Booji Boy - Songs Performed By Booji Boy

Songs Performed By Booji Boy

Booij Boy primarily performs live, but his voice was used on several early Devo recordings, such as "Lost At Home (Tater Tot)" and an early version of "Smart Patrol." His only appearances on studio albums are the song "Puppet Boy," from the 1984 album Shout, and a re-recorded vocal track to the early demo "U Got Me Bugged," which appears on the soundtrack to Adventures of the Smart Patrol and was sung live by Booji on New Year's Eve 1979, mixed with "Auld Lang Syne."

In concert, Booji has performed several songs:

  • "The Words Get Stuck In My Throat" - performed live in concert in 1977 and 1978. In 2000, a studio version was recorded for the compilation Pioneers Who Got Scalped. The song originates from the film War of the Gargantuas.
  • "I Need A Chick" - performed at some shows in 1977 and 1978.
  • "Red Eye" - performed on the 1978 tour, and seen in the film The Men Who Make the Music.
  • "In Heaven Everything Is Fine" and "The One That Gets Away" - performed in 1979. "In Heaven" was originally part of the soundtrack of the David Lynch film Eraserhead.
  • "Gotta Serve Somebody" - performed with Devo's alter-ego DOVE, "the band of love." A live recording appears on the compilation album Recombo DNA.
  • "Tunnel of Life" - performed in 1980. Video of this performance appears on the Devo Live 1980 DVD. (The instrumental version of this song, which appears on Hardcore Devo: Volume Two, is entitled "Booji Boy's Funeral.")
  • "Beautiful World" - performed since 1981.

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