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B-52s', "Love Shack"
The Lyrics:
I'm heading down the Atlanta highway Looking for the love (Getaway) Heading for the love (Getaway)
Why:
"Love Shack" was the first Top Ten hit for the punk/New Wave band from Athens, GA, the B-52's. "Love Shack" made it to #3 in the Billboard Magazine's HOT 100 charts. It took more than a decade, from 1977, when the band formed in Athens, GA until they would have a Top Ten hit. Up above is transcribed the second verse of "Love Shack", sung by member Kate Pierson, that mentions the town of Atlanta, GA.
Submitted by: Peter
B-52s', "Love Shack"
The Lyrics:
I'm heading down the Atlanta highway Looking for the love (Getaway) Heading for the love (Getaway)
Why:
"Love Shack" was the first Top Ten hit for the punk/New Wave band from Athens, GA, the B-52's. "Love Shack" made it to #3 in the Billboard Magazine's HOT 100 charts. It took more than a decade, from 1977, when the band formed in Athens, GA until they would have a Top Ten hit. Up above is transcribed the second verse of "Love Shack", sung by member Kate Pierson, that mentions the town of Atlanta, GA.
Submitted by: Peter
B-52s', "Private Idaho"
The Lyrics:
Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoo You're living in your own Private Idaho Living in your own Private Idaho
Why:
Up above is the first three lines of the first verse (opening) to an early minor hit (not Top 40), "Private Idaho", from the punk/New Wave band from Athens, GA, the B-52's. Idaho is a state in the United States Of America.
Submitted by: Peter
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