ROAM
“Roam” is the fourth single from The B-52’s’ 1989 hit album Cosmic Thing, following “(Shake That) Cosmic Thing”, “Channel Z”, and “Love Shack”. “Roam” was a number-three hit on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in March 1990, spending a total of 19 weeks on the chart, and was certified Gold by the RIAA. The vocals are sung by Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson. In February 1991, the B-52s were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for “Roam”. (More from Wikipedia)
Another great B-52’s video is for “Roam”; like many of their songs, there is a lot of sexual innuendo in this one, particularly the line: “Around the world / The trip begins with a kiss.” One image has stuck with me over the years; toward the end, there is a shot of a Toyota truck but with the lettering on the back spelled ATOYOT (meaning that the film is reversed).
(March 2016)
