Transmission Impossible

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Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1The Big Country
live recording of:
The Big Country (on 1978-08-23)
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
5:15
2Warning Sign
live recording of:
Warning Sign (on 1978-08-23)
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
4:23
3The Book I Read
live recording of:
The Book I Read (on 1978-08-23)
lyricist, writer and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
5:18
4Stay Hungry
live recording of:
Stay Hungry (on 1978-08-23)
lyricist:
Chris Frantz
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
3:13
5Artists Only
live recording of:
Artists Only (on 1978-08-23)
lyricist:
Wayne Zieve
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
5:21
6The Girls Want to Be With the Girls
live recording of:
The Girls Want to Be With the Girls (on 1978-08-23)
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
4:07
7Don’t Worry About the Government
live recording of:
Don’t Worry About the Government (on 1978-08-23)
lyricist, writer and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23)
2:59
8The Good Thing
live recording of:
The Good Thing (on 1978-08-23)
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
3:30
9Uh‐Oh, Love Comes to Town
live recording of:
Uh‐Oh, Love Comes to Town (on 1978-08-23)
lyricist, writer and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23)
2:52
10Love Goes to Building on Fire
live recording of:
Love → Building on Fire (on 1978-08-23)
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
2:59
11New Feeling
live recording of:
New Feeling (on 1978-08-23)
lyricist, writer and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23)
3:05
12Psycho Killer
live recording of:
Psycho Killer (on 1978-08-23)
lyricist:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth
writer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Christopher Frantz and Martina Weymouth
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher), Index Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23) and Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
6:02
13Thank You for Sending Me an Angel
live recording of:
Thank You for Sending Me an Angel (on 1978-08-23)
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
2:04
14Take Me to the River
live cover recording of:
Take Me to the River (on 1978-08-23)
writer:
Al Green (US soul singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer) and Mabon Hodges (“Teenie”, soul guitarist)
publisher:
Al Green Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), Burlington Music, Irving Music, Inc. and JEC Publishing
5:29
2▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1The Big Country
live recording of:
The Big Country (on 1978-09-16)
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
5:18
2Warning Sign
live recording of:
Warning Sign (on 1978-09-16)
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
4:30
3The Book I Read
live recording of:
The Book I Read (on 1978-09-16)
lyricist, writer and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
5:22
4Stay Hungry
live recording of:
Stay Hungry (on 1978-09-16)
lyricist:
Chris Frantz
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
3:07
5Artists Only
live recording of:
Artists Only (on 1978-09-16)
lyricist:
Wayne Zieve
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
5:10
6The Girls Want to Be With the Girls
live recording of:
The Girls Want to Be With the Girls (on 1978-09-16)
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
3:53
7The Good Thing
live recording of:
The Good Thing (on 1978-09-16)
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
3:10
8Love Goes to Building on Fire
live recording of:
Love → Building on Fire (on 1978-09-16)
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
3:33
9Electricity (Drugs)
live recording of:
Electricity (on 1978-09-16)
3:33
10New Feeling
live recording of:
New Feeling (on 1978-09-16)
lyricist, writer and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23)
live recording of:
Found a Job
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
5:08
11Pulled Up
live recording of:
Pulled Up (on 1978-09-16)
lyricist, writer and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23)
7:09
12Psycho Killer
live recording of:
Psycho Killer (on 1978-09-16)
lyricist:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth
writer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Christopher Frantz and Martina Weymouth
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher), Index Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23) and Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
6:52
13Take Me to the River
live cover recording of:
Take Me to the River (on 1978-09-16)
writer:
Al Green (US soul singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer) and Mabon Hodges (“Teenie”, soul guitarist)
publisher:
Al Green Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), Burlington Music, Irving Music, Inc. and JEC Publishing
5:44
14I’m Not in Love
live recording of:
I’m Not in Love (on 1978-09-16)
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
4:57
15No Compassion
live recording of:
No Compassion (on 1978-09-16)
lyricist, writer and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23)
recording of:
No Compassion
lyricist, writer and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23)
4:55
3▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Artists Only
recorded at:
Berklee Performance Center in Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts, United States (on 1979-08-24)
live recording of:
Artists Only (on 1979-08-24)
lyricist:
