Jocko Homo
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| - | [[Best Dance Recording]] ("[[D.A.N.C.E.]]"), and [[Best Short Form Music Video|Best Video]] ("[[D.A.N.C.E]]") for the [[50th Grammy Awards]]. They were also nominated for 6 PLUG Independent Music Awards including "Album of The Year". The album was also nominated for the 2007 [[Shortlist Prize]], eventually losing out to ''[[The Reminder]]'' by [[Feist (singer)|Feist]]. It was ranked at No. 2 by [[Planet Sound]] in their Best Albums of 2007 list.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}} [[Online magazine|Online music magazine]] [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]] placed ''†'' at number 107 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s. | ||
| - | ==Usage in media== | + | "'''Jocko Homo'''" is the [[B-side]] to [[Devo]]'s first single, "[[Mongoloid (song)|Mongoloid]]." Based on a chant from the movie ''[[Island of Lost Souls (1933 film)|Island of Lost Souls]]'', "Jocko Homo" introduced the [[call-and-response]] "Are we not men?" / "We are Devo", and is generally considered to be Devo's anthem. The title is taken from an [[Creationism|anti-evolution]] [[Tract (literature)|tract]] called ''Jocko-Homo Heavenbound'' by [[B. H. Shadduck]]. The song revolves around an idiosyncratic descending guitar riff and absurdist lyrics. The song peaked at #62 on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. |
| - | The track "Genesis" has been sampled several times throughout mainstream media. It was featured in an episode of the television series ''[[Shark (TV series)|Shark]]'' and in television advertisements for [[Cadillac]] and [[Levi's]]. The song also appears in the video game [[Electronic Arts|Electronic Arts']] ''[[Need for Speed: Undercover]]'', and used in a gameplay trailer for [[Ubisoft|Ubisoft's]] ''[[Assassin's Creed II]].'' "Genesis" also appears in the trailer and ending credits of the film [[Echelon Conspiracy]], and in the film ''[[Punisher: War Zone]]''. It also features in an episode of Top Gear, where Jeremy Clarkson tests the Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black Series. | + | |
| - | "Phantom Pt. II" was used for a [[Telus]] commercial in 2007, as the intro music to Channel 5's Football Italiano and featuring in Richard Hammond's review of the [[Holden Maloo]] ute during an episode of Top Gear. The [[Soulwax]] remix of the track was one of the songs in [[Tap Tap Dance]]. | + | ==Song lyrics and themes== |
| + | The song's verses primarily concern themselves with the satirical view of [[Biological devolution|devolution]], noting foibles in human society. Most versions include a bridge that begins with "God made man, but he used the monkey to do it." The song also contains several call and response choruses, including the repeated chant "Are we not Men? / We are Devo!" "Jocko Homo," in its variations, has also contained other chants between the main verses and the closing chant. These include "We Accept You / We Reject You / One of us! One of us!" (a reference to [[Tod Browning]]'s ''[[Freaks ]]'') and "I've got a rhyme that comes in a riddle / O-Hi-O! / What's round on the ends and high in the middle? / O-Hi-O!" | ||
| - | "Waters of Nazareth" appears in the video game ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'' under the ''Electro Choc'' radio station. | + | The song usually begins in the unusual time signature of [[List of musical works in unusual time signatures|7/8 time]], but switches partway through to common 4/4 time for the call and response sections. |
| - | [[Jay-Z]]'s song "On to the Next One" from the album ''[[The Blueprint 3]]'' features a sample of "D.A.N.C.E.". | + | The original version of "Jocko Homo" lacks all call and response choruses except "Are we not men?", as well as the "God made man" bridge. This demo version appears on the ''[[Hardcore Devo: Volume One]]'' compilation. The [[Booji Boy Records]] single version contains both the "O-Hi-O!" and the "God made man" bridge. The version on ''[[Question: Are We Not Men? Answer: We Are Devo!|Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are DEVO!]]'' only includes the "God made man" bridge. |
