The B-52's - Rock Lobster (Countdown 1980)

[@MusoukaMX]

In the immortal words of Michael J. Fox: "I guess you guys aren't ready for that, yet. But your kids are gonna love it."

[@anthonysaavedra1645]

Es verdad!!! Y en pleno siglo 21 aún no estamos preparados para tremenda música!!!!🙋🏾‍♂️🇵🇪👍

[@javieralejandrofuentescali3822]

@@anthonysaavedra1645 pasaran al menos 50 años para que esta pieza sea el boom que merece ser

[@wow_tilin]

rip

[@lisaparsons4124]

Yes 😂 I remember that line in the movie back to the future, michael j fox

[@ジョージョナス]

Wtf bro? Calvin Klein said that

[@99problemsbutafishaintone35]

Best party song ever!

[@354sd]

Love shack second

[@baylorsailor]

Born to Be Alive battles it at the top.

[@TheDavcrz5]

One of the most under rated guitar riffs of the 1980s love this song.

[@humbertoflores2545]

Ricky Wilson (RIP) used bass strings as a first guitar strings to make that sound.

[@Da_Wurm]

technically the '70s... but yea, the guitar work on this record was absolutely phenomenal

[@hui8370]

I really like it, and all. Don't get me wrong, but it's kinda basic surf rock tune

[@TheDavcrz5]

@@hui8370 First that's what its ment to be a tongue and cheek song not taking itself to seriously. Second I was born in 1964. I grow up listening to music of 70's, 80's, 90's and early 2000's. IMO most of rock,pop,hip hop,and dance music sucks.

[@tammieveentjes7281]

@@hui8370 that melody was was also used in panic at the disco "Don't treaten me with a good time"

[@wendyderamus9606]

Some of the dancing reminds me of The Peanut Gang in Charlie Brown Christmas.

[@zoki-kj3ox]

Agree with you 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@arsenalfan9892]

Bravo.....that was accurate n hilarious!

[@Jeff-ej4wp]

Most creative and fun band ever. Only group that could make a song about a lobster into a fun, danceable mega hit.

[@rfarpec]

Y sí 😃

[@SeawolfSpirit]

Lol, absolutely true. When you think about that, it is simply crazy.

[@bobtis]

Immortal

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

Fauci and Gates made a mega-hit, and it's your albatross now. There's no accounting for taste, eh?

[@luzmarinaccallatabarra2669]

@@SeawolfSpirit nfuera

[@qwertymark76]

There isn't a another song on the planet like this

[@Mobster-yu6jo]

Yup, this and BIRD IS THE WORD. Rarities

[@qwertymark76]

@@Mobster-yu6jo true

[@TimmyTickle]

Private Idaho?

[@qwertymark76]

@@TimmyTickle i haven't heard it before. I'll look it up

[@m.c.7421]

Don't treathen me with a good time by Panic at the disco has the same base line.

[@twingoatsinc]

Truly one of the greatest tunes ever. The B52s were way ahead of their time. I was only 8 when this song first came out but years later in August 2010 I was blessed to see them perform at the Coney Island bandshell (which sadly stopped putting in free concerts a year or 2 later). I was going through a rough period in my life and went by myself and when they played those, I danced like no one was watching - except for a friend of mine who I hadn’t seen in a year who happened to be standing right there watching in amazement. It was truly one of the best shows I had ever gone to and my spirits were truly lifted that night

[@victorrodriguez5765]

My favorite The B-52's song ........................... a hug from Peru 🌹....

[@jaimesoriano1786]

CSM lo máximo

[@luchocontreras6531]

Buenísima rola, desde Perú 🤙🏼

[@edusurian]

Can't stop watching Cindy dancing! What a great period of the band's creativity and sound!

[@gustavosilvatuesta7917]

Great great dance

[@keith826]

Best dancing chick ever!

[@dairenn]

Watching Cindy get down gives me life.

[@patches6309]

Whenever this tune came on during a party as a teenager thruought the 80's? The entire mood would elevate to Epic levels, everyone dancing & smiling while feeling so free. This song was another great backdrop of some of the best times I ever had. This band was simply brilliant.

