Saturday 13 July 2024

Fred The Cancerian From New Jersey

Yes, I know it was Fred Schneider's 73rd birthday on 1st July and I'm almost two weeks late, but better late than never, right?

To belatedly celebrate (again), here's a fresh selection of classic cuts by The B-52's, who seem to have played more 'final' shows than Elton John and have a Las Vegas residency in November to do it all one more/last time (delete as applicable).

No complaints from me: a world with The B-52's in it is a much brighter, happier as the three quarters of an hour (give or take) will amply demonstrate. 

The eleven songs here span all of their albums, with the exception of 2008 reunion Funplex. Ain't It A Shame originally appeared on 1986's Bouncing Off The Satellites, although I've gone for the 'New Edit' that appeared on the fab 2002 compilation Nude On The Moon. Likewise, I've plumped for David Byrne's original album mix of Deep Sleep rather than Tom Durack's remix which appeared on the CD reissue of Mesopotamia several years later. 1992's Good Stuff abum is represented by a couple of single edits and remixes.
 
If you need some visuals as well, check out my previous posts on The B-52's from July 2021 and November 2023, which include twenty videos to delight and entertain.
 
And, if that's not enough, go back to July 2022 for my previous (and first) Dubhed selection dedicated to The B-52's.
 
Keep partying, Fred!

1) Deep Sleep (Album Version By David Byrne) (1982)
2) Bushfire (Album Version By Don Was) (1989)
3) Song For A Future Generation (Album Version By Steven Stanley) (1983)
4) Give Me Back My Man (Album Version By Rhett Davies & The B-52's) (1980)
5) Dance This Mess Around (Album Version By Chris Blackwell, Robert Ash & Cass Rigby) (1979)
6) Is That You Mo-Dean? (Edit By Don Was) (1992)
7) Ain't It A Shame (New Edit By Bradford Cobb & Gary Stewart) (2002)
8) Dry County (Album Version By Nile Rodgers) (1989)
9) Big Bird (Album Version By Steven Stanley) (1983)
10) Lava (Album Version By Chris Blackwell, Robert Ash & Cass Rigby) (1979)
11) Good Stuff (Remix Edit By Ben Grosse) (1992) 

1979: The B-52's: 5, 10
1980: Wild Planet: 4
1982: Mesopotamia: 1
1983: Whammy!: 3, 9
1989: Cosmic Thing: 2, 8
1992: Good Stuff EP: 11
1992: Is That You Mo-Dean? EP: 6
2002: Nude On The Moon: 7

Fred The Cancerian From New Jersey (47:19) (KF) (Mega)

 

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