The combination of Kate's and Cindy's voices is a unique musical instrument in and of itself. After all these years it's a sound that still gives me goosebumps.
When I was in college in the 1970’s, I wrote a paper on an “up and coming indy band” for my Music Appreciation class. The band was The B-52’s, and I scored an “A” on the paper! The professor commented in his remarks that the band seemed “rather cheesy”. Ahh, what did he know :(
I got to meet her last year after their show and she is wonderful, the band was great, and she had something kind to say to everyone during the meet n greet, a very genuine and graceful woman. A memory I will treasure for sure.
Same here. Before her Chicago show. She was gracious and very sweet and not at all rushed. I wish u could post our pic here because you wouldn’t believe how amazing she looks.
B52's should be inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame! Incredible catalog of songs and they were on the forefront of acceptance of alternate lifestyles and compassion for HIV /AIDS victims.
What a beautiful place & lovely story about Love Shack. Kate Pierson's vocals & musicianship is pure magic. Thank you for sharing this video. Musical cheers.
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I love the B-52's! My friend used to work as a waitress at The Four Seasons hotel in Boston. She served them once and remembered how they drank over $1000 in booze at one meal (which was way more than she even made in a week). When Fred says "where did the money go?!" that might be the answer. ….?
This woman (and Cindy, too) can seriously move some air!!!! The harmonies those two create are just otherworldly!!!! Ethereal, super-nova powerful, the whole range!!! **They not no limburger!!!!***
Yeah for 71 she still looks amazing. Some people are bashing her for showing some age, but she looks darn good. Hey, give her credit for petes sakes everyone ages!
The B-52s and Devo played a concert at my high school in the early 80s. I forgot who opened for whom. Fantastic show! I remember being amazed that they were actually playing at my school.
@AlexKx I went to Brockton High School 1982-1985. I don't know how it was arranged. One factor was probably that it was a very large school. My graduating class was around a thousand students.
I have been hearing this song often lately in my car on the radio and enjoy its amazing vitality and creativity so much ! I thought maybe it had been re-released or something! Such a great hit record.
This song got me into the b52s ! I am a metal head ! Back in those days I could never tell my friends that I liked that song! Now I am an 60 year old man !! This is a great song!! 😊😊
The surviving members of the B52s are still doing great shows. I saw them play London maybe six years ago now. Wonderful! But for all the laid back, cruise through life vibe that Kate and her band mates convey never forget that when they started out these guys would drive from Atlanta to New York every weekend to play CBGBs (about 18 hours each way), probably in a vehicle that was too small and couldn't be fully trusted to make it to the first state line. A lot of determination, hard work and raw talent went into all that laid backness and great music. Thank you guys. Would love to visit lazy Meadows one day.
Many years ago, I won a VH1 Backyard Barbecue where the B52s played in Staten Island for me and my friends. Kate was so sweet to my wife and I and so was Keith and Cindy. Fred was a little standoffish, but still nice. It was a wonderful memory I will never forget.
I remember that contest. It's cool that you had a very positive experience. Often wondered how the winners were treated and if they got to actually meet the performers. I bet it was a wild few days!
@@msh6865 yes it was a lot of fun. Not only did we get to meet them they had us on their bus and they were very down to earth. They treated us great. Fred called us on stage and at that point we were so drunk we made fools of ourselves but a great time. Someone put the entire show on TH-cam. Cindy had her husband and kids there and they were really nice. At the end of the show she gave me a 💋
I remember the backyard bbq! I remember I taped it on my VCR so I could watch it whenever I wanted! And then I recently (during the COVID lockdowns) found it here on TH-cam and watched it again! I had always wondered, too, how much you got to interact with them.
Love Shack was such an infectious song - impossible not to groove to. Kate's distinctive voice really made it stand apart from anything else. And her funky dance moves in the video were adorable to watch. She looks happy in this clip - great to see she's enjoying life.
Good lord, Kate Pierson ages gracefully! I remember when this song came out. I hated it then, but it definitely grew on me. Plus, I was a kid then, and my taste in music was less than stellar in 1988, though that year is my favorite year of music.
Lmao...I felt the same way when I was 13 in 1989 when radio stations and MTV were playing it non-stop. I remember running away whenever I would hear it. Lol Months later ,the song grew up on me and I finally enjoyed listening to it. My favorite part is the middle of the song when Fred goes " I can't hear you" . I crack up laughing when I hear that part of the song.
