I'm not no limburger
When I was in junior high someone gave me the B52-s album Whammy for my birthday. After that I went and bought the WILD PLANET record, and would sit in my room and play them over and over. I know it's not for everybody. But I would dance this mess around in my room and drive my dad crazy. I think it was always their strange choice of lyrics that made me like them. "Come here you little butterbean" and in the song Give me Back my man...
I'll give you fish,
I'll give you candy,
I'll give you everything I have in my hand.
(WHAT? I'll give you fish and candy? Since when was that a surefire man trap)
I had no idea that they were actually playing in the late 70's, I had always thought of them as a new wave 80's band. Anyway, in my nostalgia week of cleaning my space and digging through my records, I thought I would share these.
Click on this awesome link to DANCE This MESS AROUND in BLACK and WHITE from 1978! The user disabled the embedded content, but you must watch this version, PLEASE:
Bizarre lyrics for Dance this mess around include:
Remember when you held my hand
Remember when you were my man
Walk talk in the name of love
Before you break my heart
Think it over, think it over
Roll it over in your mind
Why don't you dance with me
I'm not no Limburger
(that's right... Limburger cheese stinky)
Give Me Back my Man is definitely my absolute favorite song by them. The nonsensical lyrics are just fantastic! I always dreamed of being in the B-52s.
one day...
Posted by: Gigi | April 17, 2008 at 02:19 AM
I know I'm dating myself, but I saw the B-52s live on campus at UC Berkeley, where I was in college at the time, in 1980, and its still among my top three concerts of all time. This made my day!
Posted by: Nicole | April 17, 2008 at 08:45 PM
That's awesome Nicole! I wish I could've been to that show. I think they are doing a reuniting tour soon- did you hear about that?
Queen of Las Vegas- is so good too....
xoxo
Posted by: kime | April 17, 2008 at 11:58 PM
Yay! The B52's changed my life! My dad introduced me to their music when I was in the 7th grade. It was the first time growing up in my stupid small town I had ever heard anything like it.
I had the honor of seeing them at the Roxy a few months ago and they were amazing! So fun! You can't believe they are pushing 60 and still dancing around with all that energy! :) <3<3<3
Posted by: thelonelydoll | June 02, 2008 at 04:42 PM