A RUSTY ROOF?! 🎵 The B-52's "Love Shack" REACTION

[@stewartsearle8288]

If this threw a curve ball, imagine what Rock Lobster would do.

[@centuryrox]

Or Planet Claire!

[@Bekka_Noyb]

amen to both!!

[@scapito]

🤣😂🤣 They almost put Rock Lobster on the live stream poll instead of this song.

[@royfrye2871]

Lol! Love rock lobster and planet claire

[@3DJapan]

Or one of my favorites, Quiche Lorraine.

[@crazyoldworld7946]

One of the best party songs in it's day, played loud with a whole lot of teenagers 'dancing' and singing at the top of their voices, almost like being at a concert.

[@steviekc9057]

The ONE TIME Brad isn't literal. "The Love Shack is a little old place where we can get together." Literally. It's a dive bar with a jukebox and a tin roof outside of Atlanta lol (And those are two beautiful and talented ladies singing in perfect harmony)

[@turbodsm712]

"Tin roof rusted" actually means unintentionally pregnant. Hence the "your what!?" Right before

[@leonardshevlin7260]

No, it's not. The Atlanta Highway is the road to Atlanta from Athens. Kate Pierson lived in a tiny shack (without running water or appliances) outside of Athens that she rented for $15 per month [It was later destroyed by arson]. But the song isn't about that shack or any specific shack. It's a mythical throw-down, down-home, disco juke joint in the rural South, according to Kate Pierson.

[@elbruces]

"But what does it MEAN?" - Brad, every song.

[@macdaddyns]

think your right, but, like Brad says they throw curve balls, What is the significance of "Glitter on the Mattress" having no experience with drugs, could this be a hint at nose powder?

[@zomfies]

@@macdaddyns Everyone in the band was gay except the blonde, and RuPaul is in the video, so I'm pretty sure it's just makeup glitter worn by various boys and girls

[@NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself]

These kids need more FUNK in their lives to shake them out of the _try to understand it_ mindset. Just enjoy.

[@catserver8577]

The video is better than trying to understand the lyrics, lol.

[@mnomadvfx]

Definitely fun like all their videos.

[@Kaddywompous]

The lyrics are straightforward, they’re just not deep.

[@ThurstonDrunk]

While the barely sane lyrics of these songs are great, the quirkiness of Fred and the whole band adds so much to the fun!

[@mikephillips8810]

They'd be better to put a list out if what they're planning to react to and we could say whether it's a.must see video, or lyrics only - and on the lyrics ones, whether they are throwaway lyrics or meaningful ones. Then Brad knows he could just enjoy some songs and not be fixed on readinvg them.

[@colemandias3212]

Def go back and watch video

[@sitori663]

One of the most fun bands to see live. They were so unique & talented. ❤❤❤❤

[@dougtucker1267]

"I can't end my messages with 'Love, Shaq' because the B-52s ruined that for me." - Shaquille O'Neal

[@TracyfromNC]

Great!

[@steviekc9057]

Legit LOL

[@sattymike0155]

Hahaha

[@user-or1ye3iz6d]

Bahahaa 😂🤣

[@jessenuf]

You beat me to it!

[@brandy6281]

This shit has been a bop since it came out. Grew up on this song. And still dancing at 48 in the middle of my living room watching ur reaction.

[@shanepn]

I'm so mad y'all didn't see the video. Some videos especially 80s videos are iconic and made the song as popular as it was.

[@texthit]

80’s music you definitely gotta watch the actual music videos IMO

[@centuryrox]

Agreed. I almost always recommend first time listeners watch a lyrics video. This song is the exception.

[@cobbycaputo3332]

Watching this video would have answered a lot of their questions.

[@user-or1ye3iz6d]

I say that all the time. I get so excited when I see that they are reacting to a certain song... And then feel soo let down when it's just some generic lyric video. 😭

[@user-or1ye3iz6d]

@@centuryrox back in the day, when we first heard these songs, we watched the video along with it, not some lyric video, the first time. That's what made it all so cool! So why would it be any different for people today?

