The B52's -Rock Lobster (REACTION!!!!)
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This song was always a favorite at house parties. Got everyone up on the dance floor! FUN!!
And down on the dance floor. Fun song.
I was in highschool from 79-83. Yes, we danced to this. Yes, we went to the floor when he said, "down, down..."
I have always referred to the B-52's as punk'ish / new wave'ish.
Ty, just a fun nonsense song from the 80's, we need these now when everyone is too serious,
That true!
@Fin
I was a junior when it came out. Must have been 78.
From '78 but point taken.. this was helping to kick off New Wave which is always associated with the '80s
Written in 1976
This isn’t a nonsense song it makes sense, I am the walrus by the Beatles is a nonsense song
New wave Baby. Danced the hell out of this song in my teens. The B-52s also sang the Love Shack in the 80s.
I thought Love Shack was released in the 90s.
@@patrickcooperstockfootage1185 nope...heard this in the club in summer 83.
@@jejo5586 You heard Love Shack in a club in 1983? This is surprising. I just did a google search and it turns out that Love Shack was released in 1989. I also remember seeing an interview of the band from around that time period - saying how the song emerged from a jamming session.
Planet Claire, Devil's in my car and Private Idaho are pretty good too. If you want to party that's the only band you need 🕺💃
@@patrickcooperstockfootage1185 Heard Rock Lobster in '83. Misread it.
Loved that you mentioned Love Shack without realising it is the same band.
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I love Rock Lobster! This is what was called alternative rock back in the day. I laughed so hard watching your reaction! Hahaha! It IS a crazy song! But crazy in a good way! Thanks for the laugh today! 😁
These guys were all about kitsch, camp, and retro. They were poor college kids in Athens, GA when that was a happening music town. They shopped at Good Will for all the retro clothes. The guitarist, Ricky Wilson, and the dark haired woman, Cindy Wilson, were brother and sister. Cindy was the only straight person in the group, everyone else was gay, though not all were out at the time. Ricky died of complications from AIDS in 1985 - only 32 years old. The band was devastated and took a couple years off. They came back in 1989 with the album "Cosmic Thing" which was an autobiographical album, and contained the hit "Love Shack". They just looked a little different by that point since it was 11 years later. Thanks for listening and sharing!
Peace from SF
Love that this song causes confusion, shock and laughter all at once ... so many elements. One of the most songs ever!
In high school we held parties that would make your head spin, thanks to the B-52s. We even had a girl jump out of a cake as we would fly down the stairs on our knees.
If you think this sounds strange and funky 40 years later, imagine how it sounded back then. To people like us who had no idea WTF was coming. One of the signs of greatness is creating a sound that no one has ever heard before and no one has been able to duplicate since. B-52's, Oingo Boingo and Devo (all from that same time) are three bands who are great because they made something no one had ever heard before, and nobody has been able to or tried to replicate since. If you want to hear the greatest cover of all time, check out Devo's cover of the Rolling Stones' "Satisfaction."
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I enjoyed your review and it was fun to see and hear someone's response for the first time hearing this. I grew up on this (I'll be 54 next month), but I remember how this song got everyone on the dance floor at our college parties. And it wouldn't be complete without some of us falling to the floor as the lead singer did in the video. Those were really fun (and innocent) times. I'd give anything to go back.
B52s are criminally underrated. One of the most unique bands ever. So many great elements but love the guitar of Ricky Wilson (RIP) and the vocal harmonies of two of the coolest chicks ever Cindy Wilson and Katie Pierson! Check 'Planet Clair' and 'Give Me Back My Man'!
Well whatever else is going on, ya gotta admit the drummer is KILLING IT
When I was in high school back in the early 80's, if you wanted to REALLY get the party rockin'.....you put on the B-52's!!! The greatest party band ever. You should react to their songs Party Out of Bounds, Planet Claire, and Give Me Back My Man. I have so many great, but hazy, memories of the B-52's music blasting in the background of major teenage parties!
Forgot to mention: once upon a time the B-52's opened for The Who!!!!!!!
@@bostonwhofan Really? Holy Cow!
Absolute gold. That was SICK. More b-52's please.
