Happy 78th birthday today to Kate Pierson of the B-52’s! They, of course, were referred to as the B.C. 52’s for their appearance in the 1994 flop, The Flintstones.
This B-52s version of the Flintstones Theme is perhaps the best thing to come out of the star-studded film.
Even though it was a box-office success, no one really considered it a “hit.” Songfacts.com says: It had a cast that was nothing less than amazing: John Goodman, Rick Moranis, Kyle MacLachlan, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Moll, Harvey Korman, Halle Berry, Chris Rock, Jay Leno and Jonathan Winters all in the same movie!. However, the script bombed (One IMDB reviewer put it: “the story feels like it was written on the back of a cigarette packet in 5 minutes.”). and the casting choices were criticized for not being close enough to the original cartoon.
This is not the best song to highlight Kate’s amazing voice/talent, but in tying it in with a movie – here we are.
Happy Birthday, Kate!
Various Ramblings of a Nostalgic Italian 