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  • curprev 22:0322:03, 14 August 2024 HappyGuyDevotee talk contribs m 1,613 bytes +207 *An AI bot suggests that “...the repeated lines about how ‘time keeps ticking away,’ [creates] a sense of urgency in appreciating life's fleeting moments.”[https://www.songtell.com/devo/happy-guy ]
  • curprev 19:4719:47, 14 August 2024 HappyGuyDevotee talk contribs m 1,406 bytes +261 *Amateur live video was filmed, including 1988, November 3 and 1989, October 3. *A “Happy Guy” fan video was uploaded by Wizard Media [https://www.facebook.com/wizardmediaofficial/videos/devo-happy-guy-video/477643476165898/ to Facebook in 2019].
  • curprev 19:3419:34, 14 August 2024 HappyGuyDevotee talk contribs m 1,145 bytes +5 ,
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  • curprev 19:3319:33, 14 August 2024 HappyGuyDevotee talk contribs m 1,141 bytes +398 *As Bob 1 plays the opening guitar lines, Mark circles his fists around each other (and passes [https://pn.bmj.com/content/10/1/39 the forearm rolling test]). <br>During “time keeps ticking away” lyrics Mark first taps his left wrist with his right hand and later,<br>after Bob 1’s guitar solo Mark made a “T”-shaped time-out gesture and tapped his palm on his extended fingers.<br>
  • curprev 19:0819:08, 14 August 2024 HappyGuyDevotee talk contribs m 743 bytes +49 *The lyrics are included with the album release.
  • curprev 19:0719:07, 14 August 2024 HappyGuyDevotee talk contribs m 694 bytes +3 <br>
  • curprev 19:0719:07, 14 August 2024 HappyGuyDevotee talk contribs m 691 bytes +8 released on
  • curprev 19:0619:06, 14 August 2024 HappyGuyDevotee talk contribs m 683 bytes +23 No edit summary
  • curprev 19:0319:03, 14 August 2024 HappyGuyDevotee talk contribs m 660 bytes +89 edit
  • curprev 18:5818:58, 14 August 2024 HappyGuyDevotee talk contribs m 571 bytes +334 '''Happy Guy''' is the 5th track on Total Devo.<br>The music was written in 1979 during the development of "Whip It".<br>The intro to Happy Guy was originally from "Nu-Tra Speaks" from the b-side to the Beautiful World picture disc single.<br>The song was performed from 1988 until 1990 and was never played afterwards. :https://www.discogs.com/master/1225621-Devo-Recombo-DNA :https://www.discogs.com/master/52824-Devo-Total-Devo :https://www.di

13 July 2020

  • curprev 19:3319:33, 13 July 2020 134.228.164.220 contribs 237 bytes −87 Devo never played Happy Guy after 1990, possibly in 91, but the only setlist we have from that year doesn't have it. Tag: Visual edit

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  • curprev 19:2219:22, 25 November 2017 69.159.68.59 contribs 205 bytes +29 No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
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  • curprev 06:5606:56, 25 November 2017 69.159.68.59 contribs 126 bytes −158 Happy Guy has not been performed since 1990. The claims of a performance after 1990 are false. Tag: Visual edit

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