[@caelidhg6261]

I needed that.. and you are so right. Just sitting alone listening to this I cranked up my little speaker and started dancing in my bedroom. That is how 80s music always made you feel.. GOOD and Fun and goofy and wanting to dance.. ! Music now does none of that.

[@willbarden9193]

Freddy Schneider for pres 2024!

[@hebneh]

And THEN....when Fred said, "Down, down!" everyone sank down to the floor.

[@michaelbailey8729]

Well said. Chic, The Beat I remember too

[@davidatovar]

We kicked ass back then, didn't we ! 😎

[@RedTango]

There isnt a band today that even comes close to how cool this is. Quirky, nerdy, creative, awesome. Music for those on the outside. At 13 years old in 1980, it was my indoctrination to teenhood. Actually got to meet the band a few years back. Thank God for the 80's!

[@alexandreion9875]

Amen

[@altf4705]

You should listen Caroline Rose - Bikini it's not so strange song, but have same vibes

[@rocknroll_jezus9233]

Never Will there be another DEVO or B-52's

[@ngc-fo5te]

@@rocknroll_jezus9233 And many will say - thank God for that.

[@glennbeadshaw727]

​@@ngc-fo5tenot me... They were awesome ....Talking Heads too!

[@davidenriquemarcosmarcos3804]

Este rayado rompe todas las fronteras del sonido con las coristas, desde luego es un clásico de clásicos

[@thundershirt1]

Fred lives in lower Manhattan. I would regularly see him in the bookstore near Union Square. Got up the courage to talk to him more than once. Refreshingly, he’s just as you’d expect, bless his heart.

[@The_Timinator]

Odd that he would live there, I would have thought North Carolina with 500 Acres and HUGE Mansion, instead of NO privacy, SCUM City and a whole lot less MONEY.

[@traceyblanchard1375]

I'm nearly 60 years old and this song still gives me the same buzz it did when I first heard it when I was about 14.

[@joelashadali]

I'm the same age and those words couldn't be truer

[@zoki-kj3ox]

17'. Aberdeen here 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@davidmathis-xd6nf]

I'm pushing 70 and still like listening to this.

[@DaveGurjiani]

I am 63 and feel the same!!!

[@bobdobalina838]

This band was their own genre.

[@joelashadali]

They were punk

[@popatyourecords]

@@joelashadali phsycho billy

[@woodskier]

early new wave

[@wr555w]

@@woodskier not really , they were punk

[@disenadorsenior1abg454]

Indie Experimental

[@SwegleStudios]

I love the last section of this song so much. The guitar and bass go HARD

[@joehunterstudio]

Totally. I forgot that was in there

[@Strafuzz]

Love your videos on Tornadoes bro! Fancy meeting you here! 😅 Yes the last section is vibing 🔥

[@juancarlosriosibarra7787]

Tengo 52 años hoy justamente 30 enero 2019 y aún me encanta los B-52'S, I'm from Perú. Saludos a todos los amantes del Rock and Roll y del Pop.

[@hokiefferp]

Viva el Peru carajo!

[@ohboymyfavouriteseat9334]

Recuerda a bob esponja

[@guillermosanchez1238]

Tengo 53 años, pensé que estaba loco por el rock, soy generación disco, escuchó todo 60 70 80S. Soy amante a los b52 y siempre serán mis ídolos.gran abrazo amigo desde Cali Colombia Guillermo Sánchez Gómez.

[@jesuslopezm.3229]

Saludos cordiales compatriota.

[@MABET71]

¡Qué pequeños eramos cuando esto sonaba en la radio!

[@robertopavon8168]

OVER 40 YEARS OLD AND STILL A MASTERPIECE 🦐

[@darrenrich1549]

If this song doesn't get your blood pumping- you're already dead!

[@marcelinosanchez8977]

40 años

[@waterm855]

43 years my friend

[@hedgehoog7809]

Technically, April '78...lobstah lovely livin' ever since

[@hachemeachi]

@@hedgehoog7809 this song is older than me. I'm 43 🙂

[@TallyTube]

Most unique, funny, hip, and energetic band of the 80's.

