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was first released on home video, the songs "Cities", together with "Big Business"/"
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can be seen in lyrics such as "Did I forget to mention, forget to mention Memphis,
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The song's is mainly about a man looking for a city to live in.
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and it has been played frequently at their concerts.
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Single
Talking Heads
Fear of Music
B-side
Genre
New wave
post-punk
funk
Label
Sire
Songwriter(s)
David Byrne
Producer(s)
Brian Eno
Talking Heads
I Zimbra
Crosseyed and Painless
"Cities" (2005 Remaster)
YouTube
new wave
Talking Heads
Fear of Music
Stop Making Sense
I Zimbra
Tina Weymouth
AllMusic
David Byrne
Life During Wartime
Deadpan humor

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