"What group sings ""Love Shack"" and ""Rock Lobster""?"
Rock Lobster Rock Lobster "Rock Lobster" is a song written by Fred Schneider and Ricky Wilson, two members of The B-52's. 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. The song became one of their signature tunes and it helped launch the band's success. "Rock Lobster" was the band's first single to appear on the "Billboard" Hot 100, where it reached No. 56. A major hit in Canada, the single went all the way to No. 1 in
Rock Lobster goes a [[Spiny dogfish|dogfish]], chased by a [[catfish]], in flew a [[Triglidae|sea robin]], watch out for that [[piranha]], there goes a [[narwhal]], here comes a bikini whale!"), with absurd noises accompanying each, provided by [[Kate Pierson]] on the higher-pitched sounds and [[Cindy Wilson]] the lower-pitched ones. The chorus consists of the words "Rock Lobster!" repeated on top of a keyboard line. "Rock Lobster" is written in the key of [[C minor]] (with a raised fourth in the chorus) and is in [[common time]]. Instruments used in the music include a baritone-tuned [[Surf music|surf]]-style [[Mosrite]] electric guitar, a [[Farfisa]] Combo Compact