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The one you DON’T write

David Byrne turns 68 today (May 14th) You may be surprised to learn the Talking Heads biggest hit was one of the few not written by the band. It’s “Take Me to the River” They thought it would be fun to play live, but never intended to record it. It was on More Songs About Buildings and Food it peaked at number-26 on the Billboard Hot 100 Talking Heads frontman David Byrne says that he and drummer Chris Frantz played a different Al Green song, “Love and Happiness,” in an earlier band together. He explains how they came to record “Take Me

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