Song · Talking Heads
“The Big Country” by Talking Heads
From the album More Songs About Buildings and Food (1978)
“The Big Country” by Talking Heads appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2003 and 2023. It was first released in 1978 on the album More Songs About Buildings and Food. Its best result is #767 on The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,544 alternative song of all time.
David Byrne wrote "The Big Country" on his own, words and music, and sings it on More Songs About Buildings and Food, the second Talking Heads album, which Sire put out in 1978. Brian Eno shares the production credit with the band, with Rhett Davies engineering and Benjamin Armbrister assisting.
That record opened a run of three straight Talking Heads albums with Eno at the controls, and it's where the band started edging toward the dance floor, setting Byrne's oddball delivery against a rhythm section pushed right up front, Tina Weymouth on bass and Chris Frantz on drums. It's also the album that won the critics over.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1643 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2023 | 767 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Songs About Places | 800 |
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