Kate Pierson & Cindy Wilson have great voices and harmonize great

@terryeaton7447

Жыл бұрын

Great band live! So much energy, so fun and those gals sang their asses off! Had a huge crush on Kate, too! Lol Beautiful lady!

@benny55au

Жыл бұрын

for those who like Kate Pierson then watching Iggy Pop - Candy is a must

@otisroseboro5613

Жыл бұрын

Fact's

@jackh1672

Жыл бұрын

As mentioned Kate singing with our beloved crazy guy, Iggy Pop, singing Candy!

@giorgiopalmas7934

Жыл бұрын

Foxy too!

Roam is my favorite. The girls have amazing harmonies, and this was their best.

@estills4768

Жыл бұрын

Agree!

@lifewuzonceezr

Жыл бұрын

Mine too

@barrygross77

Жыл бұрын

Exactly!👍🏻

@fractuss

Жыл бұрын

Gorgeous.

@BruceHoult

10 ай бұрын

Subaru NZ used "Roam" in a 2004 ad for their AWD cars kzread.info/dash/bejne/kat5qJVxgri1ZrA.html

This entire album, “Cosmic Thing” from 1989 is wonderful with many hidden gems. Love Shack gets lots of airplay but this entire B-52s album is worthy of every song and every listen! Enjoy!

@sisterfate

Жыл бұрын

What a great opener to the album too!Cosmic! Wooooo #loveit

@dipsydoodle7988

Жыл бұрын

It’s so hard to pick a favorite off this album but Topaz is way up on the list for me.

@jeffpawlinski3210

Жыл бұрын

@@dipsydoodle7988 Yup! But don't sleep on "Deadbeat Club" What a catchy fun tune!

@dipsydoodle7988

Жыл бұрын

@@jeffpawlinski3210 for sure. I am also very partial to Channel Z and June Bug. Especially the live version of that song.

@stephensmith3111

Жыл бұрын

All great suggestions, but don't forget Bushfire. 🎶 My mind's been going places without me lately. 🎶

Why do I love this channel? Amber's smile when she gets into the music. It's pure joy.

@memorast

Жыл бұрын

Yes yes yes

@Teletran35

Жыл бұрын

Yes she does have a great smile

@tammycosby4495

Жыл бұрын

So true!! I liked the channel when Jay first started alone but Amber really brings it alive. The interaction between the two of them is so organic and you can tell they’re a beautiful couple.

@Caheman1

Жыл бұрын

I agree.

@marsanchez2500

Жыл бұрын

Amber just get what music is supposed to be, it’s to evoke an emotion and I love every moment!!!

Oh I love this one ! Kate Pierson’s collaboration with R.E.M. on “Shiny Happy People” is worth checking out as well.

@poolhall9632

Жыл бұрын

Dang it! No way! That’s what it was this whole time.

@MrDarkwing78

Жыл бұрын

Candy by Iggy Pop and Katie Pearson is better, but yeah.

@sunnybearbuds

Жыл бұрын

Glad you mentioned that gem.

@parallel23s

11 ай бұрын

She sang in three songs of REM's "OUT OF TIME": SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE, ME IN HONEY and NEAR WILD HEAVEN.

@johnnaylor1706

6 ай бұрын

and let's not forget the one with Iggy Pop

Those girls have fantastic voices and harmonies between them and Rock Lobster Rules!

@donjackson5522

Жыл бұрын

Next song needs to be Private Idaho!

My favorite B-52's song by a wide margin. We love Fred Schneider, but this is better for him sitting it out. Just let Kate & Cindy's harmonies shine.

The B-52's are unique and totally wacky while being very cool musically. They are essential listening for the 80's party vibe.

Jay/Amber, you'll love their "Private Idaho" and "Party Out Of Bounds"!!!

@ammaleslie509

Жыл бұрын

You guys might like Private Idaho by them. Quirky...!

@stephenulmer3781

Жыл бұрын

No, Jordan will not like those 😁

@KristineT4525

Жыл бұрын

My Own Private Idaho and Mesopotamia are two of my favorites!

@BadlndsBob

Жыл бұрын

Mesopotamia is underrated and I like it a lot. (I like Private Idaho too.)

Legal Tender is a great song with Kate and Cindy taking lead on vocals. It's actually the first music video I saw of theirs and probably my favorite song of theirs. I love their whole Whammy! album.

@dipsydoodle7988

Жыл бұрын

Yes, Whammy is a great album!

