How 'Some Girls' Paved the Way for Dance-Rock and Talking Heads' 'Remain in Light'

The direct line from the Rolling Stones’ 1978 album Some Girls to Talking Heads’ Remain in Light (1980) isn’t about one band copying the other—it’s about a shared pivot point. Some Girls was a commercial and critical reset that proved a rock band could absorb disco’s four-on-the-floor pulse and punk’s sneer without losing identity. “Miss You” became a global hit by threading a tight rhythm section through a post-disco filter, while tracks like “Shattered” and “Respectable” brought a jittery, angular energy that blurred the line between dance floor and mosh pit.

That fusion didn’t go unnoticed by the downtown New York scene. Talking Heads had already moved toward funk on *More Songs About Buildings and Food