B-52's dirty back road

[Dblspace]

For me this song is about being a teen with only cars & the outdoors to have sex in. How else does she get sand in her hair unless she isn't on the ground somewhere? I know what the title of the song sounds like but it's also low hanging fruit. Look beyond the easy interpretation.

[2fromcenter]

unbelievable harmonic vocalization

[Molten666Metal]

Ive listened to this song 10 times going on 11

[twigfig]

this is perfect, my favourite b52's tune.. 52 girls is top too especially remixed by dj shadow i think maybe,not certain though..

[Loosergoat]

The sound of the giutar is just mindblowing. Genius. The vocals is perfect.

[bretwistedparties]

love it

[decunamus2]

Is this live ?

[westrm2010]

The K-52's or Karmadoza rocks a great cover of a old B-52's song. It was even speeded up.

[vingdynasty]

Classic! thanks for posting this! Brings back great memories!

[centurion180ad]

Way cool!

[Clown2000]

cindy, i love your eyes.......yeah..... 

[Thekofchris]

Marge Simpson

[notagingpunk]

woww. kate always made it look easy, she is a more "accomplished " musician, but cindy had that voice and the whole dirty girl next door thing! HEY! you girls wanna bump?

[tecdessus]

Two very different women , and Cuties the both of them :)

[Mr715BA]

Call me old fashioned but it has to be just Cindy for me.

[Mr715BA]

is cindy the most gorgeous woman on the planet or is it just me?

[amberfwn]

@Mr715BA I think Kate is a little prettier.

[MAURICIOPASTOR1]

LAS MAS LINDAS CANYANDO LO MEJOR LAS AMO

[brewer2206]

i love the gals in the B-52's!!!! i realy would like to meet them and the Band! Hang out Dance have some Brews and lots of pictures of a great TIME!!!

[themaximusdudeus]

Kate is by far and away the best looking of the two, but Cindy...well she made you just want to do things to her. Fun things.

[legslikelightning]

@themaximusdudeus Kate and Cindy sandwich. mmmm ;)

[WoWitzBryant]

i listen to this awsome song when i ride my bike lol

[ovicello61]

I'm glad I saw them in 1982 and 1983 before they started hitting the charts in 1987.

[weakenedvampire]

Best song about anal ever.

[onefodderunit]

@weakenedvampire

Does getting sodomized massage your anal warts?

[TommyboyGTP]

Kate and Cindy by far have the two most perfectly matched voices ever in recording history. The odds of this being duplicated in our lifetimes is nil...

[theothertroll]

@TommyboyGTP - they're cool, but hardly the "greatest ever" - thumbs down for being stupid and saying that.

[TommyboyGTP]

@theothertroll At least you're living up to your name with that

[KCJacksonMuz]

@TommyboyGTP Totally agree. The way they harmonized was like they were born to sing with each other. It's a beautiful sound and tone. People dont realize what great singers they are because the band didnt take itself too seriously.

[Gary190tube]

@TommyboyGTP the way they harmonise on Rock Lobster is amazing

[fortylove64]

one of my favorite songs of theirs...the harmony is so sweet...

[jaderunes]

Don't much care for the video, but it's still a great song.

[buckmurray]

Hands down the coolest party band ever.

[lankyFool]

Cindy Wilson's eyes... oh lordy lord

[panther105]

Cindy......sigh......

[taradead]

poor Fred Schneider doing nothing in the background on this one...however, I do love love that flamer spice he added to a lot of B-52's songs

[craig1372006]

I have been a fan of this group since Rock Lobster 1st came out in the UK. I love em

[jiffcat]

cindy freaks, kate chugga booms. Yeah man.

[centurion180ad]

Those 2 songbirds are AMAZING!

Cindy & Kate, cut an awesome rug too.

[therealsoulproduct]

I had the biggest crush on Cindy back in the day. Love this band!

[kronos66]

Remember buying the Wild Planet album back in 1980. Christ, 31 years ago!!!

[saturninenight]

Geez! Kate was rail thin. Love these guys!

[sparkdog44]

Know I now where the character, Lydia Deetzes (as played by Winona Ryder), came from in the movie "Beetlejuice". Cindy looks exactly like her.....

[TheAndresMendez]

This is pure gold. The girls are sooo hot here !

