The B-52's

Released: July 6, 1979

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

Producer: Chris Blackwell

[Verse 1]
There's a moon in the sky, it's called the moon
And everybody is there, including
Saturn, (Mercury)
Saturn, (Venus)
Saturn, (Mars)
Saturn, (Jupiter)
The Van Allen Belt

[Verse 2]
Roll, roll, roll, roll, rollin' in Andromeda
Won, ton, ton, ton, rama in Andromeda
There's too many rings (This is the Space Age)
There's too many things (This is the Space Age)
Just ain't no atmosphere tonight
(Can't get no ship to go tonight)
If you're lucky you get to ride in a gold meteorite

[Verse 3]
If you're not, you get a mouth, a mouthful of red Kryptonite
You better move over, here comes a Super-nova
(Kryptonite)
Destination moon

[Verse 4]
If you're in outer space, don't feel out of place
Cause there are thousands of others like you
Others like you, others like you
Well there's a moon, it's in the sky
It's called the moon, and everybody is there 'cluding
'Ranus (Neptune)
'Ranus (Pluto)
Destination moon

[Verse 5]
Many gamma rays around it
Van Allen Belt surrounds it
This is the Space Age (Please don't worry)
This is the Space Age (Just don't worry)
This is the Space Age (Don't worry)
This is the space age
Others like you, others like you

[Outro]
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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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