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- The B-52s (styled as The B-52's prior to 2008) are an American new wave band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976. The original line-up consisted of Fred Schneider (vocals, percussion), Kate Pierson (vocals, keyboards), Cindy Wilson (vocals, percussion), Ricky Wilson (guitar), and Keith Strickland (drums, guitar, keyboards). Ricky Wilson died from AIDS-related illness in 1985, and Strickland switched from drums to lead guitar. The band also added touring members for albums and live performances.
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Broadcast date: 1980/06/01
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These are not just musicians, they are artists, actors and performers
it was an art school... that RuPaul and REM were at as well
God I miss those days when life could be eclectic and fun . We have all truly lost our happy energy.
We sure have
Cindy at her best. A shy woman, yet she belts out the words. I love the awkward dancing, and her facial tensions. Truly amazing.
As a musician I've always liked playing shows barefoot. The feeling of the stage under my feet kinda grounded me there, I guess. Seeing Cindy doing the same thing here makes me feel less weird about doing it 😆
Bravery is sexy AF!
There.like.little.kids.i,ll.give.you.fish.and.candy.so.simple.so.great.lovethis.old.video.the.most.for.some.reason.?
@@tomward9140 They are far from kids and definitely not innocent. When you lose the most valuable thing you ever laid your eyes on and someone else has it the trauma makes you revert back into your inner child because that's all you know for sure.. you. Some wise man wrote a book about a pearl diver to make it clear for folks😜. Carl Jung and my honky Freud made it pretty clear. It's a sad song that makes me want to get up and dance(if I could walk)I'm not sure why your sentences are so short but I agree. You can tell by the look in all their eyes they're putting their hearts into it. The human heart is so beautiful when it shines. I can't help but think of the insecurities Cindy had to fight and overcome up there, but yet she's one of the most beautiful ladies I've ever laid eye's on growing up. Clair is beautiful by all the public standards but I always swooned when I saw Cindy! Such strong spirits, all of them! Unique and unashamed! A huge part of my childhood!! I hope you get that sentence thing worked out. Remember, soap boxes are inherently slippery things to stand on if that's what that was about. Not really sure. Highest blessings! You have great taste in music!!
Cindy is an absolute goddess here! Or anywhere, for that matter! Most unassumingly sexy woman ever!
I used to think this was just an OK song, and didn't think much about it. But only recently have I come to appreciate it and realize that it's probably my favorite song of theirs now.
I totally agree . They got famous in the Uk after love shack - and o listened to earlier tracks in the early 90s . It a strange track - but I really like it .
This was always my favorite! I went cross country in a old Valiant listening to B52’s & Wild Planet with three friends. It was the best
I suscribe !!
I've been waking up with in my head for days❤!
I bought the remix it's banging
I just love how everyone in the band just supports. It’s totally Cindy’s moment
Is because the playback
@@cristobalmaiden You don't get it.
Monterino, agreed, this is something that likely has been underappreciated over the decades. The B52s were a team effort, Fred was always letting the girls do their thing, and boy could they take it... 52 Girls? Wonderful harmonies, such a fun band. I can only imagine how much fun their local shows were with all their friends in attendance.
Awww...she was the Kid Sister if the band. Still a teenager in 1980.
@@knowhere60 Close, Cindy was born in 1957, so 23 in 1980, but what a voice and cute too. She was a teenager when they first formed in 1976. You are right, she was the kid sister, the youngest member of an amazing band.
The Best New Wave band ever , Their music keeps me young.
Can you imagine being that young - and just letting it rip like they did. Reckless Abandon!
Ricky Wilson was an insanely creative guitar player who doesn't really get the credit he deserves. Ricky Wilson was awesome.
So true! In many ways it is he who created the groove.
I love Bouncing off the Satellites, its crazy, he was a genius
imagine dying because a gay dude with aids blew his wad into your asshole...ffs
I believe he got his signature sound by removing a couple of strings from his guitar!
@@scotmark Wow, Never knew that ! thank you
Best live concert I ever went to. 1982 Riverside Calif.