@mrupright

Жыл бұрын

Legal Tender is my favorite

@TREYCEMONE

Жыл бұрын

"walk into the bank try to pass that trash"

@that1dragonkid

Жыл бұрын

@TreyceM Teller sees and says "Uh-huh! That's fresh as grass!"

@juliemarsden1858

Жыл бұрын

Yes Legal Tender is great

“Song for a future generation “ is awesome. You’ll enjoy it, I promise.

Their album “Cosmic Thing” yielded this and Love Shack. They made 1989/90 so enjoyable!

@DashRiprock513

Жыл бұрын

It was way before that they formed in 1976

Saw them last month on their farewell tour and they killed it. The women can still hit those high notes. It was so fun.

@mbenoit77

Жыл бұрын

I did, too. They were amazing!

@Bazroshan

Жыл бұрын

Good grief! I didn't know they were still performing.

@bigolhomo

Жыл бұрын

They are about to start a Vegas residency.

@bothellkenmore

Жыл бұрын

@@bigolhomo That's cool!

Another B52s song that foregrounds the female vocalists is "Give Me Back My Man" from 1979-80, and a really rocking B52s song that even Jay might like is "Private Idaho" from 1979-80.

@Tessmage_Tessera

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget "52 Girls," which is one of their most rockin' numbers.

@joiedevivre2005

Жыл бұрын

"Private Idaho" def needs to be their next listen!

@sirbobdesign

Жыл бұрын

Listening to it right now. "I'll give you fish!"

@peterthomas5878

Жыл бұрын

Let me add "Dirty Back Roads" as well. There's a great YT video linked here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/pGilxLyxqrSZetY.html

Cindy and Kates vocals are so soulful and fun at the same time. Their harmonies are fire.

Kate Pierson has one of the best voices of all time. She sings backup for several other groups. Can't miss her amazing voice.

Kate and Cindy are two of the greatest singers of their generation, and the two of them singing together is truly divine.

Kate Pierson & Cindy Wilson are incredible singers, both solo and their ability to harmonize. Try "Private Idaho" or "Give Me Back My Man" with Cindy singing lead.

@terrimilka7805

Жыл бұрын

Private Idaho is my favorite!

These ladies are gorgeous. Great singers. B-52s were huge in the new wave, punk, and alternative scene back in the days.

"America's Party Band"! Always a fun time! Quirky, goofy, loveable, and addictive to dance to.

Did you guys know Phil Collins and Phillip Bailey of Earth Wind and Fire did a song together called Easy Lover? Really cool song! If you haven't already heard it before you should check it out!

@censorshipsucks9493

Жыл бұрын

Yep. Phil produced that album.

@ken7531077

Жыл бұрын

Great song!

@jeremyedwards1093

Жыл бұрын

Yeah definitely that song!

Love this song, I love the B-52s vibe and sound. Great choice

My absolute fav B-52's song is "Deadbeat Club". It's not like anything you've heard from them and I think you would love it.

The harmonies, just wonderful.

This band has many, many great songs and this is coming from a ROCKER. 🔥🔥♥️👍

This song reminds me so much of high school.

Cindy Wilson sings "Give Me Back My Man" by herself as the lead vocalist in her growl while the rest of the B-52s plays and dances. But you won't recognize the sound on Give Me Back My Man compared to this Roam song because it's their early stuff from decades ago in a different style. Still with quirky lyrics though as you'd expect from the B-52s.

Fun song!!!! All the B 52’s is fun stuff! AMBER if I may I have a comment just for you that I’ve wanted to say for a long time. You look absolutely fantastic!! I was so impressed how fast you got back to yourself after being pregnant!!! I hope in some way my comment doesn’t offend you! Some may take it the wrong way. I mean it with all sincerity! Be proud of yourself girlie!! 3 kids and you are right back to yourself! I know many are jealous!! Lol. I’m sure it’s a lot of hard work and I wanted to Acknowledge That! Merry merry to you all!! ❤

I took a lot of comfort from this album and especially from this song. When "Roam" became super popular, I had a very young child and was a single mother in my third year of engineering school. It was a ROUGH time, but the B-52s, especially "Roam", helped get me through. Without wings, without wheels!

Their first two albums are just brilliant. When Ricky Wilson died, this album was the bands bounce back. This track expresses their feelings for him.

@keithsheffield9154

9 ай бұрын

In an interview, Cindy Wilson said that this song is about death and how one’s spirit is free from the body to roam.

You guys have to hear “Shining Happy People” by R.E.M.! Kate from The B52s joins in on that track and it’s so much fun!

