Heaven (Talking Heads song)

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"Heaven"
Song by Talking Heads
from the album Fear of Music
ReleasedAugust 3, 1979 (1979-08-03)
Length4:01
LabelSire
Songwriter(s)David Byrne, Jerry Harrison
Producer(s)Brian Eno, Talking Heads
Jerry Harrison and David Byrne (right), the songwriters, performing in August 1978 at Jay's Longhorn Bar, Minneapolis

"Heaven" is a song by the American new wave band Talking Heads from their 1979 album Fear of Music. The song has been called "the calm after their unusual ominous storm" by AllMusic[1] as well as something "psychologists would certainly have a field day with" by authour and The Guardian journalist Ian Gittins.[2]

Dave Bell, writing for quarterly UK magazine Ceasefire, argued that the song "epitomises pop as Samuel Beckett might write it: tedious, beautiful and desperate".[3]

In 1996 the song was covered by Jimmy Scott who also made it the title track of his album, Heaven.[4][5][6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Heaven - Talking Heads", Allmusic.com.
  2. ^ Gittins, Ian (2004). Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime: The Stories Behind Every Song. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 57. ISBN 9780634080333. Link
  3. ^ "Deserter's Songs: A Place Where Nothing Ever Happens". Ceasefire Magazine. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Heaven - Little Jimmy Scott | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  5. ^ Terrell, Tom. "Jimmy Scott: Heaven". JazzTimes.
  6. ^ "Jimmy Scott - Heaven" – via www.youtube.com.

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