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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 film was shot over four nights in December 1983 at Hollywood’s Pantages Theatre while Talking Heads were on tour promoting their 1983 album, Speaking in Tongues. 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
[10] On March 6, Miley Cyrus previewed her rendition of "Psycho Killer", a "country twist" on the original with some lyrics changed, at a live event at the Chateau Marmont. [12] On March 28, Lorde's cover of "Take Me to the River", a Talking Heads cover of a song originally recorded by Al Green, was released as the third single. [13]
"Psycho Killer" by The Talking Heads. This Talking Heads hit debuted around the time the Son of Sam did. Eerie! 69. "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder. Black cats, broken mirrors, falling ladders, oh my!
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 ]
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.
Talking Heads: 77 "Psycho Killer" 92 ... The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads "Burning Down the House" 1983 9: 2 [D] 6: 94: 8 ...