Thursday, June 1, 2017

Number 150: The B-52s - Mesopotamia

I am a fan of the B-52s, from Rock Lobster to Funplex. The peak of their popularity, however, probably occured in mid-1982 after the release of the Mesopotamia EP. Produced by David Byrne of the Talking Heads, this album featured the B-52s at their cosmically-wacky best. My favorite song from the album is "Mesopotamia", the title track. Quirky and groovy, with some interesting lyrics, it nabs the #150 spot on my Top 200, and represents the one-quarter point of the list.

Later, in 1989, the B-52s finally had their big breakthrough into the pop charts, with "Love Shack", from their Cosmic Thing LP. Third single "Roam" is my favorite song by the band.

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  1. AnonymousJune 1, 2017 at 6:19 PM

    The re-release of Party Mix! & Mesopotamia on a single CD tested the physical ability of a silver disc to hold a vast quantity of musical greatness without imploding in upon itself ... like those theoretical man-made elements on the periodic table that exist for only nanoseconds, only with Fred

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