[@MrLemmy2000]

this song was from the late 70's

[@George.Andrews.]

They were old by the 80's

[@spiralsun1]

I saw them do this one in concert 1986 or so? Awesome ❤

[@George.Andrews.]

@USNVA-yn6cp it was a fact, not hate . I love them

[@MLBhunter]

and also, a bit strange...

[@bp-ob8ic]

This song changed my whole perspective about music. I was a freshman in college, DJing at my fraternity . I played what was in the crate of albums, and tried to choose what the people would like. Most of my experience was 70s top 40 stuff. One of my fraternity brothers brought this to me and asked me to play it. I listened to it and instantly knew how brilliant it was. When I played it, the crowd went wild, and I realized that there was a whole world of great music out there.

[@michellebowers8652]

I had a similar experience, visiting a friend at one of the dorms at Rice U where someone was having a party. I heard this song and thought WHAT IS THAT? So new, so different!

[@DallasBobGTO]

Never gets old! Nobody really gave these guys credit for their musical talents. They are tight as hell as a band and most don't realize how hard it is to be this in unison with one another. Like The Knack...awesome bands!

[@korosuke1788]

Are you like really young or something? They were HUGE back in the day. They were known all over the world! Why is it that kids these days feel the need to write their fictions as fact?

[@JoeandAngie]

@@korosuke1788 for 7 minutes

[@youtubeaccount9058]

This isn't a live musical performance though.

[@beardown2193]

Your right even the drummer was on cue. Pay attention they all did their thing

[@dp6297]

That’s not true. I read that John Lennon loved this song and group.

[@anthonycuellar5014]

I fell in love with this song many years ago. I play it in 2023 every time people give me a thumbs up. Classic

[@wadepatton2433]

I know a fellow who named his bicycle company after this song.

[@efremendez]

The 80's had the best drugs lol

[@86FxBdyCpe]

No, the 80's had the BEST tunes, period!

[@instantnoodles8541]

@@86FxBdyCpe and drugs

[@luketuke02]

*late 70s

[@edwinelmore2082]

thank my man Pablo Escobar :)

[@johnsands6652]

❤🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@christinalozada4002]

Man I miss the 80's. It was such a fun era.

[@laurah6845]

This played at just about every college party back in the day. One party I was at--the floor was so packed with people dancing to this song, you could feel the floor bouncing.

[@TotalFreedomTTT-pk9st]

First time I heard this was getting drunk outside a big college party up the street as 15 year teenage guys wonder what is this music ? and then yeah - 4 years later at a Case Western frat house in Cleveland was just that - house pounding smashed drunk wild fun - girls and guys just pounding up and down at the end and the whole house shaking everybody rockin !

[@Jellycrusher]

Total madness. I love it. We need more of this in popular music today.

[@catinthehat906]

Must have travelled all the way to Australia to be on this show!

[@TimmyTickle]

@@catinthehat906 They did

[@riobabic8960]

Pop music is boring today !

[@sledzeppelin]

Ricky Wilson is seriously underrated. This is some truly brilliant guitar playing.

[@TenMinuteTrips]

Here’s yet another KZbin commenter who thinks that calling someone or something, “underrated,” is an original thought. I’m calling for a total ban on the adjective, “underrated” as a description of anything!

[@marcelococteau]

Indeed

[@mdr9738]

These ladies are seriously underrated

[@adrianfewster8391]

Also his open tuning method with 4 strings.

[@AiMR]

@@TenMinuteTrips This comment is seriously underrated.

[@j.gvstavoortegaquiroz6964]

What eighties energy and musical creativity, the B52 became the starting whistle for the start of a great night of teenage dance... greetings from 2023 Chiclayo-Peru

[@YCS-186]

I wake up every day striving to be as cool as the drummer.

[@stephenschmidt]

A young Tom Brady, isn't it?

[@mariebellucci6572]

So underrated. Probablt THE MOST underrated ROCK song of all time.

[@Nathan-gd7xq]

Please buy a thesaurus.

[@TimInUT]

@@Nathan-gd7xq Right?!?!?! 🤣

[@alexmatibag8349]

Great vocals and genius arrangements! How they do that? The ladies were amazing, the guitar was phenomenally executed. Genius, genius! Mabuhay 80's!

