WHAT? | FIRST TIME HEARING The B 52's - Rock Lobster REACTION
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2 жыл бұрынWHAT? | FIRST TIME HEARING The B 52's - Rock Lobster REACTION
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@tarhealy 2 жыл бұрын
This song could change the mood of every party and school dance. We would excitedly run to the dance floor, jump around, sing with huge smiles. It was the best. All these years later it still makes me happy.
@fld1374 2 жыл бұрын
Two songs gave me this reaction. Rock Lobster and Smells Like Teen Spirit.
@fritzk3627 2 жыл бұрын
Yes!!!
@trevors.5998 2 жыл бұрын
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@steph990 2 жыл бұрын
“Down! Down! Down!!”
@veliasalazar8678 2 жыл бұрын
This is a throw back for me get the lyrics.
@paulwagner688 2 жыл бұрын
"Why is my head bopping?" That, my friend, is the POWER of Rock Lobster.
@RobbnCO 2 жыл бұрын
YES !!
@tonirobinson4987 2 жыл бұрын
It is the power of Rock Lobster!
@valvsto100 2 жыл бұрын
yes it was and is still on my Playlist 😂❤
@markcraven8386 2 жыл бұрын
Nope, that's pure B-52's party magic !
@wutang6020 4 ай бұрын
❤💯
@michaelparks5669 7 ай бұрын
imagine a room full of young people jumping and bopping to this insane song having the time of their lives. yes it was very popular.
@coolintruddle 10 ай бұрын
I'm an old metal head and this is one of my favourite songs of all time.
@SinCityVillain 5 ай бұрын
Same!
@bjornskorge7791 Ай бұрын
Heavy Metal for life, but I love this song 😂
@BrettLesPaul 2 жыл бұрын
Guys. This was HUGE through the early 80’s. NO dance party was without THIS SONG! You just have to go with it. It’s just fun.
@drwalker6517 2 жыл бұрын
It’s a late 70’s song as was their epic first album. 🤷♂️
@crafty1096 2 жыл бұрын
It’s NOT just a fun song. It’s an animal rights song inspired by John Lennon and Yoko Ono who were fans of this song too. Fred Schneider the lead singer was traumatized as a child at a beach party where crabs were being boiled.
@shariwelch8760 2 жыл бұрын
@@drwalker6517 Yes, but it hit in the 80's and we listened to it at parties through all of the 80's.
@jkgannon1049 2 жыл бұрын
Loved it then, love it now! Hilarious! Dick Dale as well as ? Mark & the Mysteries influences
@Frankincensedjb123 2 жыл бұрын
@@drwalker6517 they're known generally as an 80s band
@bruhkamp 2 жыл бұрын
It's like a Warhol painting; don't try to find some deep inner-meaning, just accept its beauty.
@soloparaplaystation6624 2 жыл бұрын
Warhol?
@Neo-Midgar Жыл бұрын
@@soloparaplaystation6624 Andy Warhol.
@beachgirl3417 Жыл бұрын
lol
@jshound1508 Жыл бұрын
Exactly!!
@briantresden2933 Жыл бұрын
The song is called Rock Lobster. Were they expecting a love song? B-52s were a party band. All fun. A lot of energy.
@balanchuk 11 ай бұрын
This song is the definition of happy and fun .... in 1979 when this album dropped it was a HUGE relief to anybody bored with popular music ... this , the B52s ... gave music its smile back ... dig it
@ScoutReaper-zn1rz 8 ай бұрын
I dig it. But can you dig this? Slay-52s Raining Lobsters (search KZfaq for this gem)
@balanchuk 8 ай бұрын
@ScoutReaper-zn1rz thanks for the heads up ! ( I hit that suggestion and it's a no dig lol ) ... here's a suggestion that you might like Colors by the Black Pumas , enjoy
@tonysmith5507 2 ай бұрын
These 2 would disrespect Eric Von Zipper's Ratz and the black widow bikers .....totally Classless !
@vm4554 9 күн бұрын
Yep, just having fun. You don't have to be serious all the time.
@Jude_196 7 ай бұрын
HAHAHAHAHA!! I come back, here, occasionally, just to LAUGH MY HEAD OFF!! Jay was just NOT READY for ROCK LOBSTER!! I STILL LOVE ROCK LOBSTER and the CHILD-LIKE FUN!! The dance floors were HUGELY PACKED!! Ahhhh....great memories!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@lauraday2827 2 жыл бұрын
Rock Lobster closed down the bars as 2am. The drunken dancers would sing along and fall to the dance floor kicking and yelling "down, down" then screaming Rock Lobster along to the music. It made you laugh hysterically, tired you out, and ended a night on this hype note. Every wallflower in the club came out for this one. It makes me happy every time I hear it.
@briansharvill1794 2 жыл бұрын
Rock Lobster was the absolute JAM! Everyone could get on the floor and dance, or flop around, and absolutely NO-ONE cared. That was the entire point. This was such a bop-your-head song and SOOOOO WEIRD that there was nothing that anyone could do on the dance floor that was out of character. It was a tune where everyone was truly equal. You could dance, you could bop, you could jam, you could even mosh to this tune. It always made you break a sweat and then some....This was the tune where nerds with two left feet actually ruled the dance floor... and found their coolness.
@lauramarinaperez8325 2 жыл бұрын
This!! 100%!!
@loadedorygun 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, well put. Spot on.
@garymcgregor5951 2 жыл бұрын
Not was, IS!
@robb9395 2 жыл бұрын
Spot on!
@tikituber 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly - I remember school dances, when the song slowed way down in the middle, "down...down...down" all of us teenagers would kneel down or lay down on the dance floor, only to pop back up when the tempo kicked in again. Good, fun, sweet innocent memories!
