Álbum Speaking in Tongues de Talking Heads - Canciones

Speaking in Tongues

1983 |

Estilo(s) | New Wave,Pop Rock,Funk

Sello | Sire

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Listado de canciones del álbum Speaking in Tongues

Burning Down The HouseVer letra 4:00

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letra de Burning Down The House
Watch out, you might get what you're after

Cool babies, strange but not a stranger

I'm an ordinary guy

Burning down the house

Hold tight

Wait 'til the party's over

Hold tight

We're in for nasty weather

There has got to be a way

Burning down the house

Here's your ticket pack your bags

Time for jumpin' overboard

The transportation is here

Close enough but not too far,

Maybe you know where you are

Fightin' fire with fire

All wet, hey, you might need a raincoat

Shakedown, dreams walking in broad daylight

Three hundred sixty five degrees

Burning down the house

It was once upon a place,

Sometimes I listen to myself

Gonna come in first place

People on their way to work,

Baby, what did you expect?

Gonna burst into flame

Burning down the house

My house's out of the ordinary

That's right

Don't want to hurt nobody

Some things sure can sweep me off my feet

Burning down the house

No visible means of support

And you have not seen nothin' yet

Everything's stuck together

And I don't know what you expect

Staring into the TV set

Fighting fire with fire
Making Flippy FloppyVer letra 4:36

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letra de Making Flippy Floppy
Everybody, get in line

Nothing can come between us

Nothing gets you down

Nothing strikes your fancy

Nothing turns you on

Somebody is waiting in the hallway

Somebody is falling down the stairs

Set someone free, break someone's heart

Stand up help us out

Everything is divided

Nothing is complete

Everything looks impressive

Do not be deceived

You don't have to wait for more instructions

No one makes a monkey out of me

We lie on our backs, feet in the air

Rest and relaxation, rocket to my brain

Snap into position

Bounce till you ache

Step out of line

And you end up in jail

Bring me a doctor

I have a hole in my head

But they are just people

And I'm not afraid

Doctor Doctor

We have nothing in our pockets

We continue

But we have nothing left to offer

Faces pressed against the window

Hey! they are just my friends

Check this out don't be so slick

Break our backs it goes like this . . .

We are born without eyesight

We are born without sin

And our mama protects us

From the cold and the rain

We're in no hurry

sugar and spice

We sing in the darkness

We open our eyes (open up)

I can't believe it

And people are strange

Our president's crazy

Did you hear what he said

Business and pleasure

Lie right to your face

Divide it in sections

And then give it away

There are no big secrets

Don't believe what you read

We have great big bodies

We got great big heads

Run-a-run-a-run it all together

Check it out - still don't make no sense

Makin' flippy floppy

Tryin' to do my best

Lock the door

We kill the beast

Kill it!
Músicos invitados: Alex Weir (Guitar), Shankar (Violin)
Girlfriend Is BetterVer letra 4:25

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letra de Girlfriend Is Better
I... Who took the money?

Who took the money away?

I... It's always showtime

Here at the edge of the stage

I, I, I, wake up and wonder

What was the place, what was the name?

We wanna wait, but here we go again

I... takes over slowly

But doesn't last very long

I... no need to worry

Everything's under control

O - U - T but no hard feelings

What do you know? Take you away

We're being taken for a ride again

I got a girlfriend that's better than that

She has the smoke in her eyes

She's coming up, going right through my heart

She's gonna give me surprise

I think it's right, Better than this

I think you can if you like

I got a girlfriend with bows in her hair

And nothing is better than that (is it?)

Down, down in the basement

We hear the sound of machines

I, I, I'm driving in circles

Come to my senses sometimes

Why, why, why, why start it over?

