The B-52's - Dance This Mess Around - 11/7/1980 - Capitol Theatre (Official)

[@MickAneworderfan]

This concert is without doubt their creative peak and one of the most glorious moments in the whole post punk history. It's just so wonderful to have it here, thank you so much

[@josefinagarza241]

The whole concert is wowsa,wowsa,dance❤

[@danle7022]

Totally wowo wow woo woo

[@davidandrews5422]

Many years later, this song and performance still makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up.

[@ivorykhan159]

Same here!

[@davejonze]

Guitar players take note on pedals and 4 strings. Ricky is so underrated

[@stollglickmanbellina]

Most important comment right here!

[@hanzjensen2154]

He is the riff master

[@EarlyB-52sGuitars]

Yes, this one *is* one of the few songs where Ricky played a 4 string. Most songs are 5 string, but this is a 4. The tuning is CFxxFF, but if you play guitar and want to imitate him, unless you're willing to set the guitar up with the same strange gauges, you won't get the sound. The guitar model is a 1966 Mosrite Ventures Mark V with a 24.50" scale length (yes, 24.50",) and it has Mosrite Pickups. The strings used are .058, .056, empty, empty, .018p, and .018p. (You read that right, and I typed it right. His guitar tech, Keith Bennett, told me these gauges.) The amplifier used for the album version was probably a Fender Twin Reverb, while this one is a Mesa Boogie Mark II. I can't say about amplifier settings yet. Ricky also played Rock Lobster and Runnin' Around in this tuning. However, numerous songs from the first album are slightly sharper than standard tuning, which seems to be on purpose. Some songs are in the standard of 440 HZ, others (like Rock Lobster) are in 445 HZ, and "Moon" is in 453 HZ.

[@MobiusBandwidth]

such a beautiful weird amazing song.

[@scottpierce68]

Kinda explains their entire catalog:)

[@linnerickson3157]

This number is one continuous, slowly building song of catchy goodness.

[@MA_808]

We saw the B-52's two weeks earlier in Berkeley. The whole scene was totally electric and they were clearly finding their peak performance capabilities as evidenced here.

[@sublime12201]

B52s and Devo were decades ahead of everyone else

[@bouledeberlin8741]

The surf guitar is what made early B52s fantastic. RIP Ricky 1953-1985.

[@michaelcrosse8001]

Cindy is brilliant on this song, she really nails it! Both girls are really so cool. They both have songs each of them excel at!

[@sdgakatbk]

Yes. I love it when girls belt out lyrics the way Cindy does here!! Really good for rock and roll. Actually this band is just really good. With Ricky and Keith really carrying the melody here and everyone else doing their own thing over it.

[@woodskier964]

Be thankful she didnt hey chained to Epstein island

[@TheNaturalPatHarris]

Cindy Wilson is a legend

[@alphadeicide7491]

i knew all the words, dances and movements. 46 year old male straight married with children.

[@Kakarot1436]

And there's nothing wrong with that.

[@jimdiorio7232]

56, same thing.

[@petertarantola786]

Me too!

[@jonathancomstock1461]

I learned how to do the Shy Tuna from this.

[@geojorge1369]

I've been Dancing This Mess Around since 1980!

[@TR-is8ne]

Cindy was very interactive with the audience!❤

[@TR-is8ne]

2:33 3:33 You’ll see what I mean

[@docbailey3265]

I exist in two forms: before this song and after this song. It changed my life for ever.

[@Ziggy771]

I remembered when they debuted on Saturday Night Live- shortly after the Talking Heads-- back in the day when SNL got consistently good music.

[@gerald4133]

Great performance. B52s we probably won't see another band that can compare They ROCKED.🎸

[@samuraibounds]

except for maybe DEVO. I consider them opposite ends of the same spectrum!

[@JamesHunterRoss]

Cindy! Truly inspired vocals! They do all 16 dances! It's time to do them RIGHT!

[@gail8077]

hippie hippie shake!

