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What happens when the B-52s have a song so utterly messed up they can't bring themselves to release it? Put it out as a Fred Schneider solo project! Mere words cannot prepare you for the spectacle that is "Monster." Seriously, this is something you simply can't unsee. And the tune itself is a persistent little earworm. The mind boggles.

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The B-52s have always been a trippy, good-time party band, but before guitarist Ricky Wilson died and they found mainstream success with their "Cosmic Thing" album, they seemed to take particular delight in crafting songs that were utter nonsense. "Song for a Future Generation" fits that mold, but its leavened with a healthy dose of satire as well. And the video is well-nigh inscrutable (not to the extent of their mondo-bizarre "Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland," but that's a much weaker song all around).



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