[ ]      [ ]

  
  
  
[ click here for album info & other purchase options ]
Artist:Talking Heads [ more ]
Song:Burning Down The House
Album:Stop Making Sense [ info ]
Released:1984
Last Played:Jun 18, 2013 - 01:24
Avg. Rating:7.8  (Total Ratings: 1646)
Your Rating:(Log in above to Rate)
Ratings Dist:
1 votes: 45 (2.7%)2 votes: 39 (2.4%)3 votes: 32 (1.9%)4 votes: 33 (2%)5 votes: 53 (3.2%)6 votes: 55 (3.3%)7 votes: 181 (11%)8 votes: 532 (32%)9 votes: 447 (27%)10 votes: 229 (14%)
Rate Song:

Share this song   |   Tweet this song
Artist Website  |  Artist Search  |  Lyrics Search
Wikipedia Entry  |  Artist Info (AMG)

332 comments for this song:spacerLog in above to post your comment

ziakut
(Slightly North of Obvlivion)
Posted: May 26, 2013 - 09:29 

Unfortunate.
joelbb
Posted: Apr 25, 2013 - 01:05 

A red got live version of their very best rocker.  Didn't know it was around.  Thanks, Bill.
Ahnyer_Keester
(Chicago Il)
Posted: Mar 15, 2013 - 11:30 

Very clever seque!!

Johnny Cash Ring of Fire -> Talking Heads Burning Down The House
DaveInVA
(In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA)
Posted: Feb 20, 2013 - 07:18 


gypsyman
(just passing through....)
Posted: Dec 11, 2012 - 09:18 

Went to see the movie when it came out. In Denver. In a snowstorm. At midnight. Very stoned. Actually felt like you were at a concert. Very nice.

{#Clap}
ziakut
(Slightly North of Obvlivion)
Posted: Dec 11, 2012 - 09:17 

Oh no.
joempie
(Switzerland)
Posted: Nov 19, 2012 - 02:12 

Good song, but if there is one band on RP that's overplayed, it must be Talking Heads.

If I hear them too much, I get allergic, and it often causes me to switch away from RP...
Aud
(lost in lakecity)
Posted: Nov 10, 2012 - 00:36 

 Stranglersfan wrote:
Ah Yes, The Era of Giant Suit Jackets.
 

Yes, I saw them on "The Big Suit Tour."
One of the best concerts for that year.
kingart
(Brooklyn NY)
Posted: Oct 09, 2012 - 15:54 

And a bunch of you complain that Neil Young has a lousy voice? Jeez, Byrne has more thin whiny nasal singing than a busted train whistle, and not nearly the depth of lyrics. 
spaceman
(Vienna, Austria)
Posted: Oct 09, 2012 - 15:54 

Every time I hear this song now, I can only think of:

"...going to set the building on fire..."
- Milton Waddams
quesarah
(Minneapolis, MN)
Posted: Oct 09, 2012 - 15:52 

He's doing this song as an encore on tour with St. Vincent.  With a brass band.  It brought the house DOWN.
Grammarcop
(i've successfully infiltrated the 1% without being detected!)
Posted: Jul 16, 2012 - 06:14 

This still rocks.
Stranglersfan
(Revelstoke, B.C.)
Posted: Jun 14, 2012 - 15:22 

Ah Yes, The Era of Giant Suit Jackets.
sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Jun 05, 2012 - 09:59 

 That_SOB wrote:


"Great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from weak minds." - - - Einstein

 

Nice quote, this song did not stand the test of time.{#No}
kcar
Posted: Apr 02, 2012 - 22:55 

 enkay wrote:


So good that the whole set gets repeated 2 months later apparently.
 
Hey, if it works in December, it'll work in April...
ziakut
(The Windy City)
Posted: Mar 11, 2012 - 12:22 

Oh shut up David Byrne. Maybe for this song....David Burn!
NoEnzLefttoSplit
Posted: Mar 02, 2012 - 06:17 

possibly inappropriate?  wtf?
MiracleDrug
(Earth)
Posted: Mar 02, 2012 - 06:13 

 Deadwing wrote:
one of the songs put on Clear Channel's list of possibly inappropriate songs.

Makes me love it even more...

These guys are so f%cking fun.

 

the haters of these guys apparently NEVER heard of fun...
ziakut
(Unmoon)
Posted: Feb 08, 2012 - 18:10 

 sirdroseph wrote:
Yea, this song did not stand the test of time.{#No}
 
Yep. Like Talking Heads...and like David Byrne even less. {#Fire}
dwlangham
Posted: Jan 30, 2012 - 14:01 

 enkay wrote:


So good that the whole set gets repeated 2 months later apparently.
 
Wow. And here we are with the same sequence on Jan 30, 2012. Bill never said this was "live" radio, did he though?

peter_james_bond
(West Of The Burg)
Posted: Dec 29, 2011 - 19:42 

 enkay wrote:
So good that the whole set gets repeated 2 months later apparently.
 
Yes it is that good!

enkay
(Vancouver Island)
Posted: Dec 29, 2011 - 19:40 

 randyblew wrote:
Talking Heads - Burning Down The House
Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire
Son Volt - Driving the View
Van Morrison - And It Stoned Me

Nice segue...
 



So good that the whole set gets repeated 2 months later apparently.
peter_james_bond
(West Of The Burg)
Posted: Dec 29, 2011 - 19:38 

 krysthal wrote:
This LIVE version is awesome! Captures the energy of the entire band. Love David Byrne's music. Stop Making Sense (album) Wikipedia entry
 
I love it too -> 10!

enkay
(Vancouver Island)
Posted: Dec 29, 2011 - 19:38 

 randyblew wrote:
Talking Heads - Burning Down The House
Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire
Son Volt - Driving the View
Van Morrison - And It Stoned Me

Nice segue...
 



So good that the whole set gets repeated 2 months later apparently.
krysthal
(Toronto, Canada)
Posted: Nov 05, 2011 - 12:53 

This LIVE version is awesome! Captures the energy of the entire band. Love David Byrne's music. Stop Making Sense (album) Wikipedia entry

randyblew
(Raleigh, NC)
Posted: Oct 27, 2011 - 11:53 

Talking Heads - Burning Down The House
Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire
Son Volt - Driving the View
Van Morrison - And It Stoned Me

Nice segue...
Deadwing
(Cincinnati OH)
Posted: Sep 25, 2011 - 19:27 

one of the songs put on Clear Channel's list of possibly inappropriate songs.

Makes me love it even more...

These guys are so f%cking fun.

That_SOB
(In at least 2 places at once)
Posted: Sep 03, 2011 - 13:14 

throwback wrote: {#Puke}

Never have been able to listen to these guys....much to '80s for me....
———————
I assume we are listening to the same source, but we can't be listening to the same music.
 "Burning Down the House" was one of the songs put on Clear Channel's list of possibly inappropriate songs.
If the shoe fits, wear it, this song has earned a 10 !



MiracleDrug
(Earth)
Posted: Jun 23, 2011 - 13:14 

 casey1024 wrote:
Happy Birthday.
 

thx!
casey1024
(Here and Now)
Posted: Jun 23, 2011 - 13:07 

Happy Birthday.
Page: 1, 2, 3 ... 10, 11, 12  Next