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"Psycho Killer" is a song by American rock band Talking Heads, released on their debut studio album Talking Heads: 77 (1977). The group first performed it as the Artistics in 1974. [6] [7] The band also recorded an acoustic version of the song featuring Arthur Russell on cello. [8]
Talking Heads: 77 is the debut studio album by the American rock band Talking Heads. It was released in September 1977 through Sire Records. The recording took place in April 1977 at New York's Sundragon Studios. The single "Psycho Killer" reached number 92 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The first Talking Heads album, Talking Heads: 77, received acclaim and produced their first charting single, "Psycho Killer". [20] Many connected the song to the serial killer known as the Son of Sam , who had been terrorizing New York City months earlier; however, Byrne said he had written the song years prior. [ 21 ]
“Psycho Killer” By Talking Heads David Byrne’s impression of a psycho killer is so upbeat, you’ll be bopping right along to it. Even scarier is that it makes the Norman Bates type seem ...
Talking Heads were an American new wave band who, between 1975 and 1991, recorded 96 songs, 12 of which were not officially released until after their break-up. The group has been described as "one of the most acclaimed bands of the post-punk era" by AllMusic and among the most "adventurous" bands in rock history by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
"Psycho Killer" by Talking Heads. ... Her smooth vocals juxtaposed with the eerie lyrics make the song equal parts soft and spooky. See the original post on Youtube "She Wolf" by Shakira.
Stop Making Sense includes performances of the early Talking Heads single, "Psycho Killer" (1977), through to their most recent hit at the time, "Burning Down the House" (1983). It also includes songs from the solo career of frontman David Byrne and by Tom Tom Club, the side project of drummer Chris Frantz and bassist Tina Weymouth.
AllMusic critic Bill Janovitz describes the song's protagonist as being "another alienated, lost soul seeing a world filtered through his delusions and paranoia," similar to the protagonists in other Talking Heads songs. [2] Janovitz points to the following lyrics to support his assessment: [2] A government man Born under punches