Booji Needs A Chick

Song Name: Booji Needs A Chick AKA "I Need A Chick" (as sung by Booji Boy)

Appears On: No official release.

On the Booji Boy's Basement archived recordings:

A108 - 1977-08-24 - Los Angeles, CA - Starwood

A158 - 1977-11-15 - New York City, NY - Max's Kansas City

The DEVO Live Guide also lists it performed after "The Words Get Stuck In My Throat" on 11/15/78 in Kant Kino, Berlin, Germany

Year: 1977

Performed: 1977-1978 (Sporadic) Writing Credits: Same as I Need A Chick

Sung By: Booji Boy

Alternate Versions: None. This is the alternate version of the original song

Demo Versions: None Known

Song Connections: I Need a Chick (original version)

Trivia / Info:

Although DEVO performed in character on 10/31/75 at the WMMS-FM Halloween Party in Cleveland, OH, Jerry sang "I Need a Chick"

Performed sporadically in 1977 during the Booji Boy showcase at the end of the show. Two 1977 live recordings are known and one recorded performance exists from the year 1978

This is actually I Need A Chick, sung by Booji Boy

Onstage Behavior:

Presumably, Booji Boy sang from his crib

Lyrics:

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