Psycho Killer

Written from the perspective of a tense, alienated serial killer, this track served as Talking Heads' debut single and an immediate standout of the CBGB punk scene. The song is driven by Tina Weymouth's taut, iconic bassline and David Byrne's nervous, yelping vocal delivery. Its use of French language in the bridge added a layer of intellectual detachment, separating the group from the raw aggression of their punk contemporaries.