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The band's "signature debut hit" [9] features lyrics which seem to represent the thoughts of a serial killer. Originally written and performed as a ballad, [10] "Psycho Killer" became what AllMusic calls a "deceptively funky new wave/no wave song" with "an insistent rhythm, and one of the most memorable, driving basslines in rock & roll." [1]
Danse Macabre is the sixteenth studio album by the English pop rock band Duran Duran.It was released on 27 October 2023 through BMG and Tape Modern. A Halloween-themed album, the record includes three new tracks, covers and reimagined versions of older Duran Duran material.
Duran Duran: Video compilation 1984 Duran Duran Video 45: Video EP featuring "Girls on Film" and "Hungry Like the Wolf" Dancing on the Valentine: Video compilation As the Lights Go Down: Slightly different version of Arena film. Initially only shown on Cinemax and MTV, released to the consumer market first with the 2010 reissue of Seven and the ...
With lyrics about being followed combined with a punch of 80s pop and Michael Jackson singing the hook, ... "Hungry Like the Wolf" by Duran Duran. ... "Psycho Killer" by The Talking Heads.
Duran Duran at The O2 Arena in London, 2023. Duran Duran are an English pop rock band who have recorded over 200 songs during their career. Since their formation in 1978, Duran Duran have credited all of their songs to all members evenly, apart from covers. [1] They emerged as members of the New Romantic scene with their debut album Duran Duran ...
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.
On the one hand, I do feel that Psycho Killer is a notable song--one of the key songs of the New Wave, and certainly one of a handful of songs that define the Talking Heads. On the other hand, there isn't much of an article for the album it comes from; we could put it there and make that page more worth reading.
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]