Sarah made the mistake of saying that she wasn’t really familiar with Talking Heads, so I made this playlist.  There are about a million other great songs I could’ve put on there, but I think that this gives a pretty good idea of the Talking Heads formula:  David Byrne’s neurotic dynamism and stream of consciousness lyrics supported by the tightest imaginable backing band.

A POTENTIALLY EDUTAINING ACTIVITY TO DO WHILE LISTENING TO THIS:  write down each really memorable line you come across.  The basic idea of David Byrne’s songwriting is to delve into his subconscious for really striking lines, the same way you would come up with a melody.  For most songs, the result isn’t really internally coherent stories, but rather a series of great moments tied together by a general theme or mood.  It also helps if you don’t overthink the lyrics; they tend to mean exactly what they say.

P.S. Making playlists is one of my favorite things in the world to do, and I’m always happy to do artist introductions like these or just the usual mixtapes.