Artist of the Month Song/Album Polls - June '22 - Talking Heads - Results!

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Dang am I about to catch up on AOTM polls? Crazy times we're living in!

Also thanks for turning up in spades for David Byrne and company! Great turnouts every couple of polls make my heart happy!

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8. Naked (1988)
209.508 Points | 9 Votes
Biggest Fans: Miguel (#6)

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7. True Stories (1986)
256.730 Points | 10 Votes
Biggest Fans: Live in Phoenix (#3)

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6. Talking Heads: 77 (1977)
419.728 Points | 12 Votes
AM Rank: 3 (373)
AMF Rank: 6 (609)
Biggest Fans: aalamar (#1), andyd1010, Honorio, bonnielaurel (#3)

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5. Little Creatures (1985)
425.540 Points | 12 Votes
AM Rank: 6 (1546)
Biggest Fans: Miguel (#2), aalamar, Safetycat (#3)

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4. More Songs About Buildings and Food (1978)
502.901 Points | 13 Votes
AM Rank: 4 (386)
AMF Rank: 4 (404)
Biggest Fans: Live in Phoenix, mileswide (#2), antonius, DaveC, Miguel, Nassim (#3)

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3. Speaking in Tongues (1983)
554.963 Points | 13 Votes
AM Rank: 5 (1136)
AMF Rank: 3 (383)
Biggest Fans: bonnielaurel, mileswide (#1), Nassim, Toni (#2), carlos74 (#3)

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2. Remain in Light (1980)
697.777 Points | 13 Votes
AM Rank: 1 (37)
AMF Rank: 1 (24)
Biggest Fans: antonius, carlos74, Honorio, Live in Phoenix, Safetycat (#1), andyd1010, bonnielaurel, DaveC (#2), mileswide, Toni (#3)

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1. Fear of Music (1979)
728.059 Points | 13 Votes
AM Rank: 2 (283)
AMF Rank: 2 (186)
Biggest Fans: andyd1010, DaveC, Miguel, Nassim, Toni (#1), aalamar, antonius, carlos74, Honorio, Safetycat (#2)
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Holy crap
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How did that happen! The world came to it's senses!
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The king (Remain In Light) is dead. Long live the king (Fear Of Music). It's places like AcclaimedMusic that accomplish such things.

The song votes highlight that.
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I'm quite happy with this results ; due to its ranking and stature Remain in Light is the first Talking Heads album I listened to and I didn't like it so I then mostly considered they just weren't for me safe for The Memories Can't Wait that I discovered in the Pitchfork 500.
Discovering Fear of Music years later was a great surprise, but even more surprising was their post Remain in Light songs that I completely counted out due to their lower rankings but that are actually really charming (if less groundbreaking)
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I like Remain in Light, but I also like unusual results so I'm in favor of letting Fear of Music have its moment here!
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90. “I Feel It In My Heart” (2005)
15.021 Points | 2 Votes
Biggest Fans: Safetycat (#68)

89. “Two Note Swivel” (2006)
16.937 Points | 2 Votes
Biggest Fans: Safetycat (#53)

88. “Bill” (1988)
19.803 Points | 3 Votes
Biggest Fans: Miguel (#66)

87. “Gangster of Love” (1992)
21.862 Points | 3 Votes
Biggest Fans: Safetycat (#61)

86. “The Facts of Life” (1988)
22.481 Points | 3 Votes
Biggest Fans: Miguel (#44)

85. “Hey Now” (1986)
22.823 Points | 3 Votes
Biggest Fans: Miguel (#64)

84. “Who Is It?” (1977)
23.005 Points | 3 Votes
Biggest Fans: Honorio (#55)

83. “Mommy Daddy You and I” (1988)
23.154 Points | 3 Votes
Biggest Fans: Miguel (#59)

82. “Popsicle” (1992)
23.788 Points | 3 Votes
Biggest Fans: Safetycat (#58)

81. “Big Daddy” (1988)
24.411 Points | 3 Votes
Biggest Fans: Miguel (#49)

80. “Give Me Back My Name” (1985)
24.837 Points | 3 Votes
Biggest Fans: Miguel (#43)

79. “I Wish You Wouldn’t Say That” (1977)
25.807 Points | 3 Votes
Biggest Fans: Safetycat (#40)

78. “The Democratic Circus” (1988)
26.351 Points | 3 Votes
Biggest Fans: Miguel (#42)

77. “A Clean Break” (1982)
26.710 Points | 3 Votes
Biggest Fans: pepemallent (#46)

76. “Cool Water” (1988)
26.803 Points | 3 Votes
Biggest Fans: Honorio (#50)

75. “Walk It Down” (1985)
26.836 Points | 3 Votes
Biggest Fans: Honorio (#41)

