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This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot chat with Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club drummer Chris Frantz about his new book, Remain In Love.
They discuss Talking Heads’s musical successes, internal conflicts and what it’s like to work with David Byrne and Brian Eno.
Plus, Jim and Greg dig into some of their favorite tracks by the ‘Heads and Tom Tom Club.
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Featured Songs |
| Talking Heads, “Once In a Lifetime,” Remain in Light, Sire, 1980 |
| Talking Heads, “New Feeling,” Talking Heads: 77, Sire, 1977 |
| Talking Heads, “Pyscho Killer,” Talking Heads: 77, Sire, 1977 |
| Talking Heads, “Pulled Up,” Talking Heads: 77, Sire, 1977 |
| James Brown, “I’ll Go Crazy,” Live at the Apollo, King, 1963 |
| Talking Heads, “Don’t Worry About the Government,” Talking Heads: 77, Sire, 1977 |
| Tom Tom Club, “Genius of Love,” Tom Tom Club, Sire, 1981 |
| Talking Heads, “And She Was,” Little Creatures, Sire, 1985 |
| Talking Heads, “Take Me to the River,” More Songs About Buildings and Food, Sire, 1978 |
| Al Green, “Take Me to the River,” Al Green Explores Your Mind, Hi Records, 1974 |
| Talking Heads, “Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On),” Remain in Light, Sire, 1980 |
| Talking Heads, “The Must Be the Place (Naive Melody),” Speaking in Tongues, Sire, 1983 |
| Talking Heads, “I Zimbra,” Fear of Music, Sire, 1979 |
| Tom Tom Club, “You Sexy Thing,” Dark Sneak Love Action, Sire, 1991 |
| Talking Heads, “Slippery People (Live),” Stop Making Sense , Sire, 1984 |
| Talking Heads, “The Lady Don’t Mind,” Little Creatures, Sire, 1985 |
| The Fall, “Telephone Thing,” Extricate, Cog Sinister, 1990 |
| Simon & Garfunkel, “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” Bridge Over Troubled Water, Columbia, 1970 |
| Journey, “Don’t Stop Believin’,” Escape, Columbia, 1981 |
| R.E.M., “Fall On Me,” Lifes Rich Pageant, I.R.S., 1986 |