The Talking Heads: Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2001

Rock Hall Bio: http://rockhall.com/inductees/talking-heads/bio/

David Byrne and Chris Frantz formed the band, “The Artists” in 1974, but it fell apart within a year. The pair moved with Frantz’s girlfriend Tina Weymouth to New York and shared a loft. Weymouth learned bass and the trio formed the Talking Heads. The group developed a following, signed a record contract, and broke in 1977.

This song broke around the time of Son of Sam.

Psycho Killer (1977): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5zFsy9VIdM

Take Me To the River (1978): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anjT71N4PGM

Fear of Music took a darker turn.

Based on Byrne’s experiences in New York…

Life During Wartime (1979): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzORu1dqEE0

One in a Lifetime (1981): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1wg1DNHbNU

Burning Down the House (1983): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNnAvTTaJjM

And She Was (1985): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgSVTdAtNYE

Road to Nowhere (1985): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWtCittJyr0

Wild Wild Life (1986): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NXkM8PsPXs

Nothing But Flowers (1988): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOEIRI5HSuQ

Lifetime Piling Up (1992):  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJ3XE84bw6k

By 1992, Byrne was ready to move on and the band broke up. There have been hard feelings.