Everyone just danced from start to end. Then it continued on in the car park.
60% of the crowd seemed to be female, many dressed in Beehive wigs mini dresses etc. Awesome night.
I want a time machine...
Awesome story, this is my first time in life I have listented to them!!! I can imagine why!!! So they are solo groovy!!!
One band. Three of the most distinct vocalists in rock history.
I agree 100%
One of the first records I bought with my own money.
@TART 140 BPM Experimental a shoemaker at best.
Wait til you hear the drummer.
Fred is very distinctive in a Biz Markie kinda way
Cindy's songs with the band always had a special something. Underrated vocalist.
i had no idea i am utterly blown away and i've been listening to them since 79
@MrTherealpad Man, so very true.
Agree! Love Kate too, but Cindy’s voice is so rich and soulful.
@MrTherealpad and an underrated keyboard player who played base keyboard with one hand and a lead with the other (shades of the Doors) while singing. Like you said, underrated band.
It's in her tone and intonations. They make her mesmerizing. Not much range.
My favorite B-52s song. I don't know how Cindy could sing this song every night without shredding her vocal chords. She was 100% dedicated to the song, even when they played it live.
Her vocals in dance this mess around are also pretty sick!!!!
It's a song about suicide, so I'm glad and impressed with how serious they perform this one.
@@fabisayshiwhat makes you think its about suicide?
@@kaycuz9402
Maybe they misunderstood the line "Head's in a whirlpool"?
@@fabisayshi Think more along the lines of someone's boyfriend being taken by a shark whilst swimming, and listen to the lyrics again...
Cindy Wilson: one of the few human beings that understand what existEnce is all about.
👌
Plus she can spell existence. ;-)
@@civlyzed Ooppss...!
PS: 🎓
@@andrespalacios1122 Just picking on ya! 😃
@@civlyzed No pasa nada.
Lo cierto es que a veces, al no ser mi lengua original, se filtran estas fallas de la matrix... 🙄
Cheers from Argentina 🇦🇷
Although the band downplayed themselves to appear nonchalant and casual, the B52's were a hard working group who did not stop until the sound they wanted was perfected to their satisfaction. The more I listen to them, the more I admire their talent, especially Ricky's guitar work. Absolutely brilliant he was.
They all were what a great sound ,and look ,they had.
I concur. Their sound is as close to perfection as you can get.
Agree. Ricky was a talented guitar player. Had a great tone & style.
Dude Ricky is one of my absolute favorite guitar players of all time. Cindy is just mind blowing on this track tho
Absolutely true! Their style incorporated more than crazy pop, notably some great jazzy interludes, and some complex instrumental and vocal jewels! Very underrated as serious musicians!! I love them!
Thank you Cindy, Kate, Fred, Keith, and Ricky (RIP) for music that kept me sane in high school and makes me smile in middle-age.
No one ever talks about Kate’s bass keyboard playing. She made this song with Ricky’s quirky guitar and Cindy’s amazing vocals. I’m still in love with Cindy after all these years! 😍🥰😘🤩
that's exactly what I was wondering? Is she playing the bass on the keyboard? 😁
@@bruno_py Yes. And despite there being *rumors* about Ricky playing bass and guitar at the same time, it's not true - he only ever played Guitar. Though one of his many guitar tunings was downtuned close to Baritone territory, he played no Bass notes.
Cindy is perfect here, Her voice, her moves. Singing from the deepest parts of her being. I am captivated.
Agree, captivated also. Watching her eyes. She seems to give brother Ricky a serious glance.
Unfortunately, perfect because she is lip synching. Love the passion she laid down on the album, but really wish this had been live.
it was a playback - top of the pops...
A playback of them lip synching. I wish they had played it live on Top of the Pops. This is them lip synching to the album track. Still love seeing them!
@@ShooLipps me too! :)
There's a level of emotion in many B52's songs that seems underappreciated
It's like trying to be depressed and lively at the same time.
Contained
Thats what them a great band
yup...so awesome..i appreciate it
Not by me. I'm dancing in my room to this now.... and saw them live in 1979 Chicago :) Got a few pics from that show, but kinda blurry.
