Dork
News
Features
Reviews
Magazine
Shop
Directory
Festivals
Hype- THE BEST NEW NAMES, FIRST
Upset- DORK'S HOME FOR ALL THINGS LOUD
Playlists
Mixtape- DORK'S BEST NEW TRACKS
Play- DORK'S NEW MUSIC FRIDAY EDIT
Dork Live
Dork Radio
Dork Radio
Live
Live 24/7
Dork Radio
Dork
Down With Boring

Join thousands of music lovers getting the best new tracks, exclusive interviews, and breaking news delivered straight to your inbox every week.

In print now

May 2026

Latest issue variants

View archive
Dork, May 2026 (Ruel cover)

Ruel

Dork, May 2026 (Eric Cantona cover)

Eric Cantona

Dork, May 2026 (Earl Sweatshirt & MIKE cover)

Earl Sweatshirt & MIKE

Advertise|Support|About Dork|Privacy Policy|Genres|Sitemap|RSS
© 2026 The Bunker Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.
  1. Tracks
  2. Talking Heads
  3. The Good Thing

SINGLE

Talking Heads

The Good Thing

Release date: 1978

Spotify More on Talking Heads

About This Track

"The Good Thing" is a single by Talking Heads, released 1978. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 10 articles about Talking Heads.

About the Artist

Talking Heads

Talking Heads

Lyrics

The Good Thing

I will fight, will fight with my heart
I will fight, will fight with understanding
In my mind, the weather never changes
Skill overcomes, unfavorable conditions

A straight line exists between me and the good things
I have found the line and its direction is known to me
Absolute trust keeps me going in the right direction
Any intrusion is met with a heart full of the good thing

Try to compare what I am presenting
You will meet with much frustration
Try to find, similar situation
You will always find the same solution

As the heart finds the good thing, the feeling is multiplied
Add the will to the strength and it equals conviction
As we economise, efficiency is multiplied
To the extent I am determined the result is the good thing

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

Track details

The Good Thing

1978Single
Listen
Release year
1978

More from Talking Heads

Albums & EPs

Live on Tour '78
Live on Tour '78
2025
Stepping In A Rhythm (Live)
Stepping In A Rhythm (Live)
2024
Live WCOZ '77
Live WCOZ '77
2024
Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]
Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]
2023
Naked
Naked
1988
True Stories
True Stories
1986
Little Creatures
Little Creatures
1985
The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads (Expanded 2004 Remaster)
The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads (Expanded 2004 Remaster)
1982
Talking Heads '77
Talking Heads '77
1977
Talking Heads: 77 (Super Deluxe Edition) [2024 Remaster]
Talking Heads: 77 (Super Deluxe Edition) [2024 Remaster]
1977