@themojoverse 8 ай бұрын
Ok. I'm a 38 year old black man and i LOVE this song lol. I was actually just in the mood to hear it and came across this video. Y'all are tripping lol. You need more B-52's for real 😂
@SinCityVillain 5 ай бұрын
Doesn't it show how music and genres can and do cross race/ethnicity and bring folks together? Good is good, regardless.
@vonbeedle554 5 ай бұрын
@@SinCityVillain yeah cultural differences between ethnicities become mostly irrelevant when it comes to music
@el.aye.bee.4477 3 ай бұрын
Don't feel no kinda way, man. I was an 11-year-old black kid growing up in the Caribbean (Trinidad and Tobago, to be exact_) when this song dropped and it was HE-YUGE!!! Coming from the party capital of the world, I can tell you one thing about the B-52s and that is THEY KNOW HOW TO PARTY!! This song, most likely their biggest hit, epitomizes that.
@zacharypeacock6278 28 күн бұрын
I'm a 58 yrs old black man and remember when this song came out in 1978. I was 12 yrs old and in middle school and black friend of mine named Wade hipped me to this song and I have been a fan of the B52s every since. This was a huge jam...
@markjlew 6 ай бұрын
I'M ROLLING IN LAUGHTER HERE. J's facial expressions and Amber's exuberance, I love it. Your BEST reaction, honest and straightforward.
@teddillon5216 Жыл бұрын
Younger people nowadays have no idea how influential this song was back in the late 1970’s early 1980’s! When this song was played everyone would run onto the dance floor and have a blast with this song!
@davem6735 10 ай бұрын
If your party was at 10 and you wanted it to go to 11, put on Rock Lobster!!
@jasonturner2206 7 ай бұрын
@@Mediawatcher2023so what, they having a listen.. Don’t get salty because they have a different take on the song…
@brianjankowski4419 7 ай бұрын
I'm in my 30s and this song would play on Halloween party CDs. I only knew the love shack from the radio
@shyman99 7 ай бұрын
I'm of that era and no, this song was not influential. I cannot think of any artist influenced by this song. It was terrible when I heard it in 1979. It's terrible now. And I like the B-52s. They released some good songs after this mess.
@alutious 4 ай бұрын
💯
@sdev2749 Жыл бұрын
Just so you guys know, this was NOT some fringe weirdo song, this was mainstream and on the radio almost every day over and over. It was played all the time back then. It's popularity was a 10. I remember as a teenager at nightclubs - when this song came on EVERYONE rushed to the dance floor!! you have no idea how catchy this song was for us and how much fun it was to my generation to listen to and dance to. As for going on your playlist, play it over and over about 6-10 times and I am sure you will put it on your playlist.
@davidhisel423 Жыл бұрын
I agree!
@dp7933 Жыл бұрын
I remember hearing this for this first time at a friends house-- the friend who had the cool brother who did drugs and had piranhas, in about 1985 and thinking "Am I being naughty?" It was so good but also definitely so wrong.
@dcabral00 Жыл бұрын
I am addicted to this song. It is just fun! like many of the B-52's songs. This one is a classic!
@grassygnoll3345 Жыл бұрын
Yup, played on Radio One over here in the UK. Was in the charts, they're classics.
@RBR-lo2ei 11 ай бұрын
It went to #1 on the hit list in Canada. 🇨🇦
@bgray625 10 ай бұрын
Put on your noseguard!!! This song was basically a public service warning us of various beach-party hazards: The dangers of lost earlobes, non-matching towels, faulty air hoses resulting in in trouble and/or bubble, giant clams, boys in bikinis, stingrays, manta rays, both dog AND cat fish, narwhals, and essentially ANY AND ALL CRUSTACEANS. Also, kids, always remember: Watch out for that piranha!!!
@KathyCoyne 7 ай бұрын
And the dangers of forgetting your tanning butter!
@todaav 5 ай бұрын
😂😂
@bobcampbell2074 10 ай бұрын
I haven't laughed so hard at a reaction by anyone ever! 🤣😂🤣
@herbyragan8686 2 жыл бұрын
You should listen to it again. This is a song where the first time you listen you are thinking WTF?! But each time you hear it, you get more and more into the groove. The song was the B-52s first hit.
@GoogleGoogle-fy3cj Жыл бұрын
Had so much fun in the clubs in the 80s. The energy went through the roof. You could feel the dancefloor swaying. Great times for partying.
@isshinryu11 10 ай бұрын
Absolutely correct. Simple yet deep. Rock lobster!
@thomasbianchino3116 2 жыл бұрын
This was the funnest song at every high school dance. This song is legendary. This was the best dance band of the 80s by a mile.
@kellyreiterman 2 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed. And every wedding reeption.
@jefferylaufman8213 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah we loved it. Why do we have to he normal.? If New Wave music is too strange go listen to Doris day then.
@diannaw3034 2 жыл бұрын
Yesssssssss... this band was soooo much fun.. and played every house party I went to back then.. because it was just fun and silly and everyone let loose and got crazy!!! 😂
@rbash 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly! Rock Lobster was a song that instantly packed the dance floor. I've seen so many reactions like this where this song left people totally confused. JayVee TV's vid was maybe the best I've seen - he just had fun and went with it. They are such a fun band - but you've got to embrace the weirdness!
@malingor7042 2 жыл бұрын
@@jefferylaufman8213 I love this band AND Doris Day. No need to demean women...
@dennisatkinson22 3 ай бұрын
She completely gets it! "screw what everyone thinks, lets have fun!"
@Sancho-_Panza 7 ай бұрын
These guys went to the beach. They saw what they thought was a rock in the water. It wasn't. It was a Lobster. Here we are.
@bobsylvester88 Ай бұрын
Also: He was in a jam. He’s in a giant clam! 😲
@bonovol 2 жыл бұрын
One of the most fun live bands ever. Did we listen to it? Yes, we did.