74. “Papa Legba” (1986)
27.191 Points | 4 Votes
Biggest Fans: Live in Phoenix (#21)

73. “First Week / Last Week…. Carefree” (1977)
29.923 Points | 4 Votes
Biggest Fans: Toni (#26)

72. “The Overload” (1980)
30.228 Points | 3 Votes
Biggest Fans: Honorio (#28)

71. “Sugar on My Tongue” (1992)
34.767 Points | 4 Votes
Biggest Fans: pepemallet (#24)
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70. “Perfect World” (1985)
36.089 Points | 3 Votes
Biggest Fans: Miguel (#18)

69. “I’m Not in Love” (1978)
37.996 Points | 4 Votes
Biggest Fans: Safetycat (#28)

68. “Happy Day” (1977)
38.645 Points | 5 Votes
Biggest Fans: Toni (#23)

67. “Animals” (1979)
39.148 Points | 4 Votes
Biggest Fans: antonius (#33)

66. “Ruby Dear” (1988)
39.993 Points | 4 Votes
Biggest Fans: mileswide (#7)

65. “Stay Up Late” (1985)
40.292 Points | 4 Votes
Biggest Fans: Honorio (#29)

64. “Tentative Decisions” (1977)
41.231 Points | 4 Votes
Biggest Fans: bonnielaurel (#12)

63. “Totally Nude” (1988)
41.929 Points | 3 Votes
Biggest Fans: Safetycat (#30)

62. “Artists Only” (1978)
41.962 Points | 5 Votes
Biggest Fans: antonius (#23)

61. “The Girls Want to Be With the Girls” (1978)
42.104 Points | 5 Votes
Biggest Fans: bonnielaurel (#18)

60. “Lifetime Piling Up” (1992)
46.121 Points | 5 Votes
Biggest Fans: Akhenaten (#9)

59. “People Like Us” (1986)
46.412 Points | 5 Votes
Biggest Fans: Live in Phoenix (#15)

58. “What a Day That Was” (1984)
49.047 Points | 3 Votes
Biggest Fans: pepemallent (#10)

57. “City of Dreams” (1986)
50.996 Points | 4 Votes
Biggest Fans: pepemallent (#15)

56. “Stay Hungry” (1978)
51.067 Points | 5 Votes
Biggest Fans: Moonbeam (#12)

55. “Seen and Not Seen” (1980)
51.271 Points | 5 Votes
Biggest Fans: antonius (#16)

54. “Drugs” (1979)
51.742 Points | 5 Votes
Biggest Fans: Toni (#25)

53. “Dream Operator” (1986)
51.899 Points | 4 Votes
Biggest Fans: Live in Phoenix (#2)

52. “With Our Love” (1978)
51.935 Points | 6 Votes
Biggest Fans: Fred (#23)

51. “I Get Wild / Wild Gravity” (1983)
55.387 Points | 5 Votes
Biggest Fans: Toni (#8)
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50. “Puzzlin’ Evidence” (1986)
56.840 Points | 5 Votes
Biggest Fans: Fred (#8)

49. “Creatures of Love” (1985)
57.170 Points | 4 Votes
Biggest Fans: Safetycat (#17)

48. “Mr. Jones” (1988)
57.249 Points | 5 Votes
Biggest Fans: Live in Phoenix (#22)

47. “Swamp” (1983)
60.263 Points | 6 Votes
Biggest Fans: Fred (#15)

46. “The Good Thing” (1978)
61.406 Points | 6 Votes
Biggest Fans: Nassim (#6)

45. “Electric Guitar” (1979)
63.135 Points | 6 Votes
Biggest Fans: DaveC (#16)

44. “New Feeling” (1977)
64.685 Points | 7 Votes
Biggest Fans: aalamar (#11)

43. “No Compassion” (1977)
67.231 Points | 7 Votes
Biggest Fans: Live in Phoenix (#10)

42. “Moon Rocks” (1983)
68.127 Points | 7 Votes
Biggest Fans: mileswide (#10)

41. “Radio Head” (1986)
70.596 Points | 6 Votes
Biggest Fans: Akhenaten, Safetycat (#18)

40. “Don’t Worry About the Government” (1977)
80.491 Points | 7 Votes
Biggest Fans: aalamar (#16)

39. “Blind” (1988)
81.578 Points | 6 Votes
Biggest Fans: Live in Phoenix (#13)

38. “Sax and Violins” (1991)
83.529 Points | 7 Votes
Biggest Fans: Live in Phoenix (#4)

37. “Love for Sale” (1986)
85.161 Points | 6 Votes
Biggest Fans: Live in Phoenix (#7)

