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The B-52's
The B-52s, originally presented as the B-52's (with an errant apostrophe; used until 2008), are an American band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976. The original lineup consisted of Fred Schneider (vocals, percussion), Kate Pierson (vocals, keyboards, synth bass), Cindy Wilson (vocals, percussion), Ricky Wilson (guitar, vocals), and Keith Strickland (drums, guitar, keyboards, vocals). Ricky Wilson died of AIDS-related illness in 1985, and Strickland permanently switched from drums to lead guitar. The band has also added various members for albums and live performances. The B-52s have had many hits, including " Rock Lobster", " Planet Claire", " Party Out of Bounds", " Private Idaho", " Whammy Kiss", " Summer of Love", " Wig", " Love Shack", "Roam", " Funplex" and " (Meet) The Flintstones". They have been nominated for three Grammy Awards: twice for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group in 1990 and 1991, and for Best Alternative Music Album in 1992. In April 2022, the group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Schneider
Frederick William Schneider III (born July 1, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter and frontman of the rock band the B-52s, of which he is a founding member. Schneider is well known for his '' sprechgesang'', which he developed from reciting poetry over guitars. Early life Frederick William Schneider III was born on July 1, 1951, in Newark, New Jersey, and lived in Long Branch, New Jersey, after moving there from Belleville, New Jersey. He has said that his musical influences included "Halloween songs and nutty Christmas songs", along with Motown. After graduating from Shore Regional High School, he attended the University of Georgia, where he wrote a book of poetry for a class project. After college, he was a janitor as well as a Meals on Wheels driver. At the time the B-52s formed, he had very little musical experience. The B-52's The B-52's got their start in 1976 when founders Cindy Wilson, Ricky Wilson, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland, and Schneider played an impro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reprise Records
Reprise Records is an American record label founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra. It is owned by Warner Music Group, and operates through Warner Records, one of its flagship labels. Artists currently signed to Reprise Records include Green Day, Enya, Michael Bublé, Eric Clapton, Stevie Nicks, Neil Young, Deftones, Mastodon (band), Mastodon, Lindsey Buckingham, Josh Groban, Disturbed (band), Disturbed, Idina Menzel, My Chemical Romance, Gerard Way, Dwight Yoakam, Never Shout Never, and Billy Strings. Company history Beginnings Reprise Records was formed in 1960 by Frank Sinatra in order to allow more artistic freedom for his own recordings, because of dissatisfaction with Capitol Records, and after trying to buy Norman Granz's Verve Records. The first album Sinatra released on Reprise was ''Ring-a-Ding-Ding!, Ring-a -Ding-Ding!'' Soon thereafter, he garnered the nickname "The Chairman of the Board". As CEO of Reprise, Sinatra recruited several artists for the fledgling label, such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Shack
"Love Shack" is a song by American new wave band the B-52's from their fifth studio album, ''Cosmic Thing'' (1989). It was released on June 20, 1989, and was produced by Don Was. The song was a comeback for the band, following their decline in popularity in the mid-1980s and the death of guitarist Ricky Wilson in 1985. "Love Shack" is considered one of the band's signature songs and has been a concert staple since its release. Commercially, the single topped the charts in Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand and reached number two on the UK Singles Chart, number three on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 (becoming their first top-40 hit), and number five on the Canadian ''RPM'' 100 Singles chart. The song was later named one of the 365 Songs of the Century by the Recording Industry Association of America and one of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time by ''Rolling Stone''. Background The genesis of the song came from B-52's frontman Fred Schneider, and was inspired by a club outsid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wig (song)
"Wig" is a song by American new wave band The B-52's, the third and final single from their 1986 album '' Bouncing Off the Satellites''. Release and promotion The single was released to coincide with the delayed release of ''Bouncing Off the Satellites'' in the UK in 1987, a year after it had been released in the U.S.; thus "Wig" was released in the UK only and was the first single from the album there. While the band didn't tour in support of ''Bouncing Off the Satellites'' upon its original release, due to guitarist Ricky Wilson's then-recent death, they traveled to the UK to make promotional appearances, miming to "Wig" on TV and being interviewed in magazines. The single peaked at No. 79 in the UK. Many years later, in 2010, the band started playing "Wig" live, and a live version was included on their '' With The Wild Crowd!'' live album. Track listing UK 12" single: Island Records # "Wig" - 4:22 # "Summer of Love" - 3:58 # " Song for a Future Generation" - 4:00 UK 7" si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summer Of Love (The B-52's Song)
"Summer of Love" is a song by American new wave band the B-52's, released as the first single from their fourth studio album, '' Bouncing Off the Satellites'' (1986). The single peaked at No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play The Dance Club Songs (also known as National Disco Action, Hot Dance/Disco Club Play, and Hot Dance Club Play) was a chart published weekly between 1976 and 2020 by ''Billboard'' magazine. It used club disc jockeys set lists to determine the mos ... chart, making it their highest entry up to that point (although 1994's " (Meet) The Flintstones" would reach the same position on the chart). The original 1985 demo version was released on the band’s 1998 compilation album '' Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation''. The single was reissued in 2017 as a limited edition 12" red vinyl. Track listing 7" single # "Summer of Love" – 4:02 # "Housework" – 4:04 12" single # "Summer of Love" (Summer Party Mix) – 6:04 # "Summer of Love" (Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whammy Kiss
