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Icehouse — Heaven
Album: Berlin Tapes
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Released: 2002
Length: 4:24
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Everyone is trying to get to the bar.
The name of the bar, the bar is called Heaven.
The band in Heaven plays my favorite song.
They play it once again, they play it all night long.
Heaven is a place where nothing ever happens.
Heaven is a place where nothing ever happens.
There is a party, everyone is there.
Everyone will leave at exactly the same time.
Its hard to imagine that nothing at all
Could be so exciting, and so much fun.
Heaven is a place where nothing ever happens.
Heaven is a place where nothing ever happens.
When this kiss is over it will start again.
It will not be any different, it will be exactly
The same.
It's hard to imagine that nothing at all
Could be so exciting, could be so much fun.
Heaven is a place where nothing every happens.
Heaven is a place where nothing every happens.
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aaargh
Posted 1 week ago by murr69st335    [ Reply ]
 Talus1 wrote:

I’m trying to figure out why I like this cover version well enough but The National’s version leaves me conflicted. I really like all three bands - Icehouse, The National and the Talking Heads - and I’m certainly not “anti-cover”.

I had a similar thought come to mind regarding The National’s cover, which I like.  A few minutes ago William played Shawn Colvin’s version of TH’s “Home”.  Of course those who listen to RP frequently know that William is an unapologetic TH fan, which is cool by me.  More TH covers, please!
Posted 2 months ago by TripletThreat    [ Reply ]
This is the most beautiful version the song. So glad William hasn't abandoned it. 
Posted 2 months ago by FlatCat    [ Reply ]
 dlaumor wrote:

I like this version ! 


I’m trying to figure out why I like this cover version well enough but The National’s version leaves me conflicted. I really like all three bands - Icehouse, The National and the Talking Heads - and I’m certainly not “anti-cover”.
Posted 5 months ago by Talus1    [ Reply ]
I like this version ! 
Posted 6 months ago by dlaumor    [ Reply ]
Doesn't give me a lump in my throat like the TH original - maybe it will in 2032.
Posted 6 months ago by Jakethemuss    [ Reply ]
Posted this year.
Posted 6 months ago by mrtuba9    [ Reply ]
Looking at the comments, it looks like this marginal track had been on the shelf from 2006, then exhumed last month after nine years. That sounds like the right rotation.
Posted 9 years ago by bluejay08003    [ Reply ]
 brighthue wrote:
I feel like I'm listening to a band at a Holiday Inn and they suddenly start the most ironic cover of a TH song as I order a faux Chablis and cheesecake.
 
Does that mean that you like the tune?
Posted 9 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 nice but it's missing Byrne's soul and passion.. {#Yes}
Posted 9 years ago by moodfood    [ Reply ]
sounds muzak-ie, but not terrible
Posted 9 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
I'm like heeeeeyy! That's not David Byrne!
 
Wow. Had no idea Icehouse covered this. Nice.
Posted 9 years ago by Alexandra    [ Reply ]
hippiechick wrote:
80s music!
We couldn't all be born in 1901...
Posted 18 years ago by liser    [ Reply ]
How about "Hey, Little Girl" instead - this is kind of blah.
Posted 18 years ago by liser    [ Reply ]
Bland
Posted 18 years ago by Tony0600    [ Reply ]
This is classic Icehouse even though I've never heard it before. I quite like it. But the best Icehouse track ever imo is: Icehouse - Don't Believe Anymore (Ivan Gough and Colin Snape's Cafe Latte remix) It's really something else.
Posted 18 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
80s music!
Posted 18 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
I feel like I'm listening to a band at a Holiday Inn and they suddenly start the most ironic cover of a TH song as I order a faux Chablis and cheesecake.
Posted 18 years ago by brighthue    [ Reply ]
Heaven is a gay club in london... now so much just a bar :p
Posted 18 years ago by NutsyUK    [ Reply ]
physicsgenius wrote:
Here's a concept for a song: What if the entire universe was, like, just a cell on the thumbnail of a HUUUUGE giant? Duuuuude.
Thanks for confirming you're incapable of understanding the song's lyrics! By the way, you're wrong: not 90%, but 99% of everything is crap. Just not on Radio Paradise.
Posted 18 years ago by Faterson    [ Reply ]
Faterson wrote:
Listen again to all of the song and what the lyrics are about, or better yet, read the lyrics online: Heaven lyrics by Talking Heads
Done and I wish I hadn't. Now I realize they weren't just using an outdated device---they are also making a cliched point. Here's a concept for a song: What if the entire universe was, like, just a cell on the thumbnail of a HUUUUGE giant? Duuuuude.