Roam is s my favorite song of the 90’s- it makes me feel so free and happy!

You should also check out their song Deadbeat Club.

Listen to The B-52's, "Private Idaho"!

This song is great! Having multiple vocalists makes for a wider variety of music while still being identifiably B-52s. This song was at the top of the pop charts. And they played REAL instruments.

My wife and I "roamed" around Europe a few times when we were first married in the '90s, and this was one of our jokey songs on those trips. It's a happy, upbeat song, but it brings tears to my eyes because it reminds me so much of her, who twenty years later we lost to cancer in only her 40s. It's a bittersweet song, but I still come back and listen to it every once in a while just to remember those times.

By the Late 80s everybody thought that the B-52s were done then they released a Gem of a song like this screaming : "We're still here! Remember us?" The entire album were this Song came from was fantastic!

I always preferred this song to Love Shack.

@leighs3928

Жыл бұрын

Me too

@netrider5

Жыл бұрын

I prefer Channel Z and Deadbeat Club myself.

@Julieroo28

Жыл бұрын

@@netrider5 I love Channel Z and I think Legal Tender is fun.

@jeffreyflint6286

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree with you

@michaelfrazia4569

Жыл бұрын

I just wrote this same post...then I saw yours...I feel you ..this song was way better

I was never really a B-52's fan but the older I get the more I appreciate the great harmonies of Kate and Cindy.

Didn’t know you were doing this! 😂❤❤❤I think quirky sums them up! They’re fun!❤

This song is such a "college song" from the late 80s. I always link Roam with Big Pig's "I can't break away" from Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. I miss the 80s!

B52's "Cosmic Thing" was their most mature and commercially successful album. It wasn't a "sell out", it was their best material!

So many good memories of the B-52s! "Dance This Mess Around" is another of my favorites by them.

Awesome! I love this band! So much fun, and a much needed escape from our stressful lives. Thank you both for this channel!

Great song, absolute hit, from B-52's. Kate Pierson who did the lead vocal on this song, worked also with Iggy Pop on another super hit like "Candy", and other artists like REM in "Shiny happy people". Regards from Chile 🙂

I love EVERYTHING about this song! I have since I first heard it in 1990. Also, that stringed instrument that y'all were wondering about is called a shamisen, a traditional Japanese instrument not unlike a banjo (on that note, I recommend the Yoshida brothers).

Dancing to Rock Lobster was the highlight of my high school prom - but love ROAM, too

love the B52's, classic music also love amber's hair done like that.

The lead singer on this one is Kate Pierson. Next stops: REM, featuring Kate Pierson, "Shiny Happy People" Iggy Pop, featuring Kate Pierson, "Candy"

For the first time in 34 years I've finally got see them performed live just a month ago and they sounds so amazing.

@JRcomments

Жыл бұрын

Just in time as it is their farewell tour.

Great reaction, thanks guys. I have been a huge fan of The B52's for a long time.🥰

Luca made me smile so he did his duty!! :)

Iggy Pop & Kate Pierson (from the B-52's) - Candy

They have many great tracks.

My private Idaho is another cool song. Great party group with a variety of sound.

One of my all time favourite bands. Grew up listening to them. Fantastic.

Wow after Rock Lobster🦞🦞🦞 I never thought we'd see the B52's again. Glad you're back. This is a great tune with such great energy. You never know what you're gonna hear.Great reaction.Buckets of Maple Syrup love from Canada ❤️❤️ 🇨🇦 🇨🇦

@malalaz66

Жыл бұрын

I like Private Idaho, warning it has a bit of a similar vibe to rock lobster in that the guy sings in this one along with the ladies. I like the song but I’m a Rock Lobster fan. 😁

I love this band so much, they are one of my all time favorites. They have got it all-the funnest music ever. ❤️❤️❤️

The most fun band! The B52's!...Brilliant Sound Brilliant Lyrics.....Mid Century Rock n Roll!

This is a classic driving song-play it in a convertible, on a sunny warm day, and it will make you smile.

You really should do shiny happy people with REM and b-52’s amber would love it , it’s no rock lobster but jay would like it too

@surlechapeau

Жыл бұрын

Just Kate Pierson from the B-52 on that song/video, but great song!

This song is pure joy and positivity.

"Private Idaho" is my favorite from the B-52's I'm pretty sure Amber will dig it & I want to see "J's" reaction because it is a bit quarky like Rock Lobster :)

Thought Jay would like this, knew Amber would. Y'all have made me smile today

Love this one. I would also recommend Planet Claire by the B-52s. You will also love Kate Pierson singing with Iggy Pop on Candy.

