Houses In Motion (track)
by Talking Heads
Year: 1980
From the album Remain In Light (track #5)
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Houses In Motion appears on the following album(s) by Talking Heads:
- Remain In Light (track #5) (this album) (1980)
- The Best Of Talking Heads (track #10) (compilation) (2004)
- Brick (track #38) (compilation) (2005)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 08/17/2026 21:02 | Mafedere | 10,970 | 74/100 |
| ! | 08/03/2026 20:27 | Foxforce5 | 5,053 | 76/100 |
| ! | 08/02/2026 15:02 | FrancK | 4,874 | 82/100 |
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This beautiful song comes (in terms of sound), very close to the great "My Life in the Bush of Ghosts". Here too all elements come together in a unique way. Beautiful vocals, interspersed with a wonderful solo.
Talking heads at their best. Any one of these first five tracks are mindblowing,
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