Posted 18 years ago by physicsgenius    [ Reply ]
queenjill wrote:
this cheese
Cheese?! ROFL, you didn't get the meaning of the song's lyrics at all! Read the lyrics online, I posted the link a minute ago.
Posted 18 years ago by Faterson    [ Reply ]
phillips wrote:
ick. icehouse?
Even the beer "icehouse" leaves a bad taste...must be something about the name....
Posted 18 years ago by SpaceCase    [ Reply ]
i much prefer david byrne's version, but this is nice.
Posted 18 years ago by ahoylola    [ Reply ]
phillips wrote:
ick. icehouse? maybe if i was making out instead of at work...
not sure i could make out to this cheese without busting out laughing.
Posted 18 years ago by queenjill    [ Reply ]
physicsgenius wrote:
"The bar is called heaven." Oh lord. This has got to be the most ham-handed, non-lyrical song EVAR. And then sung by a robot.
Gosh, do you specialize in inane comments? The lyrics of Heaven, by none other than the giants David Byrne and The Talking Heads, are pure genius. Listen again to all of the song and what the lyrics are about, or better yet, read the lyrics online: Heaven lyrics by Talking Heads
Posted 18 years ago by Faterson    [ Reply ]
"The bar is called heaven." Oh lord. This has got to be the most ham-handed, non-lyrical song EVAR. And then sung by a robot.
Posted 18 years ago by physicsgenius    [ Reply ]
loud_family_fan wrote:
Another cover that is far inferior to the original. Might sound good in an elevator.
Or while you're shopping at Macy's with your Mother.
Posted 18 years ago by horstman    [ Reply ]
Another cover that is far inferior to the original. Might sound good in an elevator.
Posted 18 years ago by loud_family_fan    [ Reply ]
What's the point, if you're going to a note for note, vocal inflection for vocal inflection imitation? I'd rather hear a cover where the performer puts their own spin on it.
Posted 18 years ago by Art_Carnage    [ Reply ]
This catches the wistfulness of a beautiful song, but there's a nervous urgency and camp thing going on in David Byrne's version (not the original?) that I miss in this singer.
Posted 18 years ago by d62june    [ Reply ]
Idaho wrote:
Best version of the song: Widespread Panic Thread complete.
uh, yeah -- clearly you can handle differences of opinion.
Posted 18 years ago by MikeCloud    [ Reply ]
Detlaps wrote:
I agree; thought it was Talking Heads at first.
Me too! and I never knew Simply Red did this song!! Widespread Panic has done it though...........
Posted 18 years ago by Helchat    [ Reply ]
a2 wrote:
Best version of this song by: Simply Red
Posted 18 years ago by ruthless    [ Reply ]
ick. icehouse? maybe if i was making out instead of at work...
Posted 18 years ago by phillips    [ Reply ]
Bocephus wrote:
great song...my favorite version of it though is the one on Stop Making Sense by the Heads.
I agree; thought it was Talking Heads at first.
Posted 18 years ago by Detlaps    [ Reply ]
Wow! IceHouse!! This is not such a great song, but I'll never forget their original album from the 80's.
Posted 18 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
HORRRIPIIIILANNNNTEEEEE HORRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRR
Posted 18 years ago by gbourbon    [ Reply ]
a2 wrote:
Best version of this song by: Simply Red
Best version of the song: Widespread Panic Thread complete.
Posted 18 years ago by Idaho    [ Reply ]
I think covers are great! This one is no exception. It's wonderful to hear another artists spin on a favorite.
Posted 18 years ago by sandpebble    [ Reply ]
Why? Why? Why?
Posted 18 years ago by Janssen    [ Reply ]
Hootspa wrote:
Mick Hucknall and Simply Red did a great version of this back in the 80s. This seems pretty emotionless by comparison.
I'm shocked! That sort of crazy talk might just be enough to seek out to the ginger filth bringers version.
Posted 18 years ago by Gorky    [ Reply ]
Bocephus wrote:
great song...my favorite version of it though is the one on Stop Making Sense by the Heads.
Ditto. Not a bad cover but, in my opinion, lacks the power and emotion of Byrne's voice on Stop Making Sense... especially during the chorus.
Posted 18 years ago by Jacksonstat    [ Reply ]
Best version of this song by: Simply Red
Posted 18 years ago by a2    [ Reply ]
Not worthy of RP !
