Gotta Serve Somebody

Song Name: Gotta Serve Somebody (Live Cover Song)
AKA Serve Yourself

Artist: DOVE with Booji Boy

Original Artist: Bob Dylan

Appears On:

Recombo DNA

Run Time: 6:30

Writing Credits:

Lyrics: Bob Dylan (modified by Booji Boy)
Music: Bob Dylan (modified by DOVE to include music written by James White)

Year Recorded: 1979 (December 31)

Year Released: 2000

Years Performed: 1979

Sung By: Booji Boy (lead), DOVE (backing)

Trivia / Info:

The bass/guitar riff of this cover version was borrowed from the James White and the Blacks song "Contort Yourself"^[1]
This dual cover was the closing song for DOVE's 1979 live set.
Included in the Booji Boy's Basement release "A055 - 1979-12-31 - Long Beach, CA - Long Beach Arena."

Lyrics: "Devo: Gotta Serve Somebody Lyrics" - LyricWikia

Original Lyrics: "Bob Dylan:Gotta Serve Somebody Lyrics" - LyricWikia

Music Video: None.

Live Video: None.

Fan Video: "Devo as Dove The Band Of Love Dylan's Gotta Serve Somebody US Enclosure Company" uploaded to YouTube by David tHOMAS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PGaki8ZNh8

Notes and References:

From the liner notes of the Rhino Records CD release of Recombo DNA:
valueyourmusic.com/items/351689335851-devo-recombo-dna-rare-out-of-print-rhino-handmade-limited-edition-deluxe-2-cd (https://archive.ph/xeBOO#selection-891.1646-891.1799)

“...during the keyboard solo of "Gotta Serve Somebody" there are crackling sounds for about 30 seconds which were caused by a loose on-stage connector plug).” - Roland Worthington Hand

↑ “Gerald V. Casale on Dove: The Band of Love, from episode 368 Conan Neutron’s Protonic Reversal”. Uploaded to YouTube by Protonic Reversal, (2024, January 12).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l0RRFriloE
https://www.protonicreversal.com/ep368-jerry-casale-devo/
“...My favorite song we did was “You Gotta Serve Yourself” which was a parody of Bob Dylan’s “You’ve Got To Serve Somebody” mixed with the music from (James White & The Blacks) “Contort Yourself”, so the music was “Contort Yourself”, the lyrics were parodies of Bob Dyan - it's like a Contortions / Dylan mashup...”
-Jerry (2024)

External Links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotta_Serve_Somebody

https://music.fandom.com/wiki/Gotta_Serve_Somebody_(DEVO_song)

[1] “Gerald V. Casale on Dove: The Band of Love, from episode 368 Conan Neutron’s Protonic Reversal”. Uploaded to YouTube by Protonic Reversal, (2024, January 12).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l0RRFriloE
https://www.protonicreversal.com/ep368-jerry-casale-devo/
“...My favorite song we did was “You Gotta Serve Yourself” which was a parody of Bob Dylan’s “You’ve Got To Serve Somebody” mixed with the music from (James White & The Blacks) “Contort Yourself”, so the music was “Contort Yourself”, the lyrics were parodies of Bob Dyan - it's like a Contortions / Dylan mashup...”
-Jerry (2024)

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