[JamieJetsonTV]

Thank heavens you recorded this!

[okigunner4]

Groovy!

[siklops]

the best song about anal intercourse ever written

[theothertroll]

@siklops - only a filthy homo would think that

[dcalatayudpaus]

Totalmente surreales

[L0ND0NITE]

They are beautiful

[TheCosmicthing25]

Foxes to the day!

[MIDMarcus]

Bonafied foxes! Love it! And so damned true.

[Mark55525]

u can tell there weed is wearing off ;)

[tuareg1100]

Where is my convertible do take off:::::B-52S what else

[tecdessus]

So simple, so amazing, so CUTE that it hurts !!!!! LOL

[rudyprotrudy08]

They look so cool and they sound fantastic!

[antejutronic]

0:58 Ooops! LOL

[larynxremover]

it was also very sexy music.. we used to be beach bums surfing in florida.. we would meet soo many tourist girls and always play the b52s...

[yaxcucumo]

RIDUCULOS Y ABSURDOS EL DIA DE HOY, PERO EN SU EPOCA ERA LA SENSACION, TAL COMO LES PASARA A LOS GRUPOS O CANTANTES DE LA ACTUALIDADEN ALGUNOS AÑOS POSTERIORES.

[echozgus]

@yaxcucumo me siguen gustando encuentro mas absurdos grupos de hoy y artistas prefabricados ellos no son ridiculos son fiesteros que es distinto.

[soyleno]

@yaxcucumo Ridículos y absurdos? En qué? Encima decís que lo mismo le va a pasar a los cantantes actuales en años posteriores... ??? No se entiende que querés decir. A mi me encantan; ayer, hoy y siempre, son un grupo que me llega al corazón porque hicieron y hacen una música alegre, divertida y sin pretensiones. Lo disfrutan al máximo y eso te hace disfrutarlos igual a ellos.

[yaxcucumo]

@soyleno estimado soyleno mi comentario es porque mucha gente puede verlos ridiculos como en algun momento al tiempo se veran los grupos actuales que adoran hoy, es cuestion de modas, porque a mi me gustan los estilos (a mi me dirian anticuado) y su musica esta en especial me gusta mas, un analisis de las voces femeninas son muy buenas, esas no pasan de moda. Espero que me de a entender contigo. disfruta la vida y lo que nos queda por recordar, que es lo que nos mantiene vivos. Un saludo.

[soyleno]

@yaxcucumo No estoy de acuerdo en eso de que se vean ridículos; está claro que las modas cambian, porque son distintas épocas, pero no por ello significa que fuesen ridículos. Y en caso de que alguno los viera así, la verdad es cosa d cada uno. A mi el look me encanta, pero eso va en gustos personales. De todas formas sigo sin ver donde apuntaba tu comentario pero bueno... No pasa nada, todo más que bien. Un saludo.

[yaxcucumo]

@soyleno Gracias por el saludo, olvida las pecatas minutas del comentario, lo importante es que a ti te sigan gustando, a mi tambien me gusta, sobretodo lo que mas me fascino del grupo fue la voz de las mujeres y el estilo de la musica. Recibe un fraternal saludo. y disfruta del video como yo lo hago.

[amahok01]

holy crap ..look how skinny they both are..Must have been a bumpy back road..

[amahok01]

ya great stuff.. I used to listen to this when I was young and had no clue as to what was going on.....massive amounts of coke and they cant dance because of it...Dirty back roads indeed...was this song written by Mud Bone or what? It still sounds good but now that I know I feel like I was punked...I was just a kid...wtf

[lionaliascapitaine]

Ils n'ont jamais eu de bassiste?!

[2000madi2000]

I spit my milk out at the dancing at the end. Priceless.

[MyEyesBled]

@2000madi2000

Yes, and it's that dance that represents doing the dirty back road!

[soulshinesf]

My god, thank you 1000 times for posting this! I loooooooooove Cindy and the way she moves her mouth when she sings... and this one focuses on her. My favorite b52's song, period.

[jimnewl]

This song is so great it's impossible to overhype it. The title itself is perfectly evocative of the subject matter, and the musical arrangement, with its suggestion of rural quiet disturbed only by the chirping of crickets and a passing carful of bored youngsters trying to escape their small-town, Southern confinement, couldn't be better.