"Whammy Kiss" is the second single released by the B-52's from their third studio album ''Whammy!'' (1983). The song reached number nine on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart, along with the album tracks "Legal Tender Legal tender is a form of money that Standard of deferred payment, courts of law are required to recognize as satisfactory payment in court for any monetary debt. Each jurisdiction determines what is legal tender, but essentially it is anything ..." and " Song for a Future Generation." Track listing # "Whammy Kiss" – 5:20 # " Song for a Future Generation" – 7:54 Chart positions {{The B-52's 1983 singles The B-52's songs Songs written by Fred Schneider Songs written by Kate Pierson Songs written by Keith Strickland Songs written by Cindy Wilson Warner Records singles 1983 songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Private Idaho
"Private Idaho" is a single released by the B-52's from their second studio album ''Wild Planet'' (1980). Composition The B-52's are from Athens, Georgia, and never played a concert in Idaho until September 13, 2011, when they played at Eagle River Pavilion in Eagle, Idaho. In preparation of the event, the ''Idaho Statesman'' interviewed Fred Schneider about the song's meaning. "Idaho is pretty mysterious to all of us," he said. "I know it's a beautiful state, but then I know there's also a lot of crazy right-wingers and all that stuff. ...The song's about all different things. It's not like a parody of Idaho or anything." Reception ''Cash Box'' called it "a contagious rock dancer" with a "rumbling big beat and surf guitar, with alien vocals." ''Record World'' called it a "catchy dance-rocker." Chart history The single was their second ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart entry, at #74. The single also peaked at #5 on the US Hot Dance Club Play, along with previous single " Give Me Back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Party Out Of Bounds
"Party Out of Bounds" is a song by American new wave band the B-52's, from their second album, ''Wild Planet'' (1980). Featured with the other dancefloor-bound tracks from the album, the song peaked at number five on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1980 as an album cut and has long been a staple of alternative/new wave dance club playlists. Lyrically, the song is a guide on how to better plan house parties in order to prevent potential disasters. An instrumental dub mix was included on the B-side of the vinyl 45 rpm single "Private Idaho". The following year, another mix of "Party Out of Bounds" appeared on the B-52's' '' Party Mix!'' EP, remixed by Daniel Coulombe and Steven Stanley to feature elements of the dub mix, embellished with echoes and additional keyboard effects. Two years later, Stanley produced and engineered the B-52's' 1983 album ''Whammy! ''Whammy!'' is the third studio album by American New wave music, new wave band the B-52's, released on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Planet Claire
"Planet Claire" is a song the B-52's released in July 1979 as the second single from their first album ''The B-52's''. Based on Duane Eddy's version of Henry Mancini's Peter Gunn theme, the single reached number 43 on the Australian Kent Music Report chart and number 24 on the Billboard dance chart in the US. ''Cash Box'' said that " bongos, Ventures-influenced guitar work and morse code blips are calling all pop, AOR audiences to dance to this humorous followup to 'Rock Lobster'." ''Record World'' said that it had "an undeniable rhythm track" and "more unique synthesizer lines" compared to "Rock Lobster". The Morse code at the beginning of the song is "NAWS DE CFH - ZKR F1 3394.....", which is from a "call tape" recording transmitted by Canadian Forces Station Mill Cove in Hubbards, Nova Scotia. In 2011, band member Kate Pierson expressed her dissatisfaction with the way engineer Robert Ash mixed her vocals with the Farfisa organ on the studio version, using effects to m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Lobster
"Rock Lobster" is a song by American band the B-52's, written by their singer Fred Schneider and guitarist Ricky Wilson. It was twice recorded and released as a single, first by DB Records as their debut release in April 1978, and again the following year for the band's self-titled debut album on Warner Bros. (US) and Island Records (Europe, Japan). The song launched the band's career and became one of their signature tunes. "Rock Lobster" was well received by critics, and went on to place at No. 147 on ''Rolling Stone''s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list in December 2004. John Lennon said that he decided to record again in 1980, following a five-year hiatus, after hearing "Rock Lobster". The song also inspired the name of Athens, Georgia's professional ice hockey team, the Rock Lobsters. Composition and themes The original DB Records single version has a duration of 4:37, and is faster in tempo and more "raw" than the 1979 single version, basically due to lower sound ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AIDS
The HIV, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that attacks the immune system. Without treatment, it can lead to a spectrum of conditions including acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). It is a Preventive healthcare, preventable disease. It can be managed with treatment and become a manageable chronic health condition. While there is no cure or vaccine for HIV, Management of HIV/AIDS, antiretroviral treatment can slow the course of the disease, and if used before significant disease progression, can extend the life expectancy of someone living with HIV to a nearly standard level. An HIV-positive person on treatment can expect to live a normal life, and die with the virus, not of it. Effective #Treatment, treatment for HIV-positive people (people living with HIV) involves a life-long regimen of medicine to suppress the virus, making the viral load undetectable. Treatment is recommended as soon as the diagnosis is made. An HIV-positive person who has an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grocer's Apostrophe
The apostrophe (, ) is a punctuation mark, and sometimes a diacritical mark, in languages that use the Latin alphabet and some other alphabets. In English, the apostrophe is used for two basic purposes: * The marking of the omission of one or more letters, e.g. the contraction (grammar), contraction of "do not" to "don't" * The marking of Possessive, possessive case of nouns (as in "the eagle's feathers", "in one month's time", "the twins' coats") It is also used in a few exceptional cases for the #Use in forming some plurals, marking of plurals, e.g. "p's and q's" or Oakland A's. The same mark is used as a single quotation mark. It is also substituted informally for other marks for example instead of the prime symbol to indicate the units of foot (unit), foot or minutes of arc. The word ''apostrophe'' comes from the Ancient Greek language, Greek (hē apóstrophos [prosōidía], '[the accent of] turning away or elision'), through Latin language, Latin and French language, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
