BEST OF TALKING HEADS
When people argue about whether these songs are the best or some other ones are, it shows how many really good songs the band did. It just means you can make your own Best Of because there's plenty of great material.
| 01 |
Love -> Building On Fire |
2:58 | $1.29 | |
| 02 |
Psycho Killer |
4:20 | ||
| 03 |
Uh-Oh, Love Comes To Town |
2:51 | ||
| 04 |
Take Me To The River |
5:01 | ||
| 05 |
Found A Job |
5:00 | $1.29 | |
| 06 |
Life During Wartime |
3:42 | ||
| 07 |
Heaven |
4:01 | ||
| 08 |
Memories Can't Wait |
3:31 | $1.29 | |
| 09 |
Once In A Lifetime |
4:19 | ||
| 10 |
Houses In Motion |
4:31 | $1.29 | |
| 11 |
This Must Be The Place |
4:56 | ||
| 12 |
Girlfriend Is Better |
5:45 | ||
| 13 |
Burning Down The House |
4:03 | ||
| 14 |
Road To Nowhere |
4:19 | ||
| 15 |
And She Was |
3:38 | ||
| 16 |
Wild Wild Life |
3:40 | $1.29 | |
| 17 |
Blind |
4:59 | $1.29 | |
| 18 |
[Nothing But] Flowers |
5:32 | $1.29 |
Write a Review 10 Member Reviews
great!
don't like it? shut up and listen to something else. but be sure to see the movie 'stop making sense'.
bestof talkingheads
most of theessential songs are here i downloaded this after i lost my copy of sand in thevasiline compilation that has all of these and i think 17 others thanks for making this one avialable
An OK album
I think the hype over "Talking heads" is way beyond what they deserve. I like some of the songs, but most of the album is over sophisticated and not that much fun, but that is my opinion...
Classics...
....of the new wave, new music, post-punk, first influences of world music into rock, Brian Eno - David Byrne brilliantizing of the T Heads. The later works ("Wild Wild Life") sound like the kitsch they were, but the earlier works stand up proud after all these years: Take Me To The River, Life During Wartime, Girlfriend Is Better, This Must Be The Place....
Great stuff
I don't get all the bitterness about album only downloads. The whole album on emusic costs less than you'd spend for the "couple of good tracks" at a competitor. This is a great compilation containing a good selection of the Heads' most popular tunes: Psycho Killer; Take me to the River; Once in a Lifetime; Burning Down the House; Road to Nowhere; And She Was; Wild Wild Life. Easily worth 24 credits, but costing only 12.
At Long Last....
I'm really glad this album's available. Although some tracks are "album only" I'd rather have that constraint than to have no Talking Heads on this site whatsoever; which was the case until recently. Go eMusic.
The Best of The Talking Heads
The album only stuff is stupid. I like to download songs so i dont have songs I dont care about. making me download songs I dont like is why I am not renewing my subscription. If I wanted the album I would go buy it. Competition here I come
Album Only Madness
The amount of "album only" tracks on this release is depressing. "Wild Wild Life" was just as big a hit as "Burning Down The House" or "Psycho Killer." Two are "album only" and the other one isn't. Why?
A Nice Collection
I am new to Talking Heads. I got hooked when I saw a video of a live performance of "Life During Wartime". A good launching point for new fans of Talking Heads and I'm sure a nice collection of favorites of long-time fans.
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