Hi! I’m a DJ in the LA area. I have to say... that song (love shack) is still a party fest song! I play it all the time. People sing it all the time! Also, my daughter and I met you guys back stage around 2002 in San Diego... B52’s, Psychedelic Furs and Go Go’s. My daughter was 13, red hair and you gravitated to her! My daughter loved the attention! I got free tickets and passes from my friends of Kathy V. That was a memorable event. You girls were so fun and friendly!
Thank you for telling the story. We all love being enchanted. You are a beautiful person. God bless you. Sending love, light and blessings to you and your family ♥️✨😇
The B-52's are simply a unique, one-of-a-kind group, would be nearly impossible to replicate it on purpose. Each member of the group brought a unique quality. Not many groups that have that sort of dynamic. Fleetwood Mac perhaps is like this as well, where each member stands on their own yet the whole group together is unique. The B-52's style is certainly all it's own, brought on by each member being themselves.
"Love Shack" was the first song that I played in the first ever new car I ever bought. 1990 Nissan Maxima. Great times with great friends. I always thought that the Bass player in the video was hot.
toyoscio yes, Tracy Wormorth played on their next album. Also a great bassist (her line on “Christmas Wrapping” by the waitresses is one of the greatest ever). But the bassist in the video and on this album is Sara Lee. Also of note, the drummer is Charley Drayton, who has done a lot of work with Keith Richards and others. Great bassist and drummer.
Good on ya Kate, Thanks for tour & insight. I was at your last European tour but am hoping it wasn’t. Loved you guys since the 1st LP when I was at school which was a long time ago now. Keep on rocking the shack. Stay safe.😍👍🇬🇧
Kate is still beautiful and I will never forget the magic of her voice. It looks like she is doing well and that is great. Every time Kate sings, an angel gets her wings.
I wonder why no one ever mentions that "Love Shack" was originally the "B" side of "Channel Z" and that DJ's were flipping over the single and playing "Love shack" instead and thats how it became a hit?
They made my life better with way more than just Love Shack. I still listen to their albums on a regular basis. I’m obsessed with Bouncing Off the Satellites.
swtv1754 I understand that with Ricky’s passing after the album was made that the band was devastated. They didn’t tour for the album and didn’t do any promotional stuff. I feel like the band was solid on the album and the ballads on the album are incredible. Their whimsical and edgy flavor still shows through. Surely it would have done better under different circumstances. This album set up their next one Cosmic Thing which went on to be the most successful commercially. I truly wish Ricky was still with us as his killer guitar and bass would have lead to even more great music. I’m just thankful they stayed together and have toured for so long. I try to catch their shows whenever possible. I think all of their albums are underrated especially Satellites.
One of the most beautiful humans on the planet, inside and out! I got to meet her and party with her in Vegas in 2001! She was so lovely, kind, generous, genuine, funny and intelligent! Love you Kate! We'll meet again! X
I dunno, I know both of them, but it seems to me that in france it's the opposite... Planet Claire has even be used for some TV shows... Love shack is almost not known in france.
It's hard to forget the lyrics of that song. If ever I wake up in a place with pink air, red trees and headless inhabitants I'll know exactly where I am. :)
What a beautiful creative place out amongst nature - a peaceful & inspiring place for ideas to flourish ❤ PS. _Love Shack_ was an iconic song & music video in my childhood (in Australia). And it was the first song I ever sung at karaoke… in my 20s!
They hold their place in music history... many of the most sweet moments with this band... Topaz still can make me cry, So many good bands - this is just one of them.
Thank you for posting this. I saw them in 1990 Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts, Mansfield, MA, USA. Great show, and Kate's voice.. and the whole band rocks my socks. Really inspires writing music. "So says, MrTom.. so it so it was written.."
Seeing The B-52's live (Berkeley, CA) on their first tour is a very happy memory! Their sound and performance was so spot on clean and tight (although not difficult to do, considering the simplicity of their music haha). I saw them for the second time as the headline act for the 2001 Gay Pride Day concert celebration in San Francisco. They were just as simple, tight and clean as they were in 1979!
My wife and I took our little old man dog (RIP Lobo 3-10-2018) and spent a Christmas at Kate’s Lazy Desert a few years ago. We were the only ones around for days. We enjoyed the crazy cold and turbulent winds in the middle of the desert out near Joshua Tree. It was magical. The Airstreams were beautiful. Loved it!
