B-52s Rock Lobster

[Grandhoohah]

I NEED MORE COWBELL!!!!

[Thesuperjewshark138]

thums up, if the only reason you came to this was because of family guy

[TheSgtJellyfish]

cant belive it was a barritone guitar instead of a bass

[thefloydthatispink]

Man, either I'm stoned or this song is awesome... oh wait... it's both.

[mm007b5547]

Mint



[donrivers88]

THE GUY WHO USED TO PLAY US SURF GUITAR, AND HE WOULD MELT HIS PICK

JUST PLAYING,

DID A SONG FOR A VIETNAM MOVIE I BELIEVE AND MADE THIS KIND OF SURF GUITAR FULL ON FAMOUS....THEN DISSAPEARED.....THIS IS THAT KIND OF SURF GUITAR,

BUT NOT MANIAC JUST LUNATIC....

[donrivers88]

HEY, THIS IS THE TALL GUY FROM THAT SERIES ON TV,

THAT ACTS LIKE SPOCK, NOW WHAT IS THE NAME OF THAT SERIES??

WHO GIVES FUCK EVERYONE KNOWS THIS SERIES ANYWAY.....

[donrivers88]

If this is one of the videos, when you get to him , he says LETS ROCK, and the guitars and drums and keyboard go fucking insane with dancing rock,

then this is almost as good as the Australian clip of this song in 1980, 81 on Countdown,

and on iTunes, is the meat and potatoes of this song....

[Ironsixx]

I like the Bit-52's version better

[markarian201]

this is it :)

[SKOTP69]

YES!!!

[nexttvmarketing]

I wouldnt mind getting my hands on the keyboard player, Extraordinary blue eyes

[DomIstKrieg]

weird dudes. Great but very strange.

[Arinator74]

Youtube no worky anymore. I'm promo for first big hit single.

[zaniac100]

This was actually a bit commercial hit in Australia in 1979-1980. The B-52 didn't have a hit in their native USA for another decade.

[testing223]

I'm a bikini whale and this song offends my religious and cultural views, I will be reporting it to youtube.

[gyprockninja]

the greatest song ever written and the greatest film clip ever made! "he was in a jam, he was in a giant clam" schneider you are a lyrical genius

[MsToxicgirl101]

@overlord2751 when i watched family guy i thought i had heard this before but i only saw this today...WIRED!! XD

[atiliocf]

I was good dancing this long song, I was 19 years old .

[nerdswitatitude]

am I the only one who thinks this guy could be Sheldon's father?

[robotech987654321]

@nerdswitatitude he looks like the barista from Spartacus...what's his name John Hannah aka Batiatus

[williepete]

@robotech987654321 "barista" LOLZ! That would be "lanista" - the romans weren't big on capuccinos and lattes! :-) ... but yeah, I can see the likeness.

[tanman32123]

Hey! They Stole this from Family Guy!

[SudoEkko]

@tanman32123 I hope this is more of a sarcasm doesn't transfer well in email kinda statement, rather than an, I got brain damage from chroming type of thing.

[MsToxicgirl101]

@tanman32123 no family guy stole this from them peter just liked the song so he sang it but god it was awesome XD

[Carlos9mp9]

Esta cancion te libera y te hace bailar como tu quieras y cantar, gritar en un ritmo muy libre y especial EXELENTE B-52s Rock Lobster

[Qchiiiii]

Love the girls. Awesome.

[texican4]

is he bill nye the science guy?

[101Volts]

@texican4 No, Fred Schneider just resembled Bill Nye at the time.

[iLiKeFooDNuMNuM]

Thumbs up for 3:14

[swanstep]

Yay, the original vid.. Utterly fantastic song, of course, but this vid. really captures the musical chops and sexy charm of the original line-up. They were the bees' knees!

[TheTrirkle]

Life is so amazing that we used to dance to this in Kindergarten... far out, might explain my  dandy campness and odd fixation on beat girls

[OldPunkIsGoodPunk]

Love this song! My band is playing it at the Hard Rock in Seattle in a couple months.

Along with Time Warp.

Should be interesting...

