Burning Down the House

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Burning Down the House by Talking Heads

About Burning Down the House

"Burning Down the House" is a 1983 song by Talking Heads, from their album Speaking in Tongues. It became their highest-charting hit single in North America, reaching #9 on the US Charts and #8 in Canada in the year of its release. Outside of North America, however, it was not a hit. In the UK, where Talking Heads would release 14 charting singles, it failed to make the charts at all, and in Australia it peaked at a very modest #94. Chris Frantz .

Burning Down the House Lyrics

[00:18.58] Ah, watch out
[00:22.18] You might get what you're after
[00:24.86] Cool babies
[00:26.93] Strange but not a stranger
[00:30.03] I'm an ordinary guy
[00:34.74] Burning down the house
[00:38.67] Hold tight
[00:40.75] Wait 'til the party's over
[00:43.39] Hold tight
[00:45.48] We're in for nasty weather
[00:48.83] There has got to be a way
[00:53.36] Burning down the house
[00:56.90] Here's your ticket, pack your bags
[00:59.37] Time for jumpin' overboard
[01:01.98] Transportation is here
[01:06.31] Close enough but not too far
[01:08.47] Maybe you know where you are
[01:11.50] Fightin' fire with fire
[01:15.26] Ah, all wet
[01:18.04] Hey, you might need a raincoat
[01:20.76] Shakedown
[01:22.87] Dreams walking in broad daylight
[01:25.47] 365 degrees
[01:30.74] Burning down the house
[01:33.47] Ah, it was once upon a place
[01:36.57] Sometimes I listen to myself
[01:39.38] Gonna come in first place
[01:43.33] People on their way to work
[01:45.63] And, baby what do you expect?
[01:48.78] Gonna burst into flames, ah
[01:53.14]
[02:08.16] Burning down the house
[02:12.02] My house
[02:14.17] Is out of the ordinary
[02:16.72] That's right
[02:18.86] Don't wannna hurt nobody
[02:20.90] Some things sure can sweep me off my feet
[02:26.67] Burning down the house
[02:30.13] No visible means of support
[02:32.56] And you have not seen nothin' yet
[02:35.67] Everything's stuck together
[02:39.31] And I don't know what you expect
[02:41.79] Staring into the TV set
[02:44.83] Fightin' fire with fire, ah
[02:46.49]

From the album: Popular Favorites 1976 - 1992 / Sand in the Vaseline

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