36. “Television Man” (1985)
87.444 Points | 8 Votes
Biggest Fans: Fred (#9)

35. “Warning Sign” (1978)
91.334 Points | 8 Votes
Biggest Fans: Live in Phoenix (#9), Miguel (#10)

34. “Making Flippy Floppy” (1983)
94.960 Points | 7 Votes
Biggest Fans: Moonbeam (#9)

33. “The Big Country” (1978)
97.225 Points | 7 Votes
AM Rank: 11 (6666)
Biggest Fans: andyd1010 (#6)

32. “Paper” (1979)
100.037 Points | 9 Votes
Biggest Fans: antonius (#7)

31. “The Book I Read” (1977)
101.574 Points | 10 Votes
Biggest Fans: bonnielaurel, Toni (#17)
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30. “Listening Wind” (1980)
102.443 Points | 7 Votes
Biggest Fans: DaveC (#3), antonius (#4)

29. “Pulled Up” (1977)
105.035 Points | 8 Votes
Biggest Fans: Fred (#3)

28. “Pull Up the Roots” (1983)
105.162 Points | 8 Votes
Biggest Fans: Toni (#3), Moonbeam (#4)

27. “Mind” (1979)
107.869 Points | 8 Votes
Biggest Fans: antonius, Honorio (#8)

26. “Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town” (1977)
113.717 Points | 9 Votes
Biggest Fans: bonnielaurel (#8)

25. “Love → Building on Fire” (1977)
115.250 Points | 11 Votes
Biggest Fans: andyd1010 (#13)

24. “The Lady Don’t Mind” (1985)
115.461 Points | 9 Votes
Biggest Fans: Nassim (#14)

23. “Thank You for Sending Me an Angel” (1978)
126.579 Points | 9 Votes
Biggest Fans: Miguel (#7)

22. “Memories Can’t Wait” (1979)
130.012 Points | 9 Votes
AM Rank: 15 (9149)
Biggest Fans: Nassim (#4), Miguel (#9), Toni (#10)

21. “Houses in Motion” (1980)
139.975 Points | 9 Votes
Biggest Fans: antonius, mileswide (#6), andyd1010 (#10)

20. “Air” (1979)
153.830 Points | 10 Votes
Biggest Fans: Toni (#1), Moonbeam (#5)

19. “(Nothing But) Flowers” (1988)
173.709 Points | 10 Votes
AM Rank: 13 (7391)
Biggest Fans: mileswide (#2), aalamar, Safetycat (#7), Akhenaten (#8)

18. “Girlfriend Is Better” (1983)
175.623 Points | 12 Votes
Biggest Fans: Moonbeam (#6), Toni (#7), Nassim (#10)

17. “Found a Job” (1978)
178.305 Points | 11 Votes
Biggest Fans: Miguel (#3), DaveC (#7), Nassim, pepemallent (#9)

16. “Wild Wild Life” (1986)
180.564 Points | 12 Votes
AM Rank: 14 (7665)
Biggest Fans: Miguel (#6)

15. “Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)” (1980)
206.860 Points | 11 Votes
AM Rank: 7 (2297)
AMF Rank: 6 (1234)
Biggest Fans: Honorio, Safetycat (#6), andyd1010, bonnielaurel, Moonbeam (#7), Live in Phoenix (#8)

14. “Crosseyed and Painless” (1980)
212.907 Points | 11 Votes
AM Rank: 10 (5675)
AMF Rank: 9 (1404)
Biggest Fans: Safetycat (#1), antonius (#2), Live in Phoenix (#5), Moonbeam (#10)

13. “Life During Wartime” (1979)
215.605 Points | 13 Votes
AM Rank: 4 (1307)
AMF Rank: 7 (1291)
Biggest Fans: aalamar (#4), Fred (#6), antonius (#9), Akhenaten (#10)

12. “Slippery People” (1983)
228.037 Points | 12 Votes
Biggest Fans: bonnielaurel (#1), pepemallent (#4), Akhenaten (#6), mileswide, Moonbeam, Safetycat (#8)

