This would be the band's only Top-10 hit. Members of the Napa fire department created a fire prevention education video called Don’t Burn Down Your House,' a parody of the Talking Heads’ 1983 hit Burning Down the House. groove!Īnd, the groove "Burning Down The House" cruised to #9 on the "Hot 100" chart in the fall of 1983. Talking Heads swear that this is a common practice in the world of Funk music.where you don't want the words to get in the way of the. The band picked words that fit the rhythms. "Shakedown! Dreams walking in broad daylight They don't really make much sense, do they? People on their way to work and baby what did you except "It was once upon a place sometimes I listen to myself While you're "grooving" to this (awesome) tune, listen to the words. So, he and Tina Weymouth (his wife) created the music in a "jam," and then took the instrumental to the rest of the band for.further refinement. The Talking Heads formed (as a quartet) in New York City.with David Byrne on guitar and lead vocals, Jerry Harrison on keyboards and guitar, Tina Weymouth on bass and Chris Frantz on drums.Ĭhris Frantz is a fan of Funk.and today's spotlight song was inspired by the crowd at a "P-Funk" (Parliament Funkadelic) concert in New York City.Ĭoncert goers were demanding that the band " burn down the house!" For music credits, visit Music downloads not rated by the. Also see Camelot, duration, release date, label, popularity, energy, danceability. It's the BIGGEST hit of "Talking Heads" career.and it has a "Jersey Connection." Add Burning Down the House by Talking Heads to your Rock Band song library. Key & BPM for Burning Down The House by Tom Jones, The Cardigans.
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