[nebass7]

HE DIED! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAA LOL

[TheCommentMan100]

@nebass7 You're a terrible person

[randywillis1]

That is so classic! Reminds me of my old college days, we played the hell out of that album. For all you pee wees who came later, this was one of the best party albums of the early 80's. RIP Ricky Wilson.

[randywillis1]

That is so classic! Reminds me of my old college days, we played the hell out of that album. For all you pee wees who came later, this was one of the best party albums of the early 80's. RIP Ricky Wilson

[punksouth123]

Wow..peter griffen has great taste in music. ...But then again so does Cartman from south park...(sail away) ftw

[NemoUberKitty]

MORE COWBELL!!!

[eleesmith]

great early footage of my favorite party music band

[CaptinJangles]

I wonder what combination of drugs they used as the inspiration to this song 

[taylarochelle]

those pants are rockin!

[neuromonic]

9 people got bit by a rock lobster.

[dinsdale88]

can you imagine justin bieber or miley cyrus or any of the other crap they call music standing up to this classic rock?

[Kanarie1973]

Diggin' the song for ages now, but I still can't dance like Fred.

[bbbarajitas]

aaaaaaa, rock lobster!!

[TheFamily68]

i heard this years before all that crap on tv b52s rock

[AMBERloldawn]

i'm diggin his pants, like for real :p

[Syntarro]

@AMBERloldawn LOL i thought i was the only one who thought stipes had really cool pants lol

[haloguy145]

I refuse to bieleve that this is an actual song.

[LsTrOfSmG]

It's depressing that half the people commenting on this video are only here because of Family Guy.

[emerpus01]

I searched for this because of the cow bell

[rafaelmc76]

i only wish that one day music will be this kick ass as it was back then... but will probably will never be again...

[101Volts]

@rafaelmc76 I highly doubt that the charts are going to change for the better any time soon. Note I didn't say that music is stopping, I don't believe it is - Just the charts. One just has to put lots of effort into looking for music now.

[Jfedification]

family guy version is better.

[101Volts]

@Jfedification Its always better when you're familiar with something first. No, seriously. Its hard to like something one isn't familiar with.

[lilwayner1]

family guy brought me here !!!

[wilsonsmith69]

this song is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[heyhellohiherro]

omgaash. give me his pants. hahahaha. :DD he's so funny . dancing the whole way through. i like this song and im only 13 xDDDD

[NOOOQUARTER]

Pass the acid laced sugar cubes please :)

[juliangm86]

great!

[juliangm86]

love it

[aussieguru01]

This has to be one of the coolest rock vids ever made. It has it all. Real musicianship, great sound, awesome image and a ton's of energy.

Today's stuff just doesn't cut it!!

[VXIVIXV]

@aussieguru01 watch a buckethead music video and say that again..

[lapislazuli7]

@aussieguru01 plus humour and fun!

[gustavofranco]

POP ART

[marel1410]

waoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooo........super¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡­

[steareth1989]

pure epicness!

[STSAzUNDEADzHOBO]

Hey When Did Capt. Kirk Join The B-52's

[pomplumoose]

I want a matching towel >:(

[an1onchigurh]

Mant Capt. Kirk can really play that guitar

[THEFONZJOE]

wow i wish i had as higher pants as this guy

[magnificenthoek]

EPIC SONG!!!!!!

[Chlobe]

1:00

YES YES YES YES!

[nicomelesi]

the only reason i searched for this was because of family :D FAMILY GUY FTW

[Quinkq]

@nicomelesi Peter's version is better.

[kermet1133]

@nicomelesi Yea me too oddly enough HAHAA

[jedrolio]

you can tell some one gets layed aloy :D

i know i would

[cezarix]

energy filler music.

[mnsnake]

I agree with Catherine FUCKING BRILLIANT!!

[catherinemcginn]

fucking brilliant

[buckwild]

I don't care who you are,where you came from, what you represent......you can't sit still to this song

[PHILBRAH11222]

what a mad guy hahahha

[LJ587846]

this is just about the most usless shit band with a even worse song....they got paid for making this....fucking chirst

[tecdessus]

@LJ587846 er....why watch it then ?

[LJ587846]

@tecdessus it was recomended to me by my friend, he lied saying it was a great song

[101Volts]

@LJ587846 I'm not trying to convince you anything about the song but... "Lied that it was a great song"? That sentence doesn't make sense to me as music is subjective. Personally, I like this song and think the last two minutes of it are great but again, Music is subjective.

