B-52's concert at the Anthem

I just saw Elvis Costello and Blondie at the Anthem earlier this summer (read that blog post here), so I continued my 80's new wave concerts earlier this week. Berlin and OMD were both celebrating 40-year anniversaries; they opened for the B-52's. I actually preferred the openers! They had a better stage presence and interacted with the crowd more. Plus, I think I just liked their music better.

I had heard of the band Berlin, but I couldn't have told you what any of their songs were. I think the only song I recognized from their set was "Take My Breath Away," made [even more] famous by the movie Top Gun:

As she was singing this song, she was riding on the shoulders of a big body guard, who walked her around the crowd. She was so close! It was probably my favorite part of the night.

During the show they played some of their old music videos, so that was fun. I have to say, I think Terri Nunn looks a lot better now; she's aged well!

No More Words

Masquerade (Click here for a video of the band performing this song earlier in 2019.)

And these were some other songs they performed:

Sex (I'm a Man)

Transcendance (She wrote this for her mother.)

I Want You (She introduced this song by saying that sex used to have meaning and be special, but now she just wants to get some!)

Then it was on to Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD). Their frontman, Andy McCluskey, was really engaging and fun to watch. I had never heard of them before, and I also only recognized their song "If You Leave" from the movie Pretty in Pink:

Here are some other songs:

Enola Gay

Electricity

Tesla Girls (This song was in the movie Weird Science.)

By the time the B-52's came on, I was pretty tired. So perhaps that made me a bit more irritable when it came to their voice affects and the loud noises they make. BUT they still have some great songs:

Love Shack

Rock Lobster (This was their second encore song, and someone in a lobster costume came out on stage!)

Private Idaho (I totally forgot this song existed!)

Planet Claire (I had forgotten what a weird song this is.)

Strobe Light (I didn't realize this was their song!)

PS: I met the writer of the Parklife DC blog, where he reviews concerts. It's so much better than my blog! Click here for his interview with Terri Nunn. (I love that she says, "It's always been a male-dominated world, music. And honestly, the reason I think it is only because music is a way for men to get laid." Ha!)