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Devo — Mongoloid
Album: Are We Not Men? We Are Devo!
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Released: 1979
Length: 3:41
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Mongoloid, he was a mongoloid
Happier than you and me

Mongoloid, he was a mongoloid
And it determined what he could see

Mongoloid, he was a mongoloid
One chromosome too many

Mongoloid, he was a mongoloid
And it determined what he could see

And he wore a hat
And he had a job
And he brought home the bacon
So that no one knew

He was a mongoloid

Mongoloid, he was a mongoloid
His friends were unaware

Mongoloid, he was a mongoloid
Nobody even cared

Mongoloid, he was a mongoloid
One chromosome too many

Mongoloid, he was a mongoloid
And it determined what he could see

And he wore a hat
And he had a job
And he brought home the bacon
So that no one knew

He was a mongoloid

Mongoloid, he was a mongoloid
Happier than you and me

Mongoloid, he was a mongoloid
And it determined what he could see

Mongoloid, he was a mongoloid
One chromosome too many

Mongoloid, he was a mongoloid
And it determined what he could see

And he wore a hat
And he had a job
And he brought home the bacon
So that no one knew

He was a mongoloid
He was a mongoloid
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When this came out, I had a friend in college from Akron. His dad worked at Goodyear and looked like the guy on the album cover!  He wore the same hat!   
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 SuperWeh wrote:

Sad to see that this song appears to have been cancelled, thought RP was better than that.




It is STILL on the current RP playlist, as of today!   Thanx RP!   
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Sad to see that this song appears to have been cancelled, thought RP was better than that.
Posted 2 years ago by SuperWeh    [ Reply ]
 bdwhitepm wrote:

I played this album in the car recently and my wife was horrified.  This may be offensive now but you can't erase art and history because societal standards change.  The song is over 40 years old.  It's still a catchy tune, but yes Mongoloid is probably not something we should be singing these days.


Ever seen 'Blazing Saddles'?
c.

Posted 3 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
 TallCreative1 wrote:
Let's not and say we did....


Better yet, let's not and say we didn't.
Posted 3 years ago by aelfheld    [ Reply ]
Well, it's about time! DEVO were brilliant conceptual artists. Check out the collaboration with the late great Bruce Conner the boys released as an accompanying video to this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGdxX5qzeW8
Posted 3 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
I don't much care for this but I have to give it a higher rating than it deserves just for being un-PC.
Posted 3 years ago by aelfheld    [ Reply ]
I played this album in the car recently and my wife was horrified.  This may be offensive now but you can't erase art and history because societal standards change.  The song is over 40 years old.  It's still a catchy tune, but yes Mongoloid is probably not something we should be singing these days.
Posted 3 years ago by bdwhitepm    [ Reply ]
 lgoldstein wrote:
awful offensive language. please delete from playlists


Let's not and say we did....
Posted 3 years ago by TallCreative1    [ Reply ]
Still allowed indeed. 'cause it's satire. And good satire at that.
Posted 3 years ago by sajitjacob    [ Reply ]
What a great song to rock out to!
Posted 3 years ago by tomperth1    [ Reply ]
 lgoldstein wrote:
awful offensive language. please delete from playlists
 Aww poor snowflake 

Posted 3 years ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
Posted 4 years ago by justin4kick    [ Reply ]
 mrtuba9 wrote:

Welp, my mom worked for a Geneticist in the 80's and that was a term they used then. Also, he called kids an FLK, funny looking kid, which meant that they had the looks of a physical abnormality, but in fact were normal. Still, not quite PC these days, much like 'R' word IMHO.

And, is that Tom Brady on the cover?!?  
 Chi Chi Rodriguez

Posted 4 years ago by jerund    [ Reply ]
I miss Devo. Starting out as the American Kraftwerk, they defined a whole genre: woke (as the kids say today), political and hilarious all at the same time.

If you're a fan, checkout "Human Rocket" from their last album.
Posted 4 years ago by yobyot    [ Reply ]
awful offensive language. please delete from playlists
Posted 4 years ago by lgoldstein    [ Reply ]
DEVO - They were visionary pioneers. Musically original, clever and humorous. They kicked ass live and were also prophets that have been proven correct (unfortunately).  
Posted 4 years ago by kenneth    [ Reply ]
Good to rehear Devi Love the RP mix
Posted 5 years ago by stephen.king12101    [ Reply ]
RP Rocks!
Posted 5 years ago by jamesshoemark    [ Reply ]
 blotto wrote:
I still have this puke colored album, that I bought in HS.

