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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.
Once in a Lifetime is a three-CD box set by American post-punk/new wave band Talking Heads, released in the United States by Sire, Warner Bros, and Rhino in 2003. The set also includes a DVD containing an expanded version of the music video compilation Storytelling Giant.
The discography of American new wave band Talking Heads consists of eight studio albums, two live albums, eight compilation albums, one remix album, four video albums, 31 singles, and 15 music videos.
Once in a Lifetime: The Best of Talking Heads is a compilation album by Talking Heads, released in 1992. The single disc version of Sand in the Vaseline: Popular Favorites , it was released outside of the US and UK in place of that album.
"Once in a Lifetime" is a song by the American new wave band Talking Heads, produced and cowritten by Brian Eno. It was released in January 1981 through Sire Records as the lead single from the band's fourth studio album, Remain in Light (1980).
Storytelling Giant is a 1988 compilation album of music videos by Talking Heads during the 1980s. The videos are linked by real people (not actors) telling stories from their lives; the stories have no logical connection to the videos. The film has been released on VHS tape and laserdisc.
"Life During Wartime" is widely regarded as one of the band's best songs. In 2023, American Songwriter ranked the song number nine on their list of the 10 greatest Talking Heads songs, [10] and in 2024, Paste ranked the song number four on their list of the 30 greatest Talking Heads songs. [11]