Planet Claire
THE B52´S Lyrics


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She came from Planet Claire
I knew she came from there
She drove a Plymouth Satellite
A-faster than the speed of light

Planet Claire has pink air
All the trees are red
No one ever dies there
No one has a head

Some say she's from Mars
Or one of the seven stars that shine after three-thirty in the morning
Well, she isn't!

She came from Planet Claire
She came from Planet Claire





She came from Planet Claire

Overall Meaning

The B-52's song "Planet Claire" is a tribute to a fictional other world that is bright and quirky. The song starts off describing a woman who has arrived from "Planet Claire," and the singer knows that she came from there. She is driving a Plymouth Satellite car and is moving faster than the speed of light. The lyrics describe the planet as having pink air, which is an unusual detail, and all the trees are red, which adds to the surreal, psychedelic feel of the song. It is interesting that no one ever dies in Planet Claire, and no one has a head, which seems to suggest that they have evolved beyond having a body and instead exist as pure energy.


The chorus repeats that the woman is from Planet Claire, and some people think she might be from Mars or one of the stars that shine after three-thirty in the morning, but the singer insists that she's not. The song seems to celebrate the weird and wonderful possibilities of other worlds, while also poking fun at the idea that aliens must always be from stereotypical planets like Mars. The driving beat and catchy melody make it a classic example of the New Wave genre.


Line by Line Meaning

She came from Planet Claire
The woman being referred to in the song is from another planet, called Planet Claire.


I knew she came from there
The person singing the song is certain that the woman he is referring to came from Planet Claire.


She drove a Plymouth Satellite
The woman drove a specific type of car called a Plymouth Satellite.


A-faster than the speed of light
Her car moved at an incredibly high speed, even faster than the speed of light.


Planet Claire has pink air
The atmosphere on Planet Claire is unique, with a pink color that can be seen all around.


All the trees are red
The trees on Planet Claire are a bright red color, giving the planet a different appearance than Earth.


No one ever dies there
On Planet Claire, it seems that people do not experience death the same way they do on Earth.


No one has a head
This line is likely a metaphorical statement, suggesting that the people on Planet Claire may have different ways of thinking or understanding the world around them.


Some say she's from Mars
There are those who believe the woman may be from Mars, another planet in our solar system.


Or one of the seven stars that shine after three-thirty in the morning
Others speculate that she may be from one of the seven stars that can be seen in the sky after a specific time.


Well, she isn't!
The singer is clear that the woman he is referring to is not from Mars or any of the stars in the sky, but specifically from Planet Claire.


She came from Planet Claire
This line is repeated again to emphasize the point that the woman being sung about is from Planet Claire.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: HENRY MANCINI, KATE PIERSON, FRED SCHNEIDER, KEITH STRICKLAND, CINDY WILSON, RICKY WILSON

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@paulpriest1023

It's 1980. I'm in my first apartment. I have a rockin stereo with 4 speakers that can make the walls shake. Two apartments in the building and it's 11:30 at night and the neighbors are being loud and I can't sleep. So......I crank Planet Clair to the max. When the bass came in at 1:16 it was epic. When the song ended, there was dead silence. No more noise from the neighbors. I cannot listen to this song and not remember that night, so long ago.

@needsmoreclipping

Wtf are you talking about the bass coming in at 1:16? Doesn't even make sense.

@mc540flip

I was the loud neighbor, sorry about the noise. But also thank you for introducing me to the B52’s! Been a fan ever since.
(J/k)😉

@johnearle1

I had a neighbour who thought she was the next Joan Baez….she wasn’t. Every Friday night, after smoking a bag of skunk weed that smelt like melting plastic, she’d pick up her 12 string and let loose.
One night, I’d had enough. I put my speakers against her wall and played Ride Of The Valkyries featuring Birgit Nilsson. She kept going for a minute before the shrieks of Fuck you echoed through my wall. It was the end of Friday Night Live.

@s.marcus3669

Dude, that is an EPIC story!

@glennbeadshaw727

There's really nothing else anybody needs to listen to so that's what happened right there

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@Mezclagrosera

Ricky Wilson's unique guitar styling is so underrated. Dude is legend and left us way too early.

@animaltvi9515

Wasn't he in the kaiser chiefs ?

@doctorgoobie7329

An absolute genius and liked playing with only 4 strings, amazing.

@gmansi

@@doctorgoobie7329 4??? why?

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