Posted 18 years ago by jdorn1    [ Reply ]
great song...my favorite version of it though is the one on Stop Making Sense by the Heads.
Posted 18 years ago by Bocephus    [ Reply ]
One hell of a tune. This version seems limp, though. Although no one does it better than the Heads, but check out Widespread Panic's version. You can find it on the album "Space Wrangler". Starts out as Robert Johnson's "Me and the Devil," and flows into Heaven. Purely magical cover.
Posted 18 years ago by The_Waker    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by revevad1    [ Reply ]
"I'll take Gratuitous Covers for 400 please, Alex." If there's one song that didn't need to be remade it's this one.
Posted 19 years ago by Gribnif    [ Reply ]
Really is a great cover -- there's something about the simplicity of this song that Icehouse seems to capture here that is lacking in other covers of this tune I've heard -- the vocals are dead on, without sounding like Person-X-Covering-A-Heads-Tune, there's still subtle originality to it.
Posted 19 years ago by jimcasey    [ Reply ]
Onatopa wrote:
Wow...that voice is something you don't forget...I enjoyed hearing this song/band...but I would really would love to hear the older stuff and that will catch many more ears here at RP ...How about the album "Great Southern Land" or my fav "Man of Colours" ~Ona
I agree with you, Ona...more Icehouse from those albums would be great!
Posted 19 years ago by shakitten    [ Reply ]
Hootspa wrote:
Mick Hucknall and Simply Red did a great version of this back in the 80s. This seems pretty emotionless by comparison.
Loved that version too, and agree that this is pretty tame.
Posted 19 years ago by phineas    [ Reply ]
trempel wrote:
I don't know who did it first, but I know for sure the talking heads did it better.
It's a Talking Heads song.
Posted 19 years ago by bobrk    [ Reply ]
Ok, but not as good as Dave singing it live...
Posted 19 years ago by bobrk    [ Reply ]
I don't know who did it first, but I know for sure the talking heads did it better.
Posted 19 years ago by trempel    [ Reply ]
Mick Hucknall and Simply Red did a great version of this back in the 80s. This seems pretty emotionless by comparison.
Posted 19 years ago by Hootspa    [ Reply ]
Wow...that voice is something you don't forget...I enjoyed hearing this song/band...but I would really would love to hear the older stuff and that will catch many more ears here at RP ...How about the album "Great Southern Land" or my fav "Man of Colours" ~Ona
Posted 19 years ago by Onatopa    [ Reply ]
ummm what? I gotta go relieve myself... Lets file this one under "nothing happened"
Posted 19 years ago by Magiccamera    [ Reply ]
Oh, well shoot. There is a remake of the Talking Heads song "Heaven". Whaddyaknow? I missed it. Is it any good?
Posted 19 years ago by veegez    [ Reply ]
guess I'll pile on - I just don't find any reason for this...they try to swing the chorus a bit, but it's just not enough. Oh yeah, and Liberace on piano isn't helping the cause.
Posted 19 years ago by moshevelvul    [ Reply ]
Posted 19 years ago by Trustocity    [ Reply ]
erik_1099 wrote:
I stand by my comments from over a year ago. Still a great version.
My thoughts exactly. I prefer this take to any other I've heard.
Posted 19 years ago by dolfan    [ Reply ]
Talking Heads version is much better. There is a band called Clem Snide doing a cover of this live right now, probably one of the better ones.
Posted 19 years ago by mwhip    [ Reply ]
I like this version. Would love to get my hands on an mp3 of this but I can't "find" it anywhere.
Posted 19 years ago by KevinM    [ Reply ]
I stand by my comments from over a year ago. Still a great version. erik_1099 wrote:
Cover albums are usually to approached with reluctance, as it seems for most artists too easy to just phone in some of their favorite songs and check off another album for the record company. Not so in this case... although attributed to Icehouse, this is mostly the work of leader Iva Davies, who really is Icehouse in most regards, being principle songwriter, producer, vocalist and instrumentalist in song cases. There's not a dud song in this collection, his melancholy take on most of the songs adds a real sense of depth. Worth checking out. While I enjoy Icehouse immensely, it was a bit a shame to find that Iva had to cover other songs in order to convey a sense of depth and maturity. Thankfully it sounds like his recent work on a true solo album will show his own writing has caught up to his performances.
Posted 19 years ago by erik_1099    [ Reply ]
Sheesh! Guess I'm in the minority here, but I really like this. This is the first time all day I hit the Comments section for any song, just so I could say so. Lovely.
