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I ain't gonna work here no more
I ain't gonna work here no more
Honey, come and dance with me
'Cause I ain't gonna work here no more
I feel like I'm walkin' on air
I feel like I'm walkin' on air
I can see your house from here
And I feel like I'm walkin' on air
Oh - Oh
A million miles away from here
And I ain't gonna work here no more
You can't tell a man by his clothes
You can't tell a man by his clothes
A toad is a prince in someone's eyes
And you can't tell a man by his clothes
The stars gonna fall from the sky
The stars gonna fall from the sky
This time I think they've gone too far
And the stars gonna fall from the sky
Oh - Oh
A million miles away from here
And I ain't gonna work here no more
Oh - Oh
A million miles away from here
And I ain't gon' be treated this way
Some sunny day
I been waitin' so long
Gonna walk right on outa here
And I ain't gonna work here no more
We must have been out of our minds
We must have been out of our minds
Your own back side will let you down
And we must have been out of our minds
Oh - Oh
A million miles away from here
And we must have been out of our minds
Oh - Oh
A million miles away from here
And I ain't gonna work here no more
A million miles away from here
And I ain't gonna work here no more
| eruwenolorien (SC) | Posted: Apr 19, 2011 - 13:24 Oh my, that got annoying really quickly. This definitely isn't a favorite RP song of mine. |
| peacockangel (Phoenix) | Posted: Jan 15, 2011 - 10:17 Maggies Farm / GDTRFB ~ wtf is not to love lol |
| TerryS (The other SW) | Posted: Aug 09, 2010 - 18:08 One of the better DBisms. At least he didn't over-tighten his thong on this one. |
| gatorade (Ocean Park, WA) | Posted: Aug 09, 2010 - 18:04 Limpopoking wrote: No we don't... go stand in the corner!!! WE LUV DB Bump, bump, bump!!! |
| dggeek | Posted: May 06, 2010 - 07:40 I give it a 3, with +1 because Bill didn't try to use it to transition to Talking Heads.  |
| nagsheadlocal (North Carolina, the new New Jersey) | Posted: May 06, 2010 - 07:39 Oh, no, not again. |
| h8rhater | Posted: May 06, 2010 - 07:38 Shesdifferent wrote: We hate this, we hate this, we hate this!! Get rid of DB You hate this, you hate this, YOU hate this!! Don't speak for the rest of us. |
| Limpopoking (The Parish of St. Alfonzo) | Posted: Oct 29, 2009 - 07:19 Shesdifferent wrote: We hate this, we hate this, we hate this!! Get rid of DB No we don't... go stand in the corner!!! WE LUV DB |
| Droidac (4066 kms east of Paradise) | Posted: Aug 27, 2009 - 05:25 Generally, I don't enjoy most DB/TH songs, but this one's kinda catchy! |
| peter_james_bond (Lunenburg, NS) | Posted: Jul 26, 2009 - 16:17 Shesdifferent wrote: We hate this, we hate this, we hate this!! Get rid of DB DB Sweeney hasn't been seen since he robbed that plane and jumped. Rumors are that he started an internet radio station somewhere in California.  |
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver, Canada) | Posted: Jun 25, 2009 - 00:10 jagdriver wrote: Well, here, for starters. My tolerance for DB/TH might be higher if Bill didn't insist on placing this one artist in such heavy rotation. But, alas, nary a day goes by where we aren't subjected to DB/TH at least once, and often twice! Please explain to me why any single artist deserves such heavy rotation. Tori Amos, easily the worst "artist" on RP gets AT LEAST as much air time as the Heads. I take the "glass half full" approach; when they play Tori, it gives me a chance to check out some of the 100s of other online stations out there. Don't whine; explore! |
| peter_james_bond (Lunenburg, NS) | Posted: Apr 22, 2009 - 11:43 jagdriver wrote: Well, here, for starters. My tolerance for DB/TH might be higher if Bill didn't insist on placing this one artist in such heavy rotation. But, alas, nary a day goes by where we aren't subjected to DB/TH at least once, and often twice! Please explain to me why any single artist deserves such heavy rotation. You could make the same complaint against; Doves, Porcupine Tree, The Shins, Pearl Jam, U2, Mandrugada, Neko Case, Bob Marley, Morphine etc., they all get pretty heavy rotation. It all comes down to what you like and what you don't like. |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet this is not my home) | Posted: Apr 22, 2009 - 11:39 We hate this, we hate this, we hate this!! Get rid of DB |
| ThePoose | Posted: Apr 22, 2009 - 11:34 Finn_Ninja wrote: really? more byrne? I love RP but the talking heads and byrne make me want to scream. Bill loves Byrnin' down the house. |
| jagdriver (Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA) | Posted: Feb 18, 2009 - 09:35 TonyT wrote: Can't for the life of me understand where all the Anti-Byrne sentiment comes vortexing out of. Well, here, for starters. My tolerance for DB/TH might be higher if Bill didn't insist on placing this one artist in such heavy rotation. But, alas, nary a day goes by where we aren't subjected to DB/TH at least once, and often twice! Please explain to me why any single artist deserves such heavy rotation. |
