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"Life During Wartime" is a song by the American new wave band Talking Heads, released as the first single from their 1979 album Fear of Music. [2] It entered the US Billboard Pop Singles Chart on November 3, 1979, and peaked at number 80, spending a total of five weeks on the chart.
Fear of Music is the third studio album by the American new wave band Talking Heads, released on August 3, 1979, by Sire Records.It was recorded at locations in New York City during April and May 1979 and was produced by Brian Eno and Talking Heads.
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.
"Crosseyed and Painless" is widely regarded as one of the Talking Heads' best songs. In 2023, American Songwriter ranked the song number ten on their list of the 10 greatest Talking Heads songs, [ 4 ] and in 2024, Paste ranked the song number seven on their list of the 30 greatest Talking Heads songs.
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
Music journalist Simon Reynolds cited Fear of Music as representing the Eno–Talking Heads collaboration "at its most mutually fruitful and equitable". [27] The single "Life During Wartime" produced the catchphrase "This ain't no party, this ain't no disco". [28] The song refers to the Mudd Club and CBGB, two popular New York nightclubs of the ...
Dazzling in the ups, terrifying and depressing in the downs. The burning devotion of the small-unit brotherhood, the adrenaline rush of danger, the nagging fear and loneliness, the pride of service. The thrill of raw power, the brutal ecstasy of life on the edge. “It was,” said Nick, “the worst, best experience of my life.”
Remain in Light is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Talking Heads, released on October 8, 1980, by Sire Records.The band's third and final album to be produced by Brian Eno, Remain in Light was recorded at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas and Sigma Sound Studios in New York in July and August 1980.