Crosseyed and Painless

by Talking Heads

Crosseyed and Painless cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: September 1980
  • Label: Sire
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 34:28
  • Community rating: 4.15/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Graham Gouldman, Dick Emerson, Ramones, Russell Mael, Ian Wilson, Dave Hassel

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Heavily inspired by Fela Kuti, 'Crosseyed and Painless' highlights the band's dense, polyrhythmic interplay, guided by producer Brian Eno. The track notably features an erratic, blistering guitar solo by Adrian Belew and a fast-paced, spoken-word rap breakdown by David Byrne concerning the nature of 'facts'.

Genres

Descriptors: polyphonic, rhythmic, polyrhythm

Tracklist

  1. We Want The Airwaves (3:20)
  2. All's Quiet On The Eastern Front (2:12)
  3. The KKK Took My Baby Away (2:31)
  4. Don't Go (2:46)
  5. You Sound Like You're Sick (2:40)
  6. It's Not My Place (3:22)
  7. She's A Sensation (3:26)
  8. 7-11 (3:33)
  9. You Didn't Mean Anything To Me (2:59)
  10. Come On Now (2:30)
  11. This Business Is Killing Me (2:39)
  12. Sitting In My Room (2:30)

Credits

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