[@NativeNYerChicHK]

This song is a whole party in and of itself! Just a really fun song ♥️

[@brianlafrazia8237]

Sometimes you guys just look too deeply into the lyrics. This is just goofy fun - which defines much of the 80s. Which is why the 80s ruled. :-)

[@rare_wulf9358]

Right a good portion of 80’s music is just meant to be fun and laugh at, fir example ‘’ Blinded By Science ‘’ song , no other decade has so many song of this nature. But as you know we had so much other types of music

[@ShaunHensley]

When people weren’t singing about impending nuclear annihilation

[@andrewwright9378]

I’ve noticed these youngsters seem to think that ALL lyrics are poetry and simply must be interpreted.

[@DavidSmith-pg1ob]

Yeah, in the video it's a shack, where people meet up to party. That's it, I think.

[@scapito]

Except this song is about a "love shack" and has on plenty of double entendres. Some people prefer to fully understand the meaning in artists works. Ain't nothing wrong with that... it's not being "too deep" or overly analytical... it also doesn't mean they're not enjoying the music.

[@TritoneChris]

LMAO Lex: what is a rusty tin roof Everyone : It's exactly what you just said, a tin roof , and it's rusty.

[@vonn4017]

wrong again... "tin roof rustin"....she's on the rag

[@pcrathke]

The band says: "The idea of the ‘Love Shack’ was just kind of a club out in the, just like a shack out in the country, where anyone could go, inclusive you know, be sexy, be free, dance, sweat, have fun together. " Outside of Athens, GA

[@douglasfrantzen3011]

The meaning of the three-word line Tin roof rusted has been pondered by many, but Pierson said there was no hidden meaning. “There’s been wild speculation about what ‘tin roof rusted’ means, and there was a rumor that it meant you were pregnant … or you were drunk … people were like, What does that mean? Well, it’s just literal, in Georgia, there were a lot of cabins, my house outside had a rusted tin roof because it was a funky old shack. $15 a month.”

[@bertpainter8385]

@@douglasfrantzen3011 Sort of hate to say it, but too many people tried to make something out of nothing. Especially about hidden meanings in music back in those days. I doubt many songs that have connections to hidden meanings from back then were actually intended to be that way. Many bands let it ride until later on when they aged and told their side of what was so. Yet people don't want to believe them. lol So they say, "F--K It" if that's what they want, give it to them.

[@dirkspatz3692]

@@bertpainter8385 Reminds me of an story I heard from my University. At Dies Academicus (A day for high school kids to visit the University and attendance at lectures) a literature professor gave a lecture about a chapter in a book where the hero walks at a foggy November day over a cemetery and watched the ravens flying around. Analysing the chapte r to the deepest meaning about life and death, the sense of existance yada yada yada. From the back of the autditorium one person asked "Couldn't it be that the author only walked over a cementary, saw this situation and wrote it down - Without deeper meaning?" The professor then answered that this is impossible and the person who asked should re-think if he would study literature because he didn't get it. The person than stands up and said - May I introduce myself? - I'm the author of the book and Nobel Price of Literature winner. And Yes I walked over a cementary and only wrote down my impressions of the scenery.

[@alphaomega7191]

@@douglasfrantzen3011 - Cindy ad-libbed it - the most likely meaning is that it was rhyming slang for busted. Within the context of the song it is proceeded by loud banging on the door (by the cops). So it's likely to have just been a joking reference about the cops breaking up the party over noise complaints, weed whatever. That interpretation fits with the lyrics and makes sense as a off the cuff ad-lib. Cindy said she doesn't even remember what she was thinking when she sang it so it was never meant to be significant just a joking ad-libbed line. Cindy was asked about it meaning "busted" once and laughed and said that sounded about right indicating she understood the reference but couldn't be sure if thats what she meant at the time.

