The B-52's

== Info ==
Early new wave band known for their campy style. They were named after a hairstyle. The song Love Shack mentions that the singer has a Chrysler which "seats about twenty". This is likely an Imperial, a full size car marketed by Chrysler at the time. The song Planet Claire also mentions a Chrysler product, in its case a Plymouth Satellite. They did a remix of Love Shack in 1999. The original version as well as Roam are their biggest hits at number three. Their debut album went platinum. Wild Planet went gold. Whammy! went gold. Cosmic Thing went four times platinum. Good Stuff went gold.
== Genres ==
New Wave
== Parody ==
Comic musician Weird Al Yankovic parodied the B-52's with his song Mr. Popeil, about television advertising pioneer Ron Popeil. The song sounds very much like Rock Lobster, and references all the advertising cliches Popeil coined.
== Television ==
The B-52's provided the theme song to Nickelodeon cartoon series Rocko's Modern Life.
== Film ==
The B-52's provided the theme song to The Flintstones live action film.Category:Eighties
Category:New Wave
Category:Alternative
Category:Hall of Fame snubs
Category:Saturday Night Live performers