[@voidbling4968]

I think they learned their instruments last minute. Their genius was their Pop Punk Surrealism.

[@ireribautista8180]

Alex Matibag no

[@ireribautista8180]

Void Bling s Rayo McQueen

[@101Volts]

@@voidbling4968 Last minute? Ricky and Keith played music since they were teenagers in the late 60s, early 70s. Kate wanted to be a singer since she was a kid, Fred was Fred (he wrote what ended up being some B-52s lyrics and had a degree in forestry) and Cindy was kinda along for the ride since Ricky was her big brother.

[@raulvega4016]

@@voidbling4968 Learn your lessons son, do your homework before you talk, they all were seasoned musicians, except Fred, but he was hilarious as a songwriter.

[@kugcffchd]

All grandparents have a duty to give a b52s record to the kids and tell them to play it loud like we did.

[@saigonKT]

😊

[@kugcffchd]

I did it 35+ years ago, my big sisters' teen aged daughters. Bad uncle. (vinyl).

[@sheristewart2770]

😂 Love that!

[@NostalgiaMan]

Now that is some hair girl.

[@DavidArangosoychon]

ñ.ñ

[@emesecsongor8930]

You're under all songs.

[@bruhlord7205]

Hyper Karen

[@itsari6415]

I-

[@itsari6415]

@@bruhlord7205 LOL

[@luislim1975]

Todo una perfección la música el ritmo los coros el bajo la batería... mierda que tal explosión de ritmo... Todo un arte nunca me cansaré en escucharla

[@mrbroly5650]

Ademas esta cancio se puede usar para halloween ya que por el ritmo de la cancion

[@juliomarin478]

La improvisación creativos mi época la mejor de este mundo sana mucho mejor que está generación así los jóvenes no la quieran reconocerlo no hay comparación

[@cesaraugustotafurbernales7201]

el guitarrista estaba entre los 5 mejores de esa epoca

[@davidg.9932]

Ricky Helton Wilson would have turned 68 today, born March 19, 1953. Ricky died from AIDS. It's truly sad that so many gifted, talented artist' lost their precious life to this rarely talked about past global epidemic that has claimed 32.7 million beautiful souls. We miss you Ricky.

[@wayneking9997]

Yeah anyone can Google information this day's

[@101Volts]

@@wayneking9997 True, and anyone can also blow off trivia like it's nothing, too. But that's not at all what I'm doing here. Not everyone's going to go Google a band they're listening to casually.

[@sheristewart2770]

❤❤❤

[@jonmacdonald5345]

So Ricky was Gay??,

[@miketexas4549]

Check out the song AIDS by M.O.D.

[@martinmunoz7798]

June 2024 who the hell is listening to this masterpiece (once again)

[@victorialawhon2251]

🦞🦞🦞🦞

[@fixer1140]

Family Guy brought me here

[@julesbower762]

Must be getting recommended more. I don't mind.

[@teddyravier9780]

Normal

[@emperortomaco]

Aqui

[@sykojay]

I love how much Fred, Kate and Cindy are really feeling the groove!

[@annabelkitten07]

They still do. I finally saw the B52s a few years ago. Best time I had in a while, dancing my butt off and singing along.

[@oikosvenezuela140]

Desde la camisa a lo Mondrian del guitarrista hasta los zoonidos de las chicas. Estaban muy adelantados a su época. GENIOS. Lo más impactante de éste grupo es su sencillez dentro de una propuesta verdaderamente ORIGINAL. B-52's Leyendas.

[@MentalInstru345]

Instrumental version: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXXOoWyHqaiVnpY 🎶🎙🎵🎶🎙🎸🎸❤️🙌🤗✨️🎊🎊

[@raulahernandez5128]

El famoso rock de la langosta.

[@Mike-fl9gi]

Estás escupiendo hechos! 💯🔥👍

[@arlexdavidlopezrestrepo154]

La chica del traje rojo parece un poco a Rachel Dawes de Batman osea a Maggie Gyllenhaal

[@progmetalJorge]

Olvidaste la grandes cantidades de cocaina.

