Psycho Killer by Talking Heads

Genre: Pre-Punk
Year: 1977

"Psycho Killer" is a song by Talking Heads from their 1977 album , written by David Byrne, Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth. The bands "signature debut hit" features lyrics which seem to represent the thoughts of a serial killer. Allmusic calls it a "deceptively funky New Wave/No Wave song ... with an insistent rhythm, and one of the most memorable, driving bass lines in rock & roll.""Psycho Killer" at Allmusic "Psycho Killer" was the only song from the album to appear on the Billboard' Pop Singles chart, peaking at number 92. It placed 32nd on the Triple J Hottest 100 in 1989. It almost made the top ten in the Netherlands, peaking at #11 in 1977. Read full article at wikipedia.org

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