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06 March 2009

The B-52's on the soap opera "Guiding Light," in 1982. →[More:] They "played" (okay, lip-synced) two songs, "Throw That Beat In The Garbage Can" and "Private Idaho." Unfortunately the clip of the second song is missing its audio, so I didn't link it here.

post by: BoringPostcards at: 08:57 | 20 comments

The Flaming Lips on 90210, Charmed; New Order on Baywatch.

posted by muddgirl 06 March | 09:08

Devo on Square Pegs. (1) (2) (3)

posted by Meatbomb 06 March | 09:20

Ha. Eighties soap opera people are funny.

I can't think of any bands that I've seen on TV shows. I know I've seen a ton in movies. The only one I can think of at the moment is The Mighty Mighty Bosstones in Clueless.

posted by LoriFLA 06 March | 09:49

Suzi Quatro on Happy Days
The Muffs on the short-lived Clueless TV Show
Little Richard & Joe Walsh on Drew Carey (music starts about 8 mins in)

posted by jonmc 06 March | 09:52

"Hey calm down, you animals."

posted by ColdChef 06 March | 09:54

there are not words.

posted by Lipstick Thespian 06 March | 10:03

Fred's dancing reminds me of Steve Martin for some reason!

posted by richat 06 March | 10:04

there used to be a youtube clip of the Ramones on Sha Na Na, but it seems to have been removed.

posted by jonmc 06 March | 10:05

Hey, wasn't that 90's band Sugar Ray sort of a major part of the American remake of Father's Day?

posted by muddgirl 06 March | 10:32

I'm sort of ashamed I remember that movie.

posted by muddgirl 06 March | 10:33

Thank you, the B's rule, and I love seeing early stuff from them. B52s on a soap clearly beats Megadeth on Saturday morning cartoons but that's all I have at the moment.

posted by Wolfdog 06 March | 13:59

My favorites are guest muscipons on Sesame Street. Johnny Cash with Big Bird. Stevie Wonder with Grover.

posted by arse_hat 06 March | 17:13

muscipons?

posted by arse_hat 06 March | 17:41

B52's are full of awesome. Thanks BP

arse_hat, that Stevie Wonder is great on Sesame Street, him playing Superstition is freaking awesome on that. I love how the band plays it straight up, and not trying to make it a kids song, because it already is.

posted by eekacat 06 March | 20:12

muscipon, isn't that almond paste? ;)

posted by eekacat 06 March | 20:13

I love you, eeks. :D

posted by BoringPostcards 06 March | 20:53

Dio on South Park. Oh Holy Diver!

posted by buzzman 06 March | 21:19

Thanks BP, you're full of awesome yourself.

posted by eekacat 06 March | 22:54

Country music acts used to regularly "perform" for a minute or two at the end of "The Dukes of Hazzard". The excuse was that their tour bus had gotten caught in Sheriff Roscoe's speed-trap and they would have to perform before they'd be allowed to leave.

posted by Joe Beese 07 March | 12:18

I have to admit that I was a Guiding Light fan in the day to say that I daw that B52's cameo when it happened.

posted by terrapin 07 March | 12:53

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