Rock Lobster Song

High pitched rock lobster.

Rock lobster song. The minimalist guitar lick is like a beach bum s rendition of the james bond theme the one note organ ostinato complements it perfectly and fred scheider s campy sprechgesang jumps out at you immediately. The song became one of their signature tunes and it helped launch the band s success. We were at the beach everybody had matching towels somebody went under a dock and there they saw a rock it wasn t a rock it was a rock lobster. I m a musician and now i m not afraid to write about anything.

Unlike most pop and rock songs no bass guitar was present. Billy from otway oh rock lobster is a great song though all things considered every b 52 s song is great. It was a rock lobster. Rock lobster was the first b 52 s song to catch popular attention and it s easy to see why.

It was produced in two versions one by db records released in april 1978 and a longer version which was part of the band s 1979 self titled debut album released by warner bros. Rock lobster was the band s first single to appear on billboard s hot 100. Nelson from melbourne this song is so inspirational how silly it is. We were at a party his ear lobe fell in the deep someone reached in and grabbed it it was a rock lobster rock lobster rock lobster we were at the beach everybody had.

Rock lobster is a song written by fred schneider and ricky wilson two members of the b 52 s.