Comment by kaycebasques | Hacker News Reader

Comment by kaycebasques | Hacker News Reader

Happy to see another Talking Heads (TH) fanatic.

Pull Up The Roots has been the most impactful TH song for me so far. I was obsessed with it for about 6 months. I literally listened to it probably 2-3 times a day for those 6 months. I was in a point of my life where I felt like I needed radical change so "pull up the roots" was a powerful message for me. Also I love how weird and chaotic the message is and the song is just downright catchy to me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQS6XfuH2wE

That whole Speaking In Tongues album is quite good. Definitely my favorite TH album. Great name for an album and very attractive cover art.

True Stories is also a very fun peak into the 80s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Stories_(film)

True Stories is my favorite movie ever. Unique! I absolutely love the covers of Talking Heads songs throughout, especially "People Like Us" and "Papa Legba".

Wild Wild Life is my favorite Talking Heads song, and how does one even say that about any one TH song? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=616-QGQyx-I

> That whole Speaking In Tongues album is quite good. Definitely my favorite TH album. Great name for an album and very attractive cover art.

Byrne is featured singing on an Arcade Fire B side of the same name, which as a fan of both I find surreal to hear singing together. His part is towards the end of the song.

https://youtu.be/dSfLHtzgAuI

Cool. I remember that song (because that album is phenomenal and definitely listened all the way through quite a few times) but it was before my obsession with Talking Heads kicked again. Deeper appreciation for it now.

Cool synchronicity. I had exactly the same several-month obsession with that song in 2019 for exactly the same reason. I’d already been a fan for a long time at that point, but Pull Up The Roots was always “the song right before This Must Be The Place” to me until I was in a situation that allowed it to really click.

It also happened in 2019 for me!!

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