| jjbix (san diego) | Posted: Feb 18, 2009 - 09:34 Laptopdog wrote: It's also the definition of singer/songwriter. If you write the songs, you should be allowed to sing 'em. I'd much rather hear a strange and unique voice such as David Byrne over most of what people consider as 'good singers'. You might not like him, but he's not a 'crappy' singer. He performs with a wide emotional range, passion and humor. Some people just can't hear that, I guess. DOES HE HAVE TO SING EVERY SONG? |
| peter_james_bond (Lunenburg, NS) | Posted: Feb 18, 2009 - 09:34 macadavy wrote: I second the thoughts below. Nasty comments about a songwriter's alleged lack of singing skills is inappropriate if they wrote the bloody tune! Otherwise we'd never hear from Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits and quite a few others. As I said in another comment: if you demand vocal perfection go listen to the Three Tenors! Exactly...it's rock and roll people, not opera  |
| macadavy (Cascadia's attic, eh?) | Posted: Nov 15, 2008 - 12:39 I second the thoughts below. Nasty comments about a songwriter's alleged lack of singing skills is inappropriate if they wrote the bloody tune! Otherwise we'd never hear from Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits and quite a few others. As I said in another comment: if you demand vocal perfection go listen to the Three Tenors! |
| TonyT (Northeastern United States) | Posted: Sep 14, 2008 - 10:13 Can't for the life of me understand where all the Anti-Byrne sentiment comes vortexing out of. I've always felt the guy's intelligent, inventive and talented, with a wry sense of humor (if you parse the lyrics carefully) that is second to none. I understand that some people may not like his voice - I personally enjoy singers that use a lot of inflection (Ian Anderson of Tull's another), but they're not for everyone. Nonetheless, all the ire directed David's way seems way out of proportion with his abilities as a musician, songwriter and arranger/producer. You gotta admit, the stuff is impressively arranged and beautifully produced. And who's never felt the sheer joy of leaving a crappy, oppressive job, so perfectly elucidated in this song? So please, take points off for vocals if you must, but give the man credit for everything else. And he's not a bad fine artist, either, with many projects outside of music to his credit. I've always felt that he manages to capture the "future shock" feeling of the human spirit immersed in a world speeding out of control with technological and social change (and not always for the better) masterfully. On the other hand, he's realistic enough to realize we can't go back to eating nuts & berries. Listen carefully to (Nothing But) Flowers off the Talking Heads' album Naked.  |
| Laptopdog (Overcrowded, Overpriced & Overrated L.A.) | Posted: Jul 27, 2008 - 20:07 jjbix wrote: Did anyone mention he hass a crappy voice but insists on be the lead singer. that's the definition of EGO. It's also the definition of singer/songwriter. If you write the songs, you should be allowed to sing 'em. I'd much rather hear a strange and unique voice such as David Byrne over most of what people consider as 'good singers'. You might not like him, but he's not a 'crappy' singer. He performs with a wide emotional range, passion and humor. Some people just can't hear that, I guess. |
| cvandoren (Albany, NY) | Posted: Apr 08, 2008 - 17:22 I really like the TH, but I really don't like this song, especially that God awful noise in the middle. Is that a human voice or some sort of whining instrument. Ouch. Was a 4, changed it to 2 at that sound. |
| Papernapkin (Mountain View, CA) | Posted: Apr 08, 2008 - 17:20 That loopy, whiney voice. DB? Overrated. |
| sdn (Philadelphia) | Posted: Feb 21, 2008 - 08:23 I just had to post to counter the haters. :) Keep it coming, Bill. kthxbye. |
| Finn_Ninja (Madison) | Posted: Jan 05, 2008 - 07:37 really? more byrne? I love RP but the talking heads and byrne make me want to scream. |
| jjbix (san diego) | Posted: Dec 20, 2007 - 11:30 byrne drivel, again . . . please make it stop!! |
| brett_k (funkatopia) | Posted: Dec 20, 2007 - 11:05 pernicious calypso badness, a 2 |
| jjbix (san diego) | Posted: Oct 18, 2007 - 16:21 drife wrote: Can't wait for it to end.
I feel like that on just about every TH/ D-Byrned out songs |
| drife (Golden, CO) | Posted: Oct 18, 2007 - 16:17 Can't wait for it to end. |
| mikexican | Posted: Oct 18, 2007 - 16:17 Awesome Bill, thanks! Next song... Million Miles Away, by the Plimsouls... maybe? :D |
| Verpeiler (Düsseldorf, Germany) | Posted: Oct 18, 2007 - 16:16 ThePoose wrote: Bill loves Byrnin' down the house. Read that before, but it´s still funny  |
| jjbix (san diego) | Posted: Oct 18, 2007 - 16:16 michaeleconomy wrote: i'm sorry did i accidentally tune in to radio-bryne and not radio paradise? hes so over played on here...