Roam has got to be my favourite song from the b52s and one of my favourite songs of all time can happily listen to it over and over again

How can anyone not like this band, they’re wonderful ! So uplifting, mad as a bag of frogs but behind all the fun and joking around they are extremely talented musicians and those two girls - the vocals - wow !!!

After guitarist Ricky Wilson passed away in 1985, their sound was just different. Also, Kate Pierson did vocals with REM on Shiny Happy People.

"Planet Z" is my fave off this album. Speaking of quirky David Byrne of the Talking Heads produced a song by the B-52's called "Mesopotamia" that kills.

@lchamp7946

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Mesopotamia is my fave b52s song!

Great reaction as always. Suggestions for more great B52 reactions: Deadbeat Club, Revolution Earth, FunPlex, Planet Claire, Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland, Legal Tender, Private Idaho. There is plenty more to go round.

The B-52's took over where ABBA left off with the girls being lead vocals. This my favorite song by them and came while i was stationed in Then West Germany in the US ARMY 1988-1991. Each time i hear it, it brings back memories of those 2 years in West Germany. So much fun, and had the hots for Cindy so cute. Funny story when i heard this song for the first time i told 2 of my buddies, "Have you heard this New group The B-52's?" On of them said dude they've been around since 1979. Oh. I felt so stupid as i hadn't heard of them before 1989. Gosh i miss those days, can i go back.?

More memories of great times! I remember driving to the beach with a car full of friends the summer before our senior year singing this at the top of our lungs and loving life.

Topaz, Channel Z and Bushfire off this same album are great. Quiche Lorraine is another great quirky song and Strobe Light is fun!

They do a real cool version of the Flintstones theme from the first live action movie.

This is my favorite B-52 song. I was in high school when this was a HUGE hit.

spot-on with your assessments s and comments. This ones def my favorite of their songs. Those girls are fantastic signers with great ranges!

B-52s are very important and it's good that you finally got to this one! If you like Kate Pierson's (the non-blonde) voice you may want to check out a duet that she did with Iggy Pop called Candy. Their voices compliment one another well. You reacted to Iggy's "The Passenger" some time ago (one of my favorite songs by any artist), so it wouldn't be a new group at all but maybe honorable mention for being a new pairing?

I'm not sure what amuses me more here. The song's been up about 1/2 hour and no one's mentioned that the song is totally and completely about coitus, or that you missed it completely as well. (There, I kept it as clean as I can.) "Take it hip to hip, rocket through the wilderness" is one of the many and incredible and hilarious double-entendres--the song is full of them. Love the B-52s for how they pulled this one off.

@taniaPBear

Жыл бұрын

Coitus, 🤣🤣🤣 I love that you used that word. I was scrolling through looking for the first person to say it was sexual, surprisingly few people. It's all right there in the lyrics!

@rayutube

Жыл бұрын

There's also the banana and donut image in the background on the first part of the video.

@dipsydoodle7988

Жыл бұрын

Like Devo, there aren’t a lot of B-52s songs that aren’t at least partially sexual. Think Lava! 😆

@jamesjohnston9225

Жыл бұрын

@@taniaPBear Me too and I landed here!

@jamesjohnston9225

Жыл бұрын

I had always thought this was from the first listen way back when since Around the World was basically slang for "69" (check out the merriam-webster dictionary online if you don't take my word for it). LOL, The trip begins with a kiss...

21 years young and first married when this came splashing onto MTV. Luv this fun song. Thanks guys. Brings back good times.

J & Amber, we (my wife and I) love your channels. I think Roam is one of B-52’s more “radio friendly/popular with the masses. Since you both loved this song, I personally believe you both would really love the B52’s song “Topaz”. It’s just as really poppy and radio friendly as Roam, but is a lesser known (to the mass public) songs . Keep doing what you do and have a Merry Christmas!

This was one of their big hits. Went to a jazzercise class and we always warmed up to this song.

This band is one of my all time favorites. Cindy Wilson especially is an amazing vocalist. Her voice has so much character and power. Her solo vocal songs for the B-52s is some of the best music ever. If you're looking for another great track try "Give Me Back My Man". Cindy really gets to shine there and it's amazing... and also weird haha.

