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Song of the Day #6,490: ‘Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town’ – Talking Heads

Continuing a countdown of my favorite albums of 1977…

#5 – Talking Heads: 77 – Talking Heads

This is the first of two debut albums in my top five, making 1977 not just a great year for music overall but a great year for the introduction of important new artists.

I can only imagine what it was like to hear Talking Heads for the first time in 1977. Here was a band of former art school students blending punk, new wave, and world music in songs with provocative lyrics and a lead singer whose clipped, chirping vocals were simultaneously funny and unnerving (but sometimes surprisingly sweet).

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Song of the Day #3,327: ‘Don’t Worry About the Government’ – Talking Heads

Hard to believe it’s been 40 years since Talking Heads released its debut album, conveniently titled Talking Heads: 77. Of course, I was five years old in 1977, so it’s not as if I’ve been a fan of the band for that long.

This sound feels unique and new even today, let alone four decades ago. David Byrne and his bandmates were truly trendsetting artists.

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Song of the Day #1,507: ‘Psycho Killer’ – Talking Heads

I’m back on my musical genome project this week, and I’ve arrived at my first aberration.

First, a few words about how I went about categorizing my tastes. I scanned my music library for artists whose entire discographies I own (or near enough to not make much difference) but discounted anybody who is only two or three albums into a career. Then I started scanning that list (of 35 artists) for similarities.

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