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[[The B-52s]] are a [[New Wave]] Band out of Athens, Georgia, the same birthplace of [[REM]]. They are most well-known for their quirky Sci-fi themed songs and beehive hairdos worn by the female members. The members are:
* Fred Schneider - vocals, cowbell, toy piano, glockenspiel
* Kate Pierson - vocals, keyboards, maracas
* Keith Strickland - guitar, drums, keyboards, programming, backing vocals
* Cindy Wilson - vocals, tambourine, bongos
* Ricky Wilson (deceased) - guitar

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* ''The B-52's'' (1979)
* ''Wild Planet'' (1980)
** both albums were later released as a single album called ''The B-52s/Wild Planet''
* ''Party Mix'' (1981)--Remix Album
* ''Mesopotamia'' (1982)--EP produced by [[Talking Heads]] member David Byrne
** Both were later released as a single album called ''Party Mix/Mesopotamia''
* ''Whammy!'' (1983)
* ''Bouncing off the Satellites'' (1986)
* ''Cosmic Thing'' (1989)
* ''Good Stuff'' (1992)
* ''Time Capsule: Songs For A Future Generation (1998)''--Greatest Hits album
* ''Nude on the Moon''(2002)--A 2-disc anthology of previously recorded songs from between 1979-1998
* ''Funplex'' (2008)
* ''With the Wild Crowd''(2012)--Live album

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* [[A Good Name for a Rock Band]]: They're named after Kate and Cindy's trademark beehive hairdos.
* [[Author Existence Failure]]: Ricky Wilson died of AIDS in 1986, during recording of ''Bouncing Off the Satellites''
* [[Beehive Hairdo]]: Was one of the band's calling cards in the 70s and 80s via Cindy and Kate.
* [[Call-and-Response Song]]: Pretty much most of their entire discography is this, with Kate and Cindy doing the response parts.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: All five members, but Fred seems the goofiest.
* [[Cool Car]]: Fred describes one in "Love Shack": I got me a Chrysler, it's as big as a whale"
* [[Cut Song]]: Originally ''Whammy'' included a cover of Yoko Ono's "Don't Worry" without her consent. Under threat of lawsuit, it was replaced on subsequent copies by a re-recording of "There's A Moon in the Sky (Called the Moon).", but was still labelled as "Don't Worry." Fortunately, if you want to hear the cover, then [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbwWJL-657I YouTube is your friend.]
* [[Did Not Do the Research]]: [[Lampshade Hanging|Shamelessly admitted]] in the song "Mesopotamia".
* [[The Eighties]]
* [[Precious Puppies]]: "Quiche Lorraine" is actually about a poodle who runs away from Fred Schneider, dumping him for a Great Dane. Fred gets his revenge by throwing away the key to her kennel.
* [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]: "Cake", "Housework" and "Wig".
* [[Greatest Hits Album]]: ''Time Capsule: Songs For A Future Generation'', released in 1998. Also has two new songs exclusive to it: "Debbie" and "Hallunicating Pluto".
* [[Intercourse with You]]: "Strobe Light", "Good Stuff", Deviant Ingredient" and "Love in the Year 3000."
* Instrumentals: "Work That Skirt", "Follow Your Bliss", and "The World's Green Laughter"
* [[Large Ham]]: Fred Schneider. Give him a mic and he ''will'' ham it up, even if the song doesn't need it.
* [[List Song]]: "52 Girls" is mostly a list of girl names.
* [[Mind Screw]]: "Detour Thru Your Mind"
* [[New Wave]]
* [[The Nineties]]
* [[Non-Appearing Title]]: "Legal Tender", "Moon 83". And by definition, all their instrumental songs count.
* [[Protest Song]]: "Juicy Jungle" and "Channel Z"
* [[Repurposed Pop Song]]: "Junebug" was used in a Target commercial. They also used the intro to "52 Girls".
* [[Self-Titled Album]]: Like many bands, their debut was this.
* [[Signature Song]]: "Rock Lobster", or arguably "Love Shack".
* [[Shaped Like Itself]]: "There's A Moon in the Sky (Called the Moon)"
* [[The Something Song]]: "Song For a Future Generation", "Theme For a Nude Beach" also qualifies, since a song is also a theme. 
* [[Title-Only Chorus]]: "Rock Lobster"
* [[Unusual Euphemism]]: "Strobe Light" has one: "Let me kiss your tummy/Let me kiss your pineapple!"
* [[Vocal Tag Team]]: Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, and Cindy Wilson.

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[[Category:The Nineties]]
[[Category:Musicians]]
[[Category:The Eighties]]
[[Category:The B-52s]]
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[[Category:New Wave]]
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