Love → Building on Fire
"Love → Building on Fire" (read as "Love Goes to Building on Fire") is a song by rock band Talking Heads, released as a single in 1977. The single preceded the band's by seven months, and was recorded before keyboardist and guitarist Jerry Harrison joined the band. As the single was the first piece of music released commercially by the band, its release is cited as a milestone in the band's history in its Rock and Roll Hall of Fame entry. The song did not appear on any of the band's original  studio albums, though it was later included on their 1992 compilation album "", on their 2003 box set "Once in a Lifetime", and as a bonus track on a reissue of "". A live recording of the song is featured on their live album "The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads". Personnel. Adapted from "" liner notes. The original recorded version was produced by Tony Bongiovi. The horns in the song were arranged by Brad Baker and Lance Quinn. Mastered by Ted Jensen. Artistic impressions of the song. Jerry Harrison called "Love → Building on Fire" one of his favorite songs to  play live, despite the fact the song was recorded before he joined the band. Harrison stated that he and Byrne "used to get a wonderful interplay of guitars that was a bit like early Television". However, he felt that the best live performances were never recorded.