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Heaven (Talking Heads song)

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as a "place where nothing ever happens", and describe a bar, a party, and a kiss that repeat the exact same way endlessly. The song has been called "the calm after their unusual ominous storm" by
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as well as something "psychologists would certainly have a field day with" by author and
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made a Swedish cover of the song, named "Himlen". It was recorded for his album
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Everybody's Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense.
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In 1980 a German cover named "Der Weg in die Ferne" was recorded by
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Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime: The Stories Behind Every Song
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from the original on 2021-12-21 – via www.youtube.com.
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The song was performed live in their 1984 concert film 325:, and was also the B-Side of his single "Snurra bakåt!" 507:"Heaven - Eric Burdon | Song Info | AllMusic" 177:(right), the songwriters, performing in August 1978 at 431:"Deserter's Songs: A Place Where Nothing Ever Happens" 1066: 1041: 1009: 977: 840: 787: 762: 695: 344:contributed a cover of "Heaven" to the 2024 album 240:might write it: tedious, beautiful and desperate". 142: 120: 102: 90: 74: 62: 47: 37: 26: 21: 796:Popular Favorites 1976–1992: Sand in the Vaseline 366:"Heaven by Talking Heads - Track Info - AllMusic" 275:who also made it the title track of his album, 268:, for which Icehouse performed live on stage. 803:Once in a Lifetime: The Best of Talking Heads 637: 232:Dave Bell, writing for quarterly UK magazine 8: 594:"Di Leva – Snurra Bakåt! / Himlen (Heaven)" 1217:Song recordings produced by Jerry Harrison 644: 630: 622: 236:, argued that the song "epitomises pop as 18: 1192:Song recordings produced by David Byrne 406:. 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Index

Song
Talking Heads
Fear of Music
Genre
Country rock
Label
Sire
Songwriter(s)
David Byrne
Jerry Harrison
Producer(s)
Brian Eno
Talking Heads
"Heaven (2005 Remaster)"
YouTube

Jerry Harrison
David Byrne
Jay's Longhorn Bar
new wave
Talking Heads
Fear of Music
Stop Making Sense
The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads
heaven
AllMusic
The Guardian
Samuel Beckett
Iva Davies
Icehouse

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