Same as it ever was... We're letting the days go by as we review and rank Remain In Light by the Talking Heads! For their iconic 1980 record, Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz migrated to the Bahamas to escape city life. While they were there they developed an affinity for the Caribbean ethos and African-inspired percussion, which they brought into the studio alongside producer Brian Eno. The result is a polyrhythmic, pulsing new-wave sound, made with "human sampling" techniques and a flair for the funky. The record is home to instant classics like Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) and Once In A Lifetime, but how will the rest of these intense-yet-danceable tracks hold up?

James & Connor (your own resident talking heads) walk through the band's history and a breakup so sudden only David Byrne knew it had even happened! We'll talk about their inspirations and legacy, and we'll learn why this blotchy album cover is the first of its kind! The Mixtaper's ready for another round on the Great Curve of Fact Or Spin with tales of limo dispatches, sticky shaving, and a humiliating burglary at letter-opener point. Then we'll Overload you with facts about the 8 tracks that make up Remain In Light... but the Talking Heads' score remains to be Seen And Not Seen.

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0:00 Intro

3:19 About Talking Heads

10:50 About Remain In Light

22:46 Awards & Accolades

23:24 Fact Or Spin

24:21 Tina Weymouth Was A Limo Dispatcher

27:40 David Byrne Shaved With An Interesting Lubricant

30:37 David Byrne Was Burgled With A Letter Opener

36:51 Fast Fire Facts: Celebrity Talking Head Heads

44:16 Album Art

48:21 Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)

51:35 Crosseyed And Painless

54:05 The Great Curve

55:38 Once In A Lifetime

1:01:43 Houses In Motion

1:03:18 Seen And Not Seen

1:05:08 Listening Wind

1:07:26 The Overload

1:09:09 Final Spin

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