[@ernestoencinas5207]

Ricky Wilson is an underrated guitarist. He can play!

[@TimCarter]

Totally

[@lisaparsons4124]

Yes I agree,a great group

[@clazza65]

He was brilliant. RIP Ricky.

[@101Volts]

While his parts were often minimalist, it's not that which caught my attention. How his parts fit in so well, standing out yet also sort of in the background at the same time, and also his approach to strumming hard with thick picks and thick strings and weird interesting tunings and unusual guitar models, is what caught my attention.

[@carlbowles1808]

This song made 1980 unforgettable, we had it good.

[@miguelinglesserrano1777]

Estoy físicamente discapacitado por un accidente automovilístico hace 18 años desde entonces, la música es mi apoyo, gracias :-)

[@ssilvanu1]

Fuerza mi loco

[@Femto.God.Hand999]

Vamos pana tú puedes.♥️

[@jonathangarcia359]

Aea

[@Barddiel]

@@jonathangarcia359 tu madre

[@jonathangarcia359]

@@Barddiel aea

[@tawnkuimi-uru7212]

36 years later, this still seems futuristic. Amazing.

[@johnsantiago7337]

good tuner Guitar ¡

[@RandolphCthulhu]

Futuristic in their own retro way. Which is fun.

[@madjack3956]

Yep, futuristic, ... but really a subtle genius to it. Very appealing. Not 'punk' or 'New Wave' really, just unique. Sui Generis.

[@tomtaylor9437]

Tawnku Imi-Uru lknot Almosytt @s sh00ytt @s the l😈vedjad So ovetrpayef!!.

[@madjack3956]

Dude, speak fucking English. It's really not that hard, unless you're an uneducated tool. Ya no, ... yo wut upp?

[@jeffblack5024]

What I love about this band is that they’re having a great time and getting away with it. One B52s is worth a hundred turgid rock bands.

[@miltonsanteliz1495]

This song could have lasted a full hour, and I would still listen to it all.

[@mikewiitala9462]

Fred and the girls get most of the attention but it's Ricky's guitar playing that really drives this song.

[@userfriendly9535]

This is one of the most unique and fun rocking songs ever recorded on video! You can't help but smile watching and listening to them here. What a great performance!!!

[@dorinc1987]

It was in Family Guy and I didn't know it was actually a real song..today I discovered this band! It's amazing!

[@mariekatherine5238]

Wow, you're sooo young...or I'm sooo old!

[@dorinc1987]

@@mariekatherine5238 I'm above 30...I just live far from USA music scene...

[@e13kid]

I can't even remember where I first heard this song. I knew them from the "love shack" song.

[@e13kid]

@Henry Emrich The flintstones movies...From the 90s? You do understand an 18 year old today was born in 2002 right?

[@rexstetson1717]

@Henry Emerich - I’m sure if anybody ever has the misfortune to start talking to you at a bar or party, they end up wanting to shove a pencil in their own eye. Take it down a few notches guy.

[@bobdobalina838]

I will never forget as long as I live walking Into our local little music store in the mall. And seeing this record and buying it note unheard Just based On how crazy and creative they looked on the cover. God bless these guys, thank you for the great times.

[@robertohernandez1963]

la buena música nunca pasa de moda, a mis 53 años me sigue gustando B-52, Blondie, Police y varias bandas más.

[@maernesto]

Es que todos los que pasamos lo 50, disfrutamos esta musica, es nuestra nos pertenece.

[@arthursid1129]

Pure unbridled fun and idiocy. What a positive message they were sending out. Gotta love the B-52's.

[@thaintriguing1]

Peter Griffin’s “Iraq Lobster” brought me here

[@aramayismusheghyan5595]

Me too)

[@huhnuno8135]

Same

[@graablick9471]

Cause you didn't listen to the mashup with raining blood

[@Francis-vm3sf]

Same

[@eliasportillo2859]

Yeah

[@ArneMaltzan]

They played the whole song, wow! today it would fade out after 2:30 Min .... Love this song!!!

