1979 was a pretty terrific year in music. After a fog of disco dominating the pop charts in the second half of the decade, rock finally made its comeback with a slew of wonderful albums that dropped that year. Whether it was Damn the Torpedoes by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Breakfast In America by Supertramp, The Pretenders’ eponymous record, London Calling by the Clash, there were dozens of true rock staples that were released that magical year. One of those was the third studio release by Foreigner – Head Games.
The title track, a driving, angry song about a relationship going south, was co-written by guitarist Mick Jones and lead singer Lou Gramm. It could easily have been written about the state of polling over the last 48 hours.
Head games, that’s all I get from you
Head games, and I can’t take it anymore
Head games
Don’t wanna play the head…