[@TheChick24]

This song is a vibe!!! Honestly it's just about a place to hang out and dance! It's all about fun! The lyrics shouldn't be taken too seriously

[@johnnywil7734]

You guys are thinking about this way too hard. It’s literally about a shack where everybody goes to dance and party.

[@klaptongroovemaster]

And get "glitter" on the mattress... and the hallway... the front porch...

[@stuartallan9914]

Brad seems to have no chill when it comes to music , maybe I'm missing the point but he seems to approach music in the way a Labrador would approach a physics problem , total beffudlement 😂I wonder if he even likes music tbh.

[@scapito]

True, but it also has plenty of double entendres, so there's more meaning than what's just on the surface.

[@mr.knowitall6440]

Yeah, but where there's a mattress... 😳

[@icdogg2361]

This is a case where you understand the song and the band more from the video, not the lyrics

[@GinaGeeILuvu]

The Love Shack is a little old place where we can get together. It's a place, a destination. Everyone is at the shack dancing and loving. She said it was a shack in the middle of the field. They say it all in the song! It's not code...you're overthinking it! LOL! The official video is so much fun! 💖💖

[@biff9999]

It's a juke joint, folks. A Southern juke joint.

[@vonn4017]

no its not. everybody knows stripper glitter gets everywhere. its gonna get you caught

[@staratlas7778]

Lex's Reaction when she sings" Tin Roof Rust" was the funniest moment I've seen on the channel 🤣. She looked over to Brad like.... What are we listening to?? Hahaha

[@vonn4017]

tin roof rustin (shes on the rag)

[@simonroberts33]

This always packed the dancefloor when played. Such a good song to dance to.

[@UMfan21]

They always played this at the roller skating rink when I was in elementary school. Nostalgia

[@ryanclark6402]

Oh yeah, the moment when you realize it’s the extended version with the breakdown and not the radio edit… That’s pure bliss.

[@Jim73]

Now I wanna see if they've reacted to "Play That Funky Music". I am NOT a dancer, but I would go out there for either of these songs

[@Frank-pe9pk]

This is one time that you needed to watch the video. More visual than the lyrics.👍

[@scottjohnson1119]

The Love Shack is just a fun party place. Nothing x rated about it. Love the fun the b-52s bring!

[@catsaregovernmentspies]

Pretty sure "tin roof rusted" means she's pregnant

[@keithgraham8588]

They are hippies who did a lot of acid, they are more than likely also talking about orgies as well. There are things called double entendres

[@leeleeisgay]

You guys should give "Roam" by the B-52s a shot, you get to hear the female vocalists harmonize a lot more. Keep up the great vids :)

[@SilentBob731]

Love that tune. 👍

[@bethmiller1840]

Roam video sucked, though.

[@SilentBob731]

Opinions vary...

[@markcutting6504]

Roam across the water😁

[@CredibleHulk]

Lex's face after the "tin roof rusted"part was hilarious.

[@centuryrox]

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[@toddbell6989]

I think “tin roof rusted”. Means someone got pregnant

[@alphaomega7191]

@@toddbell6989 - Actually that's sort of cart before the horse. I'll explain - people didn't know what ti meant and someoen decided it was code for pregnant and then it sort of became that to some people. While never confirmed it's likely to be rhyming slang for being arrested - if you listen tot he sequence there's bang bang banging on the door followed by the line "You're Tin roof rusted" which rhymes with You're busted. Rhyming slang has traditionally been used to obscure illegal activities and the lyrics of the song indicate some of those might be occurring. It was an ad-lib line by Cindy and even she says doesn't really know what it means because she was just riffing. It was written in rural Georgia and could simply be referring to the roof of the building that Love Shack was written about (I believe Kate lived there for a time).

[@Dr.Acula76]

Yes it was! Awesome

[@stratcat3216]

Best part lol

[@GibsonHeavy]

It seems like the shack is a literal shack in the woods where people dance, rave, party and hump. Invitation only...