| - | ==Track listing== | + | Mothersbaugh attributes the line "Are we not men?" to the 1932 film ''[[Island of Lost Souls (1933 film)|Island of Lost Souls]]'', saying "There were like, watered down, wussy versions of it in the later ''Islands Of Dr. Moreau'' stuff, but that was a really intense movie." ''Island of Lost Souls'' is a film adaptation of the 1896 H.G. Wells novel ''[[Island of Doctor Moreau]]'', from which the line originated. |
| - | <!--EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is based on the official album artwork--> | + | |
| - | # "Genesis" – 3:54 | + | |
| - | # "Let There Be Light" – 4:55 | + | |
| - | # "[[D.A.N.C.E.]]" – 4:02 | + | |
| - | # "Newjack" – 3:36 | + | |
| - | # "[[Phantom (song)|Phantom]]" – 4:22 | + | |
| - | # "Phantom Pt. II" – 3:20 | + | |
| - | # "Valentine" – 2:56 | + | |
| - | # "[[Tth<!--SPELLING PER LINER NOTES-->hee Ppaarrttyy]]" (featuring [[Uffie]]) – 3:46 | + | |
| - | # "[[DVNO]]" (featuring Mehdi Pinson) – 3:56 | + | |
| - | # "Stress" – 4:58 | + | |
| - | # "[[Waters of Nazareth]]" – 4:25 | + | |
| - | # "One Minute to Midnight" – 3:40 | + | |
| - | ;Japan bonus track | + | |
| - | #<li value=13> "D.A.N.C.E." (rehearsal version) – 4:29 | + | |
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| - | ==Production notes== | + | |
| - | <!--DO NOT ADD WHERE SAMPLES CAME FROM WITHOUT A CITED SOURCE--> | + | |
| - | * "Genesis" contains a sample of "[[In da Club|In Da Club]]" by [[50 Cent]]. It is a handclap that is difficult to distinguish, as stated by Justice in an interview. This is uncredited in the liner notes. | + | |
| - | * "Newjack" contains a sample of "You Make Me Wanna Wiggle" by [[The Brothers Johnson]] | + | |
| - | * "Phantom" and "Phantom Pt. II" contain a sample of [[Goblin (band)|Goblin's]] "[[Tenebrae (soundtrack)|Tenebre (main theme)]]" | + | |
| - | <!--DO NOT ADD WHERE SAMPLES CAME FROM WITHOUT A CITED SOURCE--> | + | |
| - | * "Tth<!--SPELLING PER LINER NOTES-->hee Ppaarrttyy" contains a sample of [[Three 6 Mafia]]'s "[[Stay Fly]]" This is uncredited in the liner notes. | + | |
| - | * "Stress" contains a sample of "[[Night on Bald Mountain|Night on Disco Mountain]]" by [[David Shire]] from [[Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack)|Saturday Night Fever]] and a sample of "[[Jocko Homo]]" by [[Devo]] The latter sample is uncredited in the liner notes. | + | |
| - | <!--DO NOT ADD WHERE SAMPLES CAME FROM WITHOUT A CITED SOURCE--> | + | |
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"Jocko Homo" is the B-side to Devo's first single, "Mongoloid." Based on a chant from the movie Island of Lost Souls, "Jocko Homo" introduced the call-and-response "Are we not men?" / "We are Devo", and is generally considered to be Devo's anthem. The title is taken from an anti-evolution tract called Jocko-Homo Heavenbound by B. H. Shadduck. The song revolves around an idiosyncratic descending guitar riff and absurdist lyrics. The song peaked at #62 on the UK Singles Chart.
Song lyrics and themes
The song's verses primarily concern themselves with the satirical view of devolution, noting foibles in human society. Most versions include a bridge that begins with "God made man, but he used the monkey to do it." The song also contains several call and response choruses, including the repeated chant "Are we not Men? / We are Devo!" "Jocko Homo," in its variations, has also contained other chants between the main verses and the closing chant. These include "We Accept You / We Reject You / One of us! One of us!" (a reference to Tod Browning's Freaks ) and "I've got a rhyme that comes in a riddle / O-Hi-O! / What's round on the ends and high in the middle? / O-Hi-O!"
The song usually begins in the unusual time signature of 7/8 time, but switches partway through to common 4/4 time for the call and response sections.
The original version of "Jocko Homo" lacks all call and response choruses except "Are we not men?", as well as the "God made man" bridge. This demo version appears on the Hardcore Devo: Volume One compilation. The Booji Boy Records single version contains both the "O-Hi-O!" and the "God made man" bridge. The version on Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are DEVO! only includes the "God made man" bridge.
Mothersbaugh attributes the line "Are we not men?" to the 1932 film Island of Lost Souls, saying "There were like, watered down, wussy versions of it in the later Islands Of Dr. Moreau stuff, but that was a really intense movie." Island of Lost Souls is a film adaptation of the 1896 H.G. Wells novel Island of Doctor Moreau, from which the line originated.
