Little Creatures Songs Ranked
Little Creatures is the sixth studio album by American rock band Talking Heads, released on June 10, 1985, by Sire Records. The album examines themes of Americana and incorporates elements of country music, with many songs featuring steel guitar. It was voted as the best album of the year in The Village Voice Pazz & Jop critics poll, and is the band’s best-selling studio album, with over two million copies sold in the United States. The cover art was created by outsider artist Howard Finster and was selected as the album cover of the year by Rolling Stone. Here are all of Little Creatures’ songs ranked.
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9. Perfect World
“Perfect World,” a rather neutral song with a highly singable chorus, contains similarly inexplicable lyrics that seem to deal with the process of existing and processing the world, possibly with a wink and a nudge at Dr. Pangloss.”
8. The Lady Don’t Mind
“The Lady Don’t Mind” would give pause were it not for the previous carefree floating of “And She Was.” Nevertheless, the cryptic lyrics evoke something pleasant but slightly creepy. Or perhaps pleasantly creepy.”
7. Road to Nowhere
“Road to Nowhere” which is the perfect song to end the album on. I feel like this is the bands best song on “Little Creatures”. It’s a sweeping epic backed by gorgeous, flawless harmonies, and the sound is big and glorious. Towards the end of the song, Byrne’s vocals become loud and rambunctious – it always makes me laugh because it’s such an unexpected, awkward moment.”
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6. Creatures of Love
Creatures of Love,” definitely pulsates with amorous and sensual glee. Here Byrne fully embraces sex, love, genitalia and procreation. Diffusing Goya’s monsters, the song claims that “from the sleep of reason a life is born.” The carefree country-tinged music foreshadows the happier direction of Byrne’s subsequent career.”
5. Television Man
“Television Man” explores one of Byrne’s often mined themes as he chants “the world crashes in, into my living room. “Television Man”. I have no idea what the inspiration was behind “Television Man” but I know that I like it and it makes me smile.”
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4. Give Me Back My Name
“Give Me Back My Name” deals with a Newspeak type of linguistic alienation. This song feels reminiscent of Talking Heads earlier and more ominous incarnations. Some critics took the line “Something has been changed in my life” as a lyrical manifestation of Byrne’s then newly found love for costume designer Adelle Lutz. Given the line’s context this seems like a rather bizarre statement.”
3. Walk It Down
“Walk it Down” provides a reflection on modern life, consumerism and Seussian needless needs. The music almost belies the socially bleak lyrics.”
2. And She Was
“And She Was,” with its irresistible hooks and comprehensibly surreal lyrics, scoured the mid-1980s airwaves and helped push the album up the charts. Apparently, a Baltimore “hippie-chick” on acid inspired the out of body experience lyrics. And we were supposed to say “no” to drugs.”
1. Stay Up Late
“Stay Up Late,” almost a novelty song, finds Byrne playing a demented sibling who finds a baby so irresistibly cute that he doesn’t allow him to sleep. No doubt we all pass through infancy as a plaything for somebody.”