[@Dreyno]

Fred Schneider is basically an MC. He’s only half singing at most. Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson are the actual singers. Kate Pierson sang on “Shiny Happy People” with REM and appeared in the video.

[@cobbycaputo3332]

He's been talk-singing for the last 45 years. And I'm not mad about it.

[@silgen]

What Fred does is called "Sprechgesang", which is a cross between singing and speaking. He's just as essential to the B 52's sound as Cindy and Kate.

[@danielheffern7756]

Yes! Would love to see a reaction to shiny happy people. But don't try and figure out the meaning because you won't get it

[@staceyenglish8936]

Michael Stipe reckons SHP is the worst song he ever wrote, you guys have gotta start playing videos rather than over reading lyrics. (The Love Shack wasn't a dance btw!)

[@CCDzine]

B-52's and REM are both out of Athens, Georgia.

[@leeblack1277]

Definitely make sure to watch the video. As with most 80s New Wave bands, song plus video are performance pieces. Maybe you could try having the lyrics opened in a second window.

[@fryke]

The rusty tin roof represents, metaphorically, a ... rusty tin roof. Like that of a shack, for example. :)

[@bassbugyt]

Lol!

[@karenmikalofsky5287]

Lol!

[@macsfe9828]

I read somewhere that tin roof is British slang for a condom. That's why he says "You're what??"

[@gj8683]

Finally! Literary analysis that's easy to understand.

[@alphaomega7191]

@@macsfe9828 LOL sorta but not really - part of it means busted. So if a condom busted you could get pregnant but it's more in the context of getting caught. Cindy was asked once if it meant busted and she laughed and said that sounded about right but she honestly couldn't remember what she meant when she riffed and ad-libbed the line.. Given the context of someone bang bang banging on the door, then the idea she was joking about Cops busting the party for noise, weed whatever makes sense. It was just her joking around.

[@joes2514]

I'm rolling. "...so it would be his door". LOLOLOL You guys are too funny.

[@Yotraj]

"The eighties were different"... I just spit my coffee all the way across the living room. Yes... they most certainly were... but they were indeed a lot of fun too!

[@toddedwards5144]

Yes! There was a lot of variety in styles of popular music in the 80’s, but most of it was good and fun.

[@kkarnet]

The 70's were better.

[@donalddixon6541]

@@kkarnet Oh hell yeah.......................

[@wizmeric]

Omg, this reminds me of me and my best friend driving around during high school... blasting this song and screaming the lyrics! (We probably, should have been in class, but when your jam comes on, you gotta JAM!)

[@brianstevens8481]

This is one you need to watch the official video to get the full experience.

[@incaroads001]

Yeah. If this shack's a-rockin' don't come a-knockin'. It's that kind of shack, with some dancing apparently. This song, I think, was performed by Squidward. She just shouted that tin roof thing off the top of her head. It didn't really mean anything except a kind of detail of the place to set the scene. You know... like Faulkner.

[@nothingmuchado]

This is literally just about a shack to party in.

[@dennytaylor1005]

You just can't help dancing when you hear this song. Looooovvveeee shack!!! As far as I know this song is mainly about just having a great time.

[@BestofItMoviedoc]

It’s about an actual old cabin located outside Atlanta that band would go to get away; jam, record, party rehearse, etc. Lex’s mind likes to drift to the gutter. 🤣 I’m surprised Lex never heard this playing in a gas station… this is an iconic 80s song that has survived the time.

[@richardgonzales4815]

It’s one of those shacks in the back of the house where We used to smoke weed and as kids and experiment

[@76JStucki]

For the love of God, I hope Brad doesn’t over analyze this song. Oh for the… no the love shack isn’t a dance. It’s a shack!

[@robdas1]

😐 “Sometimes, a cigar is just a cigar,” Sigmund Freud

[@dctbass]

Playing this in the band van as we headed south to Manchester to play some gigs around 1990 and everyone in the van singing this along with the radio at the top of their voices. A magical memory, this song will always give me a warm shiver.

