"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

3 ай 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

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.

I'm an old metal head and this is one of my favourite songs of all time.

@SinCityVillain

4 ай бұрын

Same!

@bjornskorge7791

10 күн бұрын

Heavy Metal for life, but I love this song 😂

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

kzread.info/dash/bejne/eZdsyKifmJDUd9Y.html

@steph990

2 жыл бұрын

“Down! Down! Down!!”

@veliasalazar8678

2 жыл бұрын

This is a throw back for me get the lyrics.

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

8 ай бұрын

If your party was at 10 and you wanted it to go to 11, put on Rock Lobster!!

@jasonturner2206

6 ай бұрын

@@Mediawatcher2023so what, they having a listen.. Don’t get salty because they have a different take on the song…

@brianjankowski4419

6 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

6 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

3 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

7 ай бұрын

I dig it. But can you dig this? Slay-52s Raining Lobsters (search KZread for this gem)

@balanchuk

7 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

Ай бұрын

These 2 would disrespect Eric Von Zipper's Ratz and the black widow bikers .....totally Classless !

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

4 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

3 ай бұрын

@@SinCityVillain yeah cultural differences between ethnicities become mostly irrelevant when it comes to music

@el.aye.bee.4477

2 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.

It's like a Warhol painting; don't try to find some deep inner-meaning, just accept its beauty.

@soloparaplaystation6624

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.

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!

If you think this sounds futuristic in 2023, imagine how we felt in 1983, when I saw them perform live in London, two nights running

@user-qv2ur2bw3z

4 ай бұрын

Why ?????

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!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

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

9 ай бұрын

Absolutely correct. Simple yet deep. Rock lobster!

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

10 ай бұрын

It went to #1 on the hit list in Canada. 🇨🇦

I'M ROLLING IN LAUGHTER HERE. J's facial expressions and Amber's exuberance, I love it. Your BEST reaction, honest and straightforward.

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

6 ай бұрын

And the dangers of forgetting your tanning butter!

@todaav

4 ай 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.

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.

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.

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

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!

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...

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

6 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.

"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.

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.

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

One of the most UNDER RATED bands of all time.

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!

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

I haven't laughed so hard at a reaction by anyone ever! 🤣😂🤣

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!

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

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.

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!

This album is pure perfection! One of my favorites of all time.

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

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

One year later, how many times have you listened to this song again? 45 years later, it’s still being played.

@pch0581

6 ай бұрын

Has it really been that long???

@shyman99

6 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

6 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.

Ricky Wilson was the most genius dude. He took 50's and went new wave with it ! massive under known talent

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

7 ай бұрын

It has been voted at about 150th of the best songs of all time.

@elih9700

6 ай бұрын

The whole album is fantastic.

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!

You had to be there! This song was a song of the punk era. We loved it!

Listened to this over and over again when the album came out. The guitar and bass are awesome.

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 ,,

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.

Have FUN, everything doesn't have to mean something deep. This song was every song on my playlist.

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

5 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.

"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

🤣🤣🤣

We used to party our butts off to this song in the 80’s! This song is solely done for the purpose of dancing to it. There is no hidden meaning or agenda. All B-52 music is just fun. Just move!

@eileen9584

2 жыл бұрын

Can confirm.

@theodoreritola7641

Жыл бұрын

The 70s to It came out in 1978

@theodoreritola7641

Жыл бұрын

It was released in 1978 SO THAT MAKES IT 70s ROB SQUAD

@theodoreritola7641

Жыл бұрын

And in the LATE 70s lol

THIS SONG ROCKED WHEN IT CAME OUT IT ROCKS TODAY LOL!!!!

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.

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.

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

She completely gets it! "screw what everyone thinks, lets have fun!"

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve watched this reaction. Amber, you’re the best!

"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.

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".

This song was a massive hit of summer of 1980. On the radio all the time. The song is about hanging on the beach.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

One of my favorite songs of all time. It is a song to make you forget your problems!!!!

OMG!!!! AMBER'S REACTION IS KILLING ME!!! ESPECIALLY WHEN SHE CRACKED UP!!!!!😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝 ROLLING ON THE FLOOR RIGHT NOW!!!!

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

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!!

Hahahaha you guys look horrified, dazed and confused. I was laughing so hard 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

The more you hear this song, the more it will grow on you. Once you hear it, you cant un-hear it.

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.

🪨🦞 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 💞🦘

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!!

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..

This song is such a masterpiece it brought John Lennon out of hiatus. Not joking. The first few times I heard it I didn't like it. But after your brain starts to unravel all that's going on you actually crave it. Give it a few more tries. 🔥😎

@dustyrhodes6699

2 жыл бұрын

My life was sent on its course by this song. I shit you not.

@KelsaRavenlock

2 жыл бұрын

He said the female vocalization reminded him of Yoko and the song was the only reason he came back to music.

@leticiamejia3604

Жыл бұрын

I agree with you Pamela, in my younger years I didn't like this song, but now I love it!!! 💃can't stop dancing along, hahaha!

@leticiamejia3604

Жыл бұрын

Doesn't make sense, it's very energetic 🤩

@wendyjones9881

Жыл бұрын

Amber, you are hilarious! ROCK LOBSTER!!

😂 This has to be my favorite reaction so far. You both were stunned. Hilariously so. 😂

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

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

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!

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!!

I love Amber's reaction at 4:57!

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!

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.

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!

You’ll never forget it, you’ll never play it ever again………but it will silently play on in your mind forever.

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

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

This song was very popular in the late 70s. It was meant to be the alternative to the rest of the rock and other pop music at the time. A classic party anthem for those who wanted to dance and rock out to the fun and strange sounds of new wave post punk rock.

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!!

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.

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".

The B 52's are one of my all time favorite bands. Rob Squad Reaction was priceless.🤣

disco's and night clubs back in the day, if no one was up dancing, they would play this and everyone danced...

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.

Guys don't think about it, just let the beat take you. Loved it since it was released and it still puts a smile on my face and makes me want to move🤩

@mrmojorisin3542

Жыл бұрын

Yep, not everything has to be normal or be coherent. It's a wonderfully fun and silly song and awesome to groove to.

The song is so brilliant in its simplicity. You couldn't write a more perfect song if you tried. Genius.

Most unique band ever. I don't know anyone who sounds like them.

Jay's expression is a cross between "I think I have been traumatized" and "I should not make any sudden moves." In answer to your question, it was a huge hit and was just a party song. The minute it started, the dance floor got filled with people just dancing in a silly fashion and have a LOT of fun.

@kf9346

2 жыл бұрын

Jay was throwing a bit too disrespect at Fred Schneider though. I mean even if you don't like something, but you say you like music, you should know the value the artist brought and respect that. I mean, Celine Dion makes me physically ill, but I know and admit she can sing and can even (just barely) understand why people like her.

@mgordon1100

2 жыл бұрын

@@kf9346 lol, we're both insulting him. I didn't realize I did it when i posted my comment in mid vid. When I saw their post song reaction, I knew that calling Love Shack pop crap would probably not be received well.

I haven’t laughed so hard at a reaction ever! Seeing Amber laughing so hard she was crying was priceless. And the confused look on both your faces… More B-52’s please! “Strobe Light” and “Private Idaho” are a lot of fun. And that’s what the B-52’s were all about - FUN!

@ThorWildBoar

2 жыл бұрын

I was crying watching Amber crying.

The last two minutes of this song are some of the best ever recorded. Everything after the “down down down” breakdown is insane.

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! ❤😂