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The song is a swinging rope bridge linking the past and future together, and The B-52s are doing the watusi on top of it for dear life.
The B-52's - Love Shack (Official Music Video) by RHINO on YouTube They could be describing their own band. Wilson, Pierson, Schneider and Keith Strickland never tried to fit in.
The B-52s' best known song is fun, weird and gets the party going, much like the band itself, and that's one big reason PrideFest Milwaukee is excited the B-52s are a Sunday headliner at the ...
The B-52s founder and singer Kate Pierson, part-time Truro resident, on new music, her wife, and how a house on Cape Cod changed her life.
The B-52s have quite a glittering discography, but every new fan should start with these four quintessential tunes first.
While The B-52's emerged with a unique sound, John Lennon heard one song by them he thought sounded like Yoko Ono's music.
And “ Love Shack ” continues to permeate pop culture: Most recently, two contestants on “RuPaul’s Drag Race” performed to the song in front of guest judges the B-52s themselves.
Considered the “ world's greatest party band,” the B-52s have been known for their buoyant party music in a long career that included such beloved hits as “Rock Lobster,” “Private Idaho ...
Everyone knows that "love rules at the love shack." From October, NPR's Scott Simon speaks to The B-52s, the new wave icons out of Athens, Ga., about being on the road for their farewell tour.
The B-52s’ Kate Pierson on the Music That Made Her The irrepressible frontwoman talks about the artists and songs that have meant the most to her—Bowie, R.E.M., OutKast—five years at a time.
The song featured many of the B-52s’ trademarks, including Cindy Wilson (Ricky’s sister) and Pierson’s vocal harmonies, Schneider’s shout-singing, and a funky guitar riff.
Everyone knows that "love rules at the love shack:" NPR's Scott Simon speaks to The B-52s, the new wave icons out of Athens, Ga., who are now on the road for one last tour.