Talking Heads

Talking Heads lives in the middle ground — 47 moderate songs that balance intensity with control. 2 quiet anchors and 11 songs where they let go completely.

6.4
Avg Intensity
60
Songs Decoded
0
Fan Stories

The songs that hit hardest

Pulled Up intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 1977
Animals intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 1979
I Zimbra intense
complex texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 1979
Life During Wartime intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8 · 1979
Memories Can't Wait intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 1979
Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) intense
complex texture · frequent changes · DR 9 · 1980
Crosseyed and Painless intense
complex texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 1980
The Great Curve intense
complex texture · extreme changes · DR 9 · 1980
The Overload intense
layered texture · mild changes · DR 4 · 1980
Burning Down the House intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 1983
Ruby Dear intense
complex texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 1988

The controlled burn

Happy Day moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 1977
No Compassion moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1977
Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1977
Artists Only moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1978
Don't Worry About the Government moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1978
Found a Job moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1978
Thank You for Sending Me an Angel moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1978
The Big Country moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 1978
The Girls Want to Be with the Girls moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1978
Warning Sign moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1978
Air moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 1979
Cities moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 1979
Electric Guitar moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1979
Mind moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 1979
Paper moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1979
The Book I Read moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1979
Houses in Motion moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1980
Listening Wind moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1980
Once in a Lifetime moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 1980
Seen and Not Seen moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1980
Girlfriend Is Better moderate
layered texture · frequent changes · DR 8 · 1983
Making Flippy Floppy moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1983
Slippery People moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1983
Speaking in Tongues moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 1983
Swamp moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1983
This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) moderate
layered texture · none changes · DR 6 · 1983
With Our Love moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1983
And She Was moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1985
Creatures of Love moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1985
Road to Nowhere moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1985
Stay Up Late moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1985
Walk It Down moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 1985
City of Dreams moderate
smooth texture · none changes · DR 5 · 1986
Love for Sale moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1986
Papa Legba moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1986
Puzzlin' Evidence moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1986
Television Man moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1986
Wild Wild Life moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1986
(Nothing But) Flowers moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1988
Blind moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1988
Cool Water moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1988
Facts of Life moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1988
Mommy Daddy You and I moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1988
Mr. Jones moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 1988
Totally Nude moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1988
Lifetime Piling Up moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1992
Tentative Decisions moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2026

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