Not many would realize that Cindy was the baby of the group, nine years younger than Kate and often in her shadow. But this really is one of the B52s best songs in their amazing catalogue.
Oh my god. I had no idea Kate was the eldest one.
Which other songs could you recommend me?
@@tierraprometida8866 Private Idaho is good
@@tierraprometida8866 "Rock Lobster" (the shorter 4:54 version, instead of the album version,) "There's A Moon in the Sky (Called the Moon,") "6060-842," "Runnin' Around," "52 Girls." A bunch of songs from their first 2 albums are great, but none of their other material's the same, even when it's the 1981 - 1985 material from before Ricky's early death from AIDS.
Within the Band, she was not in Kate's shadow. Only to outsiders it might seem that way.
So brilliantly retro, yet so ahead of their time. I don't know that I've ever swooned more over Cindy than now at my 57 years, she's mesmerizing, I can't take my eyes off of her.
Cindy Wilson was blessed with some real charisma.
A pure church siren...laying it out for all to hear, mesmerizing...
Modern talent show would be stopped after 5s singing
is, not was, my dear. the girl is still walking on the face of this planet.
@@Jodokusable Thanks I had to check to see if she was still alive.... Was is past tense ....
@@rabby-u pop
So underrated. Tossed off like a Novelty Act. They defined 80's sound. Kate and Cindy two of best vocalists in Rock Herstory. And Ricky was an amazing artist and song writer.
Absolutely
Still not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Effing shame.
@@lisawilliams2013 absolutely not ok
@@lisawilliams2013 the rock and roll hall of fame doesn't deserve them!!!
@Lisa Williams, absolutely love your name!!! It's a 'John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt' thing!!
at over 60 years old, I've attended many, many live shows, and The B-52's with The Judy's at the WinterGarden in Dallas, Texas 1982, was about the most fun concert I've ever seen.
Guyana Punch
This was very ground-breaking and revolutionary when it came out. It features bass synth, programming, and other production tricks that are now pretty common. Still fresh.
Cindy is just so gorgeous in this, what a wonderful vocal carrying such a great song.
Always liked the early days when she was brunette.
Saw them live in Seattle in the early 1980's. When they came out to the stage lights were low so those bouffant hairdos were impossible to miss. Cindy was so sexy singing "Give Me Back My Man" in her barefeet. Had a huge crush on her.
Yes, he looks great
Cindy is just so cool... and pretty, too...
And for some reason unappreciated
@@ralfralf3117 I find that really strange too. She has a highly remarkable voice and the most lovely appearance.
Kate Pierson
Yeah, perfect. Queen of cool. There aren't words...
They should have played on Pee-Wee's Playhouse. She's like if Miss Yvonne fronted a rock band.
I've always loved the B52's unique sound
It´s about the desire to regain a lost love. The lyrics describe a woman who misses her partner and would do anything to be together again, even offering gifts like fish, candy and everything she has in her hand. The woman feels dizzy from the situation and feels that if she does not recover her man soon, she will drown in her pain. The song is a mixture of nostalgia, desire, and desperation to recover a lost lover. Good song. Love it.
You are an idiot. 30 seconds of research would find that Cindy herself has said this song was about a girl who's boyfriend was eaten by a shark and comes to the beach each day to bargain with the shark. Take your pretentious bullshit elsewhere.
I think this showcases Cindy at her very best, and makes us all remember how great they all were...retro and ahead of their time all at once. And their music STILL sounds awesome, they've truly stood the test of time!
👏👏👏
I agree she sounds fantastic
The thing is that their music was considered Retro back in the 70s and 80s. It was inspired by rock/rockabilly music from the 50s.
Totally right they have definitely stood up to time
Well said!
This was so ahead of it's time - Just brilliant, even in 2022
They were just kids.
the lyrics.......how they changed them up was genius, you never knew what was next. So simple, but so complex.
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The first time that I heard it I thought it was a indie band from the 00s
Not ahead of time, just talent....that artists don't really have these days.
