“I got me a car, it's as big as a whale” is from “Love Shack” by The B-52's. Released in 1989, the song became the band's signature hit and one of the most recognizable party songs of the late 1980s.
“Love Shack” appeared on the album Cosmic Thing, which marked a major commercial breakthrough for the Athens, Georgia, new-wave group. Its exuberant blend of dance-rock, pop, and spoken-sung vocals featured Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, and Cindy Wilson sharing the spotlight. Guest vocalist Ricky Wilson, the band's guitarist and Cindy's brother, also contributed before his death in 1985.
The song is often confused with “Rock Lobster,” an earlier B-52's track that helped establish the band's quirky sound. “Love Shack” instead became their biggest international success, reaching the U.S. Top 10 and earning a memorable music video built around the band's eccentric visual style.