American Songwriter

4 Songs That Make No Sense, but Still Became Chart-Topping Hits (And What They Mean)

“Yellow man in Timbuktu / Colourful, both me and you / Kung Fu fighting, dancing queen / Tribal spaceman and all that’s in between / Hai si ja hold tight!” This is probably The Spice Girls’ most ...
Forbes

Jerry Harrison On ‘Stop Making Sense,’ ‘Remain In Light,’ Talking Heads At 50

This week, in celebration of their 50th anniversary, Talking Heads released a brand new video for one of their most enduring hits. Following his run alongside Jonathan Richman in The Modern Lovers, ...
American Songwriter

These 3 Songs From the 1990s Make Little to No Sense, but We Couldn’t Care Less

What ultimately carries a song? Is it the melody, the rhythm, or the lyrics? Well, that changes on a case-by-case basis, and when it comes to nonsensical tracks, it’s fair to say that the lyrics ...
Spin

Miley Cyrus, Lorde, and the National Lead ‘Stop Making Sense’ Covers LP

Miley Cyrus, Lorde, the National have joined Paramore as part of Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense, a song-for-song tribute to the original 1984 album and ...
The New Yorker

The Origin Story of “Stop Making Sense”

When it first opened in theatres, in the fall of 1984, “Stop Making Sense,” directed by Jonathan Demme and starring the rock group Talking Heads, was quickly recognized as one of the finest concert ...