[@Droid3455]

Finally found this after 15 years, this was one of my favorites songs when I was a child because it was so different and funny

[@CreggLund]

The first band from space!

[@joedokes9753]

Yep, they came from Planet Claire

[@queenjahneen100]

Joe Dokes good one

[@JoyneFreedom]

Not the first. Before them came The Astronauts. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3nFlIhrdtekeLM

[@Richard_Neubauten]

and the first man from space was David Bowie lol

[@101Volts]

@@JoyneFreedom The Sputnicks also showed up. Much later, we got "Man or Astro-Man?"

[@creepinwhileyousleepin]

pure genius, the man that thought of this song. and had the balls to go on tv with it

[@amayastrata4629]

I have this record in my loft. Love it. Not sure my knees could cope with dancing to it now though but I used to go mad on the dance floor way back. It was fun and made us all smile. Fantastic.

[@RCGE24]

Esta canción es pura diversión, y que talento, no sabía que fuera tan vieja

[@jamesbuchanan8633]

I was born in 1986, 8 years after this song was released and it is one of my favourite songs of all time. B-52s were sooooooo good!

[@edisonmustainethrash6662]

Quien más seguirá escuchando Esta obra de arte En 2019 2020 3000..... B'52 Fan Forever

[@leonelkennedy5595]

Yo aqui ✋

[@brauliogranados1994]

Yooooo

[@ispp1353]

Yo👋año 5000

[@leonidasgonzalez1927]

A mi me encantaaa!!!

[@ricardojamen9799]

Amigo me encanta esta música

[@jakatta73]

Such an underrated track, because of it's seemingly silly lyrics. The guitar riffs are killer and so is the groove. Genius song writing.

[@alalal420]

The drummer is the only sane person in this crazy band 😂

[@gabriellalaroda]

And the guitarist

[@davidweatherholt7263]

@@gabriellalaroda The guitarist is Rick Wilson (RIP) he was Cindy's brother. He died from AIDS. The drummer became their guitarist.

[@Conn88]

But he wrote most of the songs.

[@dimitargueorguiev9088]

The bass guitar too!

[@jamesandolini1087]

But they’re fantastic 😄

[@FernandoReyes-hp6ym]

tengo 17 años , y esta es una de las mejores canciones de the B-52 GENIOS

[@lisaparsons4124]

The B-52S is a great group I remember in 1980, when I was 14.

[@andybenitez]

Hi Lisa

[@lisaparsons4124]

@@andybenitez Hi, have a great day

[@andybenitez]

@@lisaparsons4124 my pleasure to meet you here today , How are you doing today Lisa.

[@andybenitez]

@@lisaparsons4124 I’ve been listening to this song for years now and it’s still sounding the same in 2022

[@lisaparsons4124]

@@andybenitez yes I remember it in 1980 when I was 14😁 and John Lennon back then.paul McCartney and Ozzy Osbourne in 1972, when I was 6, singing iron man 😁 my brother Barry Parsons use to play then.Barry passed away in 2019,was63

[@aja8521]

I loved this song when it first came out, and I still feel the same! It makes me happy 😊

[@MassiveFish-hp4pm]

You might like a band called The Doublejumps if you like Rock Lobster

[@Phix75]

Ludicrously daft and brilliant in equal measures!! You simply can not escape the groove !!

[@JfK--OBJECTivE]

Never get bored of watching this performance !!

[@ijustdidahugeshit]

Are you scared of me?

[@armandolennon9493]

Acaso soy el único tonto que recuerda cuando en nickelodeon pasaban esta canción para anunciar a los nicktoons? Esta canción es grandiosa! Un hito en la historia del rock and roll.

[@zonaplay3150]

de heco era parte de un comercial de bob esponja :3

[@catalinainiguez5945]

#Zona Play no inventen que tengo años hablándole a la gente al respecto y nadie se acuerda!! Jajaja

[@vicarugerio6875]

Creo que también en cartoon network

[@manuelfelipechanmay7734]

Busque por años esta canción Y me la arrojó face book Es buenísima

[@sergioscorziello7072]

No sabía!!! Nickelodeon, a la megdinson

[@maton8000]

Este grupo estuvo adelantado a su época, todos se complementan muy bien, amo sus canciones 2023 y lo escucharé hasta morir.

