Pink Pussycat

Song Name: Pink Pussycat

Artist: DEVO

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Year Released: 1978

Years Performed: ^[1] 1977-1980

Run Time: 3:08 (album version)

Writing Credits: Mark Mothersbaugh/Bob Mothersbaugh

Sung By: Mark Mothersbaugh (Lead), Bob Mothersbaugh, Gerald V. Casale, Bob Casale

Alternate Versions: None Known

Demo Versions: Pink Pussycat (demo) Run Time: 4:08 (demo version) Appears On: Recombo DNA

Demo made during the late 1978 to early 1979 Duty Now For The Future album recording sessions.

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One of a handful of DEVO songs to feature Bob 2's voice. He sings the deep "meow meow meow" near the song's end.
G.V.C. and the Bobs sing the line "pink pussycat" throughout the song.

Onstage Behavior: Jerry moves spasmodically while the rest of DEVO stay planted in place.^[2]

Lyrics:

Pink pussycat - where are you?

Pink pussycat - I'm looking for you

Pink pussycat - meow, meow, meow

Pink pussycat

Pink pussycat - where ya hiding puss?

Pink pussycat - I'm coming after you

I'm gonna mix your meow, meows

Pink pussycat - I see you in the car now

Pink pussycat - I've got you in the backseat

Pink pussycat - I wanna touch your fur now

Pink pussycat - I'm gonna see you dance now

Pink pussycat - I'm gonna stand your fur on end

Pink pussycat

Pink pussycat - where ya hiding puss?

Pink pussycat - I'm gonna catch you

Pink pussycat - meow, meow, meow

Pink pussycat - Ill sleep inside you

Pink pussycat - I'll lick you clean

Pink pussycat - I'm gonna mess you up

Pink pussycat - I'm a dog

Pink pussycat - bow, wow, wow

Pink pussycat - I'm gonna chase you

Pink pussycat - I'm gonna catch you

Pink pussycat - I'm gonna bite you

Pink pussycat - I'll tear your little ears off

Pink pussycat - meow, meow, meow

Pink pussycat

Pink pussycat - I'm so stroft

Pink pussycat - I'm so stroft, I'm so stroft

Pink pussycat - I'm so stroft

Live Video: Concert footage appears on DEVO Live 1980 (CD+DVD).

References:

↑ DEVO Live Guide. Website keyword search for "pink pussycat".
↑ YouTube. "DEVO - Pink Pussycat - live 1978". uploaded by Alain From France.

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Mark Mothersbaugh \| Gerry Casale \| Bob Mothersbaugh Bob Lewis \| Bob Casale \| Jim Mothersbaugh \| Alan Myers David Kendrick \| Josh Freese Jeff Friedl \| Josh Hager
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Booji Boy Records \| Warner Brothers \| Enigma \| Devo, Inc. Stiff \| Virgin \| Rykodisk \| Infinite Zero \| Restless \| Discovery \| Rhino MVD Audio \| The Orchard \| Superior Viaduct \| Futurismo
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Brian Eno \| Ken Scott \| Robert Margouleff \| Roy Thomas Baker \| DEVO The Teddybears \| Greg Kurstin \| Santi White \| John King \| John Hill \| Mark Nishita
Official 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)
Other Albums
Be 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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[1] DEVO Live Guide. Website keyword search for "pink pussycat".

[2] YouTube. "DEVO - Pink Pussycat - live 1978". uploaded by Alain From France.

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