I agree whole-heartedly, Did anyone mention he hass a crappy voice but insists on be the lead singer. that's the definition of EGO. |
| Misterfixit (Nashville) | Posted: Sep 17, 2007 - 05:56 The album cover is a great -- and typical TH practical joke. Remember that God spelled backwards is Dog. Plus TH's are -- IMHO -- among the greatest innovative groups in the 20th century. That's a short list, too: 1. Spike Jones 2. Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention 3. Talking Heads That's it. Short list |
| laozilover (Left of Chicago and up) | Posted: Sep 01, 2007 - 16:53 michaeleconomy wrote: i'm sorry did i accidentally tune in to radio-bryne and not radio paradise? hes so over played on here... This is so clever.  |
| ThePoose | Posted: Aug 01, 2007 - 07:43 michaeleconomy wrote: i'm sorry did i accidentally tune in to radio-bryne and not radio paradise? hes so over played on here...
Bill loves Byrnin' down the house. |
| themotion (acrobatic nonsense) | Posted: Aug 01, 2007 - 06:40 OldFrenchie wrote: Amen. Sweet Jesus ... |
| OldFrenchie (Frozen wastes of Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada) | Posted: Jun 30, 2007 - 17:40 mrmojorisin wrote: God, that sucked.
Amen. |
| mamerjamer | Posted: May 30, 2007 - 10:12 Between Talking Heads and David Byrne, too much David Byrne! About half of his music is worth a second listen IMHO. |
| redeyespy (Sunny, FL) | Posted: May 30, 2007 - 10:09 Certainly one of the silliest album covers in history. |
| mrmojorisin (Salt Lake City, Utah) | Posted: May 14, 2007 - 14:05 God, that sucked. |
| heyjoe3577 (Seattle) | Posted: May 14, 2007 - 14:03  |
| roseap (Portland, OR) | Posted: Mar 28, 2007 - 09:20 but it's just so goofy...  |
| michaeleconomy | Posted: Feb 09, 2007 - 14:59 i'm sorry did i accidentally tune in to radio-bryne and not radio paradise? hes so over played on here... |
| xkolibuul (Pacific Rim, watching the storms roll in) | Posted: Jan 25, 2007 - 23:38 As opposed to the rich, percussive layers and instrumental chaos, in a nice catchy package, of ALL of DB's tunes? Those are diagnostic traits. What's not to like in the others, Mr. G? quote="MrGreg wrote: This is one of the few Byrne songs I actually like. The rich percussive layers and instrumental chaos is just fascinating. Plus it's just a catchy tune to boot! |
| liser (hurricane alley) | Posted: Jan 11, 2007 - 09:02 Stevo wrote: This gets an 8 simply because I put in my notice today. Screw this job, I'm never going to sell a damn filing system EVER AGAIN! WHOOOOOOOOO!!!
So?? Howz it going now? Kickin' ass and taking names, I hope!! |
| Roverfish (Tucson, AZ - Thanks for visiting...now go home!) | Posted: Sep 01, 2006 - 21:12 Thistle wrote: Cute album cover!! lol!
Reminds me of the joke about the dyslexic agnostic insomniac...laid awake at night wondering if there really was a dog. Quite likeable tune from Mr. Byrne and his great backing band/vocals. |
| Squirrel (Worcester, MA) | Posted: Aug 18, 2006 - 07:16 Stevo wrote: This gets an 8 simply because I put in my notice today. Screw this job, I'm never going to sell a damn filing system EVER AGAIN! WHOOOOOOOOO!!!
Good luck to you! I'm cranking this one up in honor of having finally been laid off Monday from my craptaculous underpaid job of 4 years!  |
| Thistle (Peg City) | Posted: Aug 18, 2006 - 07:14 Cute album cover!! lol! |
| Pazzat (Winchester, England) | Posted: Jul 05, 2006 - 06:59 stripes wrote:
The dancing banana is perfect for this song, it's ashame it's no longer available. Here he is, and you're right, he's perfect. |
| PopKombo (Monrovia, CA) | Posted: May 22, 2006 - 11:19 It's got a good beat and it's easy to dance to. I give it a 10. |
| Jacksonstat (Columbus OH) | Posted: Mar 10, 2006 - 07:11 Stevo wrote: This gets an 8 simply because I put in my notice today. Screw this job, I'm never going to sell a damn filing system EVER AGAIN! WHOOOOOOOOO!!!
Congrats Stevo!! Good luck with future endeavors!  |