Remain in Light – Matt Has An Opinion

My Favourite Lyric On Every Talking Heads Song

Talking Heads, especially its frontman David Byrne, are one of the most eccentric bands of all time. You don’t need me to tell you their lyrics are unique. Like how I went through David Bowie’s discography, I’m going to look at each Talking Heads song and pick my favourite lyric from each. It’ll be interestingContinue reading “My Favourite Lyric On Every Talking Heads Song”

1980: The Year In Music

1980 – The World Health Organization announce that smallpox has been eradicated. The Mount St. Helens eruption kills 57 people and causes over $1 billion in damages. Iraqi President Saddam Hussein declares a holy war against Iran. A tumultuous start to the 80’s … but the music made up for it! I’ll be looking atContinue reading “1980: The Year In Music”

“Stop Making Sense” – Songs Ranked

Talking Heads created what is widely considered to be the greatest concert film of all time back in 1983, and “Stop Making Sense” is still as electric today as it was 40 years ago. I’m going to rank all eighteen tracks (yes, that includes the two bonus tracks) based on the performance on the nightContinue reading ““Stop Making Sense” – Songs Ranked”

My Top 20 Favourite Albums Of All Time

I’ve talked about my favourite TV shows, films and videogames, so the last hobby to cover would be music. It’s time to highlight some of the best albums in music history! Some quick rules – I’m only including one album per artist (I’ll give a runner-up to each just for fun, though) and I’m notContinue reading “My Top 20 Favourite Albums Of All Time”

Top 50 Talking Heads Songs

Talking Heads used to be my favourite band that ever lived during my teenage years, and while I don’t think that way anymore they still comfortably rank among my top 10. More so than any other band I had listened to up until that point, their entire discography (or at least the first two thirdsContinue reading “Top 50 Talking Heads Songs”

“Speaking in Tongues” Songs Ranked

I went through a bit of a “Spring Cleaning” phase recently (I know it’s Winter, don’t judge me!) where I browsed my various catalogues of favourite albums to see if I’d missed any glaring ones on my blog – and I have! “Speaking in Tongues” is in my top 3 favourite Talking Heads albums, andContinue reading ““Speaking in Tongues” Songs Ranked”

“Remain in Light” Songs Ranked

I absolutely bloody love Talking Heads – they were the first band that I truly loved and idolised, and this album in particular was the soundtrack of my teenage years. “Remain in Light” really is the perfect storm of fascinating lyrics and amazing music, and David Byrne gives the performance of his life on thisContinue reading ““Remain in Light” Songs Ranked”