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The 25 greatest Talking Heads songs

Here are WYEP’s greatest 25 Talking Heads songs. Thanks to everyone who voted!

All of the songs from Talking Heads’ eight albums were voted on by WYEP’s listeners and here is the cream of the crop.

Song

Album

25.

“Mr. Jones”

Naked

24.

“The Big Country”

More Songs About Buildings and Food

23.

“Houses in Motion”

Remain in Light

22.

“Found a Job”

More Songs About Buildings and Food

21.

“Pulled Up”

Talking Heads: 77

20.

“Making Flippy Floppy”

Speaking in Tongues

19.

“Don’t Worry About the Government”

Talking Heads: 77

18.

“Cities”

Fear of Music

17.

“Stay Up Late”

Little Creatures

16.

“Slippery People”

Speaking in Tongues

15.

“Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)”

Remain in Light

14.

“I Zimbra”

Fear of Music

13.

“Heaven”

Fear of Music

12.

“Crosseyed and Painless”

Remain in Light

11.

“(Nothing But) Flowers”

Naked

10.

“Wild Wild Life”

True Stories

9.

“Road to Nowhere”

Little Creatures

8.

“And She Was”

Little Creatures

7.

“Girlfriend Is Better”

Speaking in Tongues

6.

“Take Me to the River”

More Songs About Buildings and Food

5.

“This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)”

Speaking in Tongues

4.

“Burning Down the House”

Speaking in Tongues

3.

“Life During Wartime”

Fear of Music

2.

“Once in a Lifetime”

Remain in Light

1.

“Psycho Killer”

Talking Heads: 77

 We looked at how many songs were rated highly by listeners by album, and that gave us a ranking of Talking Heads albums, based on the popularity of their songs.

Albums Ranked

Most Popular Song From That Album

8.

Naked

“(Nothing But) Flowers”

7.

True Stories

“Wild Wild Life”

6.

More Songs About Buildings and Food

“Take Me to the River”

5.

Little Creatures

“And She Was”

4.

Talking Heads: 77

“Psycho Killer”

3.

Remain in Light

“Once in a Lifetime”

2.

Fear of Music

“Life During Wartime”

1.

Speaking in Tongues

“Burning Down the House”