[bomac10000]

pretty cool really

[MyEyesBled]

This is the song that changed my life over 30 years ago. We were playing this so loud after a full day of skiing into the late hours that all the neighbors couldn't sleep so they decided to come over and join in the fun... the dancing was slick, the sweat was flowing, and we were flying all night long with the B52s.... thanks for the memories!

[RFB480]

Hah, at the end he mispronounces the name of the song "Dirty Back Roads". Reminds of like, Swizgarr's accent. Haha. Anyone? From Metalocalypse?

[1mortime101]

go white girls oh yeah, you know it.

[TheCornrowedcowboy]

@1mortime101 Yeah I know it, two of my favorites. I wonder if they have a penchant for fine dark chocolates?!

[jiffcat]

@theOnkrudit I do that too, mix kate and cindy up. Kate is the lady in the long dress and beehive. Somewhere on here there is song to a future generation, Kate says she is cindy and vicky vercky. Thiink thats where I started with the mix up cause thats where I seen em first on telly.

[centurion180ad]

Off the end of the scale of, WAY COOL!

[madapplejack]

Thanks for posting this!

[kobalt77]

My favourite female harmonies ever !! Kate and Cindys' voices resonate with each other sublimely. "Roam" gives me goosebumps every time I hear it.

[DONG1020]

love their dance at the end : DDD

[jiffcat]

I think Kate is the proto type for Marge Simpson here.

[TheOnkruidt]

@jiffcat isn't it cindy wilson with the marge hairdo?

[tecdessus]

@TheOnkruidt yes, Cindy is taller than Kate and has those lovely big eyes :-)

[TheOnkruidt]

@tecdessus a gustav klimt painting come to life.. especially in that dress..

[tecdessus]

@TheOnkruidt LOL, yes:-)

[hilaritarious]

@TheOnkruidt Yes, Cindy is taller and has big eyes and is usually blond, Kate is usually a redhead.

[Th4nn4thoZ]

CINDY IS SO HOOOOOOOT

[teckertime]

Brilliant! So ahead of their time!

[centurion180ad]

Reckless drivin', like a sports car God I want you, like a fuel engine! Energized line, like a road You-oo-oo-oo--oo ride me-ee-ee-ee-ee Like a road You-oo-oo-oo--oo ride me-ee-ee-ee-ee Foot on the pedal Feet in the air Sand in my hair Oh, don't look back Don't look behind you Reckless drivin' on Dirty Back Road

[markbrandus]

Great post of the essential time... Did they ever get to tour with the Plastics?

[djbethell]

Ah, good times!

[drfunk911]

One of the most unique bands ever! Where is a time machine when you need one?

[handmetheclip]

B-52s remind us to never take ourselves too serious. Life is nothing more than a cheesy, low budget, sci fi movie.

[lebarosky]

@handmetheclip When the green scaly monster comes after the girl in the beehive, you can see the zipper down the back of his costume. Their front is like nothing else on the planet. Those girls. Ah those girls and their quirky harmonies.

[catjoyyoung]

Damn this is hot

[fatimablush100]

the last 30" is probably the BEST dancing ever to have been danced in the history of dancing

[centurion180ad]

@fatimablush100 My golly, those 2 have honey voices! It brings up goose flesh. They dance, sweet 'n sexy!

[bigdsears]

Coincidentally my girlfriend has a dirty back road as well... Sometimes I drop off some large packages off there and come back later

[rancey101]

best song in the world love you guys

[bigtrukdon]

Thank you Athens, Ga.

[newvision7777]

if ur lookin for new music...

The Black Lips are a great new band from ATL...if you knew ATL in the 80´s, and you can remember some of it, you´ll love these guys...they bring back memories of the great music scene in ATL at clubs like 688, Metroplex, and others that made that decade the defining point of change...if ur from ATL, say HELL YEAH!

[tecdessus]

God they were skinny, a blast from the past and as cute as hell, lol the eye makeup Cindy, I could sit and watch your eyes all day ! and Ricky is playing a `Ricky ` !

[jamiegrifter]

OMG that's Gilbert the alien at the very end!