What a joy to see that smiling face!WOw! Glad she is archiving the band's history. Oh, made me feel old, though. so went back and watched the Love Shack video agaain. made me dance lol
I'm shocked that's she's 71, Even in the early 90's when this song was out she would have been in her 40's which I would never have guessed, Must have always looked about 20 years younger.
Got to hang out with the band in 2006 after a concert in Ventura CA. My friend, Terry Bozzio popped in on drums that night too. It was fun. Great down to earth, have fun people. A diamond in the rough with an everlasting place in party music.
Not going to lie, I could never stand this song when it was released. I still cannot stand it to this day. Good video once again on the origins of the song, still will watch it if i like the song or not.
Yep...I can't stand the song - so cheesy, but I'm viewing this to learn to appreciate other peoples' taste. Every1 I know loves this song ...so the fact it makes people happy means I have an opportunity to be less judgememtal - & see it through their eyes.
@@Dave_Sisson They were almost a completely different band in the early days, though. "Roam" is stylistically much closer to "Love Shack" so that's why I mentioned it.
I saw the b52's the first time in 1979.... there were maybe 200 people there at The Keystone in Palo Alto...Kate and Cindy are beautiful harmonizers..I've seen them 8 times total now...best party band ever....
@Hellwyck - give WalterWhite a credit here. It takes a special kind of a**hole to show up in the middle of the party and start shi**ing all over everybody. I think he deserves applause and let's make sure he gets his medication dosage right this time !
VladR1024 I just ignore guys like that. He’s irrelevant. I’ve actually stayed in Kate’s motel in the Catskills. It’s really cool and in a great area, near the Phoenicia river. I love that area of NY. Many great musicians live up there still including Dr. Know, the guitarist from Bad Brains, he actually works at this great Heath food supermarket on the road between Woodstock and Phoenicia. Also, regarding the song, I’ve always liked the song. It’s fun, campy like all their songs.
Walter White you are obviously the troll. Because I stayed in Kate’s motel in the Phoenicia doesn’t mean I’m friends with her genius. Anyone can stay there and it’s in a great area of the Catskills. Never been to fire island, sounds like you know more about it than me. Yeah, I love Joni Mitchell’s music too. Thanks for adding that. Your last comment was too incomprehensible to reply to, you might want to sort yourself out and actually form an intelligent comment before trolling.
As a huge fan, I never understand why people love "Give me back my man" so much. I mean, it is okay, but so many tunes WAY better in my opinion. But everyone is different!
Hi Kate, I have been a fan of yours, and I have been 'singing' your praises as a vocalist for ever. Your beautiful and distinctive voice has always made me happy. So glad to see you in this vid - it was wonderful to hear all about Love Shack, and to actually see the shack!! Stay well, safe and happy.
First heard Rock Lobster during Talking Heads/Transistors intermission at Rainbow Music Hall, Denver 13Oct77. Owsley Stanley mix on Red Dragon blotter. Mind Fucker😎
Show was what anyone who knows the music & lsd would expect. Dizzying moments...Byrne played a giant, white Martin F-55 on Psycho Killer, for several bars Frantz's face was framed in crook of his right arm. Eye contact was nuts, couldn't look away and I thought the fucking roof was going to fly off the place. Third row center. Local Transistors, fun to watch, sucked. Guaranteed, at least half the 1485 seat venue was or could have been tripping. Everyone was high, like it or not hotbox. Denver's Rainbow Music Hall is worth reading about. Saw a dozen $2 shows.
Been driving RT28 for 35yrs visiting my brothers weekend homes, never knew until few years ago when the Kate's sign caught my eye. Go visit, it's beautiful up there.
The combination of Kate's and Cindy's voices is a unique musical instrument in and of itself. After all these years it's a sound that still gives me goosebumps.
The ending of Private Idaho is a prime example of this. Goosebumps evertime.
@@ReasonableRam "Deadbeat Club" is my B-52s goosebump song. Even a tear or two sometimes.
Love that woman!!
Yes, it's outrageous isn't? I like your take-a unique musical instrument indeed!
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When I was in college in the 1970’s, I wrote a paper on an “up and coming indy band” for my Music Appreciation class. The band was The B-52’s, and I scored an “A” on the paper! The professor commented in his remarks that the band seemed “rather cheesy”. Ahh, what did he know :(
They were best when they were up and coming:
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Didn't John Lennon love em - up and coming?
That's awesome! Love the B-52s and their music is just as cool today as it was back in the late 70s and 80s.
@@allenf.5907 The story is that he heard 'Rock Lobster' and it inspired him to record again.
