The B-52's

Released: August 1, 1980

Songwriter: Cindy Wilson Ricky Wilson (B-52's) Keith Strickland Fred Schneider

Producer: Rhett Davies The B-52's

[Verse 1]
She cuts her hair
And you call his name
Wishin' everything could be the same
Like when she had him

[Chorus]
I'll give you fish
I'll give you candy
I'll give you everything I have in my hand

[Verse 2]
Walking out of Korvettes
Package in her hand
Motions to all the seabirds
Throws divinity on the sand

[Chorus]
I'll give you fish
I'll give you candy
I'll give you everything I have in my hand

[Bridge]
Give me, give back my man
Give me, give back my man

[Verse 3]
Head's in a whirlpool
Spinning round and round
If she don't get her man back
She's gonna drown

[Chorus]
I'll give you fish (Watch that motorboat)
I'll give you candy (She's in the motorboat)
I'll give you everything I have in my hand
(Her man's at the bottom of, give her back her man)

[Bridge]
Give her, give back her man (I'll give you fish, I'll give you candy)
(I'll give you everything I have in my hand) Oh oh, woah, oh, oh
I'll give you fish (Oh)
I'll give you candy (Oh, woah, oh, oh)
I'll give you everything I have in my hand (Oh, oh woah, oh, oh, woah)

[Chorus]
I'll give you fish
I'll give you candy
I'll give you everything I have in my hand

The B-52’s, (now stylized as The B-52s) are an internationally successful New Wave band also known for their campy fashion. The group’s original line-up consisted of Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson. Originally, all members of the band played multiple instruments. However, after Ricky Wilson’s tragic AIDS-related death in 1985, instead of hiring a full-time replacement, Strickland transitioned to primarily playing guitar, and the band has used various other musicians for recording and touring purposes.

Their self-titled first album The B-52’s was released to critical acclaim in 1979, spawning the Canadian chart-topping hit “Rock Lobster”, which was also successful in Australia, New Zealand, the US and the UK. Rolling Stone magazine later placed the album at #152 on its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Their second album, Wild Planet, released in 1980, spawned another minor US hit with “Private Idaho”. Whammy! followed in 1983, giving the band a third minor US hit with “Legal Tender”. Their fourth album, Bouncing Off the Satellites, was recorded and mixed but not yet released when Ricky Wilson died in October 1985. It was nearly a year before the album was released, in September 1986. It is the band’s only album that does not feature a picture of its members on the cover.

more tracks from the album

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From the albums

Wild Planet (1980)
Nude on the Moon: The B-52's Anthology (2002)

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