Talking Heads' Fear of Music

Jonathan Lethem

It's the summer of 1979. A 15-year-old boy listens to WNEW on the radio in his bedroom in Brooklyn. A monotone voice (it's the singer's) announces into dead air in between songs ""The Talking Heads have a new album, it's called Fear of Music"" - and...

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Opening Credits

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Quotes

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Warning

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Prelude I

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Prelude II

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I Zimbra

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Is Fear of Music a Talking Head's Record?

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Mind

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Is Fear of Music a David Byrne Album?

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Paper

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Is Fear of Music a Text?

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Cities

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Two Cities Hiding

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Life During Wartime

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Is Fear of Music a New York Album?

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Memories Can't Wait

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So Fear of Music is a Concept Album. What Happens on Side Two?

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Air

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Is Fear of Music a Science Fiction Record?

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Heaven

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Is Fear of Music an Asperger's Record?

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Animals

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Is Fear of Music a Paranoid Record?

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Electric Guitar

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What Was the Fate of the Fear of Music Songs in Live Performance?

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Drugs

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Breaking Up With Fear of Music

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Closing Credits

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