Peek-a-Boo!

Devo

About Peek-a-Boo!

"Peek-a-Boo!" is a song by American new wave band Devo, written by Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale. It appears on their fifth studio album Oh, No! It's Devo. The single features the non-album track, "Find Out" as its B-side, which was also released as a bonus track on the Infinite Zero Archive/American Recordings CD reissue of the album. "Find Out" was later re-recorded by Devo's bass guitarist Gerald Casale's solo project Jihad Jerry & the Evildoers for the album Mine is Not a Holy War. According to Gerald Casale from the audio commentary for their film, The Complete Truth About De-Evolution, "Peek-a Boo! was a song about Devo's circus-like look and the dark side of human nature, the side we try to keep secret, the side we try to deny, in this Christian world where we're only supposed to have happy endings and only supposed to be good, and instead Devo is dealing with what evil is here in a very light-hearted manner." 


Year:
2010
3:03
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Peek-a-boo!
I can see you
And I know what you do
So put your hands on your face
And cover up your eyes
Don't look until I signal

Peek-a-boo! peek-a-boo! peek-a-boo!
The way that we weren't is what we'll become
So please pay attention while I show you some
Of what's about to happen

Peek-a-boo!
I know what you do
Cause I do it too

Laugh if you want to or say you don't care
If you cannot see it you think it's not there
It doesn't work that way

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Devo

Devo ( /ˈdiːvoʊ/, originally /diːˈvoʊ/) is an American punk rock/New Wave band formed in 1972 consisting of members from Kent and Akron, Ohio. The classic line-up of the band includes two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs (Mark and Bob) and the Casales (Gerald and Bob), along with Alan Myers. The band had a No. 14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single "Whip It", and has maintained a cult following throughout its existence. Their style over time has shifted between punk, art rock, post-punk, and New Wave. Their music and stage show mingle kitsch science fiction themes, deadpan surrealist humor, and mordantly satirical social commentary. Their often discordant pop songs feature unusual synthetic instrumentation and time signatures that have proven influ… more »

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Written by: GERALD CASALE, MARK ALLEN MOTHERSBAUGH

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7 facts about this song

Album
"Peek-A-Boo!" is a song from "Oh, No! It's Devo", the fifth studio album of the American new wave band, Devo.
Music Genre
The song falls under the new wave and synth-pop genre.
Release date
The single was released in 1982 and it was produced by American producer Roy Thomas Baker.
Chart Performance
"Peek-A-Boo!" reached number 23 in the UK Singles Chart and number 22 on the U.S. Billboard Club Play Singles in 1982.
Music Video
The music video for "Peek-A-Boo!" uses a reversal of the red and blue seen in 3-D glasses and features the band performing the song while a rotating cast of characters, like French maids and cowboys, throw objects at the band members.
Inspiration
Devo mentioned in interviews that the song was about their belief that American society was regressing to a childish state. The lyrical content of the song emphasizes this point, filled with metaphors about hiding and seeking.
Modern Reception
About 20 years after its release, on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the 80s", "Peek-A-Boo!" was voted number 85.

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