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Paid subscribers get notated transcriptions and other musicological extrasMusic 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”* Multitrack stems* Diana Deutsch - The Speech-to-Song Illusion* Ted Gioia - Is the Three-Minute Song Bad for Music? Get full access to Ethan teaches you music at ethanhein.substack.com/subscribe