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Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)

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"Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)" is the opening track of the Talking Heads' 1980 album Remain in Light. The track has a prominent bassline and sets the funk tone of the album. A live rendition of the song was included, with a long bass intro, on the 2004 re-issue of the live album The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads. It incorporates elements of African music, continuing an approach used in an earlier Talking Heads song "I Zimbra". The guitar solo beginning at around 2:45 was performed by Adrian Belew, who joined the band on the following tour, and … read more
"Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)" is the opening track of the Talking Heads' 1980 album Remain in Light. The track has a promine… read more
"Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)" is the opening track of the Talking Heads' 1980 album Remain in Light. The track has a prominent bassline and sets the funk tone of… read more

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Talking Heads was a band which formed in 1975 in New York City, New York, United States. The band originally consisted of David Byrne (vocals, guitar), Tina Weymouth (bass) and Chris Frantz (drums), who had met while attending the Rhode Island School of Design. The band added Jerry Harrison (keyboards & guitar) in April 1977. The band released eight studio albums before disbanding in 1991. Talking Heads were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. Talking Heads first appeared on the New York music scene as a trio in 1974. At the time, the band consisted on… read more
Talking Heads was a band which formed in 1975 in New York City, New York, United States. The band originally consisted of David Byrne (vocals, guitar), Tina Weymouth (bass) and Chr… read more
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