@@shaitarn1869 He associated Rock Lobster (sounds) with what Yoko would do with her almost guttural soundings. Similar.
I got to meet her last year after their show and she is wonderful, the band was great, and she had something kind to say to everyone during the meet n greet, a very genuine and graceful woman. A memory I will treasure for sure.
Same here. Before her Chicago show. She was gracious and very sweet and not at all rushed. I wish u could post our pic here because you wouldn’t believe how amazing she looks.
B52's should be inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame! Incredible catalog of songs and they were on the forefront of acceptance of alternate lifestyles and compassion for HIV /AIDS victims.
I second this!! They absolutely should be inducted!! 1000% 🫶🔥🤌
What a beautiful place & lovely story about Love Shack. Kate Pierson's vocals & musicianship is pure magic. Thank you for sharing this video. Musical cheers.
Who doesn't adore the great Kate. I'm so glad she enjoys life. She made everyone's life better.
Kate Pierson, like Olivia Newton John...a one in a billion voice.
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I love the B-52's! My friend used to work as a waitress at The Four Seasons hotel in Boston. She served them once and remembered how they drank over $1000 in booze at one meal (which was way more than she even made in a week). When Fred says "where did the money go?!" that might be the answer. ….?
Hopefully they gave a proper 15% tip.
Walter White Thank you and agreed.
@Walter White Still better than Despacito
Walter White nah, Celine Dion takes that crown
@Walter White
I agree, I've loved the B-52's since their first album, but Love Shack is annoying.
This woman (and Cindy, too) can seriously move some air!!!! The harmonies those two create are just otherworldly!!!! Ethereal, super-nova powerful, the whole range!!! **They not no limburger!!!!***
This tune still can rock the house and make everyone dance in a party.
@Jimmy Durex why are you here? Go back to bed.
@@irishcountrygirl78 little Jimmy prefers bunghole beats.
@@irishcountrygirl78 🙌💃💃💃💃 haters in the shack! I'd love for us all to ride up to his place, love shack style! 🥳🕺🕺💃💃🤸♂️🤸♀️
@@shawndamccormick278 I'm in 👍🎶🎶🎶
@@shawndamccormick278 where bouts you from with that irish name?
Fun fact: she's 71 years old....
I just read it somewhere else. If I hadn't I wouldn't believe you. She looks amazingly beautiful.
No way 😲😲
Yeah for 71 she still looks amazing. Some people are bashing her for showing some age, but she looks darn good. Hey, give her credit for petes sakes everyone ages!
@@jennymeade8786 Katie and Cindy both look amazing.
@@Hellwyck Yes they do.
Even her speaking voice sounds beautiful like she's singing.
The B-52s and Devo played a concert at my high school in the early 80s. I forgot who opened for whom. Fantastic show! I remember being amazed that they were actually playing at my school.
Far out! I wonder how that happened...and WHERE?!
@AlexKx I went to Brockton High School 1982-1985. I don't know how it was arranged. One factor was probably that it was a very large school. My graduating class was around a thousand students.
I have been hearing this song often lately in my car on the radio and enjoy its amazing vitality and creativity so much ! I thought maybe it had been re-released or something! Such a great hit record.
This song got me into the b52s ! I am a metal head ! Back in those days I could never tell my friends that I liked that song! Now I am an 60 year old man !! This is a great song!! 😊😊
Loved the MTD videos in the 80's, my kids and now grandkid love watching them also. Timeless.
Saw them in 89 when they toured for this album. Two hours of pure fun. Probably the best concert I have ever been to.
The surviving members of the B52s are still doing great shows. I saw them play London maybe six years ago now. Wonderful! But for all the laid back, cruise through life vibe that Kate and her band mates convey never forget that when they started out these guys would drive from Atlanta to New York every weekend to play CBGBs (about 18 hours each way), probably in a vehicle that was too small and couldn't be fully trusted to make it to the first state line. A lot of determination, hard work and raw talent went into all that laid backness and great music. Thank you guys. Would love to visit lazy Meadows one day.
Keith no longer tours but is still a part of the band.
Many years ago, I won a VH1 Backyard Barbecue where the B52s played in Staten Island for me and my friends. Kate was so sweet to my wife and I and so was Keith and Cindy. Fred was a little standoffish, but still nice. It was a wonderful memory I will never forget.
I remember that contest. It's cool that you had a very positive experience. Often wondered how the winners were treated and if they got to actually meet the performers.
