Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) (track)
by Talking Heads
Year: 1980
From the album Remain In Light (track #1)
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Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) appears on the following album(s) by Talking Heads:
- Remain In Light (track #1) (this album) (1980)
- Brick Box Set (track #34) (compilation) (2005)
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| ! | 07/10/2026 14:04 | Siromynian | 18,131 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/30/2026 10:12 | kinginsomniac12 | 6,024 | 100/100 |
| ! | 06/13/2026 01:54 |  Brandon8 | 4,717 | 88/100 |
| ! | 05/18/2026 00:16 | CjHubb117 | 1,309 | 97/100 |
| ! | 05/13/2026 14:26 |  Goliath | 11,106 | 80/100 |
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AlvaroIesus 10/02/2021 05:08 | #274569
love the solo
pjohnsongolf 12/06/2020 17:38 | #262146
This is my favorite song on the album
arthur237 08/11/2019 22:51 | #241077
afrobeat lifted straight from Zombie by Fela kuti surely!
Very funk. Great bass line. Weird synthesiser solo.
TAKE A LOOK AT THESE HANDS
JulianR 08/31/2017 02:23 | #196979
it has a frickin computer solo!
Flay 03/04/2017 15:23 | #186811
A brilliant song, with a kind of intense, frantic energy.
9999 04/04/2015 15:14 | #138803
This is one of my favourites Talking Heads songs, but am I the only one who hears something wrong around 5:20, right after the lyrics "Don't you miss it, don't you miss it"? As if the loops suddenly interrupt one another or something like that. I can't help getting distracted by it since I noticed it.
I have listened to this album over and over for the last couple days. It is just so great. This song is an excellent way to start off such a great album.
koner1 11/08/2014 04:00 | #126452
i can't sit down!!
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