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"Road to Nowhere" is a song by the American band Talking Heads, from their 1985 album Little Creatures. The song was written by David Byrne [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and released as a single in 1985. It reached No. 25 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and No. 6 on the UK, German and South African [ 5 ] singles charts.
Little Creatures is the sixth studio album by American rock band Talking Heads, released June 10, 1985, by Sire Records.The album examines themes of Americana and incorporates elements of country music, with many songs featuring steel guitar.
The band played their first gig as Talking Heads—opening for the Ramones at the CBGB club—on June 5, 1975. [2] According to Weymouth, the name Talking Heads came from an issue of TV Guide, which "explained the term used by TV studios to describe a head-and-shoulder shot of a person talking as 'all content, no action'. It fit."
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.
The Best of Talking Heads is a greatest hits album by American rock band Talking Heads, ... "Road to Nowhere" Byrne, Frantz, Harrison, Weymouth: Little Creatures, 1985:
The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads "Burning Down the House" 1983 9: 2 [D] 6: 94: 8 ... "Road to Nowhere"
The delicate charm of a butterfly, with its fabulous fluttering wings and jewel-toned hues, is a sight to behold.Even so, you may have, at some point in your life, wondered if these colorful ...
Many of these techniques had been employed in earlier music videos, such as Talking Heads's 1985 hit "Road to Nowhere", also directed by Johnson. The style was later used in the video for "Big Time", another single from So. Gabriel laid under a sheet of glass for 16 hours while filming the video one frame at a time. [33] "It took a lot of hard ...