[@khkartc]

Man, I thought this was the weirdest song when I first heard it in 1981! I’d just spent two years in Chile as a Mormon missionary. Chilean radio had played bands like Blondie, the Knack, and the Police; however, so far as I knew, the Bee Gees were still cranking out disco hits in the US. The sea change that happened in pop music while I was gone left me reeling for several months, but, by the end of Summer 1981, the B-52’s were my favorite group.

[@2refinish]

How is this band NOT in the RnR Hall of Fame? It's a travesty. So original and influential.

[@magamen6572]

100% agree!!

[@josefinagarza241]

I believe eventually they are in❤

[@josefinagarza241]

Danced all thru covid,I'm not a limber girl❤

[@sufyanlowel4631]

Rnr hof is a joke like grammy oscar etc

[@yacawntmiss]

if this doesn't bring a smile to your face then nothing will.

[@CityslickCaptain]

Cindy. Be still my heart.

[@TheDrummerDude17]

Right?? They're both very attractive...I'd dance with Cindy ;)

[@sdgakatbk]

Yeah, Cindy's really cute in this.

[@daveburton3289]

Love this album!! I blasted it loud in grade 5, and I'm blasting it loud here in my mid 40's.

[@robertmangan8574]

+Dave Burton Bro this was a popular song when I was a teenager in the 80's. I'm 48 now

[@CityslickCaptain]

This was a popular song in the summer of '79 and I'm 50 now.

[@tradeshotel-blackpool6783]

@@CityslickCaptain How funny. I am 57 and still blasing it out.

[@rudymata510]

Ricky is at another level in the 80s

[@veganandvaping3261]

This Song Is PURE Genius...In Every Possible Way!!!!

[@iambecomepaul]

Could I love Cindy any more? No. The answer is no. I’m 59 and I STILL crush on Cindy 😂

[@cogitotal5121]

I saw them twice. The first time I was so high, I only just met the people I went with. The second time they did the V8 versions of everything. Magic.

[@santafebites]

Genius

[@jeffharper410]

Cindy Wilson's decent into madness, a mockery of Motown by a seemingly broken soul. The bass line is decending into a very deep hole aswell. The banging keys of a child's toy piano as a hauntingly repeated organ strike keeps time like a warning becon . Everything in time yet seems just a little off. Her deep alto voice reaches down to a guthral growl at times before breaking into rhythmic horror movie like screaming lyrics. It's dark , but brilliant. While the stabbing guitar seems to add some coherence and 60's style syncopation ,just another dark striking layer. The best song the B52's ever did. Then it reverts to the usual silliness the band is known for, but for a moment they achieved an original master peice. Listing to it is like seeing a bloody car wreck in slow motion, you want to look away ,but keep replaying it ,uncomfortably.

[@RoySATX]

Pots, pans, and all the silverware tossed into the mosh pit along with Cindy's voice and an almost steady beat.

[@963robw]

i love how Cindy bangs her tambourine when she damn well feels like it xD

[@JoeBlow_4]

My absolute favorite B-52's song.

[@bahhumbug9824]

Keith & Ricky are absolutely killin' it in this version.

[@watteau6646]

this song just rocks on an elemental level--so charming and likable, too!

[@ChampagneCraig]

After all of these decades, sadly, I still do not know how to do all sixteen dances. : (

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

Man I love this guys! I’ve seen them twice! And those two times were a riot party!!🎉 🎈 🎊 ❤️👌😎👍

[@phil562]

I'm learning a lot of dance moves watching Fred.

[@elizabethgeoghegan5167]

“Everybody goes to partieeeez” Slays every time I hear it.

[@KingCast65]

OMG OMG That was THE SHIT. Kate Pierson was da bomb. And that song in particular, was my favorite. Much Mahaolos on the upload.

[@thSubliminalCriminal]

The Church brought me here, but I always love the B-52's

[@eazycheetah]

For all the craziness of their music for the times, the rhythm section is pure rock and roll. Very much a guitar driven band!