I bet it was a wild few days!
@@msh6865 yes it was a lot of fun. Not only did we get to meet them they had us on their bus and they were very down to earth. They treated us great. Fred called us on stage and at that point we were so drunk we made fools of ourselves but a great time. Someone put the entire show on TH-cam. Cindy had her husband and kids there and they were really nice. At the end of the show she gave me a 💋
@@stemikger very cool! Sounds like a great time and memories. Wish MTV was still like it was back in those days. Good times!
@@RichieNorthAlabama Very cool information. Thanks for the sharing and the prayers
I remember the backyard bbq! I remember I taped it on my VCR so I could watch it whenever I wanted! And then I recently (during the COVID lockdowns) found it here on TH-cam and watched it again! I had always wondered, too, how much you got to interact with them.
Oh wow, she's still gorgeous.
their subtle vocals on "topaz" are an underestimated slice of bliss.
Such a beautiful and haunting tune. Not enough people know that one.
What an awesome person Kate is, unbelievable voice and still bloody stunning
Love Shack was such an infectious song - impossible not to groove to. Kate's distinctive voice really made it stand apart from anything else. And her funky dance moves in the video were adorable to watch. She looks happy in this clip - great to see she's enjoying life.
Didn't she also sang the line "shiny happy people holding hands" in the REM song?
Yup, Mike and Kate's vocals are like milk and honey.
Absolutely did and it's one of my favourite memories of being a teen ❤️, her and REM were like strawberries and cream 🍧
@@pvshka lol l just saw your comment after l posted, maybe our sugars are low and we are craving 🤣🤣🤣
@@irishcountrygirl78 totally agree 😁
@@irishcountrygirl78 well, their singing sure helps with that 😁
Good lord, Kate Pierson ages gracefully! I remember when this song came out. I hated it then, but it definitely grew on me. Plus, I was a kid then, and my taste in music was less than stellar in 1988, though that year is my favorite year of music.
Lmao...I felt the same way when I was 13 in 1989 when radio stations and MTV were playing it non-stop. I remember running away whenever I would hear it. Lol
Months later ,the song grew up on me and I finally enjoyed listening to it. My favorite part is the middle of the song when Fred goes " I can't hear you" . I crack up laughing when I hear that part of the song.
about as "graceful" as a turd in a punch bowl maybe
Hi! I’m a DJ in the LA area.
I have to say... that song (love shack) is still a party fest song!
I play it all the time.
People sing it all the time!
Also, my daughter and I met you guys back stage around 2002 in San Diego... B52’s, Psychedelic Furs and Go Go’s.
My daughter was 13, red hair and you gravitated to her!
My daughter loved the attention!
I got free tickets and passes from my friends of Kathy V.
That was a memorable event.
You girls were so fun and friendly!
She’s right, the B-52’s have made my life better!
The blend of Kate and Cindy's vocals on "Looking for the love getaway, headed for the love getaway, love getaway" is perfection.
I've had a crush on Kate since first seeing her in the Flintstone's movie BC-52's video.
You're not the only one :D
Me too... disappointed to find out she is a lesbian
@@deadhorse1391 She is both ways. I remember her and Tim Rollins were a item in the 80s and part of the 90s.
Welcome to the exclusive invitation-only club of mere 3 billion men !
My mate barfed all over her knee high boots at the Hacienda in the late 80's, couldn't believe it?!?!!?!
She's pretty inside and out she makes the world 🌎 a better place to exist ✨️ 💛
I still think Kate is one of the most beautiful women of that music period. Her red wigs and all, and she's the same age as my MOM!😂
Along with bettie boo, and that chick from Dee lite.
Never mention a woman's age or even talk about it. Ask your mother, she'll explain!
Thank you for telling the story. We all love being enchanted. You are a beautiful person. God bless you. Sending love, light and blessings to you and your family ♥️✨😇
If you don't know it, listen to the song 'Roam' by The B52s too.
Lava, Devils In My Car, Give Me Back My Man, etc etc
Is That You Mo-Dean?
@@itchykami Bouncing Off The Satellites
@@toyoscio Private Idaho.
"Rock Lobster" is another great one.
That was a Great concert of The B-52's I went to Thank you Kate and all the B-52s !!!!!
The B-52's are simply a unique, one-of-a-kind group, would be nearly impossible to replicate it on purpose. Each member of the group brought a unique quality. Not many groups that have that sort of dynamic. Fleetwood Mac perhaps is like this as well, where each member stands on their own yet the whole group together is unique. The B-52's style is certainly all it's own, brought on by each member being themselves.
