Talking Heads – Road to Nowhere music video 19.3M 2018

Talking HeadsRoad to Nowhere

Directed by David Byrne

Road to Nowhere" rides a buoyant groove that disguises its existential unease, David Byrne's vocals bouncing between resignation and unlikely optimism. The video plants the…

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Talking Heads – Once in a Lifetime music video 88.5M 2018

Talking HeadsOnce in a Lifetime

Directed by Toni Basil, David Byrne

Once in a Lifetime" pairs Talking Heads' Afrobeat-inflected new wave with David Byrne's spasmodic, preacher-like performance—a study in nervous energy that defined early MTV's weirder…

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Talking Heads, post-punk band from New York City
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Formed 1975 · New York City · post-punk, new wave · Sire

Talking Heads (sometimes stylized as T∀LKINGHE∀DS) were an American rock band formed in New York City in 1975. It consisted of lead vocalist and guitarist David Byrne, drummer Chris Frantz, bassist Tina Weymouth, and guitarist and keyboardist Jerry Harrison. Described as one of the most acclaimed groups of the 1980s, Talking Heads helped to pioneer new wave music by combining elements of punk, art rock, funk, and world music with "an anxious yet clean-cut image". Byrne, Frantz, and Weymouth met as freshmen at the Rhode Island School of Design, where Byrne and Frantz were part of a band called… via Wikipedia

Band Members: David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth, Jerry Harrison

Awards: MTV Video Music Award for Best Group; Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for “Burning Down the House”; MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects for “Burning Down the House”; MTV Video Music Award for Best Stage Performance for “Once in a Lifetime”; MTV Video Music Award for Best Concept Video for “And She Was”; Brit Award for International Group; MTV Video Music Award for Best Concept Video for “Road to Nowhere”; MTV Video Music Award for Best Group for “And She Was”

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Discography

Talking Heads’s studio albums / EPs · 10

Talking Heads – The Archives: Classic Broadcast Recordings (2017) album cover The Archives: Classic Broadcast Recordings 2017
Talking Heads – Greek Theatre (1991) album cover Greek Theatre 1991
Talking Heads – Naked (1988) album cover Naked 1988
Talking Heads – True Stories (1986) album cover True Stories 1986
Talking Heads – Little Creatures (1985) album cover Little Creatures 1985
Talking Heads – Speaking in Tongues (1983) album cover Speaking in Tongues 1983
Talking Heads – Remain in Light (1980) album cover Remain in Light 1980
Talking Heads – Fear of Music (1979) album cover Fear of Music 1979
Talking Heads – More Songs About Buildings and Food (1978) album cover More Songs About Buildings and Food 1978
Talking Heads – Talking Heads: 77 (1977) album cover Talking Heads: 77 1977

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