King's Lead Hat
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| "King's Lead Hat" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Brian Eno | |
| from the album Before and After Science | |
| B-side | "R.A.F." (with Snatch) |
| Released | December 1977 |
| Recorded | 1977 |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:56 |
| Label | Polydor |
| Songwriter | Brian Eno |
| Producer | Brian Eno |
| Official audio | |
| "King's Lead Hat" (2004 Digital Remaster) on YouTube | |
"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] On 27 January 1978 a remixed version of the song was released as a single.
The 2020 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of Ultravox's album Vienna includes a live cover version of the song.
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). Guitarist Robert Fripp, a frequent collaborator with Eno, performs a solo on the track.
"R.A.F.", a collaboration with Snatch, is a non-album track that uses samples of Baader-Meinhoff terrorists recorded from a German telephone announcement. R.A.F. stands for "Red Army Faction".[3]
