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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.
It was recorded at locations in New York City during April and May 1979 and was produced by Brian Eno and Talking Heads. The album reached number 21 on the Billboard 200 and number 33 on the UK Albums Chart. It spawned the singles "Life During Wartime", "I Zimbra", and "Cities". Fear of Music received favorable reviews from critics.
"Life During Wartime" (song), a song by Talking Heads first released in 1979 from their album Fear of Music "Life During Wartime", a song by Pinhead Gunpowder from their 1997 album Goodbye Ellston Avenue
The single "Life During Wartime" produced the catchphrase "This ain't no party, this ain't no disco". [30] The song refers to the Mudd Club and CBGB, two popular New York nightclubs of the time. [31] Remain in Light (1980) was heavily influenced by the Afrobeat of Nigerian bandleader Fela Kuti, whose music had been introduced to the band by Eno.
During their hiatus, the live album The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads (1982), was released; it features live recordings of songs from their four albums to date, as well as the previously unreleased song "A Clean Break (Let's Work)". [12] In 1983, the band parted ways with Eno and released their fifth album, Speaking in Tongues (1983). [1]
The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads is a double live album by the American new wave band Talking Heads, released in 1982 by Sire Records.The first LP features the original quartet in concert and radio recordings in 1977 and 1979, and the second LP features the expanded ten-piece lineup that toured in 1980 and 1981.
A few songs before the end of an anniversary concert this fall by one of the most popular Ukrainian bands, Okean Elzy, an air raid was announced in Kyiv. Part of the audience went down to the ...
Life During Wartime (song) M. Making Flippy Floppy; N (Nothing But) Flowers; O. Once in a Lifetime (Talking Heads song) P. Perfect World (Talking Heads song) Psycho ...