@earth2kosmickitty 2 жыл бұрын
And ad nauseum! lol! As my12 year old self, this was one of the first songs I put on my mix tape, and I played it til the tape unwound! lol But that was ok, cuz I just grabbed my number 2 pencil, and carefully wound the tape back into the cassette, put it back in, pushed play, and proceeded to rock out again! 😂🤣🤣🦞🎼🎵🎶
@kirstiebrote1186 2 жыл бұрын
First band we took our 3 kids to see live!
@conrad4667 2 жыл бұрын
The more you listen to the B-52’s, the more you will love the B-52’s.
@kdm71291 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@paulthompson4545 2 жыл бұрын
Ditto! The greatest party band!
@mandalorianscum1138 6 ай бұрын
This is 70's 80's for you, artists where free to be whom ever they wanted to be, which resulted in some glorious weirdness, but it was always epic in its own way! And yes, drugs where involved, but the Beatles used enough drugs to sedate a herd of elephants for a century to! Creativity means getting the chance to be gloriously weird!
@jasonyoumans9504 9 ай бұрын
It takes a minute or two to get into them. I’m an old rocker that had a hard time coming over to the B-52s. My younger girlfriend made me go to a concert for her birthday with her. The energy is astronomical. It changed the way it looked in life, I’m still an old rocker but with a new groove
@realityquotient7699 2 жыл бұрын
It's fun watching them go through the five stages of experiencing the B-52s. 1: What... 2: Wut?! 3: Foot starts tapping 4: Head starts bobbing 5: Dancing and laughing commences
@tiki_trash Жыл бұрын
The first time I heard this song it was when they were on SNL 1980. I fell to my knees and worshipped them right then and there. They changed my entire concept of what music is and what it could be. They changed my life!
@mledbetter 2 жыл бұрын
My friend's older brother managed them back in their college days and is still married to Cindy Wilson (green dress). Imagine being 9 years old, laying on the trampoline in my friend's back yard and a van pulls up and all these weird, fabulous people get out. This song is one you should never try to "get." Just dance and smile.
@thesunreport 2 жыл бұрын
That sounds like a fun memory. 🙂
@mutualbeard 2 жыл бұрын
A great memory. My favourite memory of this song is hearing it for the first time as a twenty year old on an Australian youth radio station called 2JJ and instantly becoming a fan. It ticked every box for me and still does.
@adriennerango1519 2 жыл бұрын
Its Tubular!
@ChelseaSW6 2 жыл бұрын
Wow incredible I see them live in 1978 at The Electric Ballroom Camden lock London, I absolutely love them best band ever, Fred what a character and those girls wow your friends older brother is a lucky guy, big up the B52s for me one of the wackiest original bands ever
@HayleyHadeez Ай бұрын
You may not have realized it but Amber you emulated every single kid who danced to this song back in the day when you started your descending movement as the song went into the ''down down'' bit. Seriously, there'd be an entire dancefloor of us all wibble-wobbling our way to the ground in anticipation of the reprise.
@johnny07652 6 ай бұрын
"Was this a huge song?" This song shifted EVERYTHING, that is not an exaggeration. This song opened the door wide open for punk, new wave, etc. - it broke the old rock-and-roll styles and paradigms and brought in the 80's era which in turn gave us such diverse music including rap/hip-hop. The only other group I can think that had this kind of effect at that same time period would be Blondie and then a little more distant third would be Devo (but Devo benefitted from Blondie and B-52's). This is literally an iconic song in music history, and that is not an understatement at all. One of the seminal, iconic songs that ushered in the new wave of music which diversified everything from rock to disco to punk to hip-hop.
@TrojanRuss Жыл бұрын
You have to understand that this song was a reaction to the corporate rock music of the 1970s (this song came out in 1978). One of the things that makes the B-52's so great is how they made music that was utterly unlike anything anybody had ever heard before or has ever heard since. Don't try to make sense of this song. It wasn't made for you to make sense of it. It was made for you to just listen and have fun with something that is different from anything you've ever heard before or will ever hear again. And in that vein, listen to that whole album. It's absolute genius.
@dgetzin 2 жыл бұрын
This WAS a huge song. John Lennon loved this song so much it inspired him to record double fantasy. The women were singing like yoko here and he loved it.
@Sunfleuria Жыл бұрын
I don't know if you're being sarcastic or not... but either way... I love it!
@dgetzin Жыл бұрын
@@Sunfleuria not sarcastic at all. That is a true story. And Rick lobster is an amazing song.
@southernwanderer7912 Жыл бұрын
Yep, and after hearing it, he told Yoko she was ahead of her time.
@fayesouthall6604 Жыл бұрын
He heard it and said to yoko ‘they understand you now’ !😊
@STOCKHOLM07 Жыл бұрын
Better than anything Yoko has ever done
@LaStupenda1966 Жыл бұрын
This song was always played at our high school dances in the ‘80’s and everyone ran onto the dance floor. HUGE hit! The B-52’s are and were a huge popular band!
@user-db6js5mm9j 11 ай бұрын
This song, and this band, were HUGE. John Lennon said they were his favorite band and said "Rock Lobster" was the inspiration for his "Double Fantasy." And they set the vibe for every party.
@shyman99 7 ай бұрын
John only said that because they were making odd noises like Yoko used to. There's absolutely nothing on "Double Fantasy" that was influenced by this song.
@paulhease1007 2 жыл бұрын
If you MISSED the 80's you can never know the power of this song
@theodoreritola7641 Жыл бұрын
And the 70s when it came out
@Probleme5 Жыл бұрын
and the flower
@drdavid1963 Жыл бұрын
Watching reactions like this makes you realise how utterly staid and boring music has got - this is sheer unbridled joy, innovation, self-expression and insanity and FUN FUN FUN. What pop music used to be all about. In fact, the more you listen to this song, it gets better and better, a joyous, inventive masterpiece of a song and proof that punk was just the catalyst for guys like this to express themselves and re-invent everything. The youthful exuberance and performance commitment that's visible here is timeless.
