BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE
“Burning Down the House” is a song by new wave band Talking Heads, released in July 1983 as the first single from their fifth studio album Speaking in Tongues. (More from Wikipedia)
Talking Heads had several hit songs and albums and rock videos, as well as a concert film, Stop Making Sense; they were also a favorite of rock critics throughout the 1980’s. Favorites of mine include “Burning down the House”, “Psycho Killer” and “Life During Wartime”; actually the official title of the last song is “Life During Wartime (This Ain’t No Party . . . This Ain’t No Disco . . . This Ain’t No Foolin’ Around)”, and it is one of the longest song titles ever.
(December 2013)
