Talking Heads live in Toronto (1977)

Talking Heads performing at A Space Gallery in Toronto, Canada on 27th January 1977 (the band’s first performance outside of the United States!) This was before they recorded their first album, and shortly before Jerry Harrison joined the band, making this very likely the last video of the band as a trio. David Byrne - guitar/vocals Tina Weymouth - bass Chris Frantz - drums Unfortunately the only circulating copy of this show is a recording of a screen which is playing the original tape - it’s still a pretty good capture of a great performance though. Talking Heads played at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto in 1978, and a similar recording from the same source is available on YouTube already which you can watch at They play a variety of songs, some ending up on their first two albums. Some of the songs they play have an earlier version of lyrics than what people hear on official releases. They also play “Questions for Lovers“, a song that never got a proper studio recording or release. The two covers they play are “Take Me to the River“ by Al Green, and “1, 2, 3, Red Light“ written by Sal Trimachi and Bobbi Trimachi and first recorded by 1910 Fruitgum Company. Unfortunately it cuts out before the end of that song. Below is the text that came with the video file ================= Talking Heads A-Space Gallery Toronto ON 01-27-1977 00:00:00 Artists Only 00:04:59 The Girls Want to Be With the Girls 00:08:41 The Book I Read 00:13:42 I Wish You Wouldn’t Say That 00:17:26 Thank You for Sending Me an Angel 00:20:15 No Compassion 00:24:41 fixing the drums 00:25:50 Questions for Lovers 00:28:45 Who Is It? 00:31:33 Happy Day 00:36:19 Love → Building on Fire 00:40:01 I’m Not in Love 00:45:47 Pulled Up 00:50:50 Psycho Killer 00:55:04 Take Me to the River 00:59:42 1, 2, 3, Red Light/ 01:01:40 Warning Sign Duration: 01:05:30 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video attributes: format: black & white aspect ratio: 4:3 picture resolution: 720x480 frame rate: fps bitrate: 2465 kbps Audio attributes: sampling rate: 48 kHz bitrate: 317 kbps output: 2 channel mono