{"id":666,"date":"2026-02-22T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/?p=666"},"modified":"2026-02-20T09:13:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T14:13:51","slug":"not-even-everyone-in-the-b-52s-knew-that-this-deep-cut-was-actually-a-dirty-little-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/not-even-everyone-in-the-b-52s-knew-that-this-deep-cut-was-actually-a-dirty-little-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Not Even Everyone in The B-52s Knew That This Deep Cut Was Actually a \u201cDirty Little Song\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/facts\/the-b-52s\">The B-52s<\/a> often made music that sounded so silly and unserious that one may not think too much about the meaning behind it. In a 1979 interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocksbackpages.com\/Library\/Article\/the-b-52s-hot-pants-cold-sweat-and-a-brand-new-beehive-hair-do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Paul Rambali<\/a>, members of The B-52s discuss the meanings and intent behind their songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fred Schneider claimed that the band&#8217;s songs are &#8220;just nonsense.&#8221; However, other interpretations suggest otherwise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201c6060\u2013842\u2033 by The B-52s Is a \u201cDirty Little Song\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"6060-842\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P2O1KwnBqvY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the interview, they discussed their song <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/facts\/the-b-52s\/6060-842\">&#8220;6060-842&#8221;,<\/a> released in 1978. The band did not intend to include any &#8220;dirty&#8221; messaging within the track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We often wondered whether things in our songs would cause problems, but we just figured&#8230; So what?&#8221; said Schneider, &#8220;Lyrics like &#8216;606 0842&#8217; are just, well, funny, whatever, but people are always looking for intent or message.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Band member Kate Pierson discusses how rock and roll music has always been suggestive. 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