@happyolddude Жыл бұрын
Thank God I missed the 80's is all I can say! This is pure tripe!
@drdavid1963 Жыл бұрын
@@happyolddude It's more creative than anything in the last 20 years. Quite easily. There's no contest. At least they're having fun unlike modern artists who take themselves so seriously and expect us to take them seriously when they are utterly soulless and boring.
@anntelford8647 2 жыл бұрын
This was a huge song, along with "My Own Private Idaho". It was a dance/party song. You got to see everyone on the dance floor going slowly down to the floor with the lyrics, " down, down, down". Not every song has a deep meaning. Some are just for fun.
@rullmourn1142 2 жыл бұрын
The sing title is just, Private Idaho.
@theodoreritola7641 Жыл бұрын
Another of their 70s songs ,,
@dobsplace9148 10 ай бұрын
The look on both of your faces when this first started... PRICELESS!!! Too wonderful! Don't try to analyze it! Amber's reaction of joy is exactly what it's all about!
@J_Dean35 2 жыл бұрын
The B-52’s were and still are one of the best new wave bands to come out of the 70’s/80’s. Private Idaho, 52 Girls, Channel Z, so many great songs from them. Another oddly great band is SPARKS - Eaten by the Monster of Love.
@kf9346 2 жыл бұрын
"The B-52’s were and still are one of the best new wave bands to come out of the 70’s/80’s"... from America. America did not produce a lot of great New Wave, Britain had bee for some time and it was more mainstream there.
@shazjm3720 2 жыл бұрын
Sparks!! This town ain’t big enough for the two of us
@michelelearner297 2 жыл бұрын
And The Deadbeat Club :)
@laustcawz2089 2 жыл бұрын
@@kf9346 I think Britain had more of the New Wave & U.S. had more of the Punk.
@laustcawz2089 2 жыл бұрын
I'd add "Dance This Mess Around" & "Wig".
@billdurfy2110 2 жыл бұрын
This was a HUGE SONG. it’s still on my playlist.
@Imaginativeone_DF 2 жыл бұрын
Mine too
@sukioki6983 2 жыл бұрын
Yep mine too!
@jefferylaufman8213 2 жыл бұрын
Mine too.
@dwainwilder7337 7 ай бұрын
You had to be there! This song was a song of the punk era. We loved it!
@mdfrenchy 9 ай бұрын
This was one of the best reaction videos I've ever seen. You guys had me rolling on the floor! 😂😂😂. Love me some B-52s!!
@JulieAiken 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely perfect reaction. "WTF?!?" and hysterical laughing and -- most of all -- bouncing along to the beat. It's like you were there. It was a huge hit.
@theodoreritola7641 Жыл бұрын
It sure was it came out in 1978 DO YOU remember that ?
@JulieAiken Жыл бұрын
@@theodoreritola7641 That's a personal question! LOL. Yes, I do remember it.
@petegtorcan 2 жыл бұрын
Every. High. School. Dance. And when the “down, down, down” part starts everybody would slowly lower to the floor and then slowing rise again when the guitar starts. Good times.
@JRcomments 2 жыл бұрын
Class of '84 here and I attest to the valitity of this statement.
@eloisapompa5048 2 жыл бұрын
I spent the whole of my 20's in the 80's. We did the same thing at the clubs. Yes, great times.
@justme-br9sj 10 ай бұрын
Hahahaha you guys look horrified, dazed and confused. I was laughing so hard 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
@millpark26 10 ай бұрын
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve watched this reaction. Amber, you’re the best!
@murphy5243 2 жыл бұрын
This is what the late 70's and 80's was about. Having fun, dancing, enjoying experimental music and celebrating all things unique. It definitely closed down the bars, clubs or took you through "last call" at the underground clubs that stayed open to morning. I loved Private Idaho, Planet Claire too. Just a fabulous band.
@josephcote6120 2 жыл бұрын
Private Idaho would be a great follow up next time they do the B-52s.
@Scott_P869 2 жыл бұрын
The drugs were a lot different then. This was for April Fool's
@autumnfairy15 2 жыл бұрын
YESSSSSS 🙌🏻I sure do, it’s a great dance song. My favorite from B-52’s lol y’all are silly
@hadleyfields8741 2 жыл бұрын
I dig Dance this Mess Around❤️, Quiche Lorraine💚, Downtown💛, and Follow Your Bliss🖤 the most.
@hamishmichie3287 Жыл бұрын
One of the best songs of all time. Utterly original and entertaining. Simply awesome.
@creebutt1 Жыл бұрын
This is one of my three "desert island" songs. One of the best songs of all time...indeed!
@mattcunningham8702 8 ай бұрын
It has been voted at about 150th of the best songs of all time.
@elih9700 7 ай бұрын
The whole album is fantastic.
@quakerorts Жыл бұрын
😂 This has to be my favorite reaction so far. You both were stunned. Hilariously so. 😂
@tedmichael7467 7 ай бұрын
As a 15 year old coming off the disco era (and before new wave), their sound hit us like a sledgehammer. I initially had a similar reaction, like these guys are OUT THERE, but like many, it turned out to be a favorite song and group for the era.
@jkbezo1 6 ай бұрын
TBF, disco was still around the same era. '70s into the early '80s. But, new wave /punk started to take over during that same time frame.
@porttack8574 2 жыл бұрын
The looks on your faces was priceless. This was a huge hit in the 80’s.
@bethmiller1840 2 жыл бұрын
LOLOLOLOL!!!!