[@thicomsauerland]

1980, i was 3 years old. I wish I was older and could have seen it live.

[@stevebrogdon1802]

I was 5 years old. Seeing them play on the fairwell tour and rocking out one last time, all i could think of was: please please please, just one more time.

[@kaymuldoon3575]

I am proud to say I share a birthday with Fred. 🎂

[@victorrodriguez5765]

My favorite B-52 song .................... greetings of Perú ...

[@stew6662]

I only new the B-52's from the Cosmic Thing period. I am just now discovering these songs 44 years later!

[@ulfricstormcloak4230]

Ricky Wilson's genius on full display on this song.

[@nammie12345]

Classic, The B-52's and the Ramones made music so much fun in that time period.

[@Rockandrollmademe]

The moment she yells is so rock and roll.

[@TheDrummerDude17]

Man, the sheer excitement it must be for them to play together!!

[@7an7rum]

That was absolutely freaking perfect!

[@saintnificent5532]

I don't think I would have ever gotten into the B52s if it wasn't for Cindy Wilson. Really SHE turned me on to Alternative Rock (New Wave/Punk).

[@mauriciopastor2701]

Remember when you held my hand? Say, remember when you were my man? Walk, talk in the name of love Before you break my heart Think it over, roll it over in your mind Why don't you dance with me? I'm not no Limburger Why don't you dance with me? I'm not no Limburger Oh say, why don't you dance with me? I'm not no Limburger Just a limber girl, just a limber girl Just a limber girl, just a limber girl Dance this mess around Dance this mess around 'Round, 'round, 'round, 'round Oh, everybody goes to parties They dance this mess around They do all 16 dances They do the Shu ga loo, do the Shy Tuna Do the Camel Walk, do the Hip O Crit Ah, hippy, hippy forward hippy, hippy Hippy, hippy, hippy shake Oh, it's time to do 'em right Hey, so don't that make you feel a whole lot better, huh? I say, don't that make you feel a whole lot better? What you say? Well, I'm just askin' Come on, shake Ooh, aye shake Ooh, aye shake Ooh Everybody goes to parties They dance this mess around They do all 16 dances They do the Coo ca choo, do the Aqua Velva Do the Dirty Dog, do the Escalator Ah, hippy, hippy forward hippy, hippy Hippy, hippy, hippy shake Oh, it's time to do 'em right Hey, so Fred, don't that make you feel a whole lot better, huh? I say, don't that make you feel a whole lot better? What you say? Well, I'm just askin' Yeah, yeah, yeah Stop, dance on over Yeah, yeah Dance, dance, dance this mess around Dance this mess around Shake, shake a bake, shake Shake, shake, shake, shake Shake, shake, shake, shake Dance this mess around Yeah, yeah, yeah

[@CharlieNickell]

These guys were huge in the day. Great music. Did their own thing.

[@PhilAlumb]

Cindy 💥🔥😍

[@Backup218]

They all looked sooo good back then great year for them.. Ricky cool as ever Freddy and keith looked good. Cindy sexy as ever and kate lookin hot 2. The Girls with their cool wigs. Really great.

[@pa.encema2821]

1:05 best part of the vid. Even Fred felt that one!!!!!

[@aladdinsane.]

Always loved this song and the B52's! And Kate Pierson ...OH Yeah!...Always had a hot thing for Her and Her voice!

[@scottpierce68]

Was always Cindy that did it for me;)

[@aladdinsane.]

OH YEAH! Her also, Those beautiful big eyes and also along with a great voice!, This group would not be the same without Kate and Cindy!

[@MrWorf510]

I haven't heard this song is so long and this version is raw and rocks! Great stuff! All of the videos are classic!

[@shashipackofulski9656]

They’re so charmingly strange, I’m 13 and I’m trying to get my friends into the b-52 but it’s not working.

[@robertkraljii5048]

Keep trying, or maybe get new friends. You are on the right track.

[@themanfromvolantis]

Im 51 and i don't think i've ever met another person who likes them. (Their loss). If i asked my friends to name 5 B-52's songs.... None of them could do it.

