B-52's Devil in my car

[vivaldi1948]

Great! Thanks for posting.

[L00kng]

They must have been so poor back then that they couldn't afford to feed Fred.

:-(

Poor thing.

[gusneaker]

Just to think that the critics clasified this band as "cheap", at that time...!!

Compare it to what came in the 90s and 2000s, and they're Beethoven... Ha ha ha!!

LOVE THIS GROUP!! Thank you so much for this vid!!!

[agurleydaniels]

30+ years later and they are still F($*#&$G HOTT!

[squinney]

@agurleydaniels

I concur

[2009armstrong]

Thanks for posting this rare gem!

[gustavofranco]

i think they have two masterpieces ¨the B-52's¨ and ¨Wild Planet¨,,,,,after that they lost some kind of direction even though ¨Mesopotamia¨ and ¨Whammy¨ are great albums,,,,,,,,,then came a strange time with ¨Bouncing of the Satellites¨ and Ricky's death,,,,3 years in blank,,,,,and finally the album that sold them to the entiry world ¨Cosmic Thing¨ and i´m not sure but i feel something change,,, for me at that moment they were like any other band..they left to be specials .its only my opinion 

[obxyellowpages]

oh my gosh again!! i use to play guita & sing this in my band in canoga park with the gogos!

[Lilcoffin13]

wow, that's amezin' for this video, i love it, greatings bud

[isp2005]

Possibly the very best document of what made the Athens music scene a sensation

[philthyphuck]

Turn up the colour..

[WoodRatGirl]

@philthyphuck

Don't be such a troll LOL

[sdamian200]

Please upload all this concert.

[recovergirl]

I agree!! Wonderful footage. I've just started relistening to the b52's..they were soooo good!

[RetroBuck]

I caught them in Tulsa last October, fantastic show. Kate is very charming!

[donnycarrin3d]

Fab post!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TighelanderII]

WOW!!!!

This is as cool as the Cavern Club footage of the Beatles.

[SuperKarmaX]

Fred Schneider can scream anything and it's instantly classic.

[dukesgrill]

I like the Southern drawl Fred has when he announces the song. Keeping it real.

[ModGirl1967]

@dukesgrill The band who makes me proud to be Southern.

[MrJim12341121]

wow. what a song. just saw them at the hi line club in new york city on the 6th. the best group around. as good as the beatles ever were.

[exfolios]

One of the bands that killed disco.  Thank you.

[gracieRiott]

Saw them on the 4th.They killed it.

[jafou]

Awesome in Milwaukee on Fred's birthday! 

[neleruckelshausen]

gonna see them tonight!

[RainbowCowsxx]

I love these guys! I hope Im not the only 15 year old Im seeing them in August!! (:

[neleruckelshausen]

@RainbowCowsxx nope you're not! I'm 15 & I'm gonna see them tonight! Yes!

[krz0188]

one of my favs!!!!

[sbriggs26]

What venue was this ? Great Southwestern Hall ?? Help me here. THX

[dthevan]

this is what real music and talent is all about..... none of this manufactured x-factor crap

[ericou812]

classic b52`s !!!!!!!!!!!

[jayheadj420]

Incredible Footage!

[osheal]

wowowowowowowwo

[bluesbrrd]

American Punk/Surf/Garage Rock - intense!

It's insane how good they sound!

[a1stooge]

i got the devil juice in my cahhhhhboratiahhhh!

[andymadrid]

THis is seminal late twentieth century american music. Truly fantastic.

[jwippel]

YEAH!!! Dance the "pogo" and "slam" dancing too!!! WAY cool!

[mazakman1957]

I wish I knew how to set up a guitar the way Ricky Wilson did.

[makeme400]

chills!!!! fucking awesome!

[inputmodule]

ed- this was probably shot on video, not film. to do film you'd need to have fairly pro equipment (i.e. sync between the camera & audio recorder) and what makes it b&w was the video camera itself.

[Edhallick]

Wonder if they made this black and white on purpose because back then it was actually more expensive to film in black and white than color basically because nobody sold that type of film anymore. I remember, because I was making movies back t hen as well. You could not get black and white film..

