Sand in the Vaseline

I loaned a friend the Talking Heads greatest hits collection, and she told me Disc 2 is now her workout music of choice. Heads made intelligent dance music, with David Byrne's unique perspective, and driving beats to keep everyone on the floor at CBGB. Like "Life During Wartime" one of a series of songs about a Second Civil War:

Heard of a van that is loaded with weapons,
packed up and ready to go
Heard of some gravesites,
out by the highway,
a place where nobody knows
The sound of gunfire, off in the distance,
I'm getting used to it now
Lived in a brownstore,
lived in the ghetto,
I've lived all over this town
This ain't no party,
this ain't no disco,
this ain't no fooling around
No time for dancing,
or lovey dovey,
I ain't got time for that now
http://www.elyrics.net/read/t/talking-heads-lyrics/life-during-wartime-(live)-lyrics.html

Or my favorite, "Love For Sale"

I was born in a house with the television always on
Guess I grew up too fast
And I forgot my name
We're in cities at night and we got time on our hands.
So leave the driving to us
And it's the real thing.
And you're rolling
In the blender
With me.
And I can love you
Like a colorTV.
Now love is here
C'mon and try it
I got love for sale
Got love for sale
And now love is here
C'mon and try it
Got love for sale,
Got love for sale.


"And I can love you like a color TV"----who else would say that?

Anyone needing a healthy dose of fun can check out the Jonathan Demme documentary of Talking Heads live, Stop Making Sense