The B-52's

Released: June 20, 1989

Songwriter: Cindy Wilson Keith Strickland Fred Schneider Kate Pierson

Producer: Don Was

[Verse 1: Fred Schneider, Cindy Wilson, Kate Pierson]
If you see a faded sign at the side of the road that says
"15 miles to the
Love Shack"
Love Shack, yeah, yeah
I'm headin' down the Atlanta highway

[Verse 2: Both, Fred Schneider]
Lookin' for the love getaway
Headed for the love getaway
I got me a car that's as big as a whale (Love getaway)
And we're headin' on down to the Love Shack (Love getaway)
I got me a Chrysler that seats about (Love getaway)
So hurry up and bring your jukebox money

[Chorus 1: Both, (Fred Schneider)]
The Love Shack is a little old place where we can get together
Love Shack, baby (a-Love Shack, baby)
Love Shack, baby, Love Shack
Love Shack, baby, Love Shack (Love, baby, that's where it's at)

[Verse 3: Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Cindy Wilson]
A sign says (woo!), "Stay away, fools
'Cause love rules at the Love Shack"
Well, it's set way back in the middle of a field
Just a funky old shack and I gotta get back
Glitter on the mattress
Glitter on the highway
Glitter on the front porch
Glitter on the highway

[Chorus 2: Both, (Fred Schneider)]
The Love Shack is a little old place where we can get together
Love Shack, baby (Love Shack, baby)
Love Shack, that's where it's at
Love Shack, that's where it's at

[Verse 4: Fred Schneider]
Huggin' and a-kissin', dancin' and a-lovin'
Wearin' next to nothin', cause it's hot as an oven
The whole shack shimmies
When everybody's movin' around
And around and around and around

[Verse 5: Both, Fred Schneider]
Everybody's movin', everybody's groovin', baby
Folks linin' up outside just to get down
Everybody's movin', everybody's groovin', baby
Funky little shack
Funky little shack

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 6: Fred Schneider]
Hop in my Chrysler, it's as big as a whale and it's about to set sail
I got me a car, it seats about 20
So come on and bring your jukebox money

[Chorus 3: Both, (Fred Schneider)]
The Love Shack is a little old place where we can get together
Love Shack, baby (a-Love Shack, baby)
Love Shack, baby, Love Shack
Love Shack, baby, Love Shack (Love, baby, that's where it's at)

[Bridge 2: Both, (Fred Schneider)]
Bang, bang, bang on the door baby
(Knock a little louder, sugar)
Bang, bang, bang on the door, baby
(I can't hear you)

Bang, bang (On the door, baby)
Bang, bang (On the door)
Bang, bang (On the door, baby)
Bang, bang

[Break: Fred Schneider, Cindy Wilson]
You're what?
Tin roof, rusted

[Chorus 4: Both, (Fred Schneider)]
Love Shack, baby, Love Shack
Love Shack, baby, Love Shack (Love, baby, that's where it's at, yeah)
Love Shack, baby, Love Shack (Love, baby, that's where it's at)
Love Shack, baby, Love Shack (huggin' and a-kissin', dancin' and a-lovin', at the Love Shack)

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.

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