the top 11 songs by the b-52s, in order!
 

it's pretty much common knowledge that i am the expert when it comes to the b-52s, here is my official list of their top tracks


11. private idaho
10. there's a moon in the sky (called the moon)
9. song for a future generation
8. Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland
7. channel z
6. 52 girls
5. quiche lorraine
4. dance this mess around
3. rock lobster
2. planet claire
1. mesopotamia

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i like the popular songs like Roam or Love Shack - many other songs were too weird for me

Nice pic and list. Been meaning to check out some new B-52's. Couple there I havnt heard.

They were hot doing Channel Z on SNL around 1990. YT has the rehearsal but only place I have seen the vid is on one of my VCR tapes. :)

B-52s will always be known for "the guy from the B-52s". BTW, is that pic supposed to resemble Scooby Doo or not? If not, that's hilarious.

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absolutely 1st album is the best imo.
"Planet Claire"
"52 Girls"
"Dance This Mess Around"
"Rock Lobster"

all on that album....great stuff. Planet Claire and Dance This Mess Around are my two favs.

Planet Claire is a great song.

Rock Lobster not at #1 makes Jew Cat a sad Jew Cat...

nice, lol

mesopotamia could be the best song ever done.

My man is back :)

Why is Private Idaho at the bottom and why did you have to add an extra slot for it to be extra at the bottom?


p.s. Thank you for knowing they used to be a good band.

Rock Lobster is good but it is in many ways wacky good rather than quality. I sort of see it as the song that people that only really know Love Shack will also like. Which doesn't make it bad - I like it - just not as good as other songs they have done.

the b-52s were my introduction into alternative, back when alternative was alt- 1979.

growing up in redneck texas, riding around in a pick up truck, dipping skoal and drinking schlitz & cranking rocklobster = good times!

i was going to just do the top 10, but private idaho is pretty much their best mainstream track so i figured i'd include it. i've never really dug their pop/popular songs as much.

I was born in '76. So, I came to know of them through the more popular (ie chance to cash a royalty check) period. However, as I got into more alternative music as I got older I discovered their older stuff. I am an R.E.M. fan and it was through their championing of B-52s I checked out the 'punkier' stuff and loved it. Why they then went and worked together on the worst R.E.M. song ever, I will never know.

I just found it incredibly entertaining in a way that made me want to drop acid.

i never understood that collaboration either!

it really is a well-done song. killer crescendo

What I like about Rock Lobster is that they managed to make a totally ridiculous and wacky song that still fuckin ROCKS!

B. 81 in redneck TX here, intro'd to the B-52's by my parents, who also introduced me to much of the good music I still listen to today.

B-52's were very strange, but their style and music worked so well. I didnt like them at 1st, but warmed up to the rather quickly. Very different seems to work.


Nice thread Dyna Mo. Thanks for the flash back:thumbsup






And you look great in your Avatar dude:thumbsup

this was actually what got me interested in more b52s beyond love shack a few years ago. :1orglaugh

I understand them working together. They are both from the same era of alternative music and from the same part of the world. They are both capable of writing and producing fantastic songs but instead did a seriously crap one.


Fred has done some fairly crazy solo stuff over the years too...one wacky ass man.

Daaaaaaaave!! ola amigo.

glad you like the 2s eh.

thx for the compliment!

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Oh, I like it a lot. Just not more than the ones above it on the list. Then, I have never done any drugs much less acid. I am considering starting.

awesome!

:thumbsup:thumbsup:thumbsup rock.

The Santogold remix of this from a year or two back was awesome.

WOW! i love santogold and had no idea she remade the track!!!!!!

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Yeah it's a great disc. The redo of Guns Of Brixton is one of my all time faves.

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I remember those days. Only I grew up in southwest Missouri and left the Skoal dipping to the boys (not to say I never accidentally grabbed a spit beer can. Ewww)

You inspired me. Had housework to do tonight so I added a new B-52's station on Pandora. Just finished dancing to "Give me back my boyfriend". I suddenly feel like a teenager again :thumbsup

I meant "Give me back my man". No idea why I typed 'boyfriend'. Maybe I was thinking about the asshat I was dating back in '80? :)

A great band.

Never heard of any of them. Only B-52s song I know is Love Shack.

Very Cool thread, I was just thinking about looking into their music while driving a while back.

Actually Kate Pierson's vocals in Iggy Pop's Candy is what played on repeat when I lost my virginity, so it's a must.

:)

Well, consider this your chance to learn :)

Not, that I can't fully get into some loud Love Shack singing when booze is involved.

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They're from the same town-
Athens, Georgia which was home to a pretty big new wave rock explosion late 70's - 80's-
B-52s, Ravenstone, Pylon, Widespread Panic, Indigo Girls, Love Tractor, the Georgia Satellites,Flat Duo Jets,Hillbilly Frankenstein and R.E.M. - all from Athens.

btw if you can check out the Flat Duo Jets and Hillbilly Frankenstein....crazy good stuff.

Hillybilly Frankenstein


Flat Duo Jets On Letterman with Jack from White Stripes commenting-

i found the documentary- Athens Georgia Inside:Out
Great documentary with some really rare tunes. Some of the best REM i've ever heard.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0023W65AW/

Yup, I am an R.E.M. nut so I know a bit about Athens. I really would like to go there someday since so many bands I have enjoyed come from there. My uncle doesn't live too far away.So, I suppose I really should make that happen.

R.E.M. have also worked with the Indigo Girls...I had a friend that used to listen to them a lot and one song came on and while none of them were singing I just had this weird feeling and asked 'are R.E.M. on this track? A few minutes later Stipe starts to sing but weirdly, it was Buck's playing that had some how set off my 'R.E.M. radar'.

I never thought "Private Idaho" to be "mainstream" ... anyway, one of my favorite B52's

Talking Heads, Devo ? Same genre and era ...

nice! funny thing, i can remember vividly the 2x i chugged spit out of a long neck bottle, and they were both over 25 years ago!
<-- very traumatized.
that songs kicks so much ass. carlos, what's up man?

ahh yes, i had forgotten r.e.m. was also from there. they prolly mention that in some lyrics somewhere but it would of been unintelligible, lolz! yuk yuk.

private idaho was their 2nd top 100 billboard track.

they suck..

run along and try to be a party pooper elsewhere.