Talking Heads - Cities Lyrics

My sister's bf from about 20 yrs ago, used to play this album in his hairdressing salon. I used to call up around 8pm on a thursday, we used to roll a few J's, pull all of the seats out of the way, use the place as a dancefloor, and dance to this album

great, original, albums! by TH.

Think of London, a small city
It's dark, dark in the daytime
The people sleep, sleep in the daytime
If they want to, if they want to
[Chorus:]
I'm checking them out
I'm checking them out
I got it figured out
I got it figured out
There's good points and bad points
Find a city
Find myself a city to live in.
There are a lot of rich people in Birmingham
A lot of ghosts in a lot of houses
Look over there!...A dry ice factory
A good place to get some thinking done
Down El Paso way things get pretty spread out
People got no idea where in the world they are
They go up north and come back south
Still got no idea where in the world they are.
Did I forget to mention, to mention Memphis
Home of Elvis and the ancient Greeks
Do I smell? I smell home cooking
It's only the river, it's only the river.

This is my favorite and your my favorite

Tina drives this whole album.

It's also their most guitar driven album, their heaviest album, but yes I love Tina's presence here...this album is perfection...fuck Remain in Light (although I love that one too lol)

Man what a groove! Still great after all these years

I will find a city to live in. And many therapisrts. That's the music of TH, in general. Tony, Thessaloniki, Greece.

I live in a dry ice factory

Good place to get some thinking done

What a groove dude...

This album is #2 on my head's lists.

like if psych rock and funk had a schizophrenic baby

Nineteen people here haven't got it figured out.

24 ppl r just a little freaked out

San Antonio! I've found a city to live in. Love the bass, drums, and funky guitar! Monster band and most under-rated musicians ever.

David Byrne shitting on Memphis cuisine will always be one of my favorite Talking Heads moments.

Tina has the groove.

Did I forget to mention, forget to mention Memphis?

my favorite talking heads song {and they had many greats including life during wartime which was from the same album) love the awesome bassline, choppy rhythm guitar and great lyrics. AWESOME!!!

It’s crazy I remember when I was 18 back in 2004 I bought this legendary album at the Tower Records shortly before they closed it in Austin, TX near campus then it remastered shortly after ! One of the best songs by the heads!

If this album was released today as a new album....it would piss and shit over all music around today....nuff said!!!!!

Chengdu, good city.

Gotta love the minor key synth overlay! Its a complete masterpiece.

Before Flea , before Mark King , there was Tina

@Dražen Butorovic level 42

@Redcoat Gaming tnx

And before all of them.... was Peter Hook, who I am going to see next week in Seattle. They are all awesome.

@Christopher King Peter Hook before Tina?? Hardly, Tina part wrote Psycho Killer around 1974

@Ant That's right, Joy Division started a year or two later!

Oh Tina, what are you doing to that bass?

I lust after her and that bass!!

Whatever she’s doing to that bass, she can do to me. (With all respect to Mr. Frantz).

Making it perfect!!!

just amazing and influential

"Memphis; home of Elvis and the Ancient Greeks"
Cities: the places where the thinking got written, printed, recorded onto vinyl...

Singing this drunk by yourself in your room is legendary

Wow true

Not if I'm you neighbor. LOL

Or sad.

@Slakfocmsnvfgls It wasn't sad until you said it was sad...

Slakfocmsnvfgls I do it sober either way 🤷‍♂️

It was in this very song that I realised how wild Talking Heads actually are

I feel the same way!! It’s why it’s actually my favorite song!! :P

My city is Kilkenny in Ireland..you?

Fayetteville, Arkansas

Córdoba, Argentina

Brest France

Fort Worth, Texas

Palm Coast Florida

10 people forgot to mention Memphis

Which, the one in Greece!

@John Salisbury No, the home of Elvis.

One of my favorite songs.

Edinburgh, Scotland- Odeon, 1979...truly life changing. Can’t believe I was only 15. What incredible taste I had! ;) I think this is their best album.
The support was ‘The Cramps’...I felt like I had just discovered adulthood!

God bless

The best Talking Heads album!

university of buffalo, 1983, what an excellent show

Nice and choppy

Remastered? Fuck off.

super stylish and rocking

he'll yas

Love this song