Burning Down the House
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"Burning Down the House" is a song by the American rock band Talking Heads, released in July 1983 by Sire Records as the first single from their fifth studio album Speaking in Tongues. The song became
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David Byrne
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David Byrne is an American musician, writer, visual artist, and filmmaker. He was a founding member and the principal songwriter, lead vocalist, and guitarist of the rock band Talking Heads.
Burning Down the House
…glory at Madison Square Garden, and he was really hyped. During the jam, he kept yelling 'Burn down the house!' which was a P-Funk audience chant, and David [Byrne] dug the line, changing it to the finished version, 'Burning down the house'." Byrne began writing the lyrics in 1982, and felt the song's title served…
Byrne in 2018
Byrne performing with Talking Heads at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto, Canada, 1978
Byrne performing at Austin City Limits in Austin, Texas, 2008
Byrne at the Royal Festival Hall in London, England, 2009