Love this clip. Excellent song and quirky as fak performance.
I am 58 yrs old, and I am quite convinced that the Breakdown, and guitar solo, had a MAJOR influence on the "dance moves" that are evident in this video. I love the B52's with each and every passing day!
There's so much to this band. Unique, space-age party music. Part nerdy, part not giving a fuc&. Part sarcastic. Hot women, cool dudes. All in for each other. Total team. For me, the tone is set by Rick, that sound, and he had no ego; in background, but his unique sound was the foundation. Strange lyrics that weren't absurd. Can hear their sound in so many bands that followed. Who wouldn't want to be young again and dance all night to the B-52's? Love them.
80s Cocaine and B52s. Sounds amazing
Cindy Wilson is a freaking goddess.
Agreed! And I encourage *everyone* to seek out her 2017 solo debut, _Change,_ which is sincerely terrific!
She was pretty hot back in the day.
Couldn't have said it better.
yea she is , this song is even better live .
You look pretty good too! Sorry
40 years old and still an absolute banger. Love it.
63 years old for me and still listening to one of my Favourite B52's tunes.
@@perrywoodfine8703 I meant the age of the song but yes, this song hits for fans of all ages. No doubt about it. =)
i listen to it constantly . i love them
It's great
60 yo and still dancing in my office to this, JUST rocks
I thought I was the coolest kid in school when I "discovered" this amazing group in the mid-80s. Their sound, vibe & artistry still feels cool all these years later.
Oh my gosh -that little instrumental break when they stand still and Cindy slowly turns around and for awhile she’s just standing there looking at her brother, for a few moments. I’m wondering what she was thinking. I was so saddened when I heard he died, I know it must have broken her heart. I didn’t expect them to go on as a band after whammy. But I am so, so glad they did.
We love you Ricky, Rock on in Heaven because it’s going to be a party when we get there!
tf you mean "we" i am not gonna be there
As someone who loves music and all types of music, I have come to the conclusion that this is the coolest band that there ever was. Thank you B52s
I never liked them. Always hated "Love Shack" but for whatever reason I woke up this morning with that song in my head. Started looking on TH-cam and found this song and "Private Idaho" and I finally get it.
This band is badass. I couldn't imagine hearing this back in 1980. It sounds nothing like anything that had been on the radio. It's a very unique sound. I didnt realize how talented they are
@@jimlthor A friend of mine bought this album when it first came out because Private Idaho was getting airplay on the Lexington Ky rock station. Its a great album and there is not a bad track on it. This album, which is their 2nd, and their first one are the best. I never cared for Love Shack and sadly that song is all some people know them for.
@@mousiespanks2379 haha.. Ive been going through their stuff this morning. Lots of good songs
Their first three albums are excelent.
B52's never fail to change my mood for the better
Why am I so entranced by this video? I keep watching it over and over. I do love her unique voice!
JSustain Because it is good music and good music tends to do that.
@@RumbleFish69 Forgive me, but Its also that I love her quirky ways and cutie looks.
Cindy is mesmerizing. Those dance moves are pretty groovy too.
Her hypnotic voice and the pure emotion of her cries at the end!
This is so wonderful!! ...
Saw them live in Nashville tennessee...one of my best memories
Two of the most gorgeous female musicians of all time. And I don’t care what you say, Cindy’s teeth make her all the more stunning… it just fits her personality and image, especially in this song. Imperfections are beautiful.
Wabi sabi puts me at ease. I'd bang either one of them. Good eye.
I noticed she had unique teeth but they look different later on. Did she get them changed?
Cindy's gorgeous! Always been. I love her eyes and teeth. Unique woman.
Cindy is beautiful in all her looks.
So agree!