Nothing was lost, everything's free

I don't care how impossible it seems

Somebody calls you but you cannot hear

Get closer to be far away

Only one look and that's all that it takes

Maybe that's all that we need

All that it takes, I'll bet it's right

All it takes, if it's right

I got a girlfriend that's better than that

And she goes wherever she likes (there she goes)

I got a girlfriend that's better than that

Now everyone's getting involved

She's moving up going right through my heart

We might not ever get caught

Going right through (try to stay cool) going through, staying cool

I got a girlfriend she's better than that

And nothing is better than you

I got a girlfriend that's better than this

But you don't remember at all

As we get older and stop making sense

You won't find her waiting long

Stop making sense, stop making sense...stop making sense, making sense

I got a girlfriend she's better than that

And nothing is better than this

(Is it?)
Músicos invitados: Bernie Worrell (Synthesizer)
Slippery PeopleVer letra 3:30

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letra de Slippery People
What about the time

You were rollin' over

Fall on your face

You must be having fun

Walk lightly!

Think of a time

You'd best believe

This thing is real

Put away that gun

This part is simple

Try to recognize

What is in your mind

God help us!

Help us lose our minds

These slippery people

Help us understand

What's the matter with him?

(He's alright)

How do you know?

(The lord won't mind)

Don't play no games

(He's alright)

Love from the bottom to the top

Turn like a wheel

(He's alright)

See for yourself

(The lord won't mind)

We're gonna move

(Right now)

Turn like a wheel inside a wheel

I remember when

Sittin' in the tub

Pulled out the plug

The water was runnin' out

Cool down

Stop actin' crazy

They're gonna leave

And we'll be on our own

Seven times five

They were living creatures

Watch 'em come to life

Right before your eyes

Backsliding!

How do you do?

These slippery people

Gonna see you through

What's the matter with him?

(He's alright)

How do you know?

(The lord won't mind)

Don't play no games

(He's alright)

Love from the bottom to the top

Turn like a wheel

(He's alright)

See for yourself

(The lord won't mind)

We're gonna move

(Right now)

Turn like a wheel inside a wheel
Músicos invitados: Dolette McDonald (Backing Vocals), Nona Hendryx (Backing Vocals), Raphael Dejesus (Percussion), Richard Landry (Saxophone)
I Get Wild/Wild Gravity 4:06
Músicos invitados: David Van Tieghem (Percussion), Raphael Dejesus (Percussion)
SwampVer letra 5:09

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letra de Swamp
Now lemme tell you a story

The devil he has a plan

A bag a' bones in his pocket

Got anything you want

No dust and no rocks

The whole thing is over

All these beauties in solid motion

All those beauties, gonna swallow you up

Hi hi hi hi hi,

One time too many

Too far to go

I- We come to take you home

And when they split those atoms

It's hotter than the sun

Blood is a special substance

They gonna pray for that man

So wake up young lovers

The whole thing is over

Watch but touch monkeys

All that blood, gonna swallow you whole

Hi hi hi hi hi

What's that? Who's driving?

Where we goin'? Who knows?

I- We come to take you home

How many people do you think I am

Pretend I am somebody else

You can pretend I'm and old millionaire

A millionaire washing his hands

Rattle the bones, dreams that stick out

A medical chart on the wall

Soft violence and hands touch your throat

Ev'ryone wants to explode

And when your hands get dirty

Nobody knows you at all

Don't have a window to slip out of

Lights on, nobody home

Click click- see ya later

Beta beta- no time to rest

Pika pika- risky business

All that blood, will never cover that mess.

Hi hi hi hi hi

So soft hard feelings

What's that, who's driving

No tricks lets go

I- We come to take you home

I- We come to take you home

Hi hi hi hi hi

etc.
Músicos invitados: Alex Weir (Guitar), Wally Badarou (Synthesizer)
Moon RocksVer letra 5:04

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letra de Moon Rocks
Flying saucers, levitation

Yo! I could do that

Get ready, for heavy duty

Go one, give it a chance

I saw your hair start to curl

So get up, write it down

You better wait for a while

So take your hands out of your pockets

And get your face adjusted

I heard it, somebody lied

And I'm staring out the window

Gonna let this thing continue

In it's natural time

Roundheads squareheads

Get settled in

You can hear my belly rumble

There's a voice that starts to mumble

Woo! It's starting to sing

Protons, neutrons

I ate a rock from the moon

Got shicked once; shocked twice

Let's see, what it can do

Man in the moon, moon in the man

I got a rock in my throat

Upside, up side down

My tummy start to talk . . . (what it say?)