[@Cadinho93]

You guys should react to… The B-52's - Rock Lobster 🎸🤘

[@DadWhoNoLongerKnowsThings]

Agreed. Then Bill McClintock's "Raining Lobsters" masterpiece. 😀

[@If6turnsouttobe9]

Iraq lobster too - Peter Griffin

[@DadWhoNoLongerKnowsThings]

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[@If6turnsouttobe9]

@@DadWhoNoLongerKnowsThings ha, that was a great mashup, never seen it til now. If I ever see Kerry King playing Rock Lobster on guitar, I'll retire from playing music. Lol

[@grega8586]

I'd like to hear their interpretation of Strobe Light ;-)

[@renniegrant989]

Despite being released in 1989, this is much more a 90s production. The B-52s started out as an art project, much like the Talking Heads.

[@dipsydoodle7988]

"Is the Love Shack a dance?" Lyrics: the love shack is a little old PLACE where we can get together.."😐😌 It's really not that complicated. It's a place where people meet to dance, party and have fun. Is it possible other things where going on? Sure, but of all the B-52's songs with clearly suggestive or dirty lyrics (and there are a lot), this one really is just talking about a place where people go to dance and have fun..and maybe a bit more, who knows. No one ever understands the tin roof rusted part. Turns out it's some southern slang for being pregnant, which Cindy Wilson was at about the time this song was recorded. Could be why they included it. I have a challenge for you guys. If you really want to dive deep into some crazy 80s lyrics, get yourself a lyric video for Rock Lobster by the B-52's and The Chauffeur by Duran Duran (do not do the official video for that song, it contains nudity).

[@sirslice]

Can you imagine these 2 trying to analyze The B 52's "Rock Lobster" or "Planet Claire"? Their heads would explode.

[@dipsydoodle7988]

@@sirslice it will be fun to watch. Brad will do everything in his power to make it literal. 😆

[@jamesvogrin5652]

@@dipsydoodle7988 It's a old shack with a metal tin roof that is starting to rust in spots, it 's saying that people have been going there for years.

[@dipsydoodle7988]

@@jamesvogrin5652 i dunno, I have been hearing for years that it's a term for being pregnant. I can't say for sure either way.

[@ksoliel9347]

"Is it a dance?" Lol, Umm, there was no TikTok back in the 80's! We were too busy parting & socializing IN PERSON! Imagine that? We could easily find out where the parties & those local "love shacks" were, w/out cellphones, or even pagers which were a mid/late 90's thing. WORD OF MOUTH!!! & Ppl weren't really into learning choreographed dances, that was kind of,..for kindergartners. I feel bad for Zoomers, they're missing out on alot!🤷🏻‍♀️ 🗺️🕊️💞🎶-kimS

[@TITARNYA]

🤣🤣🤣 that was funny watching you interpret the rusted tin roof hahahahaah

[@daz4756]

The 2 girls in the B-52's have amazing voices, 'Give Me Back My Man' is one of the best songs of the 80's featuring an astonishing vocal performance from Cindy Wilson, I can guarantee Lex would love it.👍👍😍

[@timfeeley714-25]

Yes, that and Roam have got to be right up there with the best vocal performances by women in rock history!!!

[@annkeathley7794]

Yall are so adorable!! The love shack was a backwoods dance=party place where people just danced and had a fantastic time. Gotta watch the music video...lol fantastic reaction!!

[@joeschmoe665]

In the south, a LOT of structures have a tin roof (that eventually rusts). If you’ve never slept under a tin roof when it rains, you’re missing out.

[@mikennem9077]

Y'all made me LOL! because as a child of the 80's I can tell you when we heard that song we had no idea what the "tin roof rusted" meant eiather.

[@ericv181]

It’s not calculus, it can’t be that hard to figure out. You’re making a mindless party song seem way more complex than it is.

[@williamhalstead3488]

I was gonna say the same thing...reading way too much into this song. If you listen to anymore B52's it should be Rock Lobster.

