"Once in a lifetime" - Talking Heads

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a classic tune from the 80s from talking heads Lovesmilie Falcon

....check the lyrics out.....how accurate are these lyrics???
...imo they are spot on!!!!!!!!!

and you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack
and you may find yourself in another part of the world
and you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile
and you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful
wife
and you may ask yourself-well...how did i get here?

letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
letting the days go by/water flowing underground
into the blue again/after the money’s gone
once in a lifetime/water flowing underground.

and you may ask yourself
how do i work this?
and you may ask yourself
where is that large automobile?
and you may tell yourself
this is not my beautiful house!
and you may tell yourself
this is not my beautiful wife!

letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
letting the days go by/water flowing underground
into the blue again/after the money’s gone
once in a lifetime/water flowing underground.

same as it ever was...same as it ever was...same as it ever was...
same as it ever was...same as it ever was...same as it ever was...
same as it ever was...same as it ever was...

water dissolving...and water removing
there is water at the bottom of the ocean
carry the water at the bottom of the ocean
remove the water at the bottom of the ocean!

letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
letting the days go by/water flowing underground
into the blue again/in the silent water
under the rocks and stones/there is water underground.

letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
letting the days go by/water flowing underground
into the blue again/after the money’s gone
once in a lifetime/water flowing underground.

and you may ask yourself
what is that beautiful house?
and you may ask yourself
where does that highway go?
and you may ask yourself
am i right? ...am i wrong?
and you may tell yourself
my god!...what have i done?

letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
letting the days go by/water flowing underground
into the blue again/in the silent water
under the rocks and stones/there is water underground.

letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
letting the days go by/water flowing underground
into the blue again/after the money’s gone
once in a lifetime/water flowing underground.

same as it ever was...same as it ever was...same as it ever was...
same as it ever was...same as it ever was...same as it ever was...
same as it ever was...same as it ever was...
aaaaaaaaargh u bastid, its stuck in my head now! :shakesfist:
Co..Cou...Could you possibly rewind and come again?
B Wrote:aaaaaaaaargh u bastid, its stuck in my head now! :shakesfist:

what's wrong with that. It could be a lot worse.

"OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHH BABY... (OOH AHH) I WANNNA KNOOOOOOO-OOW-OWWW, IF YOU'LL BE MY GIRL"

Stacks
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Lovesmilie
I saw them on the Remain In Light tour

Cool
jay z used this riddim :P
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th rule!!! Falcon Falcon Falcon
dj_obiwan Wrote:jay z used this riddim :P


so if u see the single with teh instrumental hit me up!! Cool :P
Statto Wrote:I saw them on the Remain In Light tour

Cool

i was sure you were going to find something wrong with them. you've gone soft
classic chune.....i should own a LOT more talking heads. they were so sick.

my fav line is :


and you may ask yourself,
how do i work this?


so simple, so resonant.
played this lp again last night

Falcon
I have the best TH live performance from 1978 in chicago. its incredible - sound quality is amazing too !
statto Wrote:played this lp again last night

Falcon


same here, but then 2 weeks ago Cool
i love the talking heads.

"i can feel my lifetime piling up..."

What pisses me off is when people love the tom jones & nina version of "burning down the house" as it sucks in comparison to the talkingheads one.
I'm still waiting... I'm still waiting...
take a look at these hands

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statto Wrote:played this lp again last night

Falcon

remain in light?

my dad came home with this one day, probably in the late 80's... it was probably prompted by sugar bear... :d anyhow i was pleasantly entertained by once in a lifetime, but i have to say, it really was born under punches (the heat goes on) that blew me right away... that one is teh tune Icon_eek
statto Wrote:take a look at these hands

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oh yes, heh

Cool
such a memorable tune. you really felt like you got sucked into their world when you listened to them. needs to revisit some of their music :P
simply brilliant, remember this as a kid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYbUCvz1LYE
tina weymouth

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Falcon
My favourite

I always liked this one

(22nd October 2008, 09:19)Statto Wrote: tina weymouth

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I just love her bass on this:


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