Maybe so, but "Genius of Love" --[I originally had "Message" in my first entry--sorry] is an evergreen as far as hip hop sampling goes. From Wikipedia:

This song is one of the most sampled rhythm tracks of all time, particularly within the rap/R&B/hip-hop genre, with dozens of unsolicited remixes and versions, most notably Dr. Jeckyl & Mr. Hyde's "Genius Rap" in 1981; GrandMaster Flash & The Furious Five's "It's Nasty" in 1982; and Mariah Carey's "Fantasy" in 1995.
Some other artists who incorporated "Genius of Love" into their own musical creations are as follows: Redman's song "Brick City Mashin!," Cam'Ron's "Me, My Moms & Jimmy," 2nd II None's "Niggaz Trippin'," Fresh Kid Ice's "Roll Call," Tupac Shakur's "High Speed," Mark Morrison's "Return of the Mack," Busta Rhymes' "One," Ant Banks' "Roll 'Em Phat," P.M. Dawns' "Gotta Be... Movin' On Up," Annie's "Chewing Gum," Menajahtwa's "I Ain't Nasti," and "Genius E Dub" by Eric Sermon.

So indirectly I'd say it's a much more popular song that's reached more ears than anything Byrne ever came up with.

Strangely enough D.Byrne mentioned that he and Brian Eno had done voice overs and now they called it sampling, on stage sunday night.

Just a thought.

Last night David Byrne was playing with his band (11 people incl. choreography) in Zürich... he really "burnt down the (Volks)house". The Swiss audience who is usually a bit reserved went completely out of mind and literally dancing on the chairs... what a night :-) and what an excellent band. Highlights were for me the old Talking Heads stuff and a great version of Help Me Somebody (from the My Life in The Bush Of Ghost album)...

sjouke