[BozzBalkan]

@LJ587846 the only one who got paid is me for permitting your mama to suck my dick and swallow all night

[whitekitty62]

This is the only song that I ever saw a credit for someone playing the smoke alarm. I bought this album in 1980, and literally wore it out.

[lmk10000]

Fuck lobster!!

[crapatoa]

The 80's rocked! x)

[themediashow]

OMG ADORABLE BABY FRED SCHNEIDER!!! SQUEE!! Saw him a few years back in Central Park, and he hasn't slowed down a bit!

[BlaBlog101]

Forget shredding guitars and vocal screams, this tune gets into a truly heavy groove that kicks ass; they build it up with this minimalist arrangement that makes the parts punch out, I want to start jumping around almost instantly. Must control....

Downtuned guitars with strings removed, quirky keyboard riffs, quirky but solid vocal parts, I love it! Kate Pierson's cute in this also...

[jedpollard]

Old favorite

[silverdragon122]

4:45 girl has an orgasm.

[silverdragon122]

Wow how old, it seems so lame.....And yet.... I like the song and the music video.( I enjoy seeing how us,humans,were like in the past) And it's rare seeing a video without some whore/future whore dancing on the main singer. Im not gay,i like girls as much as the next guy. But honestly we have enough partially nude women on the internet/TV are those girls really needed? (in the music video these days i mean)

[TalkingOcean1]

I still listen to them. Cosmic chick to this day!!! They were always ahead of their time. New Wave hell yeah w/that surfer punk groove! They created their own genre.

[TheVicarofZeitgeist]

I'm weirded out by the underwater gargly singing effect lol

[pedodedragon]

that is so fucking cool! love it...

[StanBobPoe]

his dancing was straight up nuts :P

[kingofkingsnum1]

all of them are soo skinny.....dey are anorexic

[simandaud]

brill ,, love em ,, better than the music of today !!

[andreagus1]

how can you not rate thumbs up for Rock Lobster some people's brains have no idea.

[Argee11]

Captain Kirk on guitar?

[101Volts]

@Argee11 Ricky Helton Wilson, One of the most original guitarists I've ever heard.

[NemoUberKitty]

@Argee11 That had me laughing my ass off!!

[jimsimac]

oooh skedoodledop.,..

[The19700616]

ROCK! rock! ROCK LOBSTER! YEAH!!!

[Saibot216]

I need to learn how to dance like Fred there, haha.

[nessyy2002001]

big calves 12 u make a big point

[strgyn]

The reason they muct be in the rock & roll hall of fame!

[ryan24287]

this isnt the origina... wait it is oops

[millraxx]

colours colours everywhere

take some acid

got plenty to share

love the B52s

[RCCR97]

New wave ! yeah !

[m1ke420]

AIDS LOBSTER

[forrevenge18]

how the hell did 70s freaks came out with such a good song.

[agnamaracs]

Ricky Wilson looks like Captain Kirk.

I didn't even know this song had an actual video. Whenever anyone needs footage of this song, they always use the old live clip where Fred has a mustache.

[sonicjedis]

wonder what this is going to look like in a 100 years when someone stumbles on it

[ozzywilder]

transformers?

[veganswines]

Absolutely cool!

[katsuieshibatafan]

these guys are really cool btw, but i am young and i get all the jokes and references on family guy:3

[DRV275]

A truly timeless classic, but "boys in bikinis"??? Come on! That's just sick.

[chrisc3616]

MORE COWBELL :-)

[Khirad]

I think it's funny that most people who watch Family Guy are too young to get all the references (hell, I was born the year this was made, and I know it -- not exactly an obscure party song). They don't know how much funnier it is when you get all (or most) of them! Oh, btw, more cowbell! More acid (or whatever they were on when they wrote this)!

[abcisthealphabet]

Just because people are young doesn't mean they're oblivious to everything that happened before they were born... I came and found this song and THEN the Family Guy link from here... and I was born ages after this came out.

[mrbigglesmagicalkite]

brilliance.

