Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime (1980 LP Version) HQ

"Once in a Lifetime" is a song by the American rock band Talking Heads, produced and cowritten by Brian Eno.

The lead single from Talking Heads' fourth studio album, Remain in Light (1980), it was released on February 2nd, 1981, through Sire Records.

"Once in a Lifetime" peaked at  #14 on the UK Singles Chart and at  #31 in the Dutch singles chart. A live version, taken from the 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense, charted in early 1986, reaching  #91 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In January 2018, the single was certified Silver for 200,000 sold copies in United Kingdom.

[johnray]

I call that walk .. the talking heads shuffle ..
Greatest simple dance floor move ever

[JenX_]

I'm not a fan of Miley Cyrus, but she performed this song on Jimmy Fallon's karaoke challenge a few years back. She had the oversize suit that looked like it d giant shoulder pads (like the one in the video), she had black horn rimmed glasses, and she did all of the classic dance moves from the video. I was actually impressed! She nailed the words, and nailed the moves. I think she did the song, and the video, justice!

[StPeteGr]

Awesome song.. an enjoyable blast from the past.. thanks for sharing.

[internetexplorer]

And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack
And you may find yourself in another part of the world
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife
And you may ask yourself, "Well, how did I get here?"
Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again, after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground
And you may ask yourself, "How do I work this?"
And you may ask yourself, "Where is that large automobile?"
And you may tell yourself, "This is not my beautiful house"
And you may tell yourself, "This is not my beautiful wife"
Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again, after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was
Water dissolving and water removing
There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Under the water, carry the water
Remove the water from the bottom of the ocean
Water dissolving and water removing
Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again, into the silent water
Under the rocks and stones, there is water underground
Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
Leting the days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again, after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground
You may ask yourself, "What is that beautiful house?"
You may ask yourself, "Where does that highway go to?"
And you may ask yourself, "Am I right, am I wrong?"
And you may say to yourself, "My God, what have I done?"
Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again, into the silent water
Under the rocks and stones, there is water underground
Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again, after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was
Same as it ever was, look where my hand was
Time isn't holding up, time isn't after us
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was (I couldn't get no rest)
Same as it ever was, hey let's all twist our thumbs
Here comes the twister
Letting the days go by (same as it ever was, same as it ever was)
Letting the days go by (same as it ever was, same as it ever was)
Once in a lifetime, let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground

[theScrupulousBerserker]

David is singing of the eternal firmament of Most High in this banger... bet that

[shawnamelva]

Great use of this song in the movie, "The Family Man"

[FrankConquestJr]

I used to watch the MTV video of the guy the oversized suit, next thing I was hitting my arm against my other forearm, then I was a "Talking Heads" fan. LOL

[bdpage]

Some guy got bounced from a bar for doin that dance. 😅

[lorenzorucker]

jay-z sampled this for his song called it's alright, memphis bleek is featured on that song also.

[gandalfshakur]

Is this sourced direct from vinyl? If so, the sound is amazing!