FROM THE VAULT: How The B-52s’ Rock Lobster Inspired John Lennon’s Return to Music

Back with the B-52s!

Coming Up... a song that missed the top 40 in the early 80s but has since then Rock Lobster by the B-52s has become a modern day standard and a major influence after it was released. Cindy Wilson tells the story of how it helped John Lennon come out of retirement and how she and Kate Pierson mimicked sea creatures to get its interesting sound and Fred Schneider’s deadpan delivery. The song was punctuated their homage to Yoko Ono.

The story of a classic New Avant Guard classic is coming up next.

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