[@reid1boys]

another huge song. If youve been to any wedding in your life, this song is played all the time.

[@grega8586]

Not all songs need to be dissected and analyzed...some mean exactly what they say ;-)

[@rebeccagregg1850]

I remember being at a car show and sitting in an old Crysler, and it was the most comfortable car, and yes, you could fit about 8 people in it. As a 90s kid, I'm glad I was able to experience it.

[@heyoletsgo9]

it literally looked like lex was trying to navigate her way though a haunted house alone for most of that reaction

[@shanemwood]

Lmao Lex. You made me think of this song in a whole new 'rusty, back door' way.

[@fern]

"This 1989 hit came with a fun music video. This production predominately featured members of the B-52s. The “Love Shack” video also included an appearance from RuPaul in drag. Complete with afro, RuPaul grooved around, even joining in on a Soul Train moment."

[@catherder78]

I danced my arse off to this song at my frat house a gazillion times. Y'all don't realize how much fun it is to dance to the B-52s when you're lit...

[@wen-nz3sk]

Imagine a group of friends getting together, going down to a remote party place, hanging, dancing, singing, having fun. Watch the actual video by them, just a fun vid.

[@bonniebickett4520]

They threw a free street concert in Macon , GA years ago! I just happened to go downtown that night!

[@viewfromthehighchair9391]

You two go off on the wildest tangents, especially our guy Brad. Love Shack is a place where people go to get down (i.e. dance). LOL

[@neilmartin99]

Who else came here just to see the expression on Brad's face when the singing started? Glitter was big in the 80's.

[@If6turnsouttobe9]

Glitter is kinda big now if ya hang out in the right places...or wrong places? I dunno, depends where you stand on glitter, I guess.

[@klaptongroovemaster]

"Glitter" on the mattress... this is 80s for "skeet skeet skeet."

[@dipsydoodle7988]

Glitter will always be big.

[@vivianphillips8519]

This was just fun! No hidden meanings. Just fun. We actually had a little shack out in the woods I'm the 70s where we could go party after all the clubs closed down. This song always reminded me of those times when we danced till 6

[@MikoSquiz]

The Love Shack was a cabin outside of town where one of the girls in the band (Kate Pierson) lived. It was a good place to have parties, being out of the way and away from any easily annoyed neighbours. "Tin roof, rusted!" is just something the other girl (Cindy Wilson) came out with off the top of her head when recording it.

[@alphaomega7191]

Cindy was asked once i it was rhyming slang for busted and she laughed and said that sounded about right. In the context of the lyrics the bang bang banging could be the cops breaking up a party so the ad-lib would make sense. she said she couldn't exactly remember what she was thinking when she sang the line but once she did it they all agreed it worked.

[@gregchavez1534]

You guys are an amazing combo. Brad has the straight-foward reason of the A&R Man. Lex rocks the artist's nuance.

[@Blisteryn]

"Give me back my man" is one of their best songs.

[@keithforte1431]

The look of confusion when she said Tin Roof, Rusted.... That's so priceless!

[@Weyland_Yutani_Corp]

'Tin roof, RUSTED!' Slang for unexpected pregnancy.

[@If6turnsouttobe9]

Who said that? The band said it was just something random she yelled out unexpectedly.

[@HBFTimmahh]

OMG! That Look. BUAAHAHAHHAAAAHHAHAHAHHA Total Bewilderment.

[@danmcconnell5941]

You guys are using too much imagination lol. Its an old shack in the woods with a rusty tin roof and jukebox!

[@suzanrhodes]

This was a favorite Atlanta, Athens GA band. They were so much fun!

[@classiclife7204]

You two are so funny. :) "The 80s were different" - yeah, they were. Trust me. Keep rockin you two. :)

[@KlooKloo]

PLEASE make your next B-52s song "Give Me Back My Man", it will simply expose you to the insane breadth of style the band is going to offer...

