Song · Talking Heads
“Memories Can't Wait” by Talking Heads
From the album Fear of Music (1979)
“Memories Can't Wait” by Talking Heads appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2002 and 2003. It was first released in 1979 on the album Fear of Music. Its best result is #1541 on the Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,020 alternative song of all time.
"Memories Can't Wait" lurks on Fear of Music, the third Talking Heads album, which Sire released on August 3, 1979, and it's a David Byrne song with a partner: Jerry Harrison shares the writing credit. Byrne sings lead and plays guitar, Harrison adds guitar, keyboards and vocals, Tina Weymouth plays bass and Chris Frantz drums, and Brian Eno produced it with the band.
The album was cut at locations around New York City in April and May 1979, and this track kept a small crew of engineers busy: Joe Barbaria, Rod O'Brien and Neal Teeman, helped by Tom Heid, Julie Last and Chris Martinez. It wasn't among the singles, which went to "Life During Wartime", "I Zimbra" and "Cities", but the album around it drew favorable reviews, with critics fixing on its unconventional rhythms and on how Byrne put his lyrics across.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1541 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1866 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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