The B-52's "Rock Lobster" Performance on Saturday Night Live (1980)

“Members of Nirvana recalled the moment they saw this live performance of Rock Lobster on SNL as a fundamental, ocean-parting moment of their young lives. Growing up in the 'burbs and sticks respectively, it was the first time they'd encountered this potent mix of queerness and camp and face-melting rock shennanigans.”

“It wasn’t obvious to me how punk the B-52s were until I saw them on video. They have a lot of shared DNA with The Cramps.”