artist : Talking Heads
year : 1985
chart : #105 Billboard Hot 100; #6 UK Singles
album : Little Creatures
album cover ....................................................single cover
about the song :
i couldnt believe it! this song didnt even made it to the Hot 100!
i know it didnt fare well in the US but seriously i hadnt expected #105!
to date, this is Talking Heads biggest hit in the UK ...
their biggest success in the US Hot 100 is the 1983's "Burning Down The House"
- heard during the ending of the 1985 movie The Peanut Butter Solution
- the 1989 film Little Monsters
- also featured in the 1994 film Reality Bites.
- featured on an advertisement for the 2006 final of "I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!"
- also heard at the end of the 2008 film Religulous.
alternate version : Early version
lyrics :
Well we know where we're goin
But we don't know where we've been
And we know what we're knowin'
But we can't say what we've seen
And we're not little children
And we know what we want
And the future is certain
Give us time to work it out
We're on a road to nowhere
Come on inside
Takin' that ride to nowhere
We'll take that ride
I'm feelin' okay this mornin'
And you know,
We're on the road to paradise
Here we go, here we go
Chorus
Maybe you wonder where you are
I don't care
Here is where time is on our side
Take you there...take you there
We're on a road to nowhere
We're on a road to nowhere
We're on a road to nowhere
There's a city in my mind
Come along and take that ride
And it's all right, baby, it's all right
And it's very far away
But it's growing day by day
And it's all right, baby, it's all right
They can tell you what to do
But they'll make a fool of you
And it's all right, baby, it's all right
We're on a road to nowhere
about the video :
The video, released to promote the single, was directed by David Byrne and Stephen R. Johnson and features the band and various objects revolving, as if in their own "road to nowhere"
it was nominated for "Best Video of the Year" at the MTV Video Music Awards 1986.
David Byrne, Recorded live at Union Chapel, London, 2002
regarded by many as a better version than the original
cover versions :
Young @ Heart : Road To Nowhere
[embedding disabled by request]
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