Explore

More tracks by Talking Heads

  • Talking Heads — Psycho Killer (September 1975 demo)
  • Talking Heads — Psycho Killer (The Cube Guys Remix Radio Edit) [3:02]
  • Talking Heads — Psycho Killer (The Cube Guys remix)
  • Talking Heads — Psycho Killer (The Cube Guys Remix Extended Mix) [5:57]
  • Talking Heads — New Feeling (Live at The Agora, Cleveland, OH, 12/18/1978) (from Live on Tour '78) [4:32]
  • Talking Heads — Found a Job (Live at The Agora, Cleveland, OH, 12/18/1978) [2025 Remastered] (from Live on Tour '78) [5:38]
  • Talking Heads — Electricity (Drugs) [Live at The Agora, Cleveland, OH, 12/18/1978] [2025 Remastered] (from Live on Tour '78) [3:32]
  • Talking Heads — The Girls Want to Be with the Girls (Live at The Agora, Cleveland, OH, 12/18/1978) [2025 Remastered] (from Live on Tour '78) [3:55]
  • Talking Heads — Thank You for Sending Me an Angel (Live at The Agora, Cleveland, OH, 12/18/1978) (from Live on Tour '78) [2:24]
  • Talking Heads — Take Me to the River (Live at The Agora, Cleveland, OH, 12/18/1978) (from Live on Tour '78) [6:27]
  • Talking Heads — The Big Country (Live at The Agora, Cleveland, OH, 12/18/1978) (from Live on Tour '78) [6:04]
  • Talking Heads — Psycho Killer (Live at The Agora, Cleveland, OH, 12/18/1978) (from Live on Tour '78) [7:23]
  • Talking Heads — The Good Thing (Live at The Agora, Cleveland, OH, 12/18/1978) (from Live on Tour '78) [3:14]
  • Talking Heads — Artists Only (Live at The Agora, Cleveland, OH, 12/18/1978) (from Live on Tour '78) [5:22]
  • Talking Heads — Warning Sign (Live at The Agora, Cleveland, OH, 12/18/1978) (from Live on Tour '78) [4:41]
  • Talking Heads — Found a Job (alternate version)
  • Talking Heads — Thank You For Sending Me an Angel (Live at WCOZ Northern Studio, Maynard, MA, 11/17/77) (from Live WCOZ '77) [2:03]
  • Talking Heads — A Clean Break (Let's Work) [Live at WCOZ Northern Studio, Maynard, MA, 11/17/77] (from Live WCOZ '77) [5:04]
  • Talking Heads — Pulled Up (Live at WCOZ Northern Studio, Maynard, MA, 11/17/77) (from Live WCOZ '77) [4:11]
  • Talking Heads — Psycho Killer (Live at WCOZ Northern Studio, Maynard, MA, 11/17/77) (from Live WCOZ '77) [5:44]
  • Talking Heads — Stay Hungry (Live at WCOZ Northern Studio, Maynard, MA, 11/17/77) (from Live WCOZ '77) [3:44]
  • Talking Heads — Love → Building on Fire (Live at WCOZ Northern Studio, Maynard, MA, 11/17/77) (from Live WCOZ '77) [3:03]
  • Talking Heads — Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town (Live at WCOZ Northern Studio, Maynard, MA, 11/17/77) (from Live WCOZ '77) [3:01]
  • Talking Heads — The Book I Read (Live at WCOZ Northern Studio, Maynard, MA, 11/17/77) (from Live WCOZ '77) [4:28]
  • Talking Heads — New Feeling (Live at WCOZ Northern Studio, Maynard, MA, 11/17/77) (from Live WCOZ '77) [3:13]
  • Talking Heads — Who Is It? (Live at WCOZ Northern Studio, Maynard, MA, 11/17/77) (from Live WCOZ '77) [1:37]
  • Talking Heads — Don't Worry About the Government (Live at WCOZ Northern Studio, Maynard, MA, 11/17/77) (from Live WCOZ '77) [3:03]
  • Talking Heads — The Good Thing (Live at WCOZ Northern Studio, Maynard, MA, 11/17/77) (from Live WCOZ '77) [3:25]
  • Talking Heads — The Big Country (Live at WCOZ Northern Studio, Maynard, MA, 11/17/77) (from Live WCOZ '77) [5:04]
  • Talking Heads — Take Me to the River (Live at WCOZ Northern Studio, Maynard, MA, 11/17/77) (from Live WCOZ '77) [4:57]
  • Talking Heads — Genius of Love (Live) [2023 Remaster] (from Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]) [4:31]
  • Talking Heads — What a Day That Was (Live) [2023 Remaster] (from Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]) [5:55]
  • Talking Heads — Found a Job (Live) [2023 Remaster] (from Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]) [3:15]
  • Talking Heads — Take Me to the River (Live) [2023 Remaster] (from Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]) [5:33]
  • Talking Heads — Big Business / I Zimbra (Live) [2023 Remaster] (from Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]) [7:24]
  • Talking Heads — Once In a Lifetime (Live) [2023 Remaster] (from Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]) [5:23]
  • Talking Heads — Psycho Killer (Live) [2023 Remaster] (from Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]) [4:20]
  • Talking Heads — Slippery People (Live) [2023 Remaster] (from Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]) [4:01]
