Heaven (Talking Heads song)
"Heaven" | |
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Song by Talking Heads | |
from the album Fear of Music | |
Released | August 3, 1979 |
Length | 4:01 |
Label | Sire |
Songwriter(s) | David Byrne, Jerry Harrison |
Producer(s) | Brian Eno, Talking Heads |
"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[]
- ^ "Heaven - Talking Heads", Allmusic.com.
- ^ Gittins, Ian (2004). Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime: The Stories Behind Every Song. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 57. ISBN 9780634080333. Link
- ^ "Deserter's Songs: A Place Where Nothing Ever Happens". Ceasefire Magazine. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ^ "Heaven - Little Jimmy Scott | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Terrell, Tom. "Jimmy Scott: Heaven". JazzTimes.
- ^ "Jimmy Scott - Heaven" – via www.youtube.com.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1979 songs
- Talking Heads songs
- Eric Burdon songs
- Simply Red songs
- Songs written by David Byrne
- Song recordings produced by David Byrne
- Song recordings produced by Brian Eno
- Songs written by Jerry Harrison
- Songs written by Chris Frantz
- Songs written by Tina Weymouth
- Song recordings produced by Jerry Harrison
- Songs about Heaven