Posted 19 years ago by skindy    [ Reply ]
Just not as good as the original... at all....
Posted 19 years ago by VooDooChile    [ Reply ]
namesbenny wrote:
Is that Richard Clayderman on piano?
Actually, I think it sounds more like Mike Garson who is David Bowie's pianist.
Posted 19 years ago by gregorbill    [ Reply ]
Geez, I'm surprised at all the grousing about his voice. It's not a 'big' voice, but it stays true and on key. That's something that can't be said for about 75% of rock music. To me, it's just about the right kind of voice to be singing about 'heaven', bar or otherwise.
Posted 19 years ago by diane    [ Reply ]
Great Tune W-e-a-k performance.
Posted 19 years ago by UncleChig    [ Reply ]
It's a bar! Called "Heaven"! Get it?
Posted 19 years ago by physicsgenius    [ Reply ]
I've never responded to a song with a simple emoticon, but I'm going to give it a try...
Posted 19 years ago by Trustocity    [ Reply ]
sassylass wrote:
Excellent segue from the last song! Same key and meter!
Not to mention the Talking Heads connection
Posted 19 years ago by cmrump    [ Reply ]
One of my favorite TH songs. I like this version's instrumentation (not better than the original, just differently), but the singer is a little weak. I didn't realize that Icehouse had done a version. One of my favorite things about RP is all the covers that get played.
Posted 19 years ago by Marr    [ Reply ]
A song that shows covers can be very good once in a while. Hand't heard this one before. Beautiful work.
Posted 19 years ago by Gregorama    [ Reply ]
Excellent segue from the last song! Same key and meter!
Posted 19 years ago by sassylass    [ Reply ]
Great song, sucky performance of it. Much prefer the Talking Heads version...
Posted 19 years ago by Johng    [ Reply ]
Is that Richard Clayderman on piano?
Posted 19 years ago by namesbenny    [ Reply ]
With this sort of spare arrangement it takes a really strong vocal talent to carry. This guy doesn't have it. He's singing in his sleep.
Posted 19 years ago by Daveinbawlmer    [ Reply ]
Being a TH fanatic, I expected to scream bloody murder at this, but it is actually better than expected. 6.
Posted 20 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
Theres just something wrong about melodiously covering talking heads...
Posted 20 years ago by Eul0gy    [ Reply ]
Platypus wrote:
and Widespread Panic's cover version makes Simply Red's sound like trace paper.
I was just thinking the same thing!
Posted 20 years ago by marybethgilmore    [ Reply ]
Platypus wrote:
and Widespread Panic's cover version makes Simply Red's sound like trace paper.
Trace paper? Sounds like blotter acid.
Posted 20 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
Nice segue from David Byrne Glass, Concrete, and Stone...
Posted 20 years ago by Skeletor    [ Reply ]
RichardPrins wrote:
Thin Simply Red's cover version is better...
and Widespread Panic's cover version makes Simply Red's sound like trace paper.
Posted 20 years ago by Platypus    [ Reply ]
Pretty good cover and quite fun following a David Byrne tune. Only here on RP.
Posted 20 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
I really dislike the little beatt added...Much prefer the Original....
Posted 20 years ago by masterhead    [ Reply ]
Never heard this one before. Not really bad, but I strongly prefer the version by Talking Heads.
Posted 20 years ago by Lkw    [ Reply ]
Thin Simply Red's cover version is better...
Posted 20 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
This is an interesting homage, but can't imagine preferring to hear this over David Byrne.
Posted 20 years ago by GolfRomeo    [ Reply ]
Wow, like I drink Icehouse (beer) all the time, but I never knew they made music too BURP BURPBURP
Posted 20 years ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]
Awww... I haven't heard Icehouse in forever! Most excellent. :D
Posted 20 years ago by thatkimgirl    [ Reply ]
Cover albums are usually to approached with reluctance, as it seems for most artists too easy to just phone in some of their favorite songs and check off another album for the record company. Not so in this case... although attributed to Icehouse, this is mostly the work of leader Iva Davies, who really is Icehouse in most regards, being principle songwriter, producer, vocalist and instrumentalist in song cases. There's not a dud song in this collection, his melancholy take on most of the songs adds a real sense of depth. Worth checking out. While I enjoy Icehouse immensely, it was a bit a shame to find that Iva had to cover other songs in order to convey a sense of depth and maturity. Thankfully it sounds like his recent work on a true solo album will show his own writing has caught up to his performances.
Posted 20 years ago by erik_1099    [ Reply ]