Song Name: "37"
Artist: DEVO
Appears On: Hardcore Volume 2
Year Recorded: 1975
Years Performed: 1992 (Bob I Band)
Run Time: 2:57 (album version)
Writing Credits: Gerald V. Casale , Bob Mothersbaugh
Sung By: Bob Mothersbaugh (lead vocals) Mark Mothersbaugh
(and possibly Jim Mothersbaugh) (backing vocals)
Demo Versions: Official release is the demo.
Song Connections: Mongoloid (similar topic)
Trivia / Info:
- Mark is one of the backing vocalists singing the word "thirty-seven."
- Booji Boy's Basement has the live 1992 performance of "37" by The Bob I Band available on S016 and BBB05.
- Co-writer Bob 1 said, " '37' is tongue in cheek angst about thinking that if I was dumb I wouldn't feel bad about the horrible atrocities of life", in an interview formerly posted at Booji Boy's Basement.
[This song is speculated to also be about Nixon, the 37th president who was in power in 1973.]
Onstage Behavior: Unknown
Lyrics:
- I'm envious of your I.Q. of
- 37, 37
- you, you're the one
- it's written all over your face
- you, you're the one
- I'd like to take your place
- I'm envious of your I.Q. of
- 37, 37
- your lack of brains just drives me crazy
- it's the only way to get by and be lazy
- you, you're the one
- it's written all over your face
- you, you're so dumb
- I'd like to take your place
- I'm envious of your I.Q. of
- 37, 37
- from where I come it's the dumber the better
- no one likes a real "go getter"