[nickcarraway]

It did better than most Talking Heads songs. David Byrne was mad and amazed. He was going to go solo, but because that song he came back and did Burning Down the House.

[Dr. Sivana]

It did better than most Talking Heads songs. David Byrne was mad and amazed.

Very true. When "Genius of Love" was out, I would sometimes go to a luncheonette near my school in Connecticut. It was run by a fellow who had managed a punk/New Wave club in NYC. He knew a number of the emerging acts before they hit really big. I asked him if these bands believed their schtick, or if it was all an act for attention. He said it was all schtick . . . except for the Talking Heads.

That said, he also said that Deborah Harry did so much substance abuse she would be dead in five years. She proved him wrong.

[Falconspeed]

“David Byrne was mad and amazed.” He wore clothes to make his head look super tiny. Talking Heads was refreshing at the times, since Big Heavy Metal was getting tired and punk was brutal. Skateboarders and dirt bike riders still go to punk shows today.
Genius of Love. Cool song. Reminds me of Popcorn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjxNnqTcHhg