I recently discussed the long-awaited reunion tour of The Police and now I hear that another 80's star will be making fans happy in a similar way. It was announced that David Byrne, the lead singer of the band Talking Heads, will be going on tour this fall. The exciting part for fans is that Byrne will actually be performing songs from his Talking Heads days.

The tour will also include songs from a new album being released where Byrne collaborates with Brian Eno, former producer and songwriter for Talking Heads, called Everything That Happens Will Happen Today. Here is a link to a website where the new album and tour were conspicuously announced. Tour dates have yet to all be announced, but it is scheduled to begin in September.

The Talking Heads hit the scene in the late 70's, but really achieved some mainstream popularity in the early 80's. This recognition was aided by many of the unique and creative music videos which reached the public by way of MTV. I recently published my Top 20 80's Music Videos and Talking Heads was ranked in the top half of that list, so be sure to check that out if you haven't already.

They would release four studio albums before 1982 when Brian Eno would part ways with the band (and go on to produce some mega hits including U2's Joshua Tree). Talking Heads would release four more albums after that including Speaking in Tongues (1983) and Little Creatures (1985). The band would officially break up in 1991 when David Byrne left to continue pursuing a solo career. Talking Heads was deservingly inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame in 2002 and the band did reunite for a performance during the ceremony.

Though this tour is not an actual reunion of the Talking Heads, it will be nice to see that Byrne will be performing some of those amazing classics. I thought I would take this chance to publish my favorite songs from this outstanding band, so here is OLD SCHOOL'S TOP 10 TALKING HEADS SONGS:

10. "Girlfriend Is Better" (1983) from Speaking in Tongues

9. "Psycho Killer" (1977) from Talking Heads: 77

8. "Love -> Building On Fire" (1977) released only as a single & later on compilations

7. "Road to Nowhere" (1985) from Little Creatures

6. "Take Me to the River" (1978) from More Songs About Buildings and Food - Cover of an Al Green classic

5. "Once In A Lifetime" (1980) from Remain in Light [link to video]

4. "Wild Wild Life" (1986) from True Stories [link to video]

3. "This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)" (1983) from Speaking in Tongues [link to video]

2. "Burning Down The House" (1983) from Speaking in Tongues [link to video]

1. "And She Was" (1985) from Little Creatures [link to video]

There's my list and it includes links to the videos for the top five spots. The videos are all pretty great and definitely worth watching. It will definitely be interesting to see what this new album is like when it is released soon and hopefully it will be reminiscent of some of these great Talking Heads classics. Fans should enjoy this because it does not seem we will get the satisfaction of a full reunion any time soon.

That wraps up this issue of Kickin' it Old School. Thanks for reading. If you missed any previous issues, just click on the Archives in the upper left hand column to find them all organized by month. If you are searching for any particular topic, please type it in the search box in the right hand column and it will help you find it. To find a summary of all my other 80's related issues, please click there. To find a summary of all my other Top 10 lists published so far, please click there. Peace and much love to you all.

Check this out: I have written about the USA Network television series Psych before, but I am going to mention it again. The third season has begun and it is one of the few series that is showing new shows this time of year. I have also written about hulu.com before, but I will also mention it again because you can watch all the episodes of Psych for free there. Here is a link directly to a recent episode called "Murder?... Anyone?... Anyone?... Bueller?" which took place during a high school reunion and has lots of 80's references (specifically John Hughes movies). I enjoy this show very much and hope you do too. Here is a link to the official website of the show where you can find lots of interesting stuff about Psych. If you want to watch the shows, I suggest hulu.com though.

Quote of the day: "Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care." -Theodore Roosevelt

Download this: I will go with "And She Was" by Talking Heads since it is ranked #1 on the list above