Song Name: Pink Pussycat
Artist: DEVO
Appears On:
Year Released: 1978
Years Performed: [1] 1977, 1978, 1979, 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
Demo Versions: Pink Pussycat (demo) (4:08) Recombo DNA
- Demo made during the late 1978 to early 1979 Duty Now For The Future album recording sessions.
- MusicBrainz
Trivia / Info:[]
- 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.
- "Stroft", meaning strong + soft, was an advertising slogan first used for toilet paper in the late 1970s.[2]
Onstage Behavior: Jerry moves spasmodically while the rest of DEVO stay planted in place.[3]
Lyrics:[]
- Pink pussycat - where are you?
- Pink pussycat - I'm looking for you
- Pink pussycat - meow, meow, meow
- Pink pussycat
- 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
- 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
- Pink pussycat
- Pink pussycat
- Pink pussycat
- Pink pussycat
- 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).
Live Audio:[]
- Available at BBB
References:[]
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- ◦ "Stroft", meaning strong + soft, was an advertising slogan first used for toilet paper in the late 1970s.
- ◦ "Stroft", meaning strong + soft, was an advertising slogan first used for toilet paper in the late 1970s.
- Northern brand bathroom tissue had "the special softness of stroft" and was available undyed or in colors.
- Northern brand bathroom tissue had "the special softness of stroft" and was available undyed or in colors.
- Dixie / Northern brands were subsidiary to the American Can Company until it was bought by James River Corporation in 1982. Subsequently, “stroft” was no longer used by Northern.
- Dixie / Northern brands were subsidiary to the American Can Company until it was bought by James River Corporation in 1982. Subsequently, “stroft” was no longer used by Northern.
- Currently both Quilted Northern and competitors use the slogan “soft and strong”.
- Currently both Quilted Northern and competitors use the slogan “soft and strong”.
- (“The name ‘stroft’ is made up of the first 3 letters of the word ‘strong’ and the last 3 letters of the word ‘soft’.”)[1]
- ◦ STROFT™ is currently the registered brand name for fishing lines made by WAKU GmbH, founded in Berlin in 1983.[2]
- ◦ Stroft™ has been a registered trademark for First Quality Tissue, LLC since 2022, and “stroftest”™ since 2021, used with the Panda brand.
- ◦ Stroft™ has been a registered trademark for First Quality Tissue, LLC since 2022, and “stroftest”™ since 2021, used with the Panda brand.
- ◦ “Stroft” in Luxembourgish can mean “punish” or “penalty”.
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- "DEVO - Pink Pussycat - live 1978". uploaded to YouTube by Alain From France.
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