Hear Hamilton Leithauser’s Cover of the Talking Heads’ Classic “Road to Nowhere”

Hear Hamilton Leithauser’s Cover of the Talking Heads’ Classic “Road to Nowhere”
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Following his pretty great cover of Shane MacGowan’s “The Song With No Name” last week, Hamilton Leithauser of the Walkmen has released a similarly inspired take on a tune from another musical icon. This time it’s the Talking Heads latter-day hit “Road to Nowhere,” which he recorded for an Amazon-produced compilation of modern artists covering road trip songs.

Leithauser also gave a funny quote to Entertainment Weekly, which premiered the song, about his Talking Heads fandom:

“When I was doing this song, I realized…