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The B-52s

Rock Lobster

1978 · via The B-52s

The B-52s’ 1978 recording of “Rock Lobster” is the earliest release on file. Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson of The B-52s are credited as its writers. Also recorded by Botch (released 1997), Prince (released 2008) and Johnny Aloha (released 2010), among 73 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Five members share the writing credit on "Rock Lobster," and somehow it found its way to Prince, who put his own version on tape. Play theirs first, then his, and see what he kept.

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Credited writers: Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1978.

Other recordings on file · first release year

73 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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The B-52s wrote "Rock Lobster" as a full band and cut it first. Which artist, one you can follow further down the line, later recorded it?Prince
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