Never has anyone tried so little to be cool. It is so natural to her, someone that comfortable with themselves is a very rare traight, best smile ever. Braces.....no chance....I'm good she says...one of my favorite girls ever
Love love love her. The other chics star trek voices are super cool. Cindy's overall flavor is to dream for
your so right!
agreed
I concur. Also THIS SONG IS AMAZING. I KMOW THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE NEW WAVE. BUT THIS SOUNDS LIKE OLD PUNK....LIKE ORIGINAL CURE AND STUFF LIKE WHEN PUNK WAS STILL FORMING AND STUFF....I KNOW ITS STUPID TO GIVE LABELS. BUT IT HELPS HUMANS ORGANIZE and make sense of things
They said Freddie Mercury could sing like he did because of his teeth
Absolutely love her performance here. Also her beautiful eyes and overbite which only add to her unique beauty. 💔
In my opinion, this is B-52's best track by far out of their entire music catalog!
This, and "Summer of Love". But then, THIS.
Best by far
Agreed! Always been my favorite
And "Dirty Back Road," but yes, THIS! :)
Then again,Wild Planet is just a great album.
Cindy Wilson is a Goddess.
I actually really loved Katie's voice.
There are too few songs where she’s the main singer.
@@McDowallManor I believe in reality that Kate did have the best voice.
@@hermask815 Candy with Iggy Pop was terrific.
@@McDowallManor
a. B-52s is a great band
b. in most songs Fred is the principal singer .
C. Kate and Cindy appear mostly as background singers.
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i wish there were
more songs where the girls were the foreground.
sure, Kate is great whereever she appears (candy, shiny happy people)
but all i was saying was that Cindy is dramatically underrepresented.
The most beautiful lyrics in this song are "Walking out of Corvettes, package in her hand, motions to all the seabirds throws divinity on the sand." I ❤ it.
Agree, but I always thought it's " There's " .. divinity ... ??
@@michellefalleur960 No I looked up the lyrics beforehand so I didn't misquote
@@doyourworseneatme Okay
My all time favorite lyrics too.
It’s actually Korvette’s. It used to be a department store that is now closed.
Fred Schneider putting in work
Fred is so friggin awesome in this song
he barely did anything
@@XenoGaming-ow2ks It's the performance, so awesome
One of the most exciting bands of all time.
Started listening to then right from the start. First album as a teen in the 70's. Now at 61 I still can't get enough of them. By Far my all time favorite Band ! ❤
61 here also , still listing still rocking.
Geezus, were we ever that young? It still hits me now, like it did then. Thanks for all the music and memories....
That does it, I'm taking up the tambourine.
Screw the stones ,im watching this 2 girls ,verses 4 ugly memfers, back in 1980!
Ha! Fred is like Mr. Superfluous in this number
That does it! I'm growing a 'porn-stache'', again.
I'm pretty good at rhythm tambourine and the odd solo, but I'd love to play lead... Practice, practice, practice. I'm getting an electric tambourine so I can play anytime without disturbing the neighbors.
nice 1
Oh my God, Cindy Wilson's catharsis is so complete here. And I want her dress so badly. It's sooooo cute. Amazing song.
I love how Cindy gives Fred a long look before she sparks up! She's like , this is really my song!? And Fred is totally committed to being Cindy's Tamborine player and backup dancer. Someway into the song Cindy gives a long loving look at her brother, Ricky.😂🤣😍
Disfunction. Carpenter family vibes.
That is the most intense tambourine performance I have ever seen
I'm partial to this other tambourine player. Goes a little wild when he switches to harmonica, and at the end he plays both at once. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For.
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Try Pete Townsend in The Who's Baba O' Reilly.
Intense? Deft and light handed...maybe.
Haha
He was throwing down!
Been a fan since 1978. This song is in the top 3 of my favorites. It is haunting, sultry, sexy, and so many other things. It paved the way for other new wave groups like The Cure, Echo and the Bunnymen, and Siouxee, and others to do songs like these.
Not true
I hear a ton of post-punk 2001 influence in this like The Strokes, Interpol and even newer bands like Beach Fossils owe to that driving crunchy slapping rhythm. Fuckin' Fire!
@@tonyb7395 please explain.
@@whosoever9198 there may have been bands influenced by the B-52’s but not the three bands you named.
@@tonyb7395 I hear you. But I didn’t say “influenced”. I said “paved the way”. They opened the door for those bands to walk in.
