The B-52s: Funplex

Copy at Case Memorial Library
Contents: Pump — Hot corner — Ultraviolet — Juliet of the spirits — Funplex — Eyes wide open — Love in the year 3000 — Deviant ingredient — Too much to think about — Dancing now — Keep this party going. All songs written and arranged by the B-52s. Music and musical direction: Keith Strickland; lyrics and melodies; Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, and Cindy Wilson. Personnel: "The B-52s are Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson."
Wired wrote: "Long before the Rapture set dance floors aflame, the B-52's got Gen-X teenagers fruggin'. Their new album's electrosynths and catchy club-ready disco hooks have catapulted the rock lobsters' classic sound into the 21st century. Clearly their tin roof isn't that rusty" ("Playlist," 3/08, p. 74).
Notable lyrics: "I'm a pleasure seeker / Shoppin' for a new distraction / I'm a pleasure seeker / Lookin' for some platinum action … Movin' to the muzak … Faster Pussycat thrill thrill / I'm at the mall on a diet pill / Oh broke my heart / At the Funplex / Yes you did. …"