  • Talking Heads — Making Flippy Floppy (Live) [2023 Remaster] (from Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]) [4:40]
  • Talking Heads — This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody) [Live] [2023 Remaster] (from Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]) [4:54]
  • Talking Heads — Heaven (Live) [2023 Remaster] (from Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]) [3:41]
  • Talking Heads — Thank You for Sending Me an Angel (Live) [2023 Remaster] (from Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]) [2:10]
  • Talking Heads — Life During Wartime (Live) [2023 Remaster] (from Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]) [5:51]
  • Talking Heads — Burning Down the House (Live) [2023 Remaster] (from Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]) [4:06]
  • Talking Heads — Crosseyed and Painless (Live) [2023 Remaster] (from Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]) [6:11]
  • Talking Heads — Swamp (Live) [2023 Remaster] (from Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]) [4:30]
  • Talking Heads — Girlfriend is Better (Live) [2023 Remaster] (from Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]) [5:06]
  • Talking Heads — Cities (Live) [2023 Remaster] (from Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]) [3:35]
  • Talking Heads — This Must Be the Place (Naïve Melody)
  • Talking Heads — Psycho Killer (Lexicon Avenue remix)
  • Talking Heads — Lifetime Piling Up
  • Talking Heads — Love Goes to a Building on Fire / Psycho Killer / Once in a Lifetime / Burning Down the House
  • Talking Heads — Cool Water (from Naked) [5:23]
  • Talking Heads — Sax and Violins (from Naked) [5:18]
  • Talking Heads — Totally Nude (from Naked) [4:11]
  • Talking Heads — Blind (from Naked) [5:00]
  • Talking Heads — Mommy Daddy You and I (from Naked) [3:58]
  • Talking Heads — Bill (from Naked) [3:23]
  • Talking Heads — Facts of Life (from Naked) [6:29]
  • Talking Heads — Democratic Circus (from Naked) [5:04]
  • Talking Heads — (Nothing But) Flowers (from Naked) [5:36]
  • Talking Heads — Mr Jones (from Naked) [4:20]
  • Talking Heads — Big Daddy (from Naked) [5:38]
  • Talking Heads — Ruby Dear (from Naked) [3:50]
  • Talking Heads — Hey Now (from True Stories) [3:42]
  • Talking Heads — Radio Head (from True Stories) [3:32]
  • Talking Heads — Wild Wild Life (from True Stories) [3:40]
  • Talking Heads — People Like Us (from True Stories) [4:28]
  • Talking Heads — Love for Sale (from True Stories) [4:32]
  • Talking Heads — Papa Legba (from True Stories) [5:56]
  • Talking Heads — Dream Operator (from True Stories) [4:39]
  • Talking Heads — City of Dreams (from True Stories) [5:09]
  • Talking Heads — Puzzlin' Evidence (from True Stories) [5:24]
  • Talking Heads — Perfect World (from Little Creatures) [4:27]
  • Talking Heads — Creatures of Love (from Little Creatures) [4:16]
  • Talking Heads — Stay Up Late (from Little Creatures) [3:44]
  • Talking Heads — Walk It Down (from Little Creatures) [4:45]
  • Talking Heads — Give Me Back My Name (from Little Creatures) [3:22]
  • Talking Heads — And She Was (from Little Creatures) [3:39]
  • Talking Heads — Road to Nowhere (from Little Creatures) [4:19]
  • Talking Heads — Television Man (from Little Creatures) [6:10]
  • Talking Heads — The Lady Don't Mind (from Little Creatures) [3:59]
  • Talking Heads — The Lady Don’t Mind
  • Talking Heads — Girlfriend Is Better
  • Talking Heads — Slippery People
  • Talking Heads — This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
  • Talking Heads — Burning Down the House
  • Talking Heads — Life During Wartime (live)
  • Talking Heads — I Zimbra
  • Talking Heads — Cities
  • Talking Heads — Life During Wartime
  • Talking Heads — Take Me to the River
  • Talking Heads — Psycho Killer
  • Talking Heads — Pulled Up (2024 Remaster) (from Talking Heads: 77 (Super Deluxe Edition) [2024 Remaster]) [4:32]
  • Talking Heads — Stay Hungry (Live at CBGB, New York, NY, 10/10/1977) [2024 Remaster] (from Talking Heads: 77 (Super Deluxe Edition) [2024 Remaster]) [4:41]
  • Talking Heads — Tentative Decisions ( LP Version ) (from Talking Heads '77) [3:08]
  • Talking Heads — Happy Day ( LP Version ) (from Talking Heads '77) [3:55]
  • Talking Heads — First Week / Last Week.... Carefree ( LP Version ) (from Talking Heads '77) [3:21]
