Song of the Day Thread: DEVO: "Freedom of Choice"

[swag]

"Freedom of Choice" (Mothersbaugh/Casale, 1980)


a victim of collision on the open sea
nobody ever said that life was free
sink, swim, go down with the ship
but use your freedom of choice

i'll say it again in the land of the free
use your freedom of choice
your freedom of choice

in ancient rome there was a poem
about a dog who found two bones
he picked at one
he licked the other
he went in circles
he dropped dead

freedom of choice
is what you got
freedom of choice!

then if you got it you don't want it
seems to be the rule of thumb
don't be tricked by what you see
you got two ways to go

i'll say it again in the land of the free
use your freedom of choice
freedom of choice

freedom of choice
is what you got
freedom of choice!

in ancient rome
there was a poem
about a dog
who found two bones
he picked at one
he licked the other
he went in circles
he dropped dead

freedom of choice
is what you got
freedom from choice
is what you want



(Check Jerry Casale's blog at http://www.clubdevo.com/mp_redesign/brnwshr.html)

[Trajan]

1. Mister Kamikazie .... Mister DNA ....

He's an altruistic pervert, Mister DNA ...

Mister Kamikazie: he's here to spread some genes ...

[CanuckAmok]

2. Rearrange your face...we always liked Picasso anyway...

[Khephra]

3. They tell us that

We lost our tails
Evolving up
From little snails
I say it’s all
Just wind in sails
Are we not men?
We are devo!
We’re pinheads now
We are not whole
We’re pinheads all
Jocko homo
Are we not men?
D-e-v-o
Monkey men all
In business suit
Teachers and critics
All dance the poot
Are we not men?
We are devo!
Are we not men?
D-e-v-o
God made man
But he used the monkey to do it
Apes in the plan
We’re all here to prove it
I can walk like an ape
Talk like an ape
I can do what a monkey can do
God made man
But a monkey supplied the glue
We must repeat
O.k. let’s go!