Since it's a fun song it might go unnoticed that this band can rock. They are tight and they bring it. They came up in a punk scene and there's footage of them going hard at parties just sweating and pushing it. That's one of the best things about them for me.
These guys really gave DEVO a run for their money in the 80's. My brother and sis liked this, but loved You're Living in Your Own Private Idaho better.
This was 1978 though ,,,,How do you like 70s music ?
@@theodoreritola7641 any music of the 70s or 80s suits me just fine.
In my opinion, this is one of the more "bizarre" songs ever made
B-52's was also famous for the song "Love Shack."
Robert Shulenberger loveshack fuggin suckkksss
B52's just had weird songs. LOL But they were awesome too.
@@avantgardejazzguitar1341 I liked Love Shack, but every album before was 100% better. They just became too mainstream with the Cosmic Thing album.
@@avantgardejazzguitar1341 Truth.
Love Shack was actually one of their most “non-bizarre” songs.
When I saw the title, I just knew this would be a great reaction and I wasn't disappointed...and had a good laugh at your facial expressions. I'm pretty sure I had the same reaction when it was released. It was definitely different that anything I'd ever heard. Their song "Roam" is my favorite, but it came around after they had become more mainstream.
Love the b -52's! Can't wait to see your face when you spin this record lol...♡
The whole record was great!
That is the hardest I've ever laughed watching a reaction, the look on your face was priceless, haha.
Check out reactions to the Bee Gees Staying Alive. I literally had tears running down my face. Friggin hilarious.
Omg. Your face.😂😂 this song cracked me up when it first came out. It was fun.
Family guy 😁
Looking back, it's hard to imagine now how different and weird and off-the-wall this was in 1978. (Hell, even after all this time, there still isn't anything else out there that sounds anything like it.) I remember seeing them do this on Saturday Night Live in 1980 and thinking even then, "Whoa, this is something TOTALLY new." It was the weirdest thing I'd ever seen, and possibly the greatest.
It wounds like an old science fiction movie theme, and a novelty song, cartoon music, and a spy movie theme all rolled into one.
A CLASSIC ! Original ATHENS GA Rock !
On Their FINAL Tour 2022 !
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This is one of the songs that purportedly pushed John Lennon out of early retirement.
In a good way! He heard this song at a disco in the Bahamas, and loved it! He started recording again....
Really? Didn't know that
Maybe it's because the part at 3:47 sounds like Yoko Ono singing 🤣
@@patdonnelly9392 Bermuda, actually.
The ladies said they were inspired by Yoko
The passing of the torch from the 70's into the 80's.
I first heard this when they performed on Saturday Night Live sometime during the 1979-1980 season. I thought they were the strangest band I'd ever seen. Punk and New Wave were still unknown in most parts of the country at that time.
Yup! I saw it too. I thought it was a skit till I found the 45.
Planet Claire is another great one by them. Love Shack and Roam are their biggest hits. Saw them live back in 2003 at an event at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They did an initial six song set, but since they were the final act, they played for 90 straight minutes and had people up on stage with them. Their music can be described as New Wave, neo-psychedelic lounge music, and party pop. They are a great, great, house/party band.
I love this song but you saying "Water Ostrich" is the best thing I've heard all week! :)
I feel the need...the need for more cowbell.
Seriously though, this was the very first song with a dolphin as a background singer, which is obviously still a thing.
The B52s were a fun band for sure. I think you'd probably like the official video for Love Shack. But if you react to more B52s, please react to Give Me Back My Man! Cindy Wilson's best video performance.
This is total beach music....I am glad you have a sense of humor. The one woman on keyboards also used to wear a huge "beehive" hairdo that was at least 7 or 8 inches high. Hilarious! If you were on the dance floor for this song, when the singer sang "Rock Lobster, Down! Down!" everyone got down on the floor and squirmed around until the music came back up.
I heard this song at a grocery store like 10 years ago. Fell in love with this song.
Ok, my age shows up. I LOVED this song when I was young!! This song could amp up a party or club like no other song. LOL Thanks for reacting. The B-52's are the best! There will never be another like them. Um yeah, they did Love Shack. Same group.
The B52's is still one of my all-time favorite party bands, new wave era music.
This is for sure one of their weirder songs, but its such a fun song, care free and a song that gets people moving.