[@danmcconnell5941]

Now check out their older song Rock Lobster! The B52s are unique for sure.

[@ThurstonDrunk]

Such a fun band! Rock Lobster will blow Brad's mind.

[@rossmacintosh5652]

@@ThurstonDrunk Imagine Brad & Lex's reaction to the B52's 'Planet Claire' 😎

[@KWHCoaster]

New subscriber here!! Love that you two are reacting to so much music that I grew up with. Quite the nostalgia trip for me and love that you're enjoying the music!

[@Z-LightfulMemories]

Definitely go watch the official video, it's crazy.

[@alphaomega7191]

Actually she was asked if it was rhyming slang for "busted" and laughed and said that sounded about right. She just riffed the line during recording and they structured that part of the song around it because they liked it. So busted would make sense with the cops bang bang banging on the door. Honestly it makes sense with the pregnancy interpretation too but that meaning seems to have come from the song rather than being in existence before it and it's likely to be a joke about Cops breaking up the party but she honestly cant remember what she was thinking when she jokingly sand the line.

[@Z-LightfulMemories]

@@alphaomega7191 , I'm going to say yup to what you said and thanks for the clarification. gotta be real---a lot of life has happened between when that song came out and I heard that story to today. LOL Ya know? So, thanks for clearing it up.

[@alphaomega7191]

@@Z-LightfulMemories - No worries. It's funny we all want to read deeper meaning into things like seeing patterns in clouds but honestly a song like Love Shack probably doesn't have a lot of deep hidden meanings. I think people took a joking riff from Cindy and just sorta ran with it.

[@mickb6698]

Fred Schneider had a habit of writing truly suggestive lyrics, for example his late 80s solo song "There's a Monster in My Pants." The "tin roof, rusted" line even though it came from Cindy is heavily suggestive that his gal is on the rag which would explain his shock if it was a place to go to hook up while the term "get down" many times referred to sex in the 70s and 80s. My friends and I may have read too much into it, but it seemed to make sense to us.

[@PlateOshrimp499]

It's a song from the 80's about a place from the 70's, just outside Athens, GA. Just a place to hang out and dance and drink and carry on, and there were lots of 'blue laws' in Georgia then that limited drinking and getting together--no drinking after midnight until the early 80's, no buying alcohol at all in stores or bars on Sunday, etc. I'm sure there were countless hookups at this place, but mostly it was just a little club or permanent house party that people could go to and have fun, whatever form that took.

[@strive4208]

80s and 90s pop rock was heavily influences by the idea of getting on MTV, when they actually showed music videos, so often the meanings are in a mixer of both song and video. Was funny watching this reaction without the video because it never really occurred to me that it had so many sexual references 😂🤣

[@327DD]

It’s just friends getting together to party, dances and have fun. Banging on the door could be the front door .. get your minds out of the gutter. The love is the love you have for other people and to have fun.

[@samson9535]

Brad, stop dissecting every song and just enjoy the vibe!

[@artsilva]

Riiight?!

[@Danimal77]

He can't. He doesn't FEEL music if it's not rap/hip hop. He can only connect to a song through the lyrics in an analytical manner. Lex is the complete opposite. She FEELS the music without having to find meaning and interpretation. I'm sensing autistic vibes from Brad.

[@kennyb6591]

One of the most obviously self explanatory songs ever written.

[@DesertNoyz]

It was just a vibe back then. Sometimes you can't be too literal.

[@fellowchucker7224]

Is it dance, lol:) Rock Lobster is a trip too can't wait. Y'all are great! keep the hits coming

[@boki1693]

The b-52's should not be taken seriously. That being said they have two separate handfuls of very cool songs including this one. They are another one of those groups that had two separate careers. They started out in the 70's and two of their big hit were "Rock Lobster." And "Your living in your own Private Idaho." Then they pretty much disappeared until the late 80's when this came out. And they had another handful of hits. I particularly love "Good Stuff' Later era and "Lava." Earlier era. Both songs are singing about the same thing. Basically, that thing is produced when a man and woman get together. LOL.

