In 1990, B-52s' guitarist Keith Strickland offered some insight on the origins of "Love Shack" to Spin Magazine, though the musician limited his comments to how the music was made and not the song's content, or where or what the actual "Love Shack" might be. For such an upbeat dance song, some were likely surprised to read that it started out a downtempo number, as Strickland explained. Over the course of many takes, though, the song finally found its footing, according to Strickland, who retired from the B-52s in 2012 (via Slicing Up Eyeballs).
One of the last things to be added to the song was the chorus, and the iconic line "tin roof, rusted" was a studio improvisation on the part of B-52s singer Cindy Wilson, as she explained to MLive in 2018. Her bandmates thought those words were funny, Wilson continued, and a good way to end the song. More than anything, though, "tin roof, rusted" was "just a vision in my head of my love shack," Wilson said.
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