@theodoreritola7641 Жыл бұрын
Did you 4 get the 70s when Rock Lobster came out lol in 1978
@theodoreritola7641 Жыл бұрын
Dont 4 get it came out in 1978 Its 70s
@anthonyblakely399 Жыл бұрын
Believe it or not.....this song was playing on all dance clubs in the 80's!!! People would dance like Amber on the dance floor and when the said, "down, down, down " people would go all the way down and lay on the dance floor and they raise up and start jumping when music came up again!!!! Hahaha lol hahaha 😆
@Alix777. Жыл бұрын
Wish I was born in 1960.
@mwjacobs Жыл бұрын
Yep! I was in high school. We did the swim and all the craziest dances. Then we’d kneel and all jump up when they sang down. I have this song in my Apple Music library now, and I play it every couple of years.
@jamesleonard7439 Жыл бұрын
@@Alix777.Was born August 9 1967 thank u creator. I saw and heard every genre of music from the 60s 70s lived through the 80s and 90s, soon as Bliar got elected things went pear shaped. Still mustn't grruumble had a good life and I don't regret a single second.
@Giselle62 Жыл бұрын
yes yes yes
@chrisrebholz7511 Ай бұрын
Imagine hearing this song while you're at a college frat party and have had a couple of beers. That, my friends, is the glory of "Rock Lobster." Best. Party. Song. Ever. She has absolutely the right reaction when she starts dancing in her chair.
@jarbarian 6 ай бұрын
One of the most UNDER RATED bands of all time.
@tvgator1 2 жыл бұрын
This song is fire; yes this is on plenty of playlists. It’s a high energy new wave song. No need to try to over examine it; it’s just an opportunity to dance your ass off. This song was very well received.
@koalasyrah1311 2 жыл бұрын
It's just a fun song about being at the beach. The animals you see, the stuff you bring(nose guard/clip, tanning butter). That's what's great about 80's music, artists were allowed to have fun and not every song needed to have some deep meaning.
@myrevival4325 2 жыл бұрын
The ‘80’s: You never knew what you were gonna get, but it was sure fun.
@theodoreritola7641 Жыл бұрын
This is 70s music You 80s song napper lol 1978 released ,,This is why 80s kids think the 80s were the best ,, Alot of the songs they claim are 80s songs ARE ACTUALLY 70s songs
@svens8674 4 ай бұрын
This album is pure perfection! One of my favorites of all time.
@markdiego1534 10 ай бұрын
Listened to this over and over again when the album came out. The guitar and bass are awesome.
@jameshouston2174 2 жыл бұрын
This song was great at parties….every one was jumping to the music…..and then would fall to the floor during the bridge when he says going down……they are considered the new wave version of surf rock……with a fifties twist….it was so different than what was on the radio at the time
@dmCurator 2 жыл бұрын
100% correct. The instrumentation is fire. Don't overlook that surf style guitar and wicked bass🔥
@SmokyHike800mi 2 жыл бұрын
…and the drums, and the vocals. The band is tight the whole way through. Love that smoke alarm solo at 6:03. 🪨🦞
@farmerbill6855 2 жыл бұрын
The bassline is all secret agent movie soundtrack.
@Braedensground 2 жыл бұрын
And the music reminds me most of the ' 'Munsters Theme'
@knowhere60 2 жыл бұрын
There's no bass guitar here. The guitarist put bass string for the top 2 strings on his guitar. This originally came about because when they were in high school in Athens, GA, he used to borrow the drummer's guitar, break the strings, and then replace them with what he could find ... it created a unique guitar playing sound that is the signature sound for the early B52s.
@dmCurator 2 жыл бұрын
@@knowhere60 I stand corrected. The very definitive bass line was played on keyboards by Kate Pierson on the 1979 studio album version of the song. They're absolutely is a bass line.
@geob3963 8 ай бұрын
One year later, how many times have you listened to this song again? 45 years later, it’s still being played.
@pch0581 7 ай бұрын
Has it really been that long???
@shyman99 7 ай бұрын
I never heard it on the radio in the 70s and I've never heard it on the radio since then. It is not a good song.
@geob3963 7 ай бұрын
@@shyman99 it was recorded in ‘79 I was driving with my mom and brothers in ‘80 the first time I heard it. We were laughing so asses off. Then every dance or New Wave crow party I went to played it for years.
@kymmccabe7252 Жыл бұрын
🪨🦞 is an absolute classic in my world 🖤🎶 as a young teenager at school discos this would have everyone on the dance floor 💃🏽🕺🏼 as a 20 something I got to see them live 🔥 and as a 50 something now, I’ve just had the biggest memory bubble of some pure and happy times. It cracks me up your reaction to this and fair enough for a first time listen. I studied the lyrics and whilst they are mainly ocean related, they are creatively used and come together in their own blend of brilliance all put together. I frikken love it and I’m going to watch it again. Oh - Brisbane Australia is where this was happening 💞🦘
@MHume63 2 жыл бұрын
OMG I’m in tears!! 🤣🤣 Jordan’s dead pan “Lobster” was one of the funniest moments I’ve ever seen on this channel! 😂😂 And Amber, you’re just ridin it and having a ball 😂
@honorsilverthorne7227 2 жыл бұрын
THIS‼️🤣🤣🤣🤣
@ImmortalBroken 2 жыл бұрын
It was perfect that the video did that tiny pause that sometimes happens riiight when J said "Lobster" lmao, couldn't have been better!
@Jimbridge74 2 жыл бұрын
I loved watching your guys brains implode with this... I was crying with laughter watching Amber lose her mind and Jay go from confused to scared back to confused and then total bemusement... awesome reaction... 👌
@kf9346 2 жыл бұрын
I was a little disappointed to be honest. I thought for sure Amber would love it.
@Jimbridge74 2 жыл бұрын
@@kf9346 yeah but a least the reactions are honest and not trying to please the subs by loving everything!
@kf9346 2 жыл бұрын
@@Jimbridge74 I agree. That's why I watch them.
