Take Me to the River by Talking Heads
Take Me to the River by Talking Heads

Take Me to the River

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Take Me to the River by Talking Heads

Release Date
Fri Jul 07 1978
Performed by
Talking Heads
Produced by
Talking Heads & Brian Eno
Writed by
Al Green & Mabon “Teenie” Hodges
About

The new wave band Talking Heads covered this song, originally done by Al Green, in 1978 and it reached #26 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. “We played it live in the studio,” bass player Tina Weymouth remembered. “It sounded so great when we played it back that we immediately imposed a rule on ou...

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Take Me to the River Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I don't know why I love her like I do
All the changes you put me through
Take my money, my cigarettes
I haven't seen the worst of it yet

[Pre-Chorus]
I wanna know, can you tell me
Am I in love to stay?

[Chorus]
Take me to the river, drop me in the water
Take me to the river, dip me in the water
Washing me down, washing me down

[Verse 2]
I don't know why you treat me so bad
Think of all the things that we could have had
Love is a notion that I can't forget
My sweet sixteen I would never regret

[Pre-Chorus]
I wanna know, can you tell me?
Am I in love to stay?

[Chorus]
Take me to the river, drop me in the water
Push me in the river, dip me in the water
Washing me down, washing me

[Bridge]
Hug me, squeeze me, love me, tease me
Till I can't, till I can't, I can't take no more

[Chorus]
Dip me in the water, drop me in the river
Push me in the water, drop me in the river
Washing me down, washing me down

[Verse 3]
I don't know why I love her like I do
All the trouble you put me through
Sixteen candles there on my wall
And here am I, the biggest fool of them all

[Pre-Chorus]
I wanna know, can you tell me?
Am I in love to stay?

[Chorus]
Take me to the river, drop me in the water
Dip me in the river, drop me in the water
Washing me down, washing me down
Ooh, a-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya

[Outro]
Ooh, a na na na
A na na na na, ah!
A na na na, hoo!
A na na na, ooh!
A na na na na, hoo!
Ha! Na na na na, ah!
Na na na na na
Na na na na

Take Me to the River Q&A

Who wrote Take Me to the River's ?

Take Me to the River was written by Al Green & Mabon “Teenie” Hodges.

Who produced Take Me to the River's ?

Take Me to the River was produced by Talking Heads & Brian Eno.

When did Talking Heads release Take Me to the River?

Talking Heads released Take Me to the River on Fri Jul 07 1978.

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