[@timibershoff494]

I have to say that this performance is even better than the official music video for the song. Just everything about the performance was creative, beautiful art.

[@AlexanderNixonArtHistory]

I agree.

[@666Havers]

pretty sure theyre lip syncing lol

[@timibershoff494]

@@666Havers What if they are?

[@andrewssmithpunk9360]

Tengo 28 años ni nacía y no sé porqué me encanta tanto su música gracias a mi madre aprendí a oír a este grupo

[@noelarias4375]

Te encanta porque es arte. A diferencia de la basura de hoy día.

[@JuanCarlos-us4qk]

Tu mamá sabe de buena música pues mano

[@timellis7724]

"Everybody had ... matching towels!"

[@Czechbound]

One of my favourite songs ! It's so bizarre and catchy. We need more of this !

[@qtig9490]

Man take me back to the 80s when I was starting high school and this came out. Never heard anything like it then or since. So unique. So many good times partying with this in the background.

[@wbrain00]

Panic! At the Disco : Don’t Threaten Me With A Good Time..... I guess it was a good choice to sample this because this is a masterpiece.

[@petter_jv]

Exactly, the same beat in P!ATD, but in live sound better than original audio 🖤.

[@zackzallie8735]

It was sampled. Just sayin' lol

[@marianazaaram7172]

I just to wait this...

[@CupidRuben]

It was sampled like every song created

[@user-ip6he6rq8c]

”beat”

[@helicart]

Without doubt, the best party band EVAHHHH!!!! You had to be an Aussie teenager in 79 to realize how 'far out' the 52s were. They opened the door for new age and punk. The 52s led the way in breaking all societal and music industry rules on conformity. They did free form and disinhibition first. They tapped into a creative energy that none of their peers did. Maybe Jim Morrison, Hendrix, and Clapton got into the same realm. Everything that has followed has been derivative of that schism that slid civilization into disarray.

[@paulaoh5306]

The golden years of MTV, too.

[@Factsnotfox]

I remember when the B52s appeared on Saturday Night Live. I was delivering pizzas at Miami University, to a girls dorm. While I waiting for the girl to come down for her Pizza I was watching the B52s perform Rock Lobster on the TV in the lounge. There were some girls there, they looked like sorority girls, and when the song reached the part where the band dropped to the floor and started flopping around, these girls all went "Ewwww!" It's one of my fondest memories.

[@mac163]

did you score?

[@mxtb1888]

mac163 - he was delivering pizza!

[@DEI-HIRE]

you should have fucked them to establish dominance

[@woodskier]

@@DEI-HIRE be carefull zee vimmen seek our essence

[@rebekatalebi8046]

@@mac163 he delivered the sausage.

[@raulvega4016]

El ritmo y los acordes únicos de Ricky Wilson son lo máximo!! Esta canción es perfección pura.

[@angelaleguizamon6414]

11q

[@sandragalarza2764]

Recuerdo allá, año 82-81, no estoy segura, un 31 de diciembre, pegada todo el día a la radio, escuchando las mejores cien canciones del año, y una de este grupo, en segundo lugar. Inolvidable! Un estilo ompletamente diferente ! Que hermosos años aquellos y qué música; la mejor de todos los tiempos! ❤🎶

[@nadeydaquiroz4051]

Uyyy esos años años que mencionas eran sublimes en música. Increíbles melodías, jamás imitadas.

[@Harmonious-jm3sy]

Ricky Wilson was just so creative on guitar. Other worldly sounds. R.I.P.

[@ricardofrisancho1768]

La escuche y bailé en el año 82 y todavía me parece lo máximo. Los sonidos son sicodélicos, Fred Schneider super cantante con un histrionismo único. La guitarra de Ricky Wilson excelente.

[@juliomarin478]

Que época Ricardo la mejor fue nuestra generación ya no habrá

[@normanretana614]

Muy buena a mis 52 y toda vía me animo a bailarla jaja

[@warrenthompson7705]

My aunt gave me this on tape when I was 7 or 8, and the song was about as old as I was. It is amazing how well punk, surf music, and atomic culture go together. It is just so damn good.