[wii64boy]

lol this is where family guy got it from =D

[saanzacs]

Cool guitar hook!!!!

[ashkie82767]

this song is just soooooooo awesome! i love it!!!!

[wuuudo]

The ultimate party song except the full version went 4 another 2 - 2 1/2min.

[egyptianpriest]

I luv this video...it was made in 1979, I believe, with the video equipment of the time...it is very smooth. The lip synching is perfect, too.

Not all musicians can lip synch/hand synch...lol, in the '60s, the Rolling Stones were probably the worst lip and hand synch band in the world....it is almost laughable to see Charlie Watts' hands moving one way while the sound of the drums on the record goes another way....

These B-52s make it look easy!

[wuuudo]

Ahhh! They don't make songs like that anymore.

[LOL45JH]

those girls are fagz

[skunner64]

Nearly right chief Cindy wilson is the black haired tambourine shaker and she is/was the only straight band member the rest are bent as corkscrews

[LOL45JH]

b-52s are cool NOT

[dingbro69]

b52s are awesome...better than all the clone bands nowadays

[bigcalves12]

ok..this was too damn funny!

The ladies in the back singing;CLASSIC

then the lead singer,his dancing was ALL THE WAY LIVE!!He was getting it!

LOL

[LOL45JH]

i agree dude

[LOL45JH]

those girlz r funny but there fagz to lol

[hz11287]

@bigcalves12 Funny or not you witness legends in their prime!!!!!!

[hz11287]

@bigcalves12 This band is the B-52's c-mon legends!!!!!!! The Start of Mod Rock early lates 70's & early 80's!!!!

[ahssenior08]

boys in bikinis

girls & surfboards

[LOL45JH]

u mean girlz in biknis & boyz & surfboardz lol

[pretzelguy5926]

i want my 5 minutes back

[jake102188]

What's a "Rock Lobster"?

[egyptianpriest]

This track from 1978 embodies the spirit of New Wave, the essence of the genre: a blend of 1960s motifs (in this case surf guitar sound, girls with retro hairdos and outfits) with a comedic/satirical vocal style (both in the lead vocal and harmony vocals) and lyrics that are rather whimsical. The genre was still alive in the early 1990s, with They Might Be Giants, but pretty much seems long gone by now.

[ZombieZachary]

This is a fucking awsome song i love the chicks singging in the back there so FUNY>>

[caches123456789]

esos no son...estupidos

[Poguenanda]

I love this song.

[24xGranTx24]

omg...hailirious

[bigcalves12]

ok..this was too damn funny!

The ladies in the back singing;CLASSIC

then the lead singer,his dancing was ALL THE WAY LIVE!!He was getting it!

LOL

[PJ6sic6]

hahah my bands playing this song as a deathcore verison like the guitars slowed down and there will be like blast beat and shit hahahahah  it will be awesome.

[utileria]

The microphone is too hight for the girls.

[Elijah365]

Copy/Paste if u think this is the greatest song ever

[Elijah365]

Best. Song. Ever.

[kcglover2001]

All I wanna say to Fred Schneider is...

MORE COWBELL!!

[hrlhrl2000]

Best. Song. Ever.

[hud765]

COOL but what the hell is this  i mean its just all screams but anyway its kinda good

[davothebum2201]

I like peter griffins version more...

[SpeedingBullet15]

I need more cowbell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ameapo]

Ein super geniales Lied. Ich liebe diese alten Klassiker. Schade das heute nicht mehr so geile Lieder produziert werden. Ich liebe die alten Zeiten:-)

[auto4union]

"Its worse than that he`s DEAD Jim"!There`s Klingons on the starboard bow..starboard bow!Was that not a song?Star Trekking or summit?

[KRADRIDER]

Brilliant ...still got the single!! however jsut realised Fred Schneider looks like a singing Kennith Williams with that ooooarrrrr nasal thing goin on!! lol but seriously Kate Pierson is the groups forte' fantastic voice and sex apeal, ''revolusion earth'' certainly does it for me!

[MartyRotten]

This was the perfect antidote to five years of Kiss and disco.

[cassandracollins]

I don't think they act high?

[dreamboatannie101]

i fucken love this song! this is the shit! they do act like they are all on drugs, but thats what make them awesome! hahaha