Life During Wartime

From Talking Heads Wiki
Revision as of 16:20, 12 August 2024 by SlipperyDude (talk | contribs)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

"Life During Wartime" is a song by Talking Heads that was released as the first single for their 1979 Fear of Music.

Band Reflections

The bands has always expressed a deep love for the song as one of their favorites. Tina Weymouth has said "that was always a favorite of ours because of the line 'this ain’t no Mudd Club, no CBGB’s, this ain’t no fooling around'."[1]

The song is notable for its performances by all 4 band members in other projects besides Talking Heads, including David Byrne's solo tours, Jerry Harrison's Casual Gods performances, and Tom Tom Club live shows.[1]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Noise11.com. “Talking Heads Tina Weymouth – the Noise11 Interview Archive Series (2002).” Noise11.com, 5 Aug. 2024, www.noise11.com/news/talking-heads-tina-weymouth-the-noise11-interview-archive-series-2002-20240806. Accessed 12 Aug. 2024.
Retrieved from "https://talkingheadswiki.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Life_During_Wartime&oldid=2772"