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Talking Heads, "Papa Legba" (1986)

I loved both the movie True Stories and the songs that David Byrne wrote for it. "Papa Legba" is a loa from the West African religion Vodou (Vodun, voodoo depending where one is from) and I grew up hearing about him from the elders.
This is the audio from Talking Heads:
[media=https://youtu.be/Skj3KFGcXVY]
And this is the cover from the movie, featuring "Pops" Staples (of the Staple Singers R&B group)
[media=https://youtu.be/u21-p4sTz4w]
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Lugwho · 61-69, M
I enjoyed the film and I have the album, though it wasn't my favourite Talking Heads album. I'll have to give it a listen today, it's been a long time.

 
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