I've seen them live like... 10 times at least and they kill it on stage too, really good fun.
Thnx for the react man :D
I saw them so many time - always THE most FUN shows. And when they got to "down-down-down" everyone would slump down to the floor. Crazy times.
We would fall to the floor too, and shake like sizzing bacon before jumping back up and continuing to dance our limbs off! America's #1 fun band!
Ricky Wilson the guitar player for a few of their songs actually removed strings from his guitar to get that sort of "Beach Surfing Vibe" to the songs. By doing this he could easily play the base line for the band (They had no base player) as well as produce that funky feel. When the band reunited after the death of Ricky Wilson they actually added a base player to the line up which they never had before to play some of their older hits. If you look at the video closely you can see he is missing strings on his guitar. They did this for Private Idaho as well as a few others.
Great song, and have listened to it since it came out. Love the guitar lines in this, they really rock harder than you realize.
I don't have time to read all of the comments but my favorite song by the B-52's is the first track from their self titled debut album and is called Planet Claire. Featured in the Dreamworks movie Monsters vs Aliens.
The B-52s were definitely one of the most fun bands ever. I so loved listening to them back in the day. No deeper message, just wild, crazy energy.
Ridiculous song, but SO fun! I read that John Lennon loved this song because he felt that the B-52s 'got' what Yoko was trying to do vocally
The B52's made some really freaking weird music but in interviews they admitted that most of it they did because it was funny. They were kind of a 'pop punk' band... sort of? Some of their music is freaking amazing though, but beware jumping down the B52's rabbit hole.
I remember when this first came out in the spring of 1980. My aunt and I loved it, but my mother didn't know what to make of the qirky song.
The B52's were known for their throw back to the 1950's and 60's nostalgia with their clothes, and dance moves.
It's really the only song I like from the B52's though. Just a fun, nutty little tune to act crazy with.
Have a blessed night...🎶🎹💜
A nope it was from 1978 ,,, SORRY its 70s Dont tell the people in the 70s though , They might think you are crazy lol
@@theodoreritola7641 ~ It was released twice in two different years. In my area, it didn't get airplay until spring of 1980...
@@Deborahtunes O ok ,,, But in the USA it came out in 1978 And wrote and recorded in 1978
@@theodoreritola7641 ~ In the US, it was released in two separate years...
Your face was THE MOST entertaining part of all!!!
My wifi keeps freezing and it freezes your face! OMG! 🤣🤣🤣
When I need to laugh, I watch this video. Your reaction to this song is hilarious to me!
The worm has turned for you, friend. You can never "unsee" this video, ever!! I love watching people the first time they hear this!!
Aaaaah, this takes me back to High School dances, and that magic moment (sometimes taking several listens), when one first realises that *all* the song's lyrics are sexy innuendo. :P Seeing that 'light-up-moment' in MRM's eyes, when that particular circuit breaker finally clicks home is probably the funniest moment I've seen on one of these reaction videos in quite some time. :)
This song is so good, its basically controlled chaos, its so much fun.
They have many great songs and videos. Please, more B52's! They did do Love Shack (watch the video!), then there's Planet Claire, and Rome. Always a fun band to watch with their over the top wigs and outfits!
The 60s "surf music" feel is perfect for the song. Also reminds me of the Munsters day at the beach!
Big Bang Theory fans might imagine Sheldon getting toked up and hitting the stage.
"Choking a bird"-THAT is the Yoko Ono sound !
What kind of bird is a yoko ono
@@Modern-Renaissance-Man A Dodo bird.
@@jamesbrady8535 I'm dying.....that comment is so perfect!!
@@Modern-Renaissance-Man when Yoko was onstage with John and Chuck Berry she uttered the most horrific sounds. They turned her mic off. Horrible singer!
@@Modern-Renaissance-Man ...it’s the kind of bird that lands on a nest and then pushes out all four of the eggs...and when asked about it, says “it wasn’t me”
Two years late, but as soon as I saw your eyebrows dancing to this 80’s gem I immediately had to like this video 😂…I wish I could love it, that was hilarious!
The B-52's were all Art students from the Univ of Georgia.