[@Poss_Um_]

Well your cool. Idk about your friends lol. JK. I been trying to get everyone into the too. Love Shack and Rock Lobster is the only tunes anyone knows :(

[@ickystrashcan....anothersm9749]

They Do all 16 damces.. ...i mean EVERYBODY was doinh the escalator ...messing up..when it was time to do that dance right....oh boy...

[@ArturoHernandez-zo6di]

You see some bands, and think why? You see this performance and it make sense. They are a great band so much talent. Very under rated. Love this show!

[@pa.encema2821]

Fred showing off on his dance moves

[@pablotorres7436]

Contemporary Music... Hard Core B 52's... late 60's psychodelia Surf Rock based but futuristic New Wave in it's tempos... Off charts

[@RoySATX]

Brilliant. The B52s were entertaining themselves as much as the audience.

[@davidlong8536]

When I hear songbird, I think Cindy Wilson…..singing “I ain’t no lim….b…urger…”….”i’m jus askin’”…”yeah..yeah..yeah..yeah..yeah..yeah” words never better sung in harmony

[@darrylwiggins1156]

Cindy is a goddess and my forever queen.

[@rogertill4447]

never seen them live before dancethis mess around Absolutely brilliant

[@toolsgear2695]

Sure miss Ricky!! 😢😢

[@magamen6572]

All 16 dances

[@kaymuldoon3575]

I am proud to say I that share a birthday with Fred. 🎂

[@spinnplay]

Love This Jam!! Mad Jammer - GAP Guam

[@thomasraven]

Awww. Ricky. :)

[@juliemorgan33]

they were so fucking cool.

[@ronryan7398]

The B-52s were a live act to see.

[@Nono-hk3is]

Hell yeah

[@alanbarry4836]

that's rite brother , i was 20 1980 UCLA Polly Pavilion,chicks were wearing see through pants/ their stage was dead center..now i'm 55, it was the funnest show. they carry low laying sex vibes'and brown hair braided around aorund a heart,

[@angelinecornish9148]

I love the B -52s

[@preterrandom]

Magnificent raw energy.

[@angrysinatra9900]

I ain't no limburger

[@scottpierce68]

I think Fred is a vampire.... I mean he hasn't aged at alk. Good for you Fred, keep doing that aqua velva!

[@soleitequila]

Amo a B'52!!! Besos desde México !!

[@pencan]

Great band and tune.

[@stivnik]

Still makes me want to take toy piano lessons in the midst of a pandemic. Anyone else remember this song from the PARCO commercial in Tokyo, circa 1980?

[@rudybuccianti7548]

I saw them play at Roseland in Nyc 1981 …fucking awesome!!!

[@davidkastin4240]

Yep me too. Great show. Great band. In a genre of their own. Love them.

[@mariorossi7225]

that guitarist is one of a kind

[@hemil]

Wondeful! So youngs...

[@PolarBear_Gaming_More]

always a huge fan of your work

[@salerno824]

Great live!!

[@Mistermako1]

Excellent! Thank you for uploading

[@arturohiguera3504]

Preciosa voz de Cindy con ese ritmo de baile lleno de energía que brindaba !!

[@pariexon1107]

52's drop bombs :)

[@dybalaleo6812]

Ricky Wilson un genio todos una energia impresionante

[@normancharles2507]

Man do I wish I was at that show.

[@kheops13]

toujours à la mode …. au top

[@rbabich]

just perfect!

[@fantomas3066]

Excellent, just excellent.

[@stephensticht]

so fuckin good s fuckin good so fuckin good

[@marclayne9261]

Love the BeeHive Hairdoos!!...

[@willybosc4407]

Excellent et précurseur en 1980 merci b'52s

[@kaymuldoon3575]

How I would have loved to have been there that night.

[@CarlosAlberto-fx5uj]

Melhor banda de new wave!

[@briandunn6157]

This so crazy cool!

[@arturborowiec6206]

Fantastic