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Once in a Lifetime Almost Didn't Make the Album (Part 1) #Shorts

Chris Frantz yelled the bass line, and Brian Eno deleted its first note. Here's why the song floats. Full review on the channel: https://t.co/x4aIOC8mbZ #TalkingHeads #OnceInALifetime #BrianEno #Rearviews

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The Talking Heads Song Everyone Sleeps On #Shorts

The Great Curve: the densest track on Remain in Light and Adrian Belew's best moment. Full review on the channel: https://t.co/x4aIOC8mbZ #TalkingHeads #TheGreatCurve #AdrianBelew #Rearviews

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David Byrne Rapped in 1980, and It Predicted the Internet #Shorts

Crosseyed and Painless took its spoken section from Kurtis Blow's The Breaks. Genius or a jam that needed an editor? Full review on the channel: https://t.co/x4aIOC8mbZ #TalkingHeads #KurtisBlow #Rearviews

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The Best Opener Talking Heads Ever Recorded #Shorts

Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On): a man who can't dance trapped inside a song that won't stop dancing. Full review on the channel: https://t.co/x4aIOC7Omr #TalkingHeads #BornUnderPunches #RemainInLight #Rearviews

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Yes, THAT Robert Palmer Played on Remain in Light (Making Of, Part 3) #Shorts

Writer's block, Watergate testimony, Adrian Belew's one-day guitar session, and a surprise guest. Full review on the channel: https://t.co/x4aIOC7Omr #TalkingHeads #AdrianBelew #RobertPalmer #Rearviews

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Radiohead Thought This Album Used Loops (Making Of, Part 2) #Shorts

Jonny Greenwood found out Talking Heads played every loop by hand. There's a lesson in that. Full review on the channel: https://t.co/x4aIOC8mbZ #TalkingHeads #Radiohead #RemainInLight #Rearviews

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How Fela Kuti Shaped Remain in Light (Making Of, Part 1) #Shorts

No songs written, a Fela Kuti record as the blueprint, and a band that called themselves human samplers. Full review on the channel: https://t.co/x4aIOC7Omr #TalkingHeads #FelaKuti #Afrobeat #Rearviews

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The Band Inside the Band (Part 2) #Shorts

Byrne and Eno became a unit. Frantz and Weymouth nearly quit. Then they studied with Sly and Robbie. Full review on the channel: https://t.co/x4aIOC8mbZ #TalkingHeads #DavidByrne #BrianEno #Rearviews

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Talking Heads Were Tired of Being Talking Heads (Part 1) #Shorts

Psycho Killer, Take Me to the River, Fear of Music, and the one song that opened the door. Full review on the channel: https://t.co/x4aIOC7Omr #TalkingHeads #PsychoKiller #FearOfMusic #Rearviews

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Remain in Light: Scripture or Overrated? #Shorts

Four art-school kids flew to the Bahamas with no songs and came back with a masterpiece that nearly destroyed them. Full review on the channel: https://t.co/x4aIOC7Omr #TalkingHeads #RemainInLight #Rearviews #AlbumReview

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After 40 Minutes of Anxiety, a Lullaby #Shorts

Motion Picture Soundtrack, a song Thom wrote before Creep, closes Kid A. Full review and the final Rearview rating on the channel: https://t.co/x4aIOC8mbZ #Radiohead #MotionPictureSoundtrack #KidA #Rearviews

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Kid A's Morning Bell Beats the Amnesiac Version #Shorts

The most unsettling song on Kid A, and why the original is the definitive one. Full review on the channel: https://t.co/x4aIOC8mbZ #Radiohead #MorningBell #KidA #Rearviews

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You Can Dance to the End of the World #Shorts

Idioteque: Built from 50 minutes of Jonny's modular synth improv, and 26 years later it sounds like the news. Full review on the channel: https://t.co/x4aIOC7Omr #Radiohead #Idioteque #KidA #Rearviews

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The Most Underrated Song on Kid A #Shorts

Without In Limbo, Idioteque wouldn't hit half as hard. Full review on the channel: https://t.co/x4aIOC8mbZ #Radiohead #InLimbo #KidA #Rearviews

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Radiohead's Safety Net on Kid A #Shorts

Optimistic is the closest thing Kid A has to a normal Radiohead rock song. Is that a good thing? Full review on the channel: https://t.co/x4aIOC7Omr #Radiohead #Optimistic #KidA #Rearviews

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Treefingers Is NOT Filler #Shorts

Critics call it filler. Here's why it's the most important three minutes of breathing room on Kid A. Full review on the channel: https://t.co/x4aIOC8mbZ #Radiohead #Treefingers #KidA #Rearviews

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The Best Song on Kid A (Michael Stipe Inspired It) #Shorts

How to Disappear Completely, recorded in a 12th-century abbey with a score the players called impossible. Full review on the channel: https://t.co/x4aIOC7Omr #Radiohead #HowToDisappearCompletely #KidA #Rearviews

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Radiohead Told the Horns to Sound Like a Traffic Jam #Shorts

The National Anthem: the most thrilling three minutes on Kid A. Full review on the channel: https://t.co/x4aIOC8mbZ #Radiohead #TheNationalAnthem #KidA #Rearviews

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Where a Lot of Radiohead Fans Tapped Out #Shorts

The title track of Kid A is a gorgeous texture, but is it a good song? Full review on the channel: https://t.co/x4aIOC7Omr #Radiohead #KidA #Rearviews #AlbumReview

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One of the Greatest Album Openers of All Time #Shorts

Everything in Its Right Place: oddness at its most hummable. Full review on the channel: https://t.co/x4aIOC7Omr #Radiohead #EverythingInItsRightPlace #KidA #Rearviews