[@henrylabengineer]

I loved all the songs of this strange and very original band, I had all their albums!!!

[@TayTayMakesBeats]

Fred's dance moves ride that fine line between captivating and hilarious.

[@apewrestler]

I was 15yo when this came out.i'm almost 50 yo and still love the b52s.

[@shapoopy2964]

from a 22 year old i tell u from my heart ..change your picture dude u will get hated from dicks my age

[@shapoopy2964]

***** you talk and cus like an old man hahaha

[@wyomikey65]

One of many cool New Wave bands of the late 70's/80's. I loved being a teen during this era!

[@jamesshunt5123]

I wish I had been a teen in the late 70's/early 80's instead of the mid 00's. Feels like I missed out on something great by being born 20 years too late. At least it's easier to discover cool music today since it's all there to be discovered if one bothers to look beyond what's "most popular".

[@oldiesmusic76]

Yup, you missed it. Thankfully we have You Tube to relive these great songs. "Rock Lobster" was one song out of thousands that graced the charts in the 70's and 80's. Being 13 in 1980, this song was one of the BEST!

[@terryjohn2959]

I've always loved Cindy's dancing but she excelled herself in this one!

[@dfollery3230]

I’s Cindy the one in blue

[@terryjohn2959]

@@dfollery3230 Yep, that's her...the unforgettable Cindy Wilson

[@HipixOFFICIAL]

And Fred, always seems like someone's father who replaced the singer last second because they were out sick.

[@MrAlienmagnet]

I could watch them all dance for hours! They had so much fun flailing everywhere!

[@AicilaLaam]

@@HipixOFFICIAL that's just what I thought when I saw Fred

[@markheatherington8367]

This band can make me smile like no other

[@clarenceevans4001]

I'll never get tired of this song

[@bobtis]

I will love those ladies forever. I am so happy I got to see them live

[@alexandroaguayosoriano6193]

Me encanta la transición que realiza B-52s de música setentera a ochentera. Excelente clásico.

[@incel4224]

Sí, en la actualidad hacen eso como Dua Lipa que introduce la esencia ochentera en sus canciones. Como siempre la gente cree que lo pasado es lo mejor sin darse cuenta que la música actual será recordada con nostalgia por las generaciones venideras.

[@KathySandru]

Brings back my freshman in college days in 1980. College radio stations were the go to for new music & breaking new bands like The B-52's, Talking Heads, R.E.M., XTC, etc.

[@The_Timinator]

Such a cool band, the 80's were the most creative time in Music, it sure was fun too.

[@ijustdidahugeshit]

Are you proud of me?

[@The_Timinator]

@TheLostAge Oh for sure! Pot, Ecstasy, and Coke.

[@alexmontalvo8213]

The thing that I love about the B-52s is that on all the recordings, videos, and even live, they seem to be having the most fun of anybody there, which really translates into the feel of their music.

[@rjjcms1]

Beehive-a-tastic!

[@patchipatchi1]

I want this played at my funeral as they lower my dead body back into the ground (no one is allowed to say anything during the song)

[@idrissahmat498]

Like a boss!

[@Thatswhatyouget]

haha!

[@lilyoaks]

Nor dance?

[@kenhoughton2594]

Genius.

[@obriets]

I think I know the part of the song when they lower you down.

[@bobdobalina838]

That "Skladooblieadop" always got me. Just so fun creative and innovative.

[@carlomendoza6173]

This is a certified hood classic

[@paoshelysanchez411]

Les juro que llevaba mas de 10 años buscando esta rolita y jamas la encontraba 🙄🥺 Ahora que la escucho , esta bien psicodelica xd

[@alexisreyes1681]

Jajaja nel

[@bichopelon744]

No tiene nada de psicodelica xd

[@eduardogalvez1268]

si de echo la ponen en temas de halloween

[@humbertoflores2545]

Excentrica si.. pero psicodelica ni de vainas..!!

[@BadBoyClub]

Possibly the best & most important music video ever?

[@nickthepostpunk5766]

Completely insane, rocking, performance. Just awesome.