Signature
key confidence medium · relative F major · tempo confidence high · half-time 58.7 · low end 26% · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-12 · how accurate
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Lineage
- CoveredAngélique Kidjosource
- CoveredBig Daddysource
- CoveredBlenderheadsource
- Written byBrian Enosource
- Written byChris Frantzsource
- Sampled bychris†††, something wrongsource
- Sampled bychris†††, something wrongsource
- Sampled byD.J. Chuck Chillout & Kool Chip, Rhythm Is the Mastersource
- Sampled byD.J. Chuck Chillout & Kool Chip, Rhythm Is the Mastersource
- Written byDavid Byrnesource
- CoveredDavid Byrnesource
- Sampled byJay‐Z featuring Memphis Bleek, It’s Alrightsource
- Sampled byJay‐Z featuring Memphis Bleek, It’s Alrightsource
- Written byJerry Harrisonsource
- CoveredLemarsource
- CoveredMuph & Plutonicsource
- CoveredOrchestre National de Jazzsource
- CoveredP.M. Dawnsource
- CoveredPhishsource
- CoveredPrincesource
- Sampled byRuffige Creu, Killa Muffin (The Band Dog mix)source
- Sampled byRuffige Creu, Killa Muffin (The Band Dog mix)source
- Sampled bySugar Bear, Don't Scandalize Mine (vocal mix)source
- Sampled bySugar Bear, Don't Scandalize Mine (vocal mix)source
- Remixed byTalking Heads, Once in a Lifetime (LAMADRID remix)source
- Remixed byTalking Heads, Once in a Lifetime (Same as It Never Was) Liquid People Remix (radio edit)source
- Remixed byTalking Heads, Once in a Lifetime (Same as It Never Was) Liquid People Remix (short vocal mix)source
- Remixed byTalking Heads, Once in a Lifetime (LAMADRID remix)source
- Remixed byTalking Heads, Once in a Lifetime (Same as It Never Was) Liquid People Remix (radio edit)source
- Remixed byTalking Heads, Once in a Lifetime (Same as It Never Was) Liquid People Remix (short vocal mix)source
- CoveredTexassource
- CoveredThe Smashing Pumpkinssource
- Written byTina Weymouthsource
Why it is here
- The song was built from studio jams influenced by Afrobeat musicians like Fela Kuti, with Robert Palmer joining in on guitar and percussion, giving it an unusual polyrhythmic structure. source
- David Byrne's half-spoken, half-sung vocal delivery was modeled on preachers delivering sermons, paired with lyrics probing existential questions about modern life. source
- Its music video, directed by Byrne and Toni Basil and built around Byrne's erratic dancing inspired by footage of religious rituals, was ranked the 81st-best music video of all time by Rolling Stone. source
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