Gonna rock it 'till I shock it

Gonna kick it 'till I drop it

Woo! Love at first sight

You can kick it, You can poke it

Ooh, I think you broke it

What about that!

Skin from a snake, blood from a stone

You know, that ain't no lie

I got hundreds of expressions

Try to make a good impression

Woo! Right between the eyes

I don't mind - let me go

Sounds inside - I don't know

Let me be - why not stay

I feel numb - let me play

I got wild imagination

Talkin' transubstantiation

Any version will do

I got mass communication

I'm the human corporation

I ate a rock from the moon

Moon in the rock, rock in the moon

There's a moon in my throat

You might think I'm wasting time

You might laugh but not for long

Hey! I'm working it out . . . (work it out)

I don't mind - let me go

Sounds inside - I don't know

Let me be - why not stay

I feel numb - let me play
Músicos invitados: Alex Weir (Guitar), Steve Scales (Percussion)
Pull Up The RootsVer letra 5:08

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letra de Pull Up The Roots
Hello again

Yes indeed my friend

I can tell

Goin' get together again

I could be right

I could b ewrong

I feel nice when I sing this song

And I don't mind

Whatever happens is fine

Baby likes to keep on playing . . .

What do I know, what do I know?

Wilder than the place we live in . . .

I'll take you there, I'll take you there

I don't mind some slight disorder . . .

Pull up the roots pull up the roots

And I know ev'ry living creature . .

Pull up the roots, pull up the roots

And I know you

I understand what you do

Yes, indeed

I put the hat on my head

Come outa your mess

Bring yourself in

I feel nice when I start to sing

And I can see

Ev'ryone else is like me

Towns that dissapeared completely . . .

Pull up the roost, pull up the roots

Miles and miles of endless highway . . .

Pull up the roost, pull up the roots

Colored lights and shiney curtains . . .

I'll take you there, I'll take you there

Ev'rything has been forgiven . . .

Pull up the roost, pull up the roots

Well I have a good time . . . when I go out of my mind

And it's a wonderful place . . . and I can't wait to be there

And I hear beautiful sounds . . . coming outa the ground

Gonna take us a while . . . but we'll go hundreds of times

Baby likes to keep on playing . . .

What d'you know? what d'you I know?

Wilder than the place we live in . . .

I'll take you there, I'll take you there

And I don't mind some slight disorder . . .

Pull up the roots pull up the roots

And no more time for talkin' it over . . .

Pull up the roots, pull up the roots

Well I have a good time . . . when I go out of my mind

And it's a wonderful place . . . and I can't wait to be there

And I hear beautiful sounds . . . coming outa the ground

Someone musta been high . . . but I guess it's alright
Músicos invitados: Alex Weir (Guitar), Raphael Dejesus (Percussion)
This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)Ver letra 4:56

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letra de This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)
Home is where I want to be

Pick me up and turn me round

I feel numb - born with a weak heart

I guess I must be having fun

The less we say about it the better

Make it up as we go along

Feet on the ground

Head in the sky

It's OK, I know nothing's wrong... nothing

Hi yo

I got plenty of time

Hi yo

You got light in your eyes

And you're standing here beside me

I love the passing of time

Never for money

Always for love

Cover up and say goodnight... say good night

Home - is where I want to be

But I guess I'm already there

I come home - she lifted up her wings

I guess that this must be the place

I can't tell one from another

Did I find you, or you find me?

There was a time

Before we were born

If someone asks, this is where I'll be... where I'll be

Hi yo

We drift in and out

Hi yo

Sing into my mouth

Out of all those kinds of people

You got a face with a view

I'm just an animal looking for a home and

Share the same space for a minute or two

And you love me till my heart stops

Love me till I'm dead

Eyes that light up, eyes look through you

Cover up the blank spots

Hit me on the head

Ah ooh
Músicos invitados: David Van Tieghem (Percussion), Wally Badarou (Synthesizer)