  • Talking Heads — The Book I Read ( LP Version ) (from Talking Heads '77) [4:10]
  • Talking Heads — No Compassion (2024 Remaster) (from Talking Heads: 77 (Super Deluxe Edition) [2024 Remaster]) [4:50]
  • Talking Heads — Uh-Oh, Love Comes To Town ( LP Version ) (from Talking Heads '77) [2:49]
  • Talking Heads — Don't Worry About the Government (2024 Remaster) (from Talking Heads: 77 (Super Deluxe Edition) [2024 Remaster]) [3:02]
  • Talking Heads — Happy Day (2024 Remaster) (from Talking Heads: 77 (Super Deluxe Edition) [2024 Remaster]) [3:56]
  • Talking Heads — Tentative Decisions (2024 Remaster) (from Talking Heads: 77 (Super Deluxe Edition) [2024 Remaster]) [3:08]
  • Talking Heads — Psycho Killer ( LP Version ) (from Talking Heads '77) [4:21]
  • Talking Heads — The Book I Read (2024 Remaster) (from Talking Heads: 77 (Super Deluxe Edition) [2024 Remaster]) [4:11]
  • Talking Heads — New Feeling ( LP Version ) (from Talking Heads '77) [3:09]
  • Talking Heads — Uh-Oh, Love Comes to Town (2024 Remaster) (from Talking Heads: 77 (Super Deluxe Edition) [2024 Remaster]) [2:50]
  • Talking Heads — New Feeling (2024 Remaster) (from Talking Heads: 77 (Super Deluxe Edition) [2024 Remaster]) [3:09]
  • Talking Heads — Who is It? (2024 Remaster) (from Talking Heads: 77 (Super Deluxe Edition) [2024 Remaster]) [1:44]
  • Talking Heads — Psycho Killer (Alternate Version) [2024 Remaster] (from Talking Heads: 77 (Super Deluxe Edition) [2024 Remaster]) [5:02]
  • Talking Heads — First Week/Last Week...Carefree (2024 Remaster) (from Talking Heads: 77 (Super Deluxe Edition) [2024 Remaster]) [3:21]
  • Talking Heads — Psycho Killer (2024 Remaster) (from Talking Heads: 77 (Super Deluxe Edition) [2024 Remaster]) [4:21]
  • Talking Heads — Who Is It? ( LP Version ) (from Talking Heads '77) [1:44]
  • Talking Heads — Pulled Up ( LP Version ) (from Talking Heads '77) [4:29]
  • Talking Heads — No Compassion ( LP Version ) (from Talking Heads '77) [4:50]
  • Talking Heads — Don't Worry About The Government ( LP Version ) (from Talking Heads '77) [3:02]
  • Talking Heads — Love → Building on Fire / New Feeling
  • Talking Heads — The Great Curve (from Remain In Light) [6:28]
  • Talking Heads — Listening Wind (from Remain In Light) [4:43]
  • Talking Heads — Seen and Not Seen (from Remain In Light) [3:25]
  • Talking Heads — Houses In Motion (from Remain In Light) [4:33]
  • Talking Heads — The Overload (from Remain In Light) [6:01]
  • Talking Heads — Crosseyed and Painless (from Remain In Light) [4:48]
  • Talking Heads — Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) (from Remain In Light) [5:49]
  • Talking Heads — Once In a Lifetime (from Remain In Light) [4:19]
  1. Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]
    Big Business / I Zimbra (Live) [2023 Remaster]Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]
    7:24
  2. Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]
    Burning Down the House (Live) [2023 Remaster]Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]
    4:06
  3. Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]
    Cities (Live) [2023 Remaster]Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]
    3:35
  4. Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]
    Crosseyed and Painless (Live) [2023 Remaster]Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]
    6:11
  5. Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]
    Found a Job (Live) [2023 Remaster]Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]
    3:15
  6. Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]
    Genius of Love (Live) [2023 Remaster]Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]
    4:31
  7. Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]
    Girlfriend is Better (Live) [2023 Remaster]Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]
    5:06
  8. Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]
    Heaven (Live) [2023 Remaster]Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]
    3:41
  9. Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]
    Life During Wartime (Live) [2023 Remaster]Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]
    5:51
  10. Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]
    Making Flippy Floppy (Live) [2023 Remaster]Stop Making Sense (Deluxe Edition) [Live]
    4:40

