B-52s – Rock Lobster
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Nah.
Lets go back to Summertime.
One of their stranger songs.
Mixed feelings (neutral) on the B-52’s.
First heard them on college FM radio, and the whole 1950’s-esque Beehive Stuff played sorta well on MTV.
American Bandstand: Rate a Record
“It has a really good beat, and you could dance to it…”
https://youtu.be/n7RuIga3vdk
1:18
I hated their sound-they and Marx killed the 80’s. “Camel Walk” by ‘Southern Culture on the Skids” outdid their act.
The best REM song came from “The Josh Joplin Group” and was called ‘You’re Playing You Now.”
What do you think of LORD HURON?
Heard the band when my oldest sister was in her ‘punk’ phase. I have the eponymous debut album, and like it. Not in a hurry to buy their other work, though.
Boys in bikinis
Girls in surfboards
Everybody’s rockin’
Everybody’s frugin’
Twistin’ ’round the fire, havin’ fun
Bakin’ potatoes, bakin’ in the sun
Put on your nose guard
Put on the lifeguard
Pass the tanning butter . . . .
Have fun . . .. it’s summer!
The band should have been named the “D- 52’s”.
Clearly a missed branding opportunity.
“one of their stranger songs”
Hmm, think the other songs were plenty strange too.
The lighter side of Punk.
Somewhat unexpectedly the career of the bomber is likely to continue beyond that of the band!