Been a FAN since they started the band. Nothing can compare to this group, and they complement one another. Thanks for giving us this little treasure.❤❤❤
The rest of us can only dream of being this cool… ever.
All hail, The B52s.
They gave a free concert under the Gateway Arch in St. Louis in 2004. Fred did the frug all over the stage, Cindy and Kate shimmied in sync like mad, and Keith stood in the corner of the stage playing guitar like a tall cool daddy in black with shades on.
Priceless memory, indeed.
I absolutely love this song, this and Dance this mess around are my two favourites. Best band ever, so underrated.
... everybody goes to parties ... !
This song and Ain't It A Shame are beautiful Cindy songs
They never got fully appreciated imho. I love them and this song is one of their best.
I’ve grown to absolutely love this band. They sounded like no one before them and no one who’s come after them could match them. I’ve always lovingly referred to The B-52s as the musical equivalent to a John Waters film: kitschy, retro, and 9,000% one of a kind.
Brilliant comment x
Aptly put!
The B 52's are immortal.
Jason C Except the AIDS casualty drummer.
Captain Freedom You mean Ricky Wilson, the original guitarist for the band.
Gerardo Reyes Okay, guitarist. I knew his name but he’ll always be “Aidsy McAidsface” or “The Other Gay Guy In The B-52s” to me.
Captain Freedom Wow you are disgusting. Please grow up. You are talking about someone who's passed away.
Gerardo Reyes Just a prank bro. But seriously, Hitler is dead too, so joking about him is also off-limits?
Never heard this before I love it and the singer is mesmerizing I keep watching it
This song is wonderful. It's happy, sad, makes me smile and cry. God bless the B52s.
Cindy in the cute black dress and with smokey eyes is a real heartbreaker. Dancing barefooted is making it really hard not to sigh…
This is by far their best song. Cindy's singing immortalizes it.
this one and Topaz as well !
Totally agree brilliant
It expresses the emotions of a teen-age girl perfectly.
Pizdamate
I love- “Dance this mess Around”. It’s right up there with this one!
If this is their best song, that's really not a good sign at all.
How can anyone not like the b52’s?
this is actually my favorite B-52 song and every once in awhile i need to hear it again ❤️
Same, couldn't agree more , it's Fantastic , she seems to pour her heart and soul into this xx
Ricky's guitar licks on this are just brilliant.
He could do no wrong, in my opinion. One of the baddest ever.
those two girls voices compliment each other SO WELL, the best I've ever heard
Absolutely the best band during that generation. Amazing!!!!
I never liked them in the 80’s. Now I’m just realizing they were musical genius’
Their music doesn’t age. Actually it gets better over the years.
They aren't Joy division or Talking heads, but definitely a great band.
@@fatdaddy1996 totally different music all three
@@fatdaddy1996 and generations after generation love LOVE SHACK...not my favorite but they have stood the test of time. Love TALKING HEADS too
god, she's incredible
Absolutely one of the most innovative bands that nobody has ever tried to duplicate, because they know it can't be done! 😆🙋👌👍👏👏👏
Lots of people have tried. Fetchin Bones, SCOTS, Voice of the Beehive... thats just a few.
Check ouf a Japanese band called The Plastics. Were doing this same thing from about 77 to 83. The Japanese claim they were BEFORE the B52s. But it is true that David Byrne, of the Talking Heads, and the b52s helped The Plastics release two US albums in 1980 and 81. If you like the B52s you'll like them too.
@@darkwitnesslxx The Plastics formed in 1976, as did The B-52s, so they started at about the same time. But I don't think their guitar parts sound anywhere near the same. I'm not saying they're "bad," I can listen just fine, but they sound more like XTC's "Drums and Wires" album.
The point is that guitar parts in B-52s songs are usually far more minimalist, while having hints of some unusual chords on one guitar - chords that try appearing like they're 2 different guitars instead of 1, even though 3 of their early songs from the first 2 albums had 2 guitars. And I say that as a fan of both early B-52s songs, and XTC.