Showing 10 of 126

If you like Talking Heads

David Byrne

David Byrne

XTC

Tom Tom Club

Television

Devo

Devo

Gang of Four

Oingo Boingo

New Order

New Order

Joy Division

The B-52's

READ MORE ABOUT TALKING HEADSREAD MORE ABOUT TALKING HEADSREAD MORE ABOUT TALKING HEADSREAD MORE ABOUT TALKING HEADS
READ MORE ABOUT TALKING HEADSREAD MORE ABOUT TALKING HEADSREAD MORE ABOUT TALKING HEADSREAD MORE ABOUT TALKING HEADS
David Byrne offered up a Really Very Brilliant career-spanning set at Coachella 2026
News

David Byrne offered up a Really Very Brilliant career-spanning set at Coachella 2026

Political imagery and choreographed routines featured across a thirteen-song performance.

Apr 13, 2026 • 11:53 AM
David Byrne has revealed his Latitude Festival picks ahead of his summer headline set
News

David Byrne has revealed his Latitude Festival picks ahead of his summer headline set

The Talking Heads legend brings 'Who Is The Sky?' tour to Henham Park.

Mar 17, 2026 • 12:20 AM
Talking Heads have released their first-ever 'Psycho Killer' video, featuring Saoirse Ronan
News

Talking Heads have released their first-ever 'Psycho Killer' video, featuring Saoirse Ronan

Talking Heads celebrate their 50th anniversary with their first 'Psycho Killer' music video, featuring Saoirse Ronan in a non-violent, emotional performance.

Jun 5, 2025 • 3:55 PM
Talking Heads are going to release an expanded reissue of 'More Songs About Buildings and Food'
News

Talking Heads are going to release an expanded reissue of 'More Songs About Buildings and Food'

Talking Heads' landmark 1978 album gets 50th anniversary treatment with multi-format reissue featuring unreleased tracks and live recordings.

May 29, 2025 • 12:14 PM
Talking Heads have announced 'Talking Heads: 77', a super deluxe edition with unreleased tracks
News

Talking Heads have announced 'Talking Heads: 77', a super deluxe edition with unreleased tracks

The reissue features rare demos, unreleased live recordings, and an acoustic version of 'Psycho Killer' with Arthur Russell.

Sep 17, 2024 • 3:18 PM
Start Making Nonsense: inside ‘Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads’
News

Start Making Nonsense: inside ‘Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads’

With a bunch of buzzy contributors from Paramore to girl in red to Blondshell, brand new compilation ‘Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense’ is a celebration of one of the best and most influential albums of all time.

May 20, 2024 • 10:48 AM
girl in red has shared her cover of Talking Heads' 'Girlfriend Is Better'
News

girl in red has shared her cover of Talking Heads' 'Girlfriend Is Better'

It's the latest release from the forthcoming A24 Music compilation album, 'Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense.'

Apr 24, 2024 • 4:52 PM
Lorde has shared her cover of 'Take Me To The River' from A24's Talking Heads compilation
News

Lorde has shared her cover of 'Take Me To The River' from A24's Talking Heads compilation

The compilation features a host of artists, including Paramore, Miley Cyrus, and The National, each offering their unique interpretations of Talking Heads' classics.

Mar 29, 2024 • 3:22 PM
Teezo Touchdown has covered 'Making Flippy Floppy' for A24's Talking Heads' 'Stop Making Sense' tribute project
News

Teezo Touchdown has covered 'Making Flippy Floppy' for A24's Talking Heads' 'Stop Making Sense' tribute project

Paramore have already shared their cover from the album.

Feb 28, 2024 • 5:57 PM
Paramore kick off A24's Talking Heads' 'Stop Making Sense' tribute project with their cover of 'Burning Down The House'
News

Paramore kick off A24's Talking Heads' 'Stop Making Sense' tribute project with their cover of 'Burning Down The House'

There's also a full list of artists involved.

Feb 1, 2024 • 10:37 AM