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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)" [1]


Run Time: 2:42 (Hardcore Demo Version)

Year Written: 1974

Year Recorded: 1974

Year Released: 1990 (Hardcore Demo Version)

Years Performed: [2] 1974, 2014 setlist.fm stats

Writing Credits: Bob Mothersbaugh/Gerald V. Casale*

*Bob 1 says he wrote the music and Mark wrote the lyrics.[3]

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.

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 tour film (and interstitial video segment) titled "Roll Out the Barrel or Rod's Big Reamer":
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.


References:

  1. ↑
    Midget/My Lai Mama (Kent Kove 74)
    (4:59) Art Devo 1973-1977 (2023):
    Exhibit [B] 1973-1975 Vinyl side B, track 3
    Exhibit [A] 1973-1976 CD 1, track 10
    (5:00)  Streaming + Download:
    Digital Track [1]
    Digital Album track  [2]
  2. ↑ DEVO Live Guide. Website keyword search for "midget".
  3. ↑ Booji Boy's Basement. "Bob Mothersbaugh interview by Alex Brunelle & Tom Chiki." (archive.org)

Links:

Midget 1990 2013 (Releases) -- MusicBrainz
Midget (Overview) -- AllMusic
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