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Talking Heads – Girlfriend Is Better
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“Girlfriend is Better” is a song by the American New Wave band Talking Heads. It appeared on their fifth album, “Speaking in Tongues”. It peaked at #21 in New Zealand, #59 in
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Talking Heads – Girlfriend Is Better [Stop Making Sense] - Live
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[Verse 1: David Byrne, with Ednah Holt and Lynn Mabry] / I...Who took the money? / Who took the money away? / And I...It's always showtime / Here at the edge of the stage / And I
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Talking Heads – Girlfriend Is Better (live)
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Who took the money? / Who took the money away? / It's always show time / Here at the edge of the stage / Wake up and wonder / What was the place, what was the name? / We wanna wait
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Talking Heads – Girlfriend Is Better Samples
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See all of “Girlfriend Is Better” by Talking Heads’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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L3GACY – What a Girlfriend Believes
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I, who took the money? / Who took the money away? / I, I, I, I, it's always showtime / Here at the edge of the stage / I, I, I, wake up and wonder / What was the place, what was
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Talking Heads – Swamp
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Kicking off side two of Speaking in Tongues, “Swamp” follows a slightly different structure than the other songs on the album. Songs such as “Making Flippy Floppy”, “Girlfriend is
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Talking Heads – Making Flippy Floppy
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Despite some of the seemingly frivolous turns of phrase in this song and throughout Speaking in Tongues, the wariness of the frightening world that we have come to expect Talking
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Talking Heads – Swamp (Live)
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[Verse 1] / Now let me tell you a story / The devil, he has a plan / A bag of bones in his pocket / Get anything you want / No dust, no rocks / The whole thing is over / All those
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Freezepop – Less Talk More Rokk
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[Verse 1] / The basement scene is dark and dusty / The musty smell of stale air / Cobwebs dangle overhead / People stumble down the stairs / Let's get this party started, yo / The
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Stop Making Sense (Special New Edition) by Talking Heads
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This is an often-hyped performance by music nerds. The performance is a unique one: it starts with David Byrne with an acoustic guitar and a tape deck with a basic drum beat on it
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Talking Heads – Burning Down the House (Live)
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[Intro: Chris Frantz] / Who got a match? / [Verse 1] / Ah / Watch out / You might get what you're after / Cool, babies! / Strange but not a stranger / I'm an ordinary guy / Burning
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Talking Heads – Life During Wartime (Live)
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Heard of a van that is loaded with weapons / Packed up and ready to go / Heard of some grave sites out by the highway / A place where nobody knows / The sound of gunfire off in the
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Talking Heads – Slippery People (Live)
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What about the time you were rollin' over / Fell on your face, you must be having fun / Walk lightly! Think of a time. You best believe this thing is real / Put away that gun, this
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Talking Heads – Psycho Killer [Stop Making Sense] - Live
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[Intro] / "Hi, I got a tape I wanna play." / [Verse 1] / Can't seem to face up to the facts / I'm tense and nervous, can't relax / Can't sleep, bed's on fire / Don't touch me, I'm
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Talking Heads – Found a Job (Live)
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[Verse 1] / "Damn that television, what a bad picture!" / "Don't get upset, it's not a major disaster" / "There's nothing on tonight," he said, "I don't know what's the matter
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Talking Heads – Big Business / I Zimbra (Live) [2023 Remaster]
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[Part I: Big Business] / Think you've had enough / Stop talking, help us get ready / Think you've had enough / Big business, after the shakeup / Think you've had enough / Stop
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Talking Heads – What a Day That Was (Live)
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[Verse 1] / Well, I'm dressed up so nice / And I'm doin' my best / And I'm startin' over / I'm startin' over in another place / Lemme tell you a story / A big chief with a golden
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Talking Heads – In Asking Land
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Gone away / Someone else son's gone / Every night / I lie here / Hard hurt heart / That holds the door / Buried in time / Lay in the factory bleeding / And all the time they walk
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Talking Heads – Once in a Lifetime
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In this song, producer Brian Eno and Talking Heads frontman David Byrne are at the apogee of whatever it is they do (Byrne claims he was just riffing on some Southern preacher).
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Tijuana Sweetheart – Seven
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Well this is a letter / To everyone who thinks that they know better / To every girl who thinks that I won't get her / If she's rough with you / There's nothing that I'd rather do
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Talking Heads – Moon Rocks
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Flying saucers, levitation / Yo! I could do that / Gettin' ready for heavy duty / Go on, give it a chance / Give it a chance, give it a chance / I saw your hair start to curl / So
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Talking Heads – Slippery People
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[Verse 1] / What about the time you were rollin' over / Fall on your face, you must be having fun / Walk lightly, think of a time / You'd best believe this thing is real / Put away
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