Heaven (Talking Heads song)
"Heaven" is a song by the American new wave band Talking Heads from their 1979 album Fear of Music. The song has been called "the calm after their unusual ominous storm" by AllMusic[1] as well as something "psychologists would certainly have a field day with" by journalist Ian Gittins.[2]
"Heaven" | |
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Song by Talking Heads | |
from the album Fear of Music | |
Released | August 3, 1979 |
Length | 4:01 |
Label | Sire |
Songwriter(s) | David Byrne, Jerry Harrison |
Producer(s) | Brian Eno, Talking Heads |
Dave Bell, writing for quarterly UK magazine Ceasefire, argued that the song "epitomises pop as Samuel Beckett might write it: tedious, beautiful and desperate".[3]
Cover versions
In 2004 Eric Burdon covered the song on his album My Secret Life.[4] Simply Red covered the song on their 1985 debut album Picture Book. [5] Tropical Fuck Storm will cover the song as the B-side to their "Legal Ghost" 7" single, when it is released in September 2020.[6]
gollark: They'll just say "oh, but overcrowded biomes is simply the Way of the World so we must keep it", though.
gollark: To Suggestions/Requests with ideas for ***MOAR BIOMES***.
gollark: Wow! The aP is at 10 hours.
gollark: Perhaps river, too.
gollark: Also, grasslands?
References
- "Heaven - Talking Heads", Allmusic.com.
- Gittins, Ian (2004). Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime: The Stories Behind Every Song. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 57. ISBN 9780634080333. Link
- "Deserter's Songs: A Place Where Nothing Ever Happens". Ceasefire Magazine. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- My Secret Life
- Picture Book
- "Listen to Tropical Fuck Storm's sprawling new single 'Legal Ghost' | NME Australia". NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs | NME.COM. 2020-08-11. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
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