@Jimbridge74 2 жыл бұрын
@@kf9346 me too :) lovely family and best reactions hands down... love the fact they mainly listen to proper music and not just the crowd pleasers and click bait... although... Amber and Rob if you read this... would love to see you react to the HU band- wolf totem... you want a song to get the blood and adrenaline pumping that's the one! Or Wardruna... Helvegen... ancient sounds that echo through the ages to move and stir up the pagan in us all... beautiful.
@areeko 2 жыл бұрын
I'm crying now! Soooo cool Memories!
@chrystallkurts3914 9 ай бұрын
Have FUN, everything doesn't have to mean something deep. This song was every song on my playlist.
@leethomas255 Жыл бұрын
I love seeing youngsters reaction to classic, old music, and exposing them to different kinds of bands. Formed in 1976, (we - in the UK - got the hear them in the early 80's), part of the 'New Wave' scene, they toured until 2 years ago. Always kooky (strange) and creative, fun and highly enjoyable & addictive. The B52's rocked - yeah!!
@trm1204 2 жыл бұрын
B-52s... THE ultimate party band. And yes, we listened to them. A LOT. They are nothing but fun. And on a playlist? Ummm... yeah. You really can't have a proper 80s playlist without them.
@autumnfairy15 2 жыл бұрын
I agree 100% 🙂
@kelly_kpb 2 жыл бұрын
They are so much more than “Love Shack”. This song was guaranteed to load the dance floor at all my high school dances on Friday nights after the football game. There was a regular rotation of four bands that would play (all students) and I can still remember the one that *nailed* this song, when others had to use tape.
@kelly_kpb 2 жыл бұрын
Also, first time I had ever heard of a narwhal as a kid
@theodoreritola7641 Жыл бұрын
OR THE 70s This was from 1978 ,,,
@theodoreritola7641 Жыл бұрын
Or the 70s This came out in 1978 So this is a 70s Play and party list
@bernardsalvatore1929 2 жыл бұрын
OMG!!!! AMBER'S REACTION IS KILLING ME!!! ESPECIALLY WHEN SHE CRACKED UP!!!!!😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝 ROLLING ON THE FLOOR RIGHT NOW!!!!
@nopants3560 8 ай бұрын
Ricky Wilson was the most genius dude. He took 50's and went new wave with it ! massive under known talent
@FriedAudio 2 ай бұрын
Congratulations! You've just had your minds rearranged by the B-52's! / From the past they came, and unto a future that never happened, and we're all the better for it. 😉
@deanm375 2 жыл бұрын
"Rock lobster" was their break out song. This song was HUGE!!! You have to see it played at a dance club to appreciate it. It's quirky dance song right up there with "Time Warp" and "YMCA". It's pure fun. Loosely based on a trip to the beach. Tanning butter is how Brits say suntan lotion.
@ronnix23 2 жыл бұрын
Huge??? I guess when you consider they hadn't had a hit before that then maybe. It only got to #56 on Billboard as opposed to Love Shack and Roam which both got to #3. Even Deadbeat Club #30 and Good Stuff #28 did better than it. Rather than calling it huge, I would just say that Rock Lobster had a cult following, more so than their other songs.
@mattgarfinkle978 2 жыл бұрын
@@ronnix23 huge =/= popular in the moment. It’s about significance and durability, which Rock Lobster has in spades.
@vinnygi 2 жыл бұрын
@@ronnix23 If you were at any club or college bar at that time, it was THE song.
@mystisage13 2 жыл бұрын
Except they are from Athens, Georgia USA. Maybe tanning butter is a southern term, as well.
@ronnix23 2 жыл бұрын
@@vinnygi I absolutely believe you on that point. I think if you were in the 18 to 25 age range when the song came out, then you're more likely to view the song with a sense of nostalgia. I was in 7th grade at the time, so it didn't resonate with me the same way, but I had a science teacher in her early 20's who loved the song and even gave us extra credit if we could list every animal in the song. When I was in that age range another band, ironically also from Athens, GA, R.E.M. was viewed the same way. If you were in your late teens to mid twenties you got them. If you weren't you probably didn't. I also remember hip hop song It Takes Two by Rob Base being huge at campus parties, but it only got to #36 on the charts. Rock Lobster strikes me as a you had to be there kind of song. As such, I'm not surprised Jay and Amber didn't get it, but it was fun to see their reaction.
@willynilly2545 2 жыл бұрын
They used to perfom this song back in the day at CBGB's in New York alongside the Ramones and Blondie. It was just about being original and unique
@user-yl9wz7uc3u 10 ай бұрын
THIS SONG ROCKED WHEN IT CAME OUT IT ROCKS TODAY LOL!!!!
@laurenblainebamartistmgt 7 ай бұрын
He’s talking about being at the beach. Put on your nose guards, grab the lifeguard, grab the tanning butter… Boys in bikinis, girls on surfboards… Yes, it was a big hit in LA, Right when this kind of Punk/New Wave just came out…this was a big change in the musical landscape. Look up Rodney Bingenheimer - the Mayor of Sunset Strip. He was the DJ who broke all of this new Punk that no one else would play. His station was KROQ in LA, CA
@DFWTexan42 2 жыл бұрын
Some bands in the 80s were weird, for the sake of weird, and it was celebrated. That's what made them a thing. B-52s, Thomas Dolby, DEVO, Weird Al, all fell into this category.
@kateritter5765 2 жыл бұрын
Next stop is the song "Fish Heads"
@simianinc 2 жыл бұрын
Also my favourite - They Might Be Giants
@bodynhand 2 жыл бұрын
No Dude. They were NOT "weird for the sake of being weird." This is just how they expressed THEIR art.
@tanyawatts3896 2 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah I’m waiting for DEVO ‘Whip it!’
