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The French lyrics were supplied by Tina Weymouth. According to Chris Frantz, "I told David that Tina's mother is French and that they always spoke French in the home. Tina agreed to do it and just sat down and did it in a little over an hour. I wrote a couple of more verses, and within a few hours, 'Psycho Killer' was more or less done." [15]
The new name originated during a rehearsal of the Talking Heads's "Psycho Killer." Unable to recall the French portions sung in the original (e.g., Qu'est-ce que c'est?), they instead started shouting any foreign-language words they could remember, including the title of the popular 1970s memory board game Hūsker Dū?
"Co-Ed Killer" – John Norman Collins "Corridor Killer" – Steven Brian Pennell "Cop Killer" – Barry Prudom "Costa Killer" – Tony Alexander King "Craigslist Killer" – Richard Beasley "Craigslist Ripper" – Nickname for the Long Island serial killer. "Crazy Charles" – Charles Ray Hatcher "Crazy Dave" – David Edward Maust
The songs are divided into groups by the last name of the killer the song is about or mentions. This is a dynamic list of songs and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
The set contains various outtakes and unreleased material from the original album sessions, as well as an archived concert recording from October 10th, 1977. Prior to the release, Psycho Killer (Acoustic Version), a live version of Uh-Oh, Love Comes To Town, and Pulled Up (Alternate Pop Version) were released as promotional singles.
In 1979, the band released "Psycho Chicken", a parody of Talking Heads' "Psycho Killer", and it was an immediate hit on Boston radio stations. [1] The group followed it up with "It's a Night for Beautiful Girls," which peaked at #67 on the Billboard charts. EMI signed the band and sent them on a U.S. tour with The Knack. [2]
John (/ ˈ dʒ ɒ n / JON) is a common male name in the English language ultimately of Hebrew origin. The English form is from Middle English Ioon, Ihon, Iohn, Jan (mid-12c.), itself from Old French Jan, Jean, Jehan (Modern French Jean), [2] from Medieval Latin Johannes, altered form of Late Latin Ioannes, [2] or the Middle English personal name is directly from Medieval Latin, [3] which is ...
De Armand Alexander "Eddie" Noack, Jr. (April 29, 1930 – February 5, 1978), [1] was an American country and western singer, songwriter and music industry executive. He is best known for his 1968 recording of the controversial murder ballad, "Psycho", written by Leon Payne, produced by John Capps and issued on the K-ark Records label.