each. Boggles my brain a bit. But in a nice way. :)
Amazing only 1000+ views of this yet over 4,000,000 for Psycho Killer & 800,000 for This Must Be The Place and u gonna need to spend about £30 to get a 12 copy of this!
If you think this song is gibberish, then you're NOT LISTENING. This is one of the most thematically deep and complex songs of the twentieth century, if not ever. For example, the lyric, "GADJI BERI BIMBA CLANDRIDI". Wow. Truly incredible. The raw emotional power is evident, and the subtext is thrilling. "E glassala tufffm i zimbra." Well, that speaks for itself. If you need it to be spelled out, you just don't get Talking Heads.
ProStoryteller 1 week ago 2
their 4 first albums are simply great.....
090206p 2 months ago
I recently found this album, fear of music, at a flea market...It's growing on me
gabysalter 2 months ago
HUGO BALL!
HNNRKNGN 2 months ago 2
@HNNRKNGN YEAH!! It was in 1916? or something when he read this text in public... It seems only Talking Heads would take a dadaist poem and make a song out of it haha.
gabysalter 2 months ago 2
@gabysalter in fact Eno had done it by himself a couple of years earlier with a Kurt Schwitters poem:"Kurt's Rejoinder" on Before and After Science, 1977. Also brilliant.
HeadlandRoad 2 months ago
@HeadlandRoad Thanks, I will check it out
gabysalter 2 months ago
I used this on my school presentation on how African Music has influenced western artists!
SirBanuTheFourth 3 months ago 3
@SirBanuTheFourth
influenced? stolen!
2tonsolid 3 weeks ago
It's kind of ironic that so many people accuse 80s King Crimson of ripping off the Talking Heads, but guest musician Fripp is creating the 80s Crimson sound in this very song.
grahamlaur 4 months ago
@grahamlaur Fripp, Eno, Bowie, and Gabriel all had a hand in creating art rock music like this the Talking Heads too. great music
DrGonzoOBoogie 3 months ago
@DrGonzoOBoogie And Bryan Ferry, too
801liveable 1 week ago
we are based in Bangkok and are one of the few partnered IT companies who sell Zimbra, the email and workforce collaboration solution owned by VMware. I am always the only one who appreciates when I put this on at the intro of a demo. always makes me smile and want to jump around the room. I was a Talking Heads fan from '77.
NACIJUK 6 months ago 2
Gene Wilder on bongos? For real? I'm a big fan of both GW and TH, but I never expected the two would combine! :)
ScentedNectar 8 months ago
@ScentedNectar
Yep it's true..Gene played the bongos on this.
He also performed on 'once in a lifetime'
Toomfath 8 months ago
@Toomfath That is so amazing. I wonder I can find a live video that shows him in there. GW adds eye candy and style to anything he's in. Must see. :)
ScentedNectar 8 months ago
@ScentedNectar totally what I was thinking. this is BEYOND epic now.
poeticjournalism 8 months ago
@poeticjournalism Seems so out of context. The fusing of two very different interesting unique people with different artistic associations for each. Boggles my brain a bit. But in a nice way. :)
ScentedNectar 8 months ago
I swear at 0:44 they say "Lee Ziemba!"
mrsmonkey0412 9 months ago
pop dada !
techno4beer 10 months ago
holly molly!
mikeszkoo 10 months ago
haha the year i finished school, saw them play this at the state theatre sydney :)
crispncrunchy 10 months ago
love this song
talkingbeatlehead 11 months ago
first time listening to this album...this song reminds me a little of the King Crimson album Discipline...is that Tony Levin on bass?
Metamorphosis33 11 months ago
@Metamorphosis33 LMFAO just looked this album up on wikipedia...and frigging RobertFripp is a guest musician on this track....please dont laugh at me
Metamorphosis33 11 months ago
@Metamorphosis33 no but fripp plays guitar on it
newfuckingwave 9 months ago
Amazing only 1000+ views of this yet over 4,000,000 for Psycho Killer & 800,000 for This Must Be The Place and u gonna need to spend about £30 to get a 12 copy of this!
TheCarbonfiend 11 months ago
Frippertized!!!
onelandii 11 months ago 18
so original.
leedumett444 1 year ago
This just makes me wanna jump around!!!
jodiprohaska 1 year ago 16