@JulioLeonFandinho 2 жыл бұрын
@@bodynhand and their art was expressing weirdness, so yes, whatever you say pal
@robertbruner6884 2 жыл бұрын
"He says "Rock...Rock..." Jay says "...Lobster" with a look of bewilderment and disgust. I love it! MORE B-52s!
@LBrobie 2 жыл бұрын
J's reaction! :D
@teresajarrell452 2 жыл бұрын
🤣👍🏻😂👍🏻🤣
@pamyaccarino7838 2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@FishHeadSalad 6 ай бұрын
I actually had this song played 24 years ago at my wedding reception. It is just one of those fun inane songs that people can jump around to on a dance floor while laughing.
@scottmccampbell72 11 ай бұрын
When I was in high school that was one of the biggest songs at the time. In college, I went to a party and when all the sea animals get talked about at the end, everybody knew all their weird sounds. Except me. It never occurred to me anyone would remember the various sea animal sounds.
@Blissbomb2 Жыл бұрын
The first B-52's album was pure genius. Every song is brilliant. They were so ahead of their time.
@julierice100 Жыл бұрын
I did my housework to the album
@julierice100 Жыл бұрын
I would iron to ..52 girls...
@VoroninHop Жыл бұрын
HOLLA DAT!
@Tessmage_Tessera Жыл бұрын
@@julierice100 That's one of their very best songs, actually. Excellent harmony vocals from the girls.
@gerarddevine8651 Жыл бұрын
Knock you in the head…. Kick you in the bed…. Hot Lava!
@debrafong8899 2 жыл бұрын
The B-52’s are an iconic band! I absolutely love Rock Lobster! It’s a fun song and taken with a grain of salt. Not supposed to make sense.
@craiggillett5985 2 жыл бұрын
It’s planned insanity, fun, dancing and just because you can! Innocent days compared to today..
@DapperZach 7 ай бұрын
I love Amber's reaction at 4:57!
@bucketheadistheman 10 ай бұрын
Irresistible groove. Weird, yes. Great, YES. This was MAINSTREAM. It is New Wave. This song would drive everyone to the dance floor, seething with insane energy.
@user-jj9ec7le1c 3 ай бұрын
This has to be your best reaction. I couldn't stop laughing at your faces and responses
@lt6134 2 жыл бұрын
OMG I’ve never laughed so hard at a reaction!!! Yes this was on the radio… often! My autistic son also loved the B-52s and they were nice enough to invite him backstage when he was @6yrs old. Let him sit off stage during the show, Fred gave him one of his Hawaiian shirts, and they all signed a stuffed red lobster he had. And Keith gave him the guitar pick he used to play Rock Lobster that night. We still have everything.
@BestofItMoviedoc 2 жыл бұрын
It’s a fun song meant to party and dance to, no more, no less. It was inspired by a nightclub in Atlanta that played slideshows instead of lights. I appreciate creativity, this song is full of it, which is the opposite of reacting-the B52s put themselves out there-especially in the early days. Rock Lobster was released in 1978, 11 years before Love Shack.
@howardyoung9987 11 ай бұрын
Now watched this reaction 20 times. Whenever I'm down this will cheer me up. Greetings from Scotland.
@Laylatheblackcat 6 ай бұрын
One of my favorite songs of all time. It is a song to make you forget your problems!!!!
@kdm71291 2 жыл бұрын
If you’ve only listened to “Love Shack”, then you haven’t really gotten the essence of the B-52s….that’s one of their two most mainstream hits…the other being “Roam”. Some of us tried to warn you….this is New Wave but the B-52s took it to a very different, eccentric level! There’s a whole bunch of songs by them that are at least that “weird”, and we love them for it! Keep digging in that rabbit hole!
@Frankincensedjb123 2 жыл бұрын
Exactly. Good song, but their early stuff is the best.
@seanroberts4011 2 жыл бұрын
The true essence of New Wave is summed up in one song. Weird Al's "Dare To Be Stupid".
@TJdirect 2 жыл бұрын
This song came out in the late 70s and it was HUGE. This video clip was shot during their Australian Tour in 1980. I remember seeing it being broadcast live on a TV show called countdown. I was actually at a party at the time and the whole room just went bonkers! B-52 are about celebrating your own unique individualness and letting your freak flag fly and not caring about what others may think of you.
@triciasomogyi5431 2 жыл бұрын
Absotootly !😂👍
@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344 2 жыл бұрын
It was not huge. It wasn't a hit. It was very esoteric.
@Ford_TImelord 2 жыл бұрын
@@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344 Massive hit here in Australia first album was number 3 in the charts! which is huge for something so alternative.
@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344 2 жыл бұрын
@@Ford_TImelord The B-52's debut album wasn't huge in the states. They were definitely indie.
@NJWarriorlady 11 күн бұрын
College days in the 70 & 80s, spending summers at the Jersey Shore, partying and dancing to the B-52s. Best music, greatest band!!! They are still performing, now in Las Vegas. Got to see them in concert with the Go-Gos. So much fun!!! The whole idea behind the wigs and crazy clothes were to have fun. All the animals you heard were supposed to be the sea life they encountered at the beach. Check out the lyrics and you'll get it. Listen to more B-52s, Planet Claire, Quiche Lorraine, Private Idaho, Legal Tender, Devil in my Car, Party Out of Bounds. I'm 64 and still listen to them and remember how much fun we had. I'm still bopping to the music. Had a great friend, who recently passed, who introduced me to the B-52s and Adam Ant. Great times!!!
@Semi-C-Samurai Жыл бұрын
Oh you kids! You missed the '80s (yeah I know this came out in '79, but it totally ripped in the early '80s!) Dancing to this was SO awesome!!!!!!!!
