Talking Heads, con su estilo único y experimental, dejó una marca indeleble en la historia de la música. Fundada en 1975 en Nueva York, el grupo se destacó rápidamente en la escena musical por su mezcla ecléctica de punk, rock, funk y ritmos africanos. La banda se compuso originalmente de David Byrne (voz y guitarra), Chris Frantz (batería), Tina Weymouth (bajo) y Jerry Harrison (teclados y guitarra).
David Byrne, Chris Frantz y Tina Weymouth se conocieron en la Rhode Island School of Design. Compartían intereses similares en arte y música, lo que los llevó a formar una banda llamada The Artistics. Sin embargo, al mudarse a Nueva York y para alinearse con la vibrante escena punk del CBGB, decidieron cambiar su nombre a Talking Heads.
El 8 de junio de 1975, Talking Heads debutó en CBGB como teloneros de los Ramones. Su actuación llamó la atención del crítico de música del The Village Voice, John Rockwell, quien elogió su frescura. Esta exposición les permitió firmar con Sire Records en 1976.
Su primer álbum, Talking Heads: 77, presentó al mundo su estilo inconfundible. El sencillo "Psycho Killer" se convirtió en un himno y ayudó a establecer su reputación como pioneros del nuevo sonido post-punk.
Well we know where we're going
But we dont know where we've been
And we know what we're knowing
But we can't say what we've seen
And we're not little children, and we know what we want
And the future is certain, give us time to work it out
Yeah
We're on a road to nowhere, come on inside
We'll take that ride to nowhere, we'll take that ride
Feeling ok this morning, and you know
We're on a road to paradise, here we go, here we go
We're on a ride to nowhere, come on inside
Taking that ride to nowhere, we'll take that ride
Maybe you want me while I'm here, I dont care
Even when time isnt on our side
I'll take you there, take you there
We're on a road to nowhere
We're on a road to nowhere
We're on a road to nowhere
There's a city in my mind
So come on and take the ride
And its alright, baby its alright
And its very far away, but its going day by day
And its alright, baby its alright
Would you like to come along?
You can help me sing this song
And its alright, baby its alright
They can tell you what to do
Oh god they'll make a fool of you
And its alright, baby its alright
There's a city in my mind so come on and take the ride
And its alright, baby its alright
And its very far away
But its going day by day
And its alright, baby its alright
Would you like to come along?
You can help me sing this song
And its alright, baby its alright
They can tell you what to do
Oh god they'll make a fool of you
And its alright, baby its alright
We're on a road to nowhere
We're on a road to nowhere
We're on a road to nowhere
We're on a road to nowhere