@MagnifiiScentz

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! I've favored Kate for many years, but Cindy's talents have grown on me over the years, thanks to KZread. First of all, her presence was missed during the "Good Stuff" album. It was good, but I think it would have been better had Cindy been there... though I don't fault her at all for wanting to take time off after Ricky's death. Anyway, I've watched recent videos of her, and she has a lot more control and depth in her voice than she did in the early years. While the B-52s wouldn't be where they are without Kate, and while I can't imagine the band without her (there would be no B-52s without Kate!), I actually prefer Cindy's voice, now that I've heard more of it.

The two ladies can sing!

this is my favorite song of all time. Nothing makes me feel better like this one.

Love this song. Speaking of quirky and melodic... you should also check out the wonder that is XTC !!! Their song "Senses Working Overtime" is wonderful... as is most of their brilliant catalog! Cheers!

@joyceraines8218

Жыл бұрын

Dear God by XTC shaped me into the logical minded realist I am today. Good recommendation.

@johnmavroudis2054

Жыл бұрын

@@joyceraines8218 Love that song... but may not be a good starter song for XTC... I believe they're religious, so maybe "Mayor Of Simpleton," "Wrapped In Grey," "Harvest Festival," or "Love On A Farmboy's Wages"...

You want more "fun" B-52s, you gotta hear "Good Stuff". It's bright and peppy and really upbeat... without (most of) that Rock Lobster weirdness. :) Gotta admit, Cindy Wilson and Kate Pierson are quite unlike any other lead-singer duo you've ever heard... and then when you add Fred Schneider into the mix... BOOM.

Kate and Cindy have such unique harmonies...I love them.

Not heard this one in years n years! I had forgotten all about it tbh. I thanks you for that. ☺ 👍🎼

I love the B52s. They always put a smile on my face. They just want to party and have fun. I loved this album when it came out. Played it to death.

I love the B-52's and I'm glad you guys did this song because as quirky and bizarre as some of their stuff is, you can really hear that they actually have great voices too. It's not all gimmicks and being strange for the sake of gaining attention. They can actually sing.

So glad you did this one! It's my favorite B-52's song. And I dig them. It's the guitar that gets me. Just delightfully riffy!

Omg the first lady's voice is awesome.

"Juliet of the Spirits" and "Funplex," are GREAT later efforts from the band than you might well enjoy! Thanks for the reaction, guys!

@greenbrown7776

Жыл бұрын

"Juliet of the Spirits" really is so good. That album didn't make the splash I expected it to.

Roam is a great introduction to the Bs before you get smacked in the head with Rock Lobster. There are a couple of songs of theirs that just have the girls singing and no Fred. Most of the songs that have Fred in there will be a bit quirkier sounding. Partially because that is just who they are, partially because the whole call and response of the three vocalists together just automatically gives it a quirky flavor. You really need to stick with this band. This song was more of a mainstream, radio friendly sound, like Love shack, but if you want to hear the girls singing on one of those monster dance tracks of theirs, I recommend Cake. The girls have phenomenal voices. I’ve seen the B-52s live more times than I can count and man, when they opened their mouths, you felt it in your soul. They are LOUD and powerful and clear as bells.

@greenbrown7776

Жыл бұрын

"Cake" is incredible. A pineapple upside-down cake. How about an angel food cake?

@dipsydoodle7988

Жыл бұрын

@@greenbrown7776 mmm hmm, I swear!

@greenbrown7776

Жыл бұрын

@@dipsydoodle7988 / You got a pan the right size?

I took it hip to hip at a lot of high school parties and dances 🕺🏻

I think I first heard this song in a car commercial years ago and became immediately stuck in my head! The B52s are such a fun and kooky band!

Love this song. I seen them in concert in Los Angles Fairgrounds their totally awesome live. ❤❤❤

“WE CAN’T JUST SAY THAT THAT DISCOUNTS THE LOBSTERS!” Hahaha 🤣

When this song came out in 1990 I was literally doing my big OE in Europe as a 21 year old. Basically roaming around Europe by coach. It was the best time

Glad Jordan liked this one. There's still some older B-52s song tho that will freak him out lol 😂 Since ya'll gave The B- 52s another chance how about Devo as well? "Freedom of choice" 'Beautiful World" "Peek A Boo" "Through bein cool" "Uncontrollable Urge" 😁

@dipsydoodle7988

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Peek a Boo and would send him over the edge. 😅

@d2d2d28

Жыл бұрын

Yes Devo!

@picmajik

Жыл бұрын

Are We Not Men? We are Devo! Beautful World is a great suggestion

@d2d2d28

Жыл бұрын

@@dipsydoodle7988 Agreed. We don’t want to scare Jay away from Devo with the first song he hears.