The look on your face.....LAUGHING OUT LOUD. I wasn't in to them as much as my sister and her friend Steve was. They played the album at least 4 times when we partied
And they were in their own punked out little world. The way they danced was hilarious. They were probably tripping, lol, I just wasnt aware at the time. Lol
My friend Dee introduced me to the B52's music and Cheap Trick back in 78,( I was a Who fan and JGiels) but I was astounded by both bands.
My sister had Cheap Trick at Budokan. We played it in my brothers 8 track player until it broke it. My brother was furious. LMAO.
When this came out, John Lennon heard it, pegged the girls singing like Yoko, called up his SO and said 'we need to start making music!' And that's how we got Starting Over.
This song was a huge hit in clubs. You could get everyone out on the dance floor having a great time. Classic New Wave pure pop joy.
I was in 12th grade. Tina Lange's dad used to own WRKR in Racine, WI. She brought a tape deck to English class and played this song. It was freaking awesome! I can't hear it without thinking of her.
LATE 70'S EARLY 80'S STRANGEST MUSIC AND FASHION. BEST OF TIMES FOR THE WORLD TO EXPERIENCE THIS NEW TREND
The band is from Athens, GA, home to the University of Georgia where they were students when the band was formed. Also from this little college town: R.E.M., Widespread Panic, Drive-by Truckers, of Montreal, Neutral Milk Hotel, Azure Ray, Pylon, the Glands, Vigilantes of Love, Vic Chesnutt, Reptar, Apples in Stereo, Olivia Tremor Control, Dead Confederate, John Barry, Ravenstone, Danger Mouse, Love Tractor, and so many more. Just an amazing little town that The NY Times said is the birthplace of indie music.
I fucking LOVE THIS! U know, they come from the south, but i heard of them as a kid because they rocked CBGB’s (downtown NYC club, super popular for punk & new bands that hit it big) in the late 70’s & were part of the whole new wave sound... and yeah, the did do Love Shack lol... but this was really like on the end of punk & coming into New Wave.. lots of fun & they were an awesome band.. and yeah, its a lot of fun, for sure.. they’re a fun band. 🖤🤘🦞🦞🦞🦞🐟🐠🐡
I was in high school when they were the musical guest on Saturday Night Live. It changed everything for me.
I feel strange not listening to this with a red solo cup in hand.
yessss I know the feeling
Love Shack is from the same band!!! Fred Schneider can not be forgotten when you hear him. Kate Pierson sings a great song with Iggy Pop Called Candy... LISTEN TO IT!!!
LOL wow flash back's..back to the 80's back to songs that really didn't have to make any sense just fun and catchy..The B52's always gave me smiles and great dancing fun..Big Hits here in Australia..This is great as is Private Idaho and Love Shack..always loved the Beehive Hair Dos and wild outfits
Keep safe Keep Strong My Dear Friend
This was definitely one of those "just party fun" songs of my teens in the 80s! I can imagine the Addams Family and the Muensters dancing in their ghoulish ways to this one! LMAO What would Uncle Fester do to this one? What about Lurch and Grand Mama?
Combination of new Wave, Punk and Rock-a-billy. The B52's were fun not deep
"Roam" by the B-52's is also a great song. Very positive vibe. Love your channel.
This sounds like a song you would hear in the old Batman tv shows. Great band and jam.
I'm pretty sure that your reaction was exactly the reaction they intended listeners to have.
This song was a guaranteed get up and party song (back in the day). Their new wave/eclectic/dance sound filled each and every one of their albums (combined with Fred's humorous and "off beat" delivery). They came out of Athens Georgia and captured a world-wide audience. Sure, they aren't for everyone... but music is like that.
"Rock Lobster", by The B-52s, was a major hit in the UK back in 1978, and influenced a lot of "New Wave" bands there at the time. The band has been around for a very long time. Kurt Loder once stated on MTV, that the female singers in the group, sing "Soul music, but from a different place".
Love the total shock on your face! B52’s were such a blast back in the day! They were in an underground cell all by themselves! Caught us all off guard!
The B52s are a really fun party band. They were like nothing before or since. They did the song Love Shack as well as Private Idaho, Funplex, Give Me Back My Man, and Roam. They are quite talented and still do limited touring. They're a blast to watch!
I loved this song! I was a young teenager when this came out!
You can't help but smile at this.