Wayne Zieve
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
6:10
2Stay Hungry
recorded at:
Berklee Performance Center in Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts, United States (on 1979-08-24)
live recording of:
Stay Hungry (on 1979-08-24)
lyricist:
Chris Frantz
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
3:38
3Cities
recorded at:
Berklee Performance Center in Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts, United States (on 1979-08-24)
live recording of:
Cities (on 1979-08-24)
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co. (publisher), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
5:09
4Paper
recorded at:
Berklee Performance Center in Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts, United States (on 1979-08-24)
live recording of:
Paper (on 1979-08-24)
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
2:40
5Mind
recorded at:
Berklee Performance Center in Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts, United States (on 1979-08-24)
live recording of:
Mind (on 1979-08-24)
writer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads) and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
5:16
6Heaven
recorded at:
Berklee Performance Center in Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts, United States (on 1979-08-24)
live recording of:
Heaven (on 1979-08-24)
writer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads) and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
4:25
7The Book I Read
recorded at:
Berklee Performance Center in Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts, United States (on 1979-08-24)
live recording of:
The Book I Read (on 1979-08-24)
lyricist, writer and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
5:33
8Electric Guitar
recorded at:
Berklee Performance Center in Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts, United States (on 1979-08-24)
live recording of:
Electric Guitar (on 1979-08-24)
writer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads) and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
3:07
9Air
recorded at:
Berklee Performance Center in Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts, United States (on 1979-08-24)
live recording of:
Air (on 1979-08-24)
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
4:07
10Warning Sign
recorded at:
Berklee Performance Center in Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts, United States (on 1979-08-24)
live recording of:
Warning Sign (on 1979-08-24)
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
5:04
11Love Goes to Building on Fire
recorded at:
Berklee Performance Center in Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts, United States (on 1979-08-24)
live recording of:
Love → Building on Fire (on 1979-08-24)
lyricist and composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
3:45
12Memories Can’t Wait
recorded at:
Berklee Performance Center in Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts, United States (on 1979-08-24)
live recording of:
Memories Can’t Wait (on 1979-08-24)
writer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads) and Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer)
3:56
13Psycho Killer
recorded at:
Berklee Performance Center in Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts, United States (on 1979-08-24)
live recording of:
Psycho Killer (on 1979-08-24)
lyricist:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth
writer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Christopher Frantz and Martina Weymouth
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher), Index Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23) and Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–)
7:51
14Life During Wartime
recorded at:
Berklee Performance Center in Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts, United States (on 1979-08-24)
live recording of:
Life During Wartime (on 1979-08-24)
writer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads), Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison (Talking Heads & producer) and Tina Weymouth
publisher:
Bleu Disque Music Co., Inc. (publisher) and Index Music, Inc.
4:12
15Take Me to the River
recorded at:
Berklee Performance Center in Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts, United States (on 1979-08-24)
live cover recording of:
Take Me to the River (on 1979-08-24)
writer:
Al Green (US soul singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer) and Mabon Hodges (“Teenie”, soul guitarist)
publisher:
Al Green Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), Burlington Music, Irving Music, Inc. and JEC Publishing
5:37
16Take Me to the River
recorded at:
Saturday Night Live: Season 4, Episode 11 (1979-02-10 – 1979-02-11)
broadcast by:
Saturday Night Live (on 1979-02-10)
recorded at:
NBC Studios: Studio 8H in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1979-02-10)
live cover recording of:
Take Me to the River (on 1979-02-10)
writer:
Al Green (US soul singer, songwriter, pastor and record producer) and Mabon Hodges (“Teenie”, soul guitarist)
publisher:
Al Green Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), Burlington Music, Irving Music, Inc. and JEC Publishing
3:57
17Artists Only
recorded at:
Saturday Night Live: Season 4, Episode 11 (1979-02-10 – 1979-02-11)
broadcast by:
Saturday Night Live (on 1979-02-10)
recorded at:
NBC Studios: Studio 8H in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1979-02-10)
live recording of:
Artists Only (on 1979-02-10)
lyricist:
Wayne Zieve
composer:
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
3:35

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