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B-52s - Private Idaho (from With The Wild Crowd! Live In Athens, GA)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The B-52's
The B-52's
Performer
Kate Pierson
Kate Pierson
Vocals
Fred Schneider
Fred Schneider
Vocals
Keith Strickland
Keith Strickland
Guitar
Cindy Wilson
Cindy Wilson
Vocals
Sterling Campbell
Sterling Campbell
Drums
Paul Gordon
Paul Gordon
Keyboards
Tracey Wormworth
Tracey Wormworth
Bass Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Catherine Elizabeth Pierson
Catherine Elizabeth Pierson
Songwriter
Frederick William Schneider
Frederick William Schneider
Songwriter
Keith Strickland
Keith Strickland
Composer
Cindy Wilson
Cindy Wilson
Composer
Ricky Wilson
Ricky Wilson
Composer
Cynthia Wilson
Cynthia Wilson
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Kate Pierson
Kate Pierson
Producer
Fred Schneider
Fred Schneider
Producer
Keith Strickland
Keith Strickland
Producer
Cindy Wilson
Cindy Wilson
Producer
Peter Barker
Peter Barker
Mixing Engineer
Barry Ehrmann
Barry Ehrmann
Producer
Stan "Quack" Dacus
Stan "Quack" Dacus
Recording Engineer
Todd Bergman
Todd Bergman
Assistant Recording Engineer
Cezar Barretto
Cezar Barretto
Assistant Recording Engineer
Angel 'Lenny' Urena
Angel 'Lenny' Urena
Assistant Recording Engineer
Kevin Feller
Kevin Feller
Assistant Recording Engineer
Nathan Kruse
Nathan Kruse
Assistant Recording Engineer
Carles Abraham
Carles Abraham
Assistant Recording Engineer

Lyrics

Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoo
You're living in your own Private Idaho
Living in your own Private Idaho
Underground like a wild potato.
Don't go on the patio.
Beware of the pool,
Blue bottomless pool.
It leads you straight
Right throught the gate
That opens on the pool.
You're living in your own Private Idaho.
You're living in your own Private Idaho.
Keep off the path, beware of the gate,
Watch out for signs that say "hidden driveways".
Don't let the chlorine in your eyes
Blind you to the awful surprise
That's waitin' for you at
The bottom of the bottomless blue blue blue pool.
You're livin in your own Private Idaho. Idaho.
You're out of control, the rivers that roll,
You fell into the water and down to Idaho.
Get out of that state,
Get out of that state you're in.
You better beware.
You're living in your own Private Idaho.
You're living in your own Private Idaho.
Keep off the patio,
Keep off the path.
The lawn may be green
But you better not be seen
Walkin' through the gate that leads you down,
Down to a pool fraught with danger
Is a pool full of strangers.
You're living in your own Private Idaho,
Where do I go from here to a better state than this.
Well, don't be blind to the big surprise
Swimming round and round like the deadly hand
Of a radium clock, at the bottom of the pool.
I-I-I-daho
I-I-I-daho
Woah oh oh woah oh oh woah oh oh
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
Get out of that state
Get out of that state
You're living in your own Private Idaho,
Livin in your own Private... Idaho
Written by: Catherine Pierson, Cindy Wilson, Cynthia Wilson, Frederick Schneider, Julian Strickland, Keith Strickland, Ricky Helston Wilson

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