Making Flippy Floppy

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Everybody, get in line!

Despite some of the seemingly frivolous turns of phrase in this song and throughout Speaking in Tongues, the wariness of the frightening world that we have come to expect Talking Heads to report on has not been forgotten. “Making Flippy Floppy”, like the later “The Facts of Life” from Naked, paints human interaction, stripped of all its nuance, as being basically programmed from birth. The song suggests, to use an oxymoron, that we are naturally mechanical. View wiki
Despite some of the seemingly frivolous turns of phrase in this song and throughout Speaking in Tongues, the wariness of the frightening world that w… read more
Despite some of the seemingly frivolous turns of phrase in this song and throughout Speaking in Tongues, the wariness of the frightening world that we have come to expect Talking Heads t… 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
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… read more

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