King's Lead Hat
"King's Lead Hat" is a song written by Brian Eno, released in 1977 as the fifth track from his album Before and After Science. The title is an anagram of "Talking Heads".[1] In 1978, a remixed version of the song was released as a single backed by "R.A.F.", a collaboration with Snatch.
| "King's Lead Hat" | |
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| Single by Brian Eno | |
| from the album Before and After Science | |
| Released | December 1977 January 27, 1978 (single remix) |
| Recorded | 1977 |
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| Length | 3:56 |
| Songwriter(s) | Brian Eno |
| Producer(s) | Brian Eno |
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"King's Lead Hat"
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Rock critic Lester Bangs described the song "King's Lead Hat" as a track that emphasises "Eno's affinities with new wave in its rushed mechanical rhythms".[2] Eno would later produce Talking Heads' second, third and fourth albums, including Remain in Light (1980).
Cultural influences
The film Survivor shows a London pub with the name "King's Lead Hat" at approximately 26 minutes into the film.
References
- Tamm, Eric (1995). Brian Eno: His Music and the Vertical Color of Sound. Da Capo Press. pp. 113–114. ISBN 978-0-306-80649-0.
- Bangs, Lester (4 March 1978). "Eno Sings With the Fishes". Village Voice: 49.
- Gimarc, George (1997). Post Punk Diary: 1980-1982. St. Martin's Press. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-312-16968-8.
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