The Band’s Background
in the late 70s, a new band was making an impression on the music industry; this band was the Talking Heads. Along with other punk rock bands emerging like The Clash and the Ramones, the Talking Heads was standing being described as “Intellectual art rock” as defined by a 20/20 TV news segment. The band would go on to release plenty of hits that can still be identified today such as Once in a Lifetime, Burning Down the House, etc.
The song inside the mind of a Psycho Killer
one of the Talking Heads’ most popular songs would be Psycho Killer released on the Album Talking Heads 77. The song goes on to describe the thoughts of a “Psycho Killer” giving us a glimpse into the thought process of the double life psychopathic killers usually have. Often, psycho killers have double identities and don’t say the thoughts they truly feel and the lyrics of the song reflect this perfectly with lyrics like “You’re talking a lot, but you’re not saying anything” and “I hate people when they’re not polite”. The song also notes the type of people psycho killers are saying “We are vain and we are blind” noting how often psychopathic killers kill for satisfaction. Although the Song does not clearly mention the use of a double identity. it is well known that the use of double identities is often done by psychopathic killers.
Psycho Killer song from Spotify
“20/20 Punk Rock story from the late 70s.” YouTube, uploaded by skipgalv, 16 October 2008, www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s1EoCxy1ZA.