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The Unbearable Lightness of Being the B-52s - Still Hangin' With the Deadbeat Club
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being the B-52s - Still Hangin' With the Deadbeat Club

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Jul 03, 2024
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Cosmic Thing by The B-52s was 35 years old last week. It was released on June 27th 1989, apparently. Time flies. Listening now to what became the B-52s most commercially successful record remains as much a joy as I did when I first heard it in 1990. I barely knew anything about The B-52s back then. ‘Rock Lobster’ had been great when it came out a good…

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