Love RP playing some Devo

:thumbsup:

PS, is this song PC in this day and age? ah well, who cares.
 
Welp, my mom worked for a Geneticist in the 80's and that was a term they used then. Also, he called kids an FLK, funny looking kid, which meant that they had the looks of a physical abnormality, but in fact were normal. Still, not quite PC these days, much like 'R' word IMHO.

And, is that Tom Brady on the cover?!?  
Posted 5 years ago by mrtuba9    [ Reply ]
I still have this puke colored album, that I bought in HS.

Love RP playing some Devo

:thumbsup:

PS, is this song PC in this day and age? ah well, who cares.
Posted 5 years ago by blotto    [ Reply ]
tasteless.. ask my daughter
Posted 5 years ago by hugo59bell    [ Reply ]
that segue out of beck was so good that for a few seconds i thought it was a turn in 'sea change' i didn't remember
Posted 5 years ago by RabbitEars    [ Reply ]
I love DEVO...thanks for playing this.  Remember, this was 1979!  So ahead of their time.  There are some very good documentaries on Youtube about DEVO.  Highly recommended.
Posted 5 years ago by rpdevotee    [ Reply ]
I saw them bat clean-up at Lolapalooza in 98(?).  They played right after tool.  Maynard had the crowd in a bit of a lather, and then DEVO came on.  They were LOUD (much louder than tool) and almost frantically energetic.  The call 'Are we not men?' and response 'We are DEVO' from the crowd was one of those moments that is impossible to forget.
Posted 5 years ago by ch83575    [ Reply ]
Hot potatoes! 
Posted 5 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
Weird! Was just talking about this song yesterday.

We were watching a show set back in the late 50's and in it there were DS people in an institution so the not so PC  term came up.

 "Dr. John Langdon Down, who discovered Down's syndrome in the 1860s, used “mongolism” and “mongoloid” to describe the syndrome as he stated that there were similar physical characteristics of people with Down's syndrome to people from Mongolia and Mongoloid race (those of Asian ethnicity)." - Wikipedia


Posted 6 years ago by BCarn    [ Reply ]
 Deadwing wrote:
One chromosome too many!

 
That would be G. W. Bush, the Man-Ape From Texas...
Posted 6 years ago by LowPhreak    [ Reply ]
 Deadwing wrote:
One chromosome too many!

 
And he - - Wore a Hat

And he - - Had a Job

And he - - Brought Home the Bacon 

So That - - No One Knewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww   
Posted 10 years ago by treatment_bound    [ Reply ]
One chromosome too many!
Posted 10 years ago by Deadwing    [ Reply ]
 lemmoth wrote:
Love being first second to comment.  Always one of my faves from the NYC clubs back in the day.  Totally non-PC.

 
Yes, they were a blast.  I saw them at The Bottom Line around 1978 - I had to use my friend's license (pre-photo days) to get in.
Posted 10 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
DEVO, everything has come true. Thanks for being ahead of the curve!
Posted 10 years ago by gb72797    [ Reply ]
{#Drummer}
Posted 10 years ago by JckTorance    [ Reply ]
!!!FFS make it stop!
Posted 10 years ago by gigikent    [ Reply ]
RIP Bob 2.
Posted 10 years ago by jsjacob    [ Reply ]
R.I.P. it good, Bob!
Posted 10 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
RIP Bob.  Thanks for the entertainment.
Posted 10 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
First thing I said was, "Turn it up."
Posted 10 years ago by bobdote    [ Reply ]

Classic!  Thanks for playing ... RIP Bob Casale


Posted 10 years ago by BuffaloGrunt    [ Reply ]
Rest in Peace Bob, the de-evolution continues...
Posted 10 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
Just a great song! Always been a personal fav of mine.
Posted 10 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
Love being first second to comment.  Always one of my faves from the NYC clubs back in the day.  Totally non-PC.
Posted 10 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
First!!
Posted 10 years ago by Boy_Wonder    [ Reply ]