11. “I Zimbra” (1979)
254.000 Points | 13 Votes
Biggest Fans: Miguel (#1), pepemallent, Toni (#6), bonnielaurel, Fred, Safetycat (#10)
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There is one song that might be able to pull another small upset and beat Psycho Killer and Once in a Lifetime, fingers crossed !
Born Under Punches poor result might show that the batch of voters are more into their less experimental side which could help that certain song.
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Nassim wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 11:23 am There is one song that might be able to pull another small upset and beat Psycho Killer and Once in a Lifetime, fingers crossed !
Born Under Punches poor result might show that the batch of voters are more into their less experimental side which could help that certain song.
Trying to figure out which song you're thinking about. The Great Curve is very popular here but with Born Under Punches underperforming, it can't be that. Maybe This Must Be the Place?
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Jackson wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 4:12 pm
Nassim wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 11:23 am There is one song that might be able to pull another small upset and beat Psycho Killer and Once in a Lifetime, fingers crossed !
Born Under Punches poor result might show that the batch of voters are more into their less experimental side which could help that certain song.
Trying to figure out which song you're thinking about. The Great Curve is very popular here but with Born Under Punches underperforming, it can't be that. Maybe This Must Be the Place?
Yes it is, I don't think it can beat Once in a Lifetime but maybe Psycho Killer ?
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Great poll!! I loved to see “Air” in the top 20 and “Pull Up the Roots” in the top 30.

**** Spoiler alert *****

My predictions for the top 10 placements.

10. Cities
9. The Great Curve
8. Burning Down the House
7. Take Me to the River
6. And She Was
5. Heaven
4. Road to Nowhere
3. This Must Be the Place
2. Psycho Killer
1. Once in a Lifetime

Great surprise to discover that “Cities” is one of their beloved songs!
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This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) is the centre piece in the Sean Penn Movie with the same name (This Must Be The Place). By Paolo Sorrentino. Good movie, too. Rock'n Roll. Penn's character and the actual David Byrne speaks about art for a minute or so before the live song starts.
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Has it been over two weeks since I posted the last update? Yes. It has. Good thing I have no shame. Here's the top ten. :)

10. “The Great Curve” (1980)
291.958 Points | 13 Votes
AMF Rank: 4 (469)
Biggest Fans: Fred, Moonbeam, Nassim (#2), bonnielaurel (#6), andyd1010, DaveC (#8), Honorio, mileswide (#9), antonius (#10)

9. “Take Me to the River” (1978)
295.319 Points | 13 Votes
AM Rank: 8 (2882)
AMF Rank: 12 (1653)
Biggest Fans: mileswide (#1), Akhenaten (#2), antonius (#3), aalamar (#5), Live in Phoenix (#6), Honorio (#7), Safetycat (#9)

8. “Burning Down the House” (1983)
298.868 Points | 15 Votes
AM Rank: 3 (999)
AMF Rank: 5 (746)
Biggest Fans: Live in Phoenix (#3), Akhenaten, bonnielaurel (#4), Fred (#7), aalamar, Toni (#9), DaveC (#10)

7. “Heaven” (1979)
300.794 Points | 13 Votes
AM Rank: 12 (6933)
AMF Rank: 13 (1899)
Biggest Fans: DaveC (#1), aalamar (#2), Honorio, pepemallent (#3), Miguel (#4), Nassim (#5), andyd1010 (#9)

6. “Cities” (1979)
307.235 Points | 13 Votes
AMF Rank: 11 (1450)
Biggest Fans: Miguel (#2), Moonbeam (#3), Toni (#4), DaveC, Fred, Safetycat (#5), Nassim, pepemallent (#7)

5. “And She Was” (1985)
311.570 Points | 14 Votes
AM Rank: 9 (4306)
AMF Rank: 8 (1369)
Biggest Fans: mileswide, Safetycat (#4), Akhenaten, andyd1010, Toni (#5), aalamar, Miguel (#8), bonnielaurel, DaveC (#9), Honorio (#10)

4. “This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)” (1977)
423.171 Points | 15 Votes
AM Rank: 5 (1392)
AMF Rank: 3 (249)
Biggest Fans: Fred, Moonbeam (#1), Nassim (#3), andyd1010 (#4), antonius, Honorio, mileswide (#5), pepemallent (#8), aalamar (#10)

3. “Road to Nowhere” (1985)
352.765 Points | 13 Votes
AM Rank: 6 (1839)
AMF Rank: 10 (1449)
Biggest Fans: Nassim (#1), bonnielaurel (#2), andyd1010, Safetycat (#3), DaveC, Honorio (#4), Miguel, pepemallent (#5), aalamar (#6), Akhenaten (#7)

2. “Psycho Killer” (1977)
423.171 Points | 15 Votes
AM Rank: 2 (177)
AMF Rank: 2 (135)
Biggest Fans: aalamar, Akhenaten, andyd1010, Honorio (#1), DaveC, pepemallent (#2), bonnielaurel, mileswide (#3), Fred (#4)

1. “Once in a Lifetime” (1980)
474.385 Points | 14 Votes
AM Rank: 1 (66)
AMF Rank: 1 (19)
Biggest Fans: antonius, Live in Phoenix, pepemallent (#1), andyd1010, Honorio, Safetycat, Toni (#2), aalamar, Akhenaten (#3), bonnielaurel (#5), DaveC (#6), Nassim (#8)
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