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Song Name: Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini

Artist:DEVO   (cover song)

Released In:

Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise

Appears On:

Pioneers Who Got Scalped: The Anthology

Run Time:  2:11

Writing Credits:Paul Vance,   Lee Pockriss

Sung By:   Mark Mothersbaugh

Demo Version:   None known.

Trivia / Info:[]

⸰ Produced by DEVO.   Engineered by Robert Casale.
⸰ Recorded and mixed at Studio DEVO in Marina Del Rey, CA (1987, April). [1]
⸰ DEVO also did the film score. [1]

Lyrics


Video:

Short Film / Music Video – None.
This song appears in the comedy film “Revenge of the Nerds II”.

Additional Info:

⸰ Not performed live.
⸰ Available from BBB. [2]
⸰ These lyrics are the origin of the Soo Bawlz line “1-2-3-4, tell the people what she wore”.


References:

  1. ⸰ DEVO performed a cover song and did the film score. Both Mark and Jerry are listed as composers of background cues, according to BMI / ASCAP.
    https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1987/07/10/nerds-back-fighting-alpha-betas-in-sequel/62684295007/
    https://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/11/movies/film-nerds-in-paradise-a-sequel.html
  2. ⸰ This cover song is available from Booji Boy's Basement:
    boojiboysbasement.com/product/devo-goes-to-hollywood-v2-1/

Links:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093857/
https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/revenge-of-the-nerds-ii-nerds-in-paradise


https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/297fde06-ef8a-3dc0-990a-7d708179075f
https://www.discogs.com/master/1265468-Devo-Pioneers-Who-Got-Scalped-The-Anthology


DEVO
Mark Mothersbaugh | Gerry Casale | Bob Mothersbaugh
Bob Lewis | Bob Casale | Jim Mothersbaugh | Alan Myers
David Kendrick | Josh Freese
Jeff Friedl | Josh Hager
Record Labels / Publishers
Booji Boy Records | Warner Brothers | Enigma | Devo, Inc. 
Stiff | Virgin | Rykodisk | Infinite Zero | Restless | Discovery | Rhino 
MVD Audio | The Orchard | Superior Viaduct | Futurismo
Production
Brian Eno | Ken Scott | Robert Margouleff | Roy Thomas Baker | DEVO 
The Teddybears | Greg Kurstin | Santi White | John King | John Hill | Mark Nishita 
Studio Albums
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978) | Duty Now For The Future (1979) | Freedom of Choice (1980) | New Traditionalists (1981) | oh, no! it's Devo (1982) | Shout (1984) | Total Devo (1988) | SmoothNoodleMaps (1990) | Something for Everybody   (2010)
Compilations / Live Albums
B Stiff EP (1978) | E-Z Listening Disc (1987) | Now It Can Be Told: DEVO at the Palace (1989) | Hardcore DEVO Vol. 1 74-77 (1990) | Hardcore DEVO Vol. 2 1974-1977 (1991) | DEVO Live: The Mongoloid Years (1992) | DEV-O Live (1999) | Recombo DNA (2000) | Live In Central Park (2004) | DEVO Live 1980 (2005) | New Traditionalists: Live 1981 Seattle (2012) | Something ELSE for Everybody  (2013) | Miracle Witness Hour  (2014) | Live at Max's Kansas City - November 15, 1977  (2014) | Butch Devo and the Sundance Gig  (2014) | Hardcore DEVO Live!  (2015) | Art Devo 1973-1977  (2023)
Filmography
In The Beginning Was The End: The Truth About De-Evolution (1976) | The Men Who Make The Music (1981) | Human Highway (1982) | We're All DEVO (1984) | The Complete Truth About De-Evolution (1993) | DEVO Live (2004) | DEVO Live In The Land Of The Rising Sun (2004) | DEVO Live 1980 (2005) | Butch Devo and the Sundance Gig  (2014) | Hardcore DEVO Live!  (2015)
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