[@lowellwomack8274]

It was a old place in Athens Georgia That people partied late nite It was hard to get it in but great of you did

[@k1hasard]

Lex is hilarious!! This is just a silly catchy fun song, nothing to dive into and I don't think there is any deep meaning to it. It sticks in your head though, and that's probably what it is meant to do.

[@felixthecat02]

A bit of a culture shock for Brad there, his confused face is hilarious🤣🤣

[@beriandavies2111]

Tin roof rusted... An unintended pregnancy. This song's a real floor filler, I love it. Your reactions never cease to amaze me, they leave me laffing out loud and smiling all daaay long! 💜

[@Fred82ndAbn]

The 80s surely were different times. As teenagers a bunch of us got in a car and used to go rural bar hopping (18 was the drinking age back then,lol). We had some of the best of times in those places and left lots of quarters on the pool tables and jukeboxes. Most of the folks were old pple and very welcoming to a bunch of crazy kids looking to have some safe fun. We even gave funny nicknames to some of these places. One we called 'The Coco Loco' because of the amazing coconut/whiskey drinks made with fresh coconuts. Another one we named it, you guessed it! 'The Love Shack' because it was by the beach in a very romantic setting. Brad, for me this song doesn't need to be about sex but about a bunch of good friends going out to some dinghy place in the middle of nowhere and having the greatest of times without a care in the world. Again, need to watch the video.

[@cmccracken5976]

The music video is the best. Not as fun watching the lyrics video

[@rare_wulf9358]

Right imagine this ( lyrics ) only coming out on MT/V back in the day , instead of the full experience of the song

[@moisespalacios396]

😂🤣😂🤣 Lex face “tin roof, rusted”

[@kathyembley455]

It’s not actually sexual, it’s about inclusiveness. Black white gay or straight! It’s accepting everyone. In the 80’s we weren’t so skeptical. It was a fun sons! Get ya mind out of the gutter ❤️

[@silverhippie3910]

This is just all about fun!! Brad was even moving a little. Everyone knew this song and would sing it no matter what their music style is.✌️✌️✌️

[@Spudz76]

Dive bar, jukebox, conga-line dancing. 19 drunks and one designated driver in the Chrysler.

[@hmichaelr1]

A party/sing-along banger! Everyone dance! It's a party scene, Brad.

[@griner65]

I do believe that the "tin roof rusted " line was improvised during the recording because she was super in the moment and it cane out. I remember reading an interview when she said that

[@joonzville]

I’ve been to bars like that in Florida, New Orlean, Wilmington, NC. Fun times…baby! ;-D

[@brainscott8198]

The drums on this are just outstanding.

[@Ekkis25]

My ex wife went to a small college outside of Atlanta and her and her friends drove the "Atlanta Highway" the state road that went to ATL, she showed me the love shack a small club that everybody went to drink and dance when she was in college in the 80's. It was long closed when I saw it.

[@kimlalajo]

The Loveshack was a bar. A place where friends could gather. It used to be a thing. Back in the good old days.

[@blasthardcheese2981]

"What does rusted tin roof mean?" Nobody knows what it means, but it's provocative! It gets the people going!

[@SuperHappyflowers]

It happened at 6:44, their expressions during, "Tin roof... rusted!" I became the old person who says: bah, kids today don't get it.

[@stevecarnival3464]

The love shack is a place , wherever , where everyone can go party. I live in a town of 2400 and the kids here have there little love shack spot 15 miles out of town in a 100 year old abandoned cabin out in the prairie. lol

[@stevegeib9642]

Brad be like, "That's what they used to call it in the 80's?" Hahahahahahahaha!!!!!!

[@dawnpatrol700]

This was a college alternative band that had a couple hits in 79 and 80, then this was their comeback in 89. 4 songs from this album did pretty well. You've probably heard " roam if you want to" from 1990