Talking Heads

Talking Heads was an American New Wave and avant-garde band fthat was comprised of David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison. In 2002, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

David Byrne, Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth were alumni of the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island. There Byrne and Frantz formed a band called "The Artistics" in 1974.They played their first gig as "Talking Heads" opening for the Ramones at CBGB on June 20, 1975.

The group released their first single, "Love ? Building on Fire" in February 1977. Their first album, Talking Heads: 77 was released soon thereafter.

Their second album, More Songs About Buildings and Food, was released in 1978 and their cover of Al Green's "Take Me to the River" gave the band their first Billboard Top 30 hit.

Their 1979 album, Fear of Music, featured subliminal references to the geopolitical instability of the late 1970s. It was followed by 1980's Remain in Light. The lead single, "Once in a Lifetime", became a Top 20 hit in the UK, it grew into a popular standard over the next few years on the strength of its music video.

The group went into hiatus and nearly three years passed before their next release, Speaking in Tongues, that produced the band's only American Top 10 hit, "Burning Down the House".

They released three more albums: Little Creatures in 1985, True Stories in 1986, and Naked in 1988. The band officially broke up in December 1991. They had a brief reunion for "Sax and Violins," an original single that appeared on the soundtrack to Wim Wenders' Until the End of the World.