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Talking Heads – A Clean Break (Let’s Work) (1982) | Track profile | Dork

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A Clean Break (Let’s Work)

Release date: 24th March 1982

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"A Clean Break (Let’s Work)" is a track by Talking Heads, from the album The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads, released 24th March 1982. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 12 articles about Talking Heads.

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A Clean Break (Let’s Work)

[Intro]

One, two, three

[Verse 1]

Just beginning to take that love away

Just beginning to take that love away

In a minute I'll wash that love away

[Verse 2]

Even now we remember what we used to say

Takes a minute to wash that love away

Take a clean break, wash that love away (Ooh)

[Verse 3]

Even now we remember what we used to say

Even now we remember what we used to say

We'd be together if we cut that love away (Woo)

[Chorus]

It's a matter of degrees and

That's true, that's true

And it's taken to extremes and

That's why we work so hard to

Take that love away

Take that love away

Take that love away

Take that love away

[Post-Chorus]

Oh ho, na na na na na na

Oh ho, babababababababababababababababa

Oh ho, na na na na na na

Oh ho

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 1]

Just beginning to take that love away

Just beginning to take that love away

In a minute I'll wash that love away

[Verse 3]

Even now we remember what we used to say

Even now we remember what we used to say

We'd be together if we cut that love away (Ooh)

[Chorus]

It's a matter of degrees and

That's true, that's true

Loses its perspective when it's taken to extremes and

That's why we work so hard to

Take that love away

Take that love away

Take that love away

Take that love away

[Post-Chorus]

Oh, oh, na na na na na na

Oh ho, babababababababababababababababa

Oh ho, na na na na na na

Oh ho

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1982

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