Kinda interesting that all 3 bands had officially formed in 1976.
I thought this band was just fluff and cheese until I paid more attention to Ricky Wilson's guitar playing.....
He was like no one else ...
What a great loss it was when he left us way too soon
The B-52s. Musically genius, unique and fun! Love them.
Amazing how contemporary this sounds. Amazing
This song is awesome…
She’s a frickn GODESS!
She reminds me of Susan Sarandon
Yes!!!! You beat me to it.
I prefer to think of her as an exceptionally talented and adorable musician.
@@Potandthekettle i can see it -
I can’t agree more with all the comments, the B52’s were unique and a class act, loved them. Cindy is still the coolest girl around. I bought this when i was young, fresh faced, fit, cool and pretty good looking as we all were. Thanks for the upload.
They are all so perfect together. Like a perfect explosion of magic. Man music was so orgasmic back then.
There is something captivating about this music video yet to the naked eye it’s nothing special, just a band performing in a studio. But every single one of them are outstanding and Cindy absolutely owns it. Smoking performance from her. 💯
I love that fred is just dancing and playing tambourine .
cant catch him giving 95% lol
As a young man in 1979, new wave music held nothing for me, Led Zep etc was my world, but the B-52s and more accurately this tune, opened my ears to a whole new universe of music. You cannot stop your foot tapping to this classic intro I still love my Zep, but my music collection became a whole lot richer because of this band, because it taught me to have fun, 41 years later countless copies of tapes and cds later, this never leaves my car.
This comment was meant for Planet Claire, just noticed it was for the autoplay song afterwards.
Indeed,if I play this for you and you are like "meh" it's time for me to reavaluate our friendship.
cool story bro
Wow
Zep is f*ing awesome!
Same here Anthony. I was Zep, BOC, Sabs, Rush but liked these guys right away, in large part due to the edgy rhythm guitar work.
Fred along with Davy Jones knows how to play a fire tambourine!!
I'm so obsessed with Cindy.. Since the 80's.. this song always renews my love for her voice
I could watch her sing and dance all day
please children of the future, bring this style of music back (give me back my music)
19 y.o. guy here and i love this band but i am afraid that this style of music is pretty dead in my generation...
@EmbleerHomba ok i give a look thx :)
@EmbleerHomba i checked it out :) that first one you reccomended was good :D thanks for tips
Both of these women were just great singers. Especially together.
Cindy and Kate are the smokin hot babes from the 60s love both of them.
Listen to that drum beat. Glorious.
Such a fantastic song and band. The video looks modern for 2023 i can imagine this in 1980.
I used to DJ at clubs and parties in the early 80s, and this song was an underground smash hit in all of the cool/progressive night clubs all over America.
Absolutely banging tune ......I've played this since the early 80s and still love it
There will never be another B52s... masterpiece
I love seeing Ricky on guitar and Keith on drums. I miss this original lineup so much. RIP Ricky we miss you. Your sister Cindy was awesome on these vocals.
She and Belinda Carlisle sound so much alike. Wonderful singer she is.
4 nights ! One balcony , one 11th row center front , one Pit in front of Fred , Athens 11th row last ticket. 😳 it's going to be a blast , with a huge sadness after Athens show, I have been to almost 20 or more concerts of the B's s since 1981 Fox Theater Atlanta. No one will ever fill their shoes , no one ever has . Never ever going to because band with such a style of their own like them and kindness they have had with all their fundraising , Peta etc. One of a kind. We need a museum in Athens Ga.
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How sad for Cindy, and all the band, when Ricky died. For Cindy, not only a bandmate, a big brother. I remember them well in this period, very few bands could come near to their talent, and they really struck a chord to us 'alternative' lot. There has always been a huge element of fun in their music, but Cindy really gets across heartbreak in this song. Their lyrics are spot-on
I Literally can listen to this over & over & over again, on a loop, Never tire of it Love it So much xx
I’m doing exactly that at the moment, just can’t stop hitting play again
Best thing to ever come outta da south, B 52-s
Instantly likeable at the time. Very unique.