@dorarie3167 2 жыл бұрын
When I was in high school, this was a school dance jam. When he sings “Down, down!”, we all lay down on the floor until the music kicked in again. Such fun. It’s good for you to expand your musical experience, even if you don’t dig it. The music from 79-82 was exciting and different thanks to New Wave, and the B-52s were campy contemporary funsters.
@craiggillett5985 2 жыл бұрын
Yea!!! I’m from New Zealand and I’m telling you it was a global hit!!
@technomikelyons 2 жыл бұрын
I remember that in the high school dances.... everyone lay on their backs and rapidly pounding the floor with their feet -- made the room rumble and shake like an earthquake.
@mtsula 2 жыл бұрын
Laying on the floor: it's unsanitary!
@kf9346 2 жыл бұрын
First song I ever danced to at my first school dance in grade 6. I was like WHAT IS THIS?! I was hooked form there on and explored many version of subculture dance scenes and The B-52s have always been in my music collection.
@kf9346 2 жыл бұрын
@@technomikelyons Nothing like being on a dancefloor with strangers where everyone does the same thing for a minute or two!
@ADuchessInside 2 жыл бұрын
I've never seen anyone have such a serious face while listening to this awesomely hilarious and surreal jam of a song. 🤣
@lovefromnyc 2 жыл бұрын
He seemed mad that he had to listen to it!
@markbrad123 3 ай бұрын
Most unique band ever. I don't know anyone who sounds like them.
@Diamond_Skies 8 ай бұрын
Think about a generation raised on '60s music + those weird 1950s/early '60s low-budget sci-fi movies + kitschy musical beach movies a go-go... who picked up instruments when punk rock started happening. They let their freak flags fly and just were having fun with a HUGE sense of humor and not caring what anyone thought. THAT is why The B-52s are so magical - it generated an unusual non cookie-cutter creativity unmatched by any of their contemporaries. Just let go, try no to analyze too much, and have fun. They have always, always been a party band. LISTEN TO MORE!!
@KenOtwell 2 жыл бұрын
You just have to open your mind and go with it... lol! They are "almost" a parady of 80's music, but so much fun!
@terrimilka6313 2 жыл бұрын
Love the B52's,unique sound from conservative Georgia in the 80's.
@drwalker6517 2 жыл бұрын
This song was a 70’s song. 🤷♂️
@BGNOLA 2 жыл бұрын
@@drwalker6517 yeah I pointed out this was '79; I was 13 and riding around with a couple of 16 year old girls with this playing on an 8 track when it came out.
@BGNOLA 2 жыл бұрын
@@terrimilka6313 not everything came from New York and L.A.
@rbash 2 жыл бұрын
@@terrimilka6313 Well, from a college town oasis in conservative Georgia, at least. The same late 70s Athens scene that produced bands like REM and Let's Active. I love them, too!
@jenniferwilson2637 2 жыл бұрын
The B-52s are a legendary party band from Athens, GA. Rock Lobster is on their first album that was released in 1979. My older brother bought me their first 2 albums when I was in middle school and I about wore those records out!! Such fun, silly dance music. I still love them, 45 years later.
@ralphfiligenzi6180 2 жыл бұрын
1978.
@theodoreritola7641 Жыл бұрын
@@ralphfiligenzi6180 YEPPERS LOL The 70s are NOT The 80s
@ralphfiligenzi6180 Жыл бұрын
@@theodoreritola7641 "Rock Lobster" was written by Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath) in 1974. Hee! hee! heee!
@theodoreritola7641 Жыл бұрын
Actual 1978 The 70s get 2 years of CREDIT LOL
@OtakudenKeeper 8 ай бұрын
This song was a massive hit of summer of 1980. On the radio all the time. The song is about hanging on the beach.
@Stevenimich 7 ай бұрын
I'm SOOOOO SOOOOO Sorrryy you guys missed out on one of the best decades for music - THE 1980s! This song put The B-52's on the MAP!
@tammyhastings5761 2 жыл бұрын
Seriously, back in the 80's when this song came on everyone hit the dance floor, so much fun!!
@ralphfiligenzi6180 2 жыл бұрын
This song actually came out in 1978.
@willynilly2545 2 жыл бұрын
Still do! I play this to this day on 80's night and people go nuts!!
@willynilly2545 2 жыл бұрын
@@ralphfiligenzi6180 She was speaking of her experience back in the 80's. Calm down Mr Joy Kill Know It Alll
@ralphfiligenzi6180 2 жыл бұрын
@@willynilly2545 Yeah I get it, just chill sparky, it's all good, no need to fret.
@theodoreritola7641 Жыл бұрын
Tammy in 1978 it started 1st
@jamesscully529 2 жыл бұрын
Another little fact: John Lennon heard this song in a club in the Bahamas and hearing the women's voices told him the world was ready for Yoko. He came out of retirement and he and Yoko recorded Double Fantasy, his last album.
@chrismorgan283 2 жыл бұрын
The world is still not ready for Yoko's voice. Dolphins, maybe, but not people.
@2715bunky 2 жыл бұрын
Now that's funny!
@bernardsalvatore1929 2 жыл бұрын
WOW! NEVER KNEW THAT!!
@AntonioRivera28 2 жыл бұрын
lmfao he wasnt good with that judgement call
@AZambri1 2 жыл бұрын
@@chrismorgan283 For real. Will anyone ever be ready for Yoko's voice? lol
@markdermody9698 11 ай бұрын
This group always had such fun when they played that they were chosen to do the Theme Tune to the film 'The Flintstones' and they changed their name to 'The BC-52s' just for that track, the cast of the film joined in with the music video of the song too and they all had a great time, even Elizabeth Taylor, playing Wilma's Mother (Fred's Mother-In-Law)! The video is worth watching for that alone! ❤😂
@charlesmalow 5 ай бұрын
One of the great New Wave bands of the 1980's. Rock Lobster is one of Billboards top 500 rock songs of ALL TIME... yeah, YEAH!!
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