I love katty...best the music...legendary...joseph from paraguay
I love everything about Kate and the B-52s
Ohhh....my mates and I all fell in love with this wonderful lady when this song came out...cool...gorgeous lady ! xx
Did it come as a shock when you learnt she is married to a woman?!
@@oldmanc2 Nah...she's cool, good luck to her!
Time time time
see whats become of me
"Love Shack" was the first song that I played in the first ever new car I ever bought. 1990 Nissan Maxima. Great times with great friends.
I always thought that the Bass player in the video was hot.
Not a fan of the song, but it does have a killer bass line.
That is Sara Lee, British bassist. She played with indigo girls and Gang of Four as well, among others.
@@mrufino1 Now Tracy Wormworth
toyoscio yes, Tracy Wormorth played on their next album. Also a great bassist (her line on “Christmas Wrapping” by the waitresses is one of the greatest ever). But the bassist in the video and on this album is Sara Lee.
Also of note, the drummer is Charley Drayton, who has done a lot of work with Keith Richards and others. Great bassist and drummer.
@@mrufino1 That's right. It is Sara Lee, but Tracy has now been hired permanently. and I believe Sterling Campbell is their permanent drummer.
Good on ya Kate, Thanks for tour & insight. I was at your last European tour but am hoping it wasn’t. Loved you guys since the 1st LP when I was at school which was a long time ago now. Keep on rocking the shack. Stay safe.😍👍🇬🇧
Kate is still beautiful and I will never forget the magic of her voice. It looks like she is doing well and that is great. Every time Kate sings, an angel gets her wings.
Great Band, great video! Saw them at Heatwave, north of Toronto back in the 80's.
Beautiful line up, Talking Heads, Elvis Costello!
The B52s are quite simply their own absolutely unique genre of rock music. Period.
Love you guys ,saw you in Brisbane, best concert ever!!
71 years old, and still a lovely lady. Glad to see that Kate is doing so well!
Kate was always my favourite B-52. Loved the band and this vid!
I wonder why no one ever mentions that "Love Shack" was originally the "B" side of "Channel Z" and that DJ's were flipping over the single and playing "Love shack" instead and thats how it became a hit?
They made my life better with way more than just Love Shack. I still listen to their albums on a regular basis. I’m obsessed with Bouncing Off the Satellites.
I worked in radio on the other side of the planet back then and did exactly that! I'd totally forgotten, thanks for the flashback, heh.
@@davidcox30004 Bouncing off the Satellites was such an underrated album!
swtv1754 I understand that with Ricky’s passing after the album was made that the band was devastated. They didn’t tour for the album and didn’t do any promotional stuff. I feel like the band was solid on the album and the ballads on the album are incredible. Their whimsical and edgy flavor still shows through. Surely it would have done better under different circumstances. This album set up their next one Cosmic Thing which went on to be the most successful commercially. I truly wish Ricky was still with us as his killer guitar and bass would have lead to even more great music. I’m just thankful they stayed together and have toured for so long. I try to catch their shows whenever possible. I think all of their albums are underrated especially Satellites.
@Proton2112 Single "Carts" short for cartridges and yes they included both sides.
One of the most beautiful humans on the planet, inside and out! I got to meet her and party with her in Vegas in 2001! She was so lovely, kind, generous, genuine, funny and intelligent! Love you Kate! We'll meet again! X
Planet Claire, less known then Love Shack but no less epic imho.
Mike Hydropneumatic She drove a Plymouth Satellite....
I dunno, I know both of them, but it seems to me that in france it's the opposite... Planet Claire has even be used for some TV shows... Love shack is almost not known in france.
It's hard to forget the lyrics of that song. If ever I wake up in a place with pink air, red trees and headless inhabitants I'll know exactly where I am. :)
It definitely was awesome
Love that song
@@garryiglesias4074 That is why I love France, they are so French there...
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What a beautiful creative place out amongst nature - a peaceful & inspiring place for ideas to flourish ❤ PS. _Love Shack_ was an iconic song & music video in my childhood (in Australia). And it was the first song I ever sung at karaoke… in my 20s!
They hold their place in music history... many of the most sweet moments with this band... Topaz still can make me cry, So many good bands - this is just one of them.
Thank you for posting this. I saw them in 1990 Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts, Mansfield, MA, USA. Great show, and Kate's voice.. and the whole band rocks my socks. Really inspires writing music. "So says, MrTom.. so it so it was written.."
