Midget

Song Name: Midget (AKA "She Didn't Know I Was A Midget")

Artist: DEVO (& as Parcheesi)

Appears On:

• Hardcore Volume 1, Hardcore (Hardcore Demo Version).
• Art Devo 1973-1977 "Midget/My Lai Mama (Kent Kove 74)"

Run Time: 2:42 (Hardcore Demo Version)

Year Written: 1974

Year Recorded: 1974

Year Released: 1990 (Hardcore Demo Version)

Years Performed: 1974, 2014 ^{setlist.fm stats}

Writing Credits: Bob Mothersbaugh/Gerald V. Casale*

*Bob 1 says he wrote the music and Mark wrote the lyrics.

Sung By: Gerald V. Casale and Bob Mothersbaugh, with Mark Mothersbaugh

Personnel

Gerald V. Casale

Mark Mothersbaugh

Bob Mothersbaugh

Jim Mothersbaugh

Other Versions:

• Alternate (1974) (2:20)YouTube (archive.org)
• Midget/My Lai Mama (Kent Kove 74) (5:01) ...Same as Live Version (1974) (archive.org)
• Bob I Band - Live Version (1992) (last.fm)
• Live Versions (HARDCORE TOUR 2014) (about 3:00) Youtube.

"Midget" appeared on the Booji Boy's Basement releases "A001 - xxxx-xx-xx - Unreleased Live Songs (Disc 1)" and "D001 - Rare Demos & Unreleased Tracks (Disc 1)" (Performed by DEVO.) and "S016 - The Bob I Band: Live @ The China Club - Los Angeles, CA 1992" (Performed by the Bob I Band.)

Demo Versions: First official release is the demo.

Song Connections:

Trivia / Info:

Onstage Behavior: In 2014 performances Devo are seated, stage R to L, Josh drums, Jerry sings and shakes maracas, Bob 1 sings and plays electric guitar, Mark sings and plays keys.
Jerry repeatedly points at the audience while singing “have you got soul?” Bob 1 chews (gum). Josh smiles.

Lyrics: Midget -- LyricWikia (from Archive.org).

Video: The Men Who Make the Music

• An excerpt of "Midget" is played and talked about in the interstitial video segment titled "Roll Out the Barrel or Rod's Big Reamer".

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Rod Rooter: Yeah! She Didn't Know I Was A Midget. That's hot, that's hot! Parcheesi - a new group. Shipped platinum. Huh ho, killer.

Why can't you guys cut stuff like that?

Bob Mothersbaugh: Well, I guess we like ideas.

Rod Rooter: Yeah, well, I guess we like to talk in tonnage.

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References:

External Links:

Midget 1990 2013 (Releases) -- MusicBrainz

Midget (Overview) -- AllMusic

See also "Bob 1 Fun Pack [Collection]" at Booji Boys Basement.

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