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Music appearing in this episode:
Talking Heads - “Once in a Lifetime” (1980)
Talking Heads - "Don't Worry About the Government" (1977)
Talking Heads - "Take Me To The River" (1978)
Fela Kuti - “Zombie” (1976)
Talking Heads - “Right Start (Unfinished Outtake)” (2006)
Robert Palmer - “Addicted to Love” (1985)
Talking Heads - "Cities" (1979)
Kathryn Kuhlman - “My First Encounter with the Holy Spirit” (unknown date)
Brian Eno & David Byrne - "The Jezebel Spirit" (1981)
Steve Reich - “It’s Gonna Rain” (1965)
The Velvet Underground - “What Goes On” (1969)
Talking Heads - “Once in a Lifetime” from The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads (1982)
Talking Heads - “Once in a Lifetime” from Stop Making Sense (1983)
David Byrne - “Once in a Lifetime” from David Byrne’s American Utopia (2020)
Smashing Pumpkins - “Once in a Lifetime” (2022)
Angélique Kidjo - “Once in a Lifetime” (2018)
PM Dawn - “Fantasia’s Confidential Ghetto: 1999/Once in a Lifetime/Coconut” (1995)
Mike Wofford - “Once in a Lifetime” (2013)
DJ Chuck Chillout & Kool Chip - "Rhythm Is The Master" (1989)
Bassheads - "Is There Anybody Out There?" (1991)
Memphis Bleek and Jay-Z - “Alright” (1998)
Gigamesh - “Once in a Lifetime (Gigamesh Remix)” (2012)
The Reflex - “Once in a Lifetime [The Reflex Revision]” (2017)
Talking Heads - “I Zimbra” (1979)
References:
* Uncut Magazine on the making of “Once in a Lifetime”
* NPR 100 - “Once in a Lifetime”
* Diana Deutsch - The Speech-to-Song Illusion
* Ted Gioia - Is the Three-Minute Song Bad for Music?
