Take Me To The River (track)
by Talking Heads
Year: 1978
From the album More Songs About Buildings And Food (track #10)
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Take Me To The River appears on the following album(s) by Talking Heads:
- Stop Making Sense (track #9) (1984)
- More Songs About Buildings And Food (track #10) (this album) (1978)
- The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads (track #17) (1982)
- Popular Favorites 1976-1992 - Sand In The Vaseline (track #10) (compilation) (1992)
- The Best Of Talking Heads (track #4) (compilation) (2004)
- Brick (track #21) (compilation) (2005)
- Once In A Lifetime: The Best Of- (track #2) (compilation) (1992)
- Live On Tour (track #10) (1979)
- Live At WCOZ 77 (track #4) (2024)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 07/23/2026 22:14 | Exist-en-ciel | 179,517 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/10/2026 14:18 | Siromynian | 20,223 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/13/2026 01:59 |  Brandon8 | 4,791 | 88/100 |
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neilgee 02/05/2018 12:32 | #207245
Have to agree with the previous comment, I don't think the song works in this techno/post punk format because it sounds to me like a soul song that's had all the soul taken out of it. But then I heard Al Green first so maybe that colours my view.
ffudnebbuh TOP 100 COMMENTER 08/08/2013 12:04 | #83532
forget this version , the original al green version is much better
flamingyesdept TOP 100 COMMENTER 02/21/2023 19:28 | #294306
Solid track but don't quite get the hype