Cindy Wilson and Kate Pearson harmonize incredibly well. You can really hear it on "Roam" or "Topaz." Kate has a distinctive voice and has done songs with REM and Iggy Pop.
Welcome to the world of Nu Wave music. Planet Claire and Dance This Mess Around are a couple of other fun ones.
Btw: the hat worn by lead singer is called a pith helmet,worn by explorers & USPS delivery people.
The B-52s mastered the art of singing absolutely ridiculous songs with a straight face. Pure fun, nothing more. The only aim of this song is to put a smile on the listeners face and it accomplishes this tenfold.
Yup I knew it lol your face says it all. Think I was 19 when I first heard this song and it was sooo crazy and sooo refreshing. When my grown kids were little they loved this song we would turn it up and dance lol good times. My favorite song by these guys is roam and you should check out planet Claire, give me back my man or channel z. Thx Ty it was alot of fun...♡
Ahh, Dude, you cracked me up! you had a similar reaction to what I had the first time I saw these critters on Saturday Night Live back in 1980. I thought it was a skit at first and then I saw a 45 of this at the store. I ended up buying and it drove my mother and sister nuts.
Back in the 80s when I was still in grade school, the B52s was a hit. Even John Lennon mentioned them.
The ultimate party band !!!
TY they have hilarious videos love them they opened up for Ziggy Marley back in 90's
The band members are actually Primary School Teachers who preformed at their conventions.
Love Shack would have been a better choice. This was their first hit though. React to the Sweet ,Wig Wam Bam or Blockbuster.
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Hell Raiser
Just started teaching when this came out. Loved watching the kids rock out to this at school dances.
When my boys were little, we would have dance parties in our living room to B52s songs. This was a favorite. It was so fun seeing them jumping around doing their interpretations of all the sea creatures lol.
You had to be there. lol The band was an avant garde , performance art type band early on, with fantastic musical chops, vocals / harmonies, and just a lot of fun. As they went on, the music got more serious, and several works on the Cosmic Thing LP were lush, layered, and just smooth as silk. The two best to me were "Roam" and "Topaz." "Love Shack" was on that LP as well, and hearkened back to their party band, new wave roots. They're a fantastic band, and are still touring. My overall favorite by them is probably "Mesopotamia," great beat, dance able, fantastic thumping bassline, especially live. This is another band my older sister turned me onto. She and all her girl friends were dancing to it one night when they stayed over. She was a huge influence on my musical tastes.
Always a party song. I danced the hell outta this song at clubs and parties in the late 70's and early 80's. It was so much fun. Glad you are so open minded about different music.
Ah the "New Wave" of the late 70s / early 80s. I was a DJ at a University radio station that focused on New Wave (nothing top 40). We played a lot of great bands before they "made it". The B-52s were one of those groups. Fun sound.
Love the B-52's..Saw them here in Yuma in concert about 4 years ago, Their concerts are great and funny all at the same time 😊😊 I love their song ''Roam'' The B-52's did sing the song ''Love shack'' LOL
My favorite time in music and clothing. It was a blast of a time.
I was into punk music in the uk in 78/79 and this song blew me away , and has never aged 😎
Dont tell that to 80s kids TO A LOT OF THEM EVERY THING FROM THE 70s Is 80s
They were always a fun uplifting band that made you happy.
face it, dude, you LOVED the groove!!! And I loved to see your laughs, since the song really is goofy! (but soooo cool!)
As a DJ, you don't go to a show without the rock lobster.
I'm sitting here LOL LMAO watching your reaction to this song haha. I worked in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea down here in Florida when this song came out and we went absolutely berserk the first time we heard it. Great song by a great band. Two other songs I remember at the same time was Brass in Pocket by The Pretenders and Refugee by Tom Petty. Those were the three songs that they played the death and we loved it. Your reaction was very funny.
This song came out when I was 9-10 and I *loved* it. My aunt Denise played it for us. She was the best...she was in her mid-upper teens and always played the best music. She introduced me to Cars by Gary Numan, too. Possibly the same year.
Your impression of that bird choking and being shaken up introduced a sound I don’t think I’d ever heard before.
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I don’t know if you noticed, but the guitar player removes the two middle strings. He plays with just four strings, and uses all kind of weird, alternate, tunings . Genius.