[tonigirl8]

I"ve been a B-52's fan since 1989 and still love them to this day!! They are so amazing in concert! Was sooo happy when Cindy came back!! Wish they were played on the radio more...and wish that everyone knew more of their stuff besides love shack and roam. They have SOOO much more than that!!!

[lulatrulapirula]

woooww!!! antiquisimo...pero genial esta bandita...jajaj..con razon naci media loca..mi mama siempre los ponia..y ahora..me encantan a mi!! yeppp!!!

[54markl]

One of the sexiest songs in rock 'n rooll, from a sensual group. The girls are pretty, non?

[ZitkalaNoni]

how COOL !

[nanagedden]

Class Track!

[stuckinthestation]

die band DE BI FIFTI TUUZ

[shrinefilms1]

That was AWESOME!!! I love how they just walk off! So many bands and musicians try to play bada**, but here's the REAL DEAL!

[ruithael]

@shrinefilms1 They walked off like that because they were so very stoned. And yes, they are the shit.

[Dblspace]

Words fail me. Their greatness is undeniable. All hail Kate & Cindy!

[Shteve67]

One of their greatest non-singles. I'm always a fan of the Kate/Cindy-only songs. They are so great in unison.

[ruithael]

Any "True Blood" fans out there notice that the girl with the b52 looks a little like Jessica, the red-haired vampire? Damn!! I can watch this over and over into infinity. I just saw the dance that starts around 2:31 again, and I believe that though this song and band are seldom considered to be the best ever, well, they just might be. It makes me feel all tingly in awesome places.

[lebarosky]

This band is as tight and clean as CCR. They are relentless and they get down. The girls' vocals float like a little fifties froth on top of a peerless rhythm section and very very tasty guitar work.

[Atlantaminuteman]

I will be seing the B52s with SuperClustrer/Vannessa Hay of Pylon ! This evening at 8:00 pm in Peatree City Atlanta Ga. !

[JohnnyLovely2]

one of the greatest bands ever

[laosuwan]

Does anyone else see that Pee Wee Herman ripped off the dance moves of the girl in green for his Tequilla scene in Pee Wee's Big Adventure?

[ruithael]

@laosuwan Yeah, Pee Wee sure knew the right dance to pick. I love this song, but I enjoy it best in this video. The quirky dance just makes it so much more awesome. Their awkward sexiness blows my mind.

[laosuwan]

@ruithael yeah, not to mention the lyrics are pretty hot. I can never remember which one is which because they changed their hair so much but the one in green is looking really slim and sexy under those clothes. But is it just me or in this video do they look a little jet lagged or something when they leave the stage?

[ruithael]

@laosuwan I was thinking that maybe they were a little high when they left the stage, but am possibly wrong about that. It is hard to tell who they are in this one. I can usually tell by their voices if facial recognition doesn't work, but they are singing together and sound like one voice, which is cool.

[laosuwan]

@ruithael Yeah, that's what I meant by "jet lagged" lol

[tecdessus]

@ruithael Aren`t they cute ? it brings a tear to my eye! Kate in green top and Cindy in white eye makeup, Cindy looks a little unsteady, she`s tall and willowy and does`nt have a great sense of balance I think, and the dress probably didn`t help. We`ve all passed a lot of water under the bridge since then but they are still a great band and the girls are still cute and allways will be.

[ruithael]

@tecdessus I actually don't have words for how I feel when I see them in this, which is funny because I usually have lots of words. It's like they're dream people. Their dance is so bizarrely out there, yet so cool. Their look, based on the fifties in a way that really wasn't done by anybody else, kind of makes them seem alien.

[tecdessus]

@ruithael That,and their music is what makes them so special. I wonder how things had panned out had Ricky not `gone on before` : )

[laosuwan]

@ruithael I remember seeing those dance moves in the 60's. anybody know the name of the dance style?

[ruithael]

@laosuwan I don't know if it's a specific style. It reminds me of a strange cross between 70's gogo, the Twist, and The type of dance that accompanied surf rock (Like the girls who danced for Dick Dale.) It seems like they pulled from various archaic styles and made their own thing.

[hilaritarious]

@ruithael Cindy has big eyes and sort of a rectangular shaped face. Kate has a heart shaped face.

[Opiate1969]

@laosuwan O.o

[bijeto]

I just saw them perform live on Independence Day (7-4-2010). Man, I wish they had done this song!

