98.7 WFGR Classic Hits » talking heads http://wfgr.com Thu, 23 May 2013 15:14:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 'Take Me To the River' by the Talking Heads – Classic Hit or Miss http://wfgr.com/take-me-to-the-river-by-the-talking-heads-classic-hit-or-miss/ http://wfgr.com/take-me-to-the-river-by-the-talking-heads-classic-hit-or-miss/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:57:01 +0000 Matt Hendricks http://wfgr.com/?p=77936 Believe it or not, this was was written by Grand Rapids own Al Green!

In 1976, Foghat made the first recording of the song by a rock band, on their album Night Shift. Two years later, it was recorded separately by Levon Helm and Bryan Ferry on solo albums, and then by the band Talking Heads on their second album More Songs About Buildings and Food.

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