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5 unusual facts about Booji Boy


Booji Boy

Booji Boy publicly announced his pending resignation on multiple occasions, most recently on August 13, 2007, yet he appeared at a Summerfest concert on July 4, 2010 and on July 8, 2010 at the Town Ballroom In Buffalo, NY.

His only album appearances are the song "Puppet Boy" from Shout, Devo's cover of "Bread and Butter" by The Newbeats and a re-recorded vocal track to the early demo "U Got Me Bugged," which appears on the soundtrack to Adventures of the Smart Patrol (performed by Pat Tierney instead of Mark Mothersbaugh).

The name is pronounced "Boogie Boy"—the strange spelling "Booji" resulted when the band was using Letraset to produce captions for a film, and ran out of the letter "g".

Beyond Devo's works, Booji appeared in the Zabagabee home video by Barnes and Barnes demonstrating how to wax a carrot, and in the music video for "You Ain't Fresh" by Rap duo Boogie Boys.

Human Highway

Included is a collaborative performance of "Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)" by Devo and Young with Booji Boy singing lead vocals and Young playing lead guitar.


Oh, No! It's Devo

In the second half of the show, the 3-D effects were ineffective and the band attacked the company providing the video twice, once during "Jocko Homo," with a series of cheap 3-D tricks (mostly Snake nut cans) by Mothersbaugh, and once in a rant during "Beautiful World," delivered by Booji Boy.

The Truth About De-Evolution

All the band members wear clear face masks, except for Mark Mothersbaugh, who appears in his Booji Boy mask.


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The Truth About De-Evolution

The "Secret Agent Man" performance begins, featuring Bob Mothersbaugh on guitar, Gerald Casale on bass, Jim Mothersbaugh on electric bongos, and Mark Mothersbaugh/Booji Boy on synthesizers.