[dougvdotcom]

I was involved in TV in the early 1980s and this looks to me like the kind of one-tube camera we used for shooting the message wheel (a big, round wheel with index cards that spun around a stationary camera, which showed PSAs whenever we weren't broadcasting). At that time it was cheaper to shoot B&W TV because video tubes -- yes, tubes -- were expensive and had to be replaced often. The white patina and lack of depth is the result of this camera's one video vacuum tube being "etched" by light.

[desiguy3]

right doug. i used 8mm films at that time and they sucked compared to b/w cameras. this is b/w video.

[kauailove310]

"he's got his cloven hove on the floor"too great

[Coffee45]

I love this so much!

[Coffee45]

HELP! The Devils in /My/ Car! I got devil juice in my...CARBURATOR! I got the /devil/ in my cigarette lighteeeeeeer!

Oh your god I Love the B-52's!

P.s. I'll Get You A Satanic Mechanic!

[jj1oo2ee3]

i have never heard this song, thanks for this

[MVTVChannel1]

Freeway to hell. We're burning up the ro -oa-oa-oa-oad.

[rochi2605]

Es realmente emociante ver los inicios de una gran banda.

[lava454]

great

[CHO65]

"freeway to hell, we'r burnin up whoa-oh-oh-oh"

if that doesn't say everything, i don't know what does.

[VanSpeedwagon]

I always thought they said "burning up the road"

[shockabilly56]

very well put Karlitoriv. They do have "the power to make you loose your mind and dance.." To this day I can't sit still or wipe the smile off my face when I hear old B52's. Makes me feel Soooo good. That's Rock-n-roll Baby

[FanatikJ]

Amazing video!

[riederman]

I don't wanna go to the devil!! Well, maybe just for a little while. This band is the cornerstone of my youth -- will never ever stop loving them.  Q-POWER!

[kathleenirish]

I didn't know Laura Petrie sang with the B52s!

[litlgrey]

Oh, man... that's hysterical. Thanks for that belly laugh.

[Karlitoriv]

Very wild crowd! You don't see that very much in these days. But I guess the B's have that magic that not many bands have, the power to make loose your mind and dance like the world's coming to an end.

[shockabilly56]

you have a way with words. we should all be dancing like the worlds coming to an end. maybe it would bring us all together more and postpone the End just a while longer. When I drop dead I want to be dancing.

[punkrockchick63]

we're really tearin tar,

We're goin 90 mles an hour

Ho-He's drivin me crazy

He's drivin me to hell,now

He's pointin his pitchfork at me

He's in the front seat of my car

He's takin over-Oo,he ripped my upholstry

He's at the wheel...

[cheesewhizzboy]

All of this is awesome, butb this is my personal favourite. Thanks so much for posting this!

[colamonforte]

pinnacle! perfection!

[Rotateitbaby]

That slightly flat guitar!

That over-powering female harmony!

That simple yet steady drum beat!

The best band EVER.

[marksmail2]

Wow, this is really cool footage. Nice in black and white. This is what makes youtube great. Thanks for posting!

[mytunacasserole]

one of the very best bands ever.

[jdsrazor66]

truely vintage.thanks for posting it

[lempeafeawintil]

Wow! So old! That's some stuff!

[rebelosing]

I have so much respect for these guys. they inspire me. They totally mastered that funky punkish sound without the help of all the glitz.

LOVE EM!

[littlepanzer]

superb

[somambo]

red album!

[Frankenboy]

Wow amazing! That's some old shit! I looooove them!

[rickman125]

Was this filmed in Athens,Ga?

[squinney]

CBGB in NYC

[gopostal82]

it's the Downtown Cafe in Atlanta, Georgia

[rickenba]

i love my B-52`s, there new cd ROCK~S!!!2008

[imabimbo66]

This is more awesome than awesome itself!

Thank you!!

[doogle1001]

"I got the devil juice in my CARBURATOR - - I got the devil in my cigarette liiighther!"

[mynationunderground]

This has to be my favourite B-52`s song of all time. PLAY LOUD!!!

[Septumsepra]

la mejor banda del mundo...to much Happy XD

[whiteasaghost]

I give it two cloven-hoofs up!

