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Planet Claire
1979 single by the B-52's
Planet Claire
"Planet Claire" is a song the B-52's released in July 1979 as the second single from their debut studio album The B-52's. Based on Duane Eddy's version of Henry Mancini's "Peter Gunn" theme, the single reached number 43 on the Australian Kent Music Report chart and number 24 on the Billboard dance chart in the US. Cash Box said that "bongos, Ventures-influenced guitar work and Morse code blips are calling all pop, AOR audiences to dance to this humorous follow up to 'Rock Lobster'." Record World said that "Planet Claire" had "an undeniable rhythm track" and "more unique synthesizer lines" compared to "Rock Lobster". The Morse code message at the beginning of the song reads, "NAWS DE CFH - ZKR F1 3394.....", which is from a "call tape" recording transmitted by Canadian Forces Station Mill Cove in Hubbards, Nova Scotia. In 2011, band member Kate Pierson expressed her dissatisfaction with the way engineer Robert Ash mixed her vocals with the Farfisa organ on the studio version, using effects...
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