Letting the days go by

My, how the days have gone by.
Today marks the 25th anniversary of a trio of monumental rock moments. On Oct. 24, 1980...
1) U2 released their debut album, "Boy." It's quite hard to believe that this Dublin quartet were "little known" at the time. Now, bandmembers (well, at least one) jet across the world to lunch with heads of state.
2) Blondie released their cover version of The Paragons' "The Tide is High." What sort of a landmark was this eventual No. 1 single (on both sides of the Atlantic)? My 6-year-old daughter Annika knows all the words, and would be happy to sing them to you... over and over and over and over again.
3) Talking Heads released their fourth -- and some say best -- album, "Remain in Light." This anniversary makes me feel old. I can remember buying "Remain in Light!" Of course, everybody sang along to "Once in a Lifetime." There were other great songs on this fantastic record as well. Remember "Houses in Motion?" Remember "Born Under Punches?"
Surely you remember "Crosseyed and Painless?"
"Facts are simple and facts are straight."
"Facts are lazy and facts are late."
"Facts all come with points of view."
"Facts don't do what I want them to."
Brilliant. Happy anniversary!