Originally published at: Watch Talking Heads' delightfully quirky presentation of their eponymous category on Jeopardy! - Boing Boing
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Is it possible to get goosebumps just by reading a BB article?
The answer is definitely yes.
Talking Heads were my gateway drug to new wave - as a teen, I was extremely bored by the slop Italian radios passed, either Italian melodic stuff or disco, two genres I still can’t stand.
Then, on a study vacation in London in '78, I discovered a totally different kind of music and I was sold.
Devo, the first Ultravox (I still have a signed vinyl - I got out a record shop on King’s Road with their Ha ha ha album in my hands, and they stopped me to sign it!), but above all, Talking Head and Pere Ubu.
Some of that music has not aged well (pot calling the kettle black…), but TH and PU I still listen with extreme pleasure, I find their ideas still have a place and an influence, especially the eclectic works from David Byrne.
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from Jennifer Sandlin!
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