I love this song because of Fred's vocals. And because it's fabulous, of course.
I love this video and the song.
Seeing The B-52's live (Berkeley, CA) on their first tour is a very happy memory! Their sound and performance was so spot on clean and tight (although not difficult to do, considering the simplicity of their music haha). I saw them for the second time as the headline act for the 2001 Gay Pride Day concert celebration in San Francisco. They were just as simple, tight and clean as they were in 1979!
My wife and I took our little old man dog (RIP Lobo 3-10-2018) and spent a Christmas at Kate’s Lazy Desert a few years ago. We were the only ones around for days. We enjoyed the crazy cold and turbulent winds in the middle of the desert out near Joshua Tree. It was magical. The Airstreams were beautiful. Loved it!
I'm from the American South as well and never interpreted "tin roof, rusted" to be anything but literal, as I too saw lots of actual rusted tin roofs.
rock lobster is so bad you wonder how anyone ever listened to it.
@@commentfreely5443 gr8 b8 m8
I didn't know people thought it meant something else, I have a garden shed right now, and the tin roof is rusted.
@@commentfreely5443 What??!?!?!? Rock Lobster is the bomb, it's still as good now as it was when I was 7 years old!
it would be a really evocative euphemism tho,
What a joy to see that smiling face!WOw! Glad she is archiving the band's history. Oh, made me feel old, though. so went back and watched the Love Shack video agaain. made me dance lol
I'm shocked that's she's 71, Even in the early 90's when this song was out she would have been in her 40's which I would never have guessed, Must have always looked about 20 years younger.
1989 was when this song came out
When i saw the clip of shiny happy people I thought she was at the same age as the band excluding Mills who looked 15 in that video XD
Awesome job Kate looks great shes over 70 years old enjoying life and really seems to be a humble person
Amazing how often Love Shack is stilled played and still sounds great . A fantastic accomplishment.
Definitely in the top 2000!!
RuPaul is the DRAG QUEEN (with white shorts and afro) in the video!
The band actually was on Drag Race, judging!
Got to hang out with the band in 2006 after a concert in Ventura CA. My friend, Terry Bozzio popped in on drums that night too. It was fun. Great down to earth, have fun people. A diamond in the rough with an everlasting place in party music.
Was Dale there?
She kinda reminds me of Elvira when she isn't in character and is Cassandra Peterson
Cassandra and Chloe (the pornstar) were epic groupies in the 70s and 80s.
awwww love you guys. you brought summer even in winter! x
Not going to lie, I could never stand this song when it was released.
I still cannot stand it to this day.
Good video once again on the origins of the song, still will watch it if i like the song or not.
Yep...I can't stand the song - so cheesy, but I'm viewing this to learn to appreciate other peoples' taste.
Every1 I know loves this song ...so the fact it makes people happy means I have an opportunity to be less judgememtal - & see it through their eyes.
This is the most addicting channel on TH-cam. So many great music stories! Short and Sweet!
I love this song ever since I was a kid. And their other song Roam.
OMG OMG OMGGGGGG!!
This treat I keep for later this evening.
Great song. But "Roam" is better.
My favourite is Rock Lobster.
@@Dave_Sisson They were almost a completely different band in the early days, though. "Roam" is stylistically much closer to "Love Shack" so that's why I mentioned it.
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Same here Dave!
Dance this mess around is the best.
@@brujx4u799 If you're a hot bombshell who'd like to ravish me, I might agree with that.
But that's the condition.
I love how the outside of the cabin looks like a shack and once you're inside , WOW!!!!
Did she sing on shiny happy people?
Yep
I think so. It sounds a lot like her. I lime that song too
And Iggy Pop's Candy.
Yes she did.
Yes, the B-52's are from the same town as REM, Athens, Georgia
I visited the USA in 1990 as a 22 year old & knocked back the opportunity to see the B-52's live.
Damnit, I still regret that decision to this day!
Her bettie boo and that chick from Dee lite, giggety.
Lady Miss Kier from Dee Lite, hubba hubba ;)
@vibratingstring Oh, thank you very much! Never seen that one. Something about that woman...........
The girl from Dee Light always got my juices flowing and I really don't like girls with short hair but in that skin tight suit YUMMY
My Wife and I stayed at Lazy Meadows, near Woodstock. Absolutely brilliant place!!
Beautiful woman, just love her.
Me too!
