talking heads

We look at how many ways Talking Heads' "Once in a Lifetime" has been interpreted over the years.

It's clear now that this was a bellwether juncture for the band, its music and its future.

Prior to his turn at TV stardom in the hit sit-com "Roseanne" and even before his iconic role as Walter in the movie "The Big Lebowski," John Goodman took to the stage and danced up a storm in Talking Heads' 1986 video smash, "Wild Wild Life".

YouTube channel Music Vault just added a live performance of the Talking Heads when they were, arguably, at their peak. The show took place Nov. 4, 1980 at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, N.J. during the band's Remain In Light Tour.

Motorhead take on Talking Heads in the first round of the Ultimate Classic Rock Hall of Fame.

Thirty years ago one of the best concert films of all time premiered at the San Francisco International Film Festival (SFIFF).

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.