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Roam Lyrics
I hear a wind
Whistling air
Whispering
In my ear
Boy mercury shootin' through every degree
oh girl dancin' down those dirty and dusty trails
Take it hip to hip rocket through the wilderness
Around the world the trip begins with a kiss
CHORUS:
Roam if you want to
Roam around the world
Roam if you want to
Without wings, without wheels
Roam if you want to
Roam around the world
Roam if you want to
Without anything but the love we feel
Skip the air strip to the sunset, yeah
Ride the arrow to the target - one
Take it hip to hip rock it through the wilderness
Around the world the trip begins with a kiss
CHORUS
Fly the great big sky
See the great big sea
Kick through continents
Bustin' boundaries
Take it hip to hip rocket through the wilderness
Around the world the trip begins with a kiss
CHORUS
Take it hip to hip
Rocket through the wilderness (x8 - fade)
(go ahead and roam)
as usual, clever, capricious fun probably best not interpreted too deeply. Most of their songs only seem to be about life and joy; frequently sexual joy.
case in point:
Oh, I stop here: you can find the rest, :) (apologies in advance for analyzing such an exuberant, unapologetic song!) -Phase
And "Ride the Arrow to the Target," in case anyone was missing the subtleties! ;)
And "Ride the Arrow to the Target," in case anyone was missing the subtleties! ;)
The B-52s specialize in innuendo.
I love this song. The video is rife with innuendo.
warmPhase is dead on. Nice work. It should come as no surprise that the B-52's were a very sexually oriented band, but always done in a way that was subtle enough to slip past the censors but speak directly to those with a welcoming ear. The band has a history of lyrics with double entendre'd sexual innuendo.
I love the song Roam, and not just for its incredible beat, exceptional vocals, and catchy tune. What is meant to seem like an innocent song about vacations is actually a very dirty one about stretching one's erotic permissiveness to the outer boundaries. I picked up on it the very first time I heard and had to smile thinking how many clueless Moms and Dads there are with teeny bopper kids bopping to it!
Actually, one of the main lines in the song "around the world" is not that all that subliminal to those that know the naughty meaning to that phrase. For fear of being censored here, let's just say it involves the mouth of one partner and EVERY part of the nether regions of the other partner.
The fact that it is cute and "makes you happy" when you hear it is testimony to the B-52's view that sex IS fun and the ultimate trip and adventure.
tdnsexy1 is right. the word is "anilingus" great song from a daring band. Cindy Williams is one of the voices. Listen to her on "give me back my man" for a real treat !
tdnsexy1 is right. the word is "anilingus" great song from a daring band. Cindy Williams is one of the voices. Listen to her on "give me back my man" for a real treat !
Actually "around the world" means being licked all over by someone. What you've described is "halfway around the world", which focusses on the nether regions.
Actually "around the world" means being licked all over by someone. What you've described is "halfway around the world", which focusses on the nether regions.
Oh - so that's what it all means, huh? You people brought it down to the gutter really fast. Go ahead and dwell in the cesspool if that's what gets you off - but PLEASE don't define an inspiring song according to your own merely carnal limits.
Oh - so that's what it all means, huh? You people brought it down to the gutter really fast. Go ahead and dwell in the cesspool if that's what gets you off - but PLEASE don't define an inspiring song according to your own merely carnal limits.
And now, pray - DO tell... Is "Rock Lobster" really all about deep-sea bestiality?
And now, pray - DO tell... Is "Rock Lobster" really all about deep-sea bestiality?
@tdnsexy1 Yep. You and Warm phase have hit the proverbial nail right on the nose. Or guess it's more like Riding the arrow to the Target, just like the song says. Without wings. Without wheels. Love this song!
@tdnsexy1 Yep. You and Warm phase have hit the proverbial nail right on the nose. Or guess it's more like Riding the arrow to the Target, just like the song says. Without wings. Without wheels. Love this song!
And NomadMonad, as for Rock Lobster..."Motion in the Ocean...he was in a jam..was in a giant clam!!" Enough said.
And NomadMonad, as for Rock Lobster..."Motion in the Ocean...he was in a jam..was in a giant clam!!" Enough said.
Kate Pierson has that high soprano voice,it sounds like she's almost screaming like the back up singers for Lynard Skynard's "Sweet Home Alabama"...my ears is bleeding.
Yes very shrill...
Yes very shrill...
I\'m new to this website. I\'m surprised this page has the authorship wrong for this song.\n\n"Our friend Robert Waldrop wrote these lyrics and Keith wrote the music for the track -Cindy and I jammed with the lyrics and magic happened - Kate"\nhttps://twitter.com/theb52s/status/1266450923238256641?lang=en
Aww, what a cute song. It's one of those songs that just makes you so happy when you hear it.
damn
what a voice that chick had.....amazing
great song too
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Kate and Cindy both have amazing voices which are so unique to them.
Kate and Cindy both have amazing voices which are so unique to them.
I remember this being the theme music to the Peace Corps. back in the day. Trying to get us dumbasses to join. What they don't tell ya is how many women are assaulted sexually and killed in the countries that you pay your own way to... :)
The Peace Corps is a wonderful organization and I have had the priviledge of meeting quite a few former members. Here is the 2009 Peace Corps report on crime (Official): "Of the more serious crimes reported, 15 rapes/attempted rapes, 2 kidnappings and 1 death by homicide. From 2008 to 2009, the number and rate of rapes/attempted rapes decrease noticeably, a deviation from the previous nine years in which the rate remained essentially unchanged. Major sexual assaults increased for the second year, although the rate is still lower than the peak in 2001. The rate of other sexual assaults decreased slightly,...
The Peace Corps is a wonderful organization and I have had the priviledge of meeting quite a few former members. Here is the 2009 Peace Corps report on crime (Official): "Of the more serious crimes reported, 15 rapes/attempted rapes, 2 kidnappings and 1 death by homicide. From 2008 to 2009, the number and rate of rapes/attempted rapes decrease noticeably, a deviation from the previous nine years in which the rate remained essentially unchanged. Major sexual assaults increased for the second year, although the rate is still lower than the peak in 2001. The rate of other sexual assaults decreased slightly, though not enough to reverse the steady but gradual increase seen since 2000. Incidents of rape in 2009 were 0.35% (“Rape” in the Peace Crops is defined as involving the mouth on body parts.) Major sexual assaults in 2009 were 1.75%." According to the stats, the majority of sexual crimes took place in the victim's residence and when alcohol was involved (probably similar to what occurs in the states, where the rates of rape/sexual assault are much higher!) Therefore, it is essentially safer to be a woman working in the Peace Corps than it is to be a woman living in any U.S. state.
ŊʘmÄ„Ä MÊ˜ÅŠÄ…Ä says: For me, the lyrics speak of absolute freedom. The journey IS the destination. Leaving the confines of striated space into utter transcendent LIBERTY. Room to move. Macro/microcosmic travel. An extended line of flight. The globe as terrestrial unity spinning toward extraterrestrial interconnection. And LOVE is the axis.
(Now what y'all do in your bedrooms [referring to some of the "analyses" below] with your various appendages and orifices is none of my business...you don't need to tell me any more, thanks.)