The B-52's performing Adios Desconocida a discarded demo from the David Byrne produced EP 'Mesopotamia'. Found online. I don't own the rights to this recording I am sharing for archival reasons.
Big Bird and Queen of Las Vegas are the other two Mesopotamia outtakes which would have made it a full album with Adios Desconosida. The Queen of Las Vegas outtake has been released and is quite different than the Whammy recording. It’s on the anthology and here on TH-cam. I imagine Big Bird would have been recorded for Mesopotamia basically how they played it live in 1982 shows, which isn’t too far off from the Whammy recording, so I don’t think Big Bird was totally reworked like Queen of Las Vegas was.
Unfortunately, they were pretty much forced by their manager to put it out prematurely as a six-song EP. Kate has said the band didn't even consider it finished.
I wish they would have slapped this and some other song onto Mesopotamia so it would properly be remembered as their third album instead of an “EP”
I absolutely agree! It would have such a good era especially if David Byrne gave it more focus as producer.
Big Bird and Queen of Las Vegas are the other two Mesopotamia outtakes which would have made it a full album with Adios Desconosida. The Queen of Las Vegas outtake has been released and is quite different than the Whammy recording. It’s on the anthology and here on TH-cam. I imagine Big Bird would have been recorded for Mesopotamia basically how they played it live in 1982 shows, which isn’t too far off from the Whammy recording, so I don’t think Big Bird was totally reworked like Queen of Las Vegas was.
m.th-cam.com/video/I4SAclO9JAE/w-d-xo.html
Unfortunately, they were pretty much forced by their manager to put it out prematurely as a six-song EP. Kate has said the band didn't even consider it finished.
@@vincefarin7273 "Butterbean" was also going to be included, so that would have brought it up to a full ten-track album.
Cool, never heard this before!
it's like striking gold..
Love this! Would’ve been a great addition to this album!
Oh the possibilities...😉😊
Incroyable !!!!!! Du Bififtytouz inédit. Merci
Mesopotamia was their last great album. And this was thought to be on it,
🤩 interesting 🤔 🎼
Joya
Wow !!!! Never heard before, where can I get it ??? Love it !!!
Kinda sounds like some Doors influence….like it.
I found this album too short this song sounds pretty good
wasn't there also a song called urgentissima from this time ?
If there is, I've never heard of it in the B-52s catalogue. Was that form another group, or no?
Not great. Too much Talking Heads, which is to say, David Byrne, not enough B52s.