[pancracio14]

yupppieee!!! the most joyfull and hopefull band ever! love the b52s!

[aquadonia]

Awesome!!

[mistermaster03]

I got in so much trouble when I made a video for this in high school video production class... I don't think you could do something like that today, no sirree... Like richm444 I played the first 2 B's cassettes in my car over and over and over til they wore out.

[Doinkblink]

Take that car to Ernest Angley! "Those fowl devils... COME OUT!" amen?

[BABOROM]

ma jeunesse , ma vie , le sk8 et les B-52's

merci pour ce son qui ma toujours donner envie d'avancer

[WoodRatGirl]

Love this song and the album.

[Rotateitbaby]

Fantastic Song!!!

Fantastic Band!!!

If only music was like this today!

[thelonelyslayer]

This song kicks ass.

[richm444]

yes - I hated when that happened

[richm444]

back in 1980 I would play the first 2 albums over and over and over in my Fire Bird - that was the best - it drove my girlfriend up the wall- what a great sound - these old videos are fantastic

[crimsonwhite1]

did the records skip when you hit a bump?

[bud4207]

Oh yea! the B52s were for sure a one of a kind band,very good band.

[arizonawoodman]

Can't lock the door! Can't put on the saftey belt! This video is PRICELESS. This has to be the 40Watt in Athens.

[richm444]

Cindy must have only been about 20 years old in this video - she was really beautiful - too bad we all got so old ughh - I love these videos

[belliottsmith]

Fabulously energetic and spot on. I wish they'd release these old performances on DVD. There are so many great ones on you tube. They were the KING of live bands back in the day.

[BartMu2]

This was an original group.. I miss the music... I was very joung when they appear. Saludos desde Peru..!

[Mambo64]

This performance just made me lose my mind! I'm gonna go RIP MY UPHOLSTRY! YEAHEAAAAHH!

[thickosehaskel]

The Greatest Song ever written! It was quite a shock seeing them 25+ years ago compared to the normal top 40 crap at the time, let alone the Disco. Way to much fun!

Thanks for the view.

[lavitroladeldiablo]

A Fire Proof!!!

Really Great great great Singers!!!!

[childishgambino1]

Listen! I'm a Heavy Metal fan, However, I was just a wee lad when New Wave first came about, and this shit Rocked my world at the time. Great stuff!

[TellieHack]

100% cool. heeeellllppp the devil's in my car

[BrianHonnid]

The vocal mix is great. So clear, it picks up every lil ooh and oww***

[kmills74]

Curious who you are since Tom Luce, Gary Anderson and myself, Kelly Mills, made this video when we were students at Georgia State University.

[lenzwork]

my youth just flashed before my eyes...THANKS!

[triplehead]

stukas over disneyland

[iamjarvis]

90 miles an hour....BACKWARDS!!

amazing! the B-52's were truly original in that early period. total slice of rock history MORE PLEASE!!

[MonsewerBoobhead]

Rock history born in Ga? Nothing ceases to amaze me.

[duttyfree]

incredible

loveit

[mccheese0]

This is bodacious! The best 52's song ever... except maybe all the others.

[Groundhog2265]

A true gem, one of my favorite B-52's songs. Thanks for sharing.

[TnJen0313]

Love this! :D

[dickmanly]

This is kick ass brilliant. Thank you thank you thank you!!

[dandelin9]

Thanks so much. Ricky rules.

[metring073]

This is a Treasure...Great Video, Thanks!

[Katranon]

wow! so awesome to see this live footage. they *were* punk rock- galactic surf punk rock. thank you for sharing it!

[condorman64]

unbelievable... I just realized I was my kids' age 12,15,18 when I found these guys and they are now fans, thanks to me.This is phenomonal!! Rick

[EarlyLAPunk]

Incredible piece of tape. Fred is as young as you ever thought he could be. Is this before?? their record contract and tour behind their first record? seems like it. Intimate setting. Awesome beyond words. First two b52s records are keepers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[davividly]

the b-52s were ass kicking fucking punk rock, as anybody around back then knew, and thanks to you for posting this as proof positive.

[rockinbones]

That's some raw stuff! I love it!

[strgyn]

Breathless!