[MarkBade]

A: Bands today wish they could be this spontaneous and fun and spunky...theres something very real behind the kitch, eh? and kate was so gorgeous

[wxyzca2000]

Stop bitching about how good the music was back then and how shitty it is today,Write a fuckin song .

[101Volts]

@wxyzca2000 And look for the actual music made today, its different from how it was 42 years ago. Most of the good music is now underground.

[he177]

Best party band ever!!!!!!!

[frase1234]

I want Kate's Baby !!!

[arklat]

I can't believe these women came from Georgia! I've been there. Most native girls are hillbillies. Kate is stunning, her mouth is beautiful. Cindy is just incredible. The way they both move is just pure poetry in motion. I like cindy better, but that's me. Kate sings great,but so does Cindy. Both wear great outfits, and in this clip, Cindy's make-up and general make her look so exotic and surreal. WoW! When she closes her eyes , she looks so desireable. I'm glad they lost the weight. New album?

[mzzh]

led zeppelin, U2, The Who, The Stones...i love em all BUT the B-52s will always be my favorite band. I always feel good listening to them. Always. This is one of my faves of theirs, thank you giantsno1

[Clematisian]

:: Thank you, giantsno1, for posting this gem from the B-52s who, as you must know, still continue to tour & put on exceptional shows. Summer 2009's @ Wolf Trap in Virginia was totally outreal & a wonderfully rockin' picnic atmosphere for all in attendance ~ (•8-D

[sunsandandboats]

Absolutely awesome stuff. This is like a wormhole back to high school and college years. This stuff was played at frat parties at school. It was underground. Now everything is that rap crap, filled with antisocial messages. This was immensely brilliant and creative stuff.

[101Volts]

@sunsandandboats Music is kinda underground now too. Its still made but you won't see it plastered everywhere like all the Disney crap. The New Pornographers, Fleet Foxes, Neko Case, Royksopp and Band Of Horses to name a few are good. (I'm really a huge fan of The New Pornographers, I swear they're one of the best bands out today. Check out their new song Crash Years)

[101Volts]

@101Volts Continuing my comment, Nothing against The B-52's. They're one of my favorite bands and Ricky Wilson is my favorite guitarist. I'm just pointing out that music is still alive today.

[spank2625]

"da best of the 2's"

[JensH96]

Ein Traum.. Die sind einfach nur genial...

[JensH96]

Ein Traum... Die sind einfach nur genial...

[riewerobberable]

Cindy and Kate - what else can there be? Wonderful.

[artdesertcountry]

those 2 voices together - one of the most powerful forces in popular music, ever

[sfmichale]

Also my favorite song of theirs. I used to pick the needle up off the album to replay it over and over again. Then jump all around my bedroom while it played thinking about what "dirty back roads" I could hope to find someday. They are definitely going through the motions of playing and singing because this matches the recording exactly, but back then for tv that was the most common way to showcase bands. Even if bands wanted

To really play live on TV they usually wouldn't let them.

[ivycompton]

Jesus, this is soooooo satisfying.

[robertoalmazansales]

excellent...

[klippspringer]

the first tune i heard from them and i loved it from the very first moment on.

their 2nd record is pure delight

[graphikspray]

.kadou aime bien ça

[kaliyuta]

Wow u can here the southern influences in the lyrics.

[MARCOKIKO65]

Muito legal!

[ian3754]

dang that cindy's cute,i can't get over it

[alainbouhez]

I almost forgot how good they used to be.

[msqueenbvip]

classic...totally epic

[twigfig]

omg this and private idaho are best b52 tunes!!!

[tecdessus]

timeless song, Kate and Cindy are adorable doing their little dance, Cindys eyes!

[vinylbob]

When this album came out this was my favorite song on it. Thanks for the video!

[thetruebluelizardman]

absolutely perfect!

[stvst]

a gem of time.. naivety meets talent.

[john022560]

Brilliant, really!

[TheDaniel20091]

.a great song fron the b52s .. i `d like to this music be more listened in south america ... it`s my favourite band

[jiffcat]

it's a hot night in Athens GA, your plymouth satellite is faster than the speed of light. Kate and Cindy on the front seat, Fred in the back.