# Burning Down the House guitar solo

> Alex Weir's guitar solo on Burning Down the House by Talking Heads (1984) starts at about 2:30. From the album Stop Making Sense.

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Talking Heads, 1984, from *Stop Making Sense*. Solo by *Alex Weir*.

The live version adds extra guitar grit and funky lead fills to the band's biggest hit.

Burning Down the House by Talking Heads is #11 in our ranking of the best Talking Heads guitar solos. The solo is played by Alex Weir and the song was released in 1984.

## In our lists

- [The Best Talking Heads Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/talking-heads-guitar-solos/) — #11

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Burning Down the House?

Alex Weir played the solo on Talking Heads's Burning Down the House (1984).

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