@@DAdam-fo1md You're beautiful as well👊😜
I saw the b52's the first time in 1979.... there were maybe 200 people there at The Keystone in Palo Alto...Kate and Cindy are beautiful harmonizers..I've seen them 8 times total now...best party band ever....
I LOVE KATE!!!
That song was slammin'....
They're an amazing band and fun to listen to.
As always, this is a music history jewel! Thanks
Oh my goodness, she is so cute. I always admired her look. This song is so iconic.
Kate is awesome! Great Song for the world! What a gift!
They should be in the HOF if they aren’t already.
Nah- Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame is a joke and they're above that.
Watch what happened when Steve Miller received his accolade. It's on TH-cam.
That was lovely. Thank you.
I love the Schitt's Creek vibe of this video!
That is so funny. I just binged that series and thought the same thing.
YOU were/ are by far the best thing about the B52s!
Fred: “Where did all that money go?” Errrr....right there in that motel and studio and your NYC apartment Fred.
@Walter White Sense of humour bypasses are a bitch, right?
@Hellwyck - give WalterWhite a credit here. It takes a special kind of a**hole to show up in the middle of the party and start shi**ing all over everybody. I think he deserves applause and let's make sure he gets his medication dosage right this time !
VladR1024 I just ignore guys like that. He’s irrelevant. I’ve actually stayed in Kate’s motel in the Catskills. It’s really cool and in a great area, near the Phoenicia river. I love that area of NY. Many great musicians live up there still including Dr. Know, the guitarist from Bad Brains, he actually works at this great Heath food supermarket on the road between Woodstock and Phoenicia. Also, regarding the song, I’ve always liked the song. It’s fun, campy like all their songs.
Walter White you are obviously the troll. Because I stayed in Kate’s motel in the Phoenicia doesn’t mean I’m friends with her genius. Anyone can stay there and it’s in a great area of the Catskills. Never been to fire island, sounds like you know more about it than me. Yeah, I love Joni Mitchell’s music too. Thanks for adding that. Your last comment was too incomprehensible to reply to, you might want to sort yourself out and actually form an intelligent comment before trolling.
Walter White I wasn’t the one that brought up Joni Mitchell in the first place that was you. 🙄
I love Kate Pierson!!
pretty cool to see, everyone loves the B-52's.
Great track but 'Give me back my man' was better
Garyf hell yeahhhh ❤️
As a huge fan, I never understand why people love "Give me back my man" so much. I mean, it is okay, but so many tunes WAY better in my opinion. But everyone is different!
I love Private Idaho!
Hi Kate, I have been a fan of yours, and I have been 'singing' your praises as a vocalist for ever. Your beautiful and distinctive voice has always made me happy.
So glad to see you in this vid - it was wonderful to hear all about Love Shack, and to actually see the shack!! Stay well, safe and happy.
great lady, good song from way back when.
very timeless this song from Sound it grooves and sounds so funky, my god she is 71
I love the whole band and am a huge fan! Such a wonderful interview and video!!! Love you Kate!!!!
I’m still crushing on her. Disappointed she plays for the other team😢
Me too.
Point for me!
I thought she is bisexual?
@@swtv1754 trisexual?
Anthony switch hitter? Nice!
Don't ever stop my queen we are always at your service. We're so appreciative of you and the band.
Get Well Cindy 🙌💯
First heard Rock Lobster during Talking Heads/Transistors intermission at Rainbow Music Hall, Denver 13Oct77. Owsley Stanley mix on Red Dragon blotter. Mind Fucker😎
Milton Michael Mills sounds like a great time! Honestly jealous!
Show was what anyone who knows the music & lsd would expect. Dizzying moments...Byrne played a giant, white Martin F-55 on Psycho Killer, for several bars Frantz's face was framed in crook of his right arm. Eye contact was nuts, couldn't look away and I thought the fucking roof was going to fly off the place. Third row center. Local Transistors, fun to watch, sucked. Guaranteed, at least half the 1485 seat venue was or could have been tripping. Everyone was high, like it or not hotbox. Denver's Rainbow Music Hall is worth reading about. Saw a dozen $2 shows.
Been driving RT28 for 35yrs visiting my brothers weekend homes, never knew until few years ago when the Kate's sign caught my eye. Go visit, it's beautiful up there.
She's 70? How??
Talented artist!
I'm guessing plastic surgeries and a lot of cosmetics. I ain't judging, just saying. Love Kate, she's amazing.
Well their debut album was released 41 years ago!