Dance This Mess Around ~ The B-52's ~ Live 1983

[davekeanie]

never forget this concert, I met my German freundin there Gabriela Kramer

B52s  were awesome!!!!

[mjw9363]

I'm just a limburger ...no one will dance with me

[herrlip]

This is quite the thing!

[ThePinbyte]

Glad to see this up here. It seems they do not this one live anymore and it is one of my favorites! Maybe they did it when I saw them sometime in the early-mid 80's, but I cannot remember for sure (too long ago).

[DellBattery]

I listen to this riding every day and its so HOT and ROCKY ... Just love em ROCK ON GUYS

[xavianhelley]

Dam Girl u are soooo FINE!!!!

[MasterJediMaggie]

I woke up this morning hearing "hibby hibby boy hibby hibby hibby hibby hibby shake..." and I knew I had to listen to this song sometime today!

[BANGSTRUIN]

One person does'nt know all 16 dances.

[jackhillty1]

have you noticed there's the stern kate and then later there's the smiley kate? have you ever noticed that?

[yourgirlfriday19661]

I love and loved them. Great song. Everybody goes to parties they dance this mess around. Do the aqua velva!

[Mr715BA]

oh Cindy baby il dance with you anytime, anyplace anywhere!

[drobbi]

the way they lace the Fun with something menacing or uncontrollable...a brilliant aspect of their art. I saw them in '78 in Boston, before they'd hit. Jaw-dropping. Definitely the sense that a new era was underway.

[weaseldragon]

@drobbi I saw them in Boston too in '78 or '79. Maybe with Talking Heads....??? They were amazing.

[MrShmetel]

I love them.

[om2216]

fan-effin-tastic!



[Wernerandreasli]

Wish I had been in Dortmund 1983 :(((((((((

[Mariskaah]

I wish i knew all 16 dances

[MrCoxson]

Wow, long time ago...I had been there, one of the best gigs I ever went to...

[lmorgan1974]

And on the Micky Mouse Piano Book...

[chrisrus1965]

This song is about cheering up Cindy Wilson's character, who at first has the blues bad lamenting a lost love and feeling as unwanted as a lump of stinky sneeker cheese. Suddenly, this fabulously friendly and fun man and woman come up to her and get her to shake it all out and have a blast dancing all kinds of silly dances and not being so serious. She stops for a second to note how much better she feels forgetting about her problems and they say "what problems?" and she says, good point!

[steeplepossum39]

I have always loved this song and I still do.

[alymig70]

LOL! Sing along if you'd like to. "Why don't you dance with meeee!!!! I"m not no Limburger!!!"

[xtremefight]

Kate's awesome



[79francolettieri]

3:50 didn't Cindy say "Do the MIchael Jackson"????

[eunoia666]

Q: Why does this not have over 8 billion views?

A: Planet Earth is stupid.

Free B-52's outdoor concert Montreal July 4, 2011 be there or be square.

[mycatwilatackyou]

fantastic 

[muthahoho]

Holy crap! It's a good time fun party explosion or something like that!

Heck the fuck yeah!!!

[debbya]

I have tix to see them June 18th!

[woowoo1967]

@mwloco They will never be forgotten.  Ever.....

[mharrin5507]

Cindy is HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Wernerandreasli]

Nothing like that in our times ...

[thejakeyl88]

That America died when the people decided the population needed to be obedient and stupid. Easier for the elite bloodlines to enjoy THEIR planet when we're all working so hard for them. They don't like us having any, yes, ANY time to ourselves, and earning anything, even a small business is just maddening to them!

[bobbconner1]

is it just me or does fred look like john holmes...

[eecummingsistheman]

0:47 I was worried Fred wouldn't get that book in position in time

[undogod]

yeah it's a short run, but cindy's vocals at the beginning are supreme, the most american sounding lyrics ever. "walk, talk, in the name of love" wow, where did that america dissappear to ?

[IVANPLLIMAPOARSBRA]

OMG! Great show and performance..

Cindy and B-52's Forever!!!

Greetings from Brazil!! :)

[electrickabuki]

this band does not age, fucking awesome.

[Sauron338]

Cindy's right... putting this song on and dancing this mess around does make you feel better. I know she was just asking, but still.

[BonzaiBillie1]

gunga dingo is, uh...

[kalcoh]

I'm not no limburger!

[thejakeyl88]

Fred is the man in this video, looks awesome in those glasses :P

[mediapuzzle]

lets get this party started #@#$

[4tuneagent]

Fred has a big box of toys and gadgets that he uses throughout the shows! The B-52's rarely disappoint and have perfected many of their songs over the years...The last show I was at was in centerfield of Tropicana Field after a Rays game in 2009 and they Rocked the place!..

[B52sDTMA]

I saw them in 82 or 83. This must be the same tour. This is exactly how they were. Same outfits, hairdos, little piano. Best concert I've ever been to. Arlington Theater, Santa Barbara, California. Seeing this bring all the memories flooding back. Kate, Cindy, Fred, Ricky and Keith. Thanks you guys! Damn, the best ever!!

[centurion180ad]

@phreakyphriday These guys aren’t a studio band, which put in all kinds of artsy stuff by synthetic editing. No way! They do all their stuff for real, LIVE!

I always thought that that weird tinkling sound was some synthetic nonsense. NO, I WAS WRONG!

The lead male vocal, was playing a 3 year old’s toy piano into his microphone. Awesome.

B-52’s ARE FOR REAL !!!

[centurion180ad]

Awesome!

[temprevenge]

The horn section in this version makes the whole song 100% better and more energetic. I love it.

[mtsn]

@phreakyphriday ditto.

[tecdessus]

Check out the ` Asylum Street Spankers Dance This Mess Around` you will lol, Oh yeah, and Cindy`s southern belle accent kills me!

[tecdessus]

@TalkingOcean1 Oh,she still is adorable,her small overbite, those wondeful eyes, her voice,her dancing here (lol) , a captivating woman!

[MegaHowser]

Read a previous comment about them being fron Atlanta;Thay are actually from Athens Georgia,which is about 60 to 70 miles from Atlanta proper and not part of the Atlanta metro area either.Athens is not your typical southern town by any means,much more progessive due to the university of georgia being there and consistently ranked as one of the best places to live in the United States.

[aa359]

The footage from this particular show is amazing stuff.....the B's in prime form.

Thanks for posting :)

[mzzh]

i honestly think this is one of the sexiest vocals ever. she is so so so cool....none of the singers today can hold a candle to cindy....

[muymalmoon]

@mzzh What about Karen O or Emily Haines?

[undogod]

@mzzh fuck yeah, cindy is supercool here, sexy godess cindy...

[TheWonderettes]

I remember belting this out the window a few summers ago to piss off the neighbors...

Nevertheless, the B's are still my absolute favorite band! No one--not even Blondie, my 2nd favorite band--will ever top them! :D

[Oliver3863]

Le reve dans les booms des lyceens des 80's !!

[pathtoyirah]

I SAID DON'T THAT MAKE YOU FEEL A LOT BETTER HUH????

[1964jazzbass]

@pathtoyirah probably....

[DupekChopra]

This WAS new wave. The very definition. Cindy Wilson is my friend-girl.

[salmioche]

Des vrais déjantés comme j'aime ;-)) .

[DasBlood]

Awesome video, thanks for posting!