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Shiny Happy People. " Shiny Happy People " is a song by the American rock band R.E.M., released as the second single from their seventh studio album, Out of Time (1991). It features guest vocals by Kate Pierson of the B-52's, who also appears in the music video. "Shiny Happy People" was released as a single in May 1991 in the United Kingdom ...
Catherine Elizabeth Pierson (born April 27, 1948) [1] is an American singer, lyricist, and founding member of the B-52s. She plays guitar, bass and various keyboard instruments. In the early years, as well as being a vocalist, Pierson was the main keyboard player and performed on a keyboard bass during live shows and on many of the band's ...
The B-52s, originally presented as the B-52's (with an apostrophe; used until 2008), are an American new wave band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976. [8] The original lineup consisted of Fred Schneider (vocals, percussion), Kate Pierson (vocals, keyboards, synth bass), Cindy Wilson (vocals, percussion), Ricky Wilson (guitar), and Keith Strickland (drums, guitar, keyboards).
Candy (Iggy Pop song) " Candy " is a song from Iggy Pop 's ninth solo album, Brick by Brick. A duet with Kate Pierson of the B-52's, it was the album's second single, in September 1990. [1] It became the biggest mainstream hit of Pop's career, as he reached the top 40 in the United States for the first and only time.
In 1994, Lennon’s widow, Yoko Ono, gave the “Now And Then” demo to the surviving Beatles, along with demos for “Free As a Bird” and “Real Love,” which would go on to appear on “The ...
R.E.M. singles chronology. "Shiny Happy People". (1991) " Near Wild Heaven ". (1991) "Radio Song". (1991) " Near Wild Heaven " is a song by American rock band R.E.M., released in August 1991 as the third single from their seventh studio album, Out of Time (1991). The song was also the first single released by the band to have had its lyrics ...
R.E.M. was an American alternative rock band formed in Athens, Georgia in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe, who were students at the University of Georgia. One of the first alternative rock bands, R.E.M. was noted for Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style; Stipe's ...
A companion music video was produced featuring Cindy Wilson and Kate Pierson, in wigs of many shapes and colors. "Legal Tender" is an upbeat, synthesizer-based track with a drum machine and hand-clap rhythm. The lead vocals are shared by Pierson and Wilson. The song appears as the opening track on the band's third studio album, Whammy!