Devo - Blockhead Lyrics






Never leaves a gap unfilled
Always pays on time
Always fits the bill
He comes well prepared
Cube top, squared-off
Eight corners, 90 degree angles
Flat top, stares straight ahead
Stock parts, blockhead

Never tips over
Stands up on his own
He is a blockhead
Thinking man full grown
He comes well prepared
Cube top, squared-off
Eight corners, 90 degree angles
Flat top, stares straight ahead
Snake eyes, blockhead

Flat top, stares straight ahead
Stock parts, blockhead

Never tips over
Stands up on his own
He is a blockhead
Thinking man full grown
He comes well prepared

Cube top (Blockhead)
Squared-off (Blockhead)
Eight comers (Blockhead)
90 degree angles
Flat top (Blockhead)
Stares straight ahead (Blockhead)
Snake eyes (Blockhead)
Blockhead (Blockhead)
Cube top (Blockhead)
Squared-off (Blockhead)
Eight corners (Blockhead)
90 degree angles
Flat top (Blockhead)
Stares straight ahead (Blockhead)
Stock parts (Blockhead)
Blockhead (Blockhead)





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  1. A.... P....

    Generational chaos....f'd up.
    The blockheads, are my generation---BOOMERS...
    Nothing but spud boys looking for a real tomato... stick the poles in the holes: ya, MR. DNA with the SMART PATROL cut us into BLOCKHEADS.

  2. Z.... ....

    some CAN and XTC vibes, i love it

  3. G.... Q....

    Never forget the first time I heard this song. College, 1980. I was a total headbanger at the time, and stupidly looked down on all other forms of music, but I couldn't believe how cool this was. That's why you go to college, I guess, is to broaden your horizons...

  4. A.... ....

    SNAKE EYES! STOCK PARTS! Sounds like the U.S. Deep State 2019.

  5. H.... X....

    I was born in 77 and grew up listening to this as my mother love Devo 42 years old now and I still love it

  6. F.... B....

    Stock parts

  7. D.... H....

    Bold enough to compose in the time signature 11/8.

  8. C.... J....

    Spud forever

  9. J.... D....

    saw hem with metaluica and soundgarden in san jose stadium

  10. I.... G....

    1979???!!!!! fuck !

  11. l.... s....

    Yugoslavia loves D E V O

  12. y.... ....

    This is a great song..Ian Dury did a great "blockhead" soung as well..with the Blockheads.

  13. M.... G....

    Ode to Minecraft.

  14. A.... L....

    Why does nobody ever say who this song is about? If you watch the live performance, you'll know it's about the Nazi's

  15. F.... L....

    I got super lucky I bough this cd for like $9 and it’s like new. Thanks To God and my love for Devo.

  16. F.... L....

    Devo is too good for the garbage R@R Hall of Fame.

  17. K.... B....

    Love the bass line

  18. D.... ....

    I( don't understand how GVC could pay out on Ken Scott for the production for DNFTF. This is pristine.

  19. D.... R....

    He is a block head.

  20. t.... ....

    My fiancée pointed out that this is might be the only rock song with the phrase "90 degree angles" in the lyrics.

    t.... ....

    ahaha that's fucking brilliant.

  21. A.... N....

    the future

  22. F.... B....

    I need a haircut.

  23. J.... T....

    Perhaps of the most underrated groups ever.

    J.... T....

    Joseph Tammaro Underrated by people who’s ratings you respect?

  24. T.... H....

    Duty now for the future always

  25. D.... B....

    All these guys were at Kent State in 1970 I guess why became Devo

  26. 4.... ....

    Stock Parts... Blockhead!!..

  27. L.... R....

    ninety degree angle...

  28. J.... T....

    Blockhead rocks simply brilliant!

  29. G.... &....

    One of the COOLEST BANDS IN THE WORLD!

  30. G.... A....

    And Mark Mothersbaugh went on to write the theme song to the Lego movie.
    Now that's freaky...

  31. M.... G....

    The timing is ridiculous....11/8. Genius

  32. B.... a....

    Awesome tune

  33. J.... B....

    I work with a guy with a huge blockhead. He is an idiot but the song is so cool.

  34. p.... ....

    As a kid, "Blockhead" always reminded me of Charlie Brown. Then this song happened...

  35. z.... ....

    THANK YOU SIR MAY I HAVE ANOTHER!

  36. X.... ....

    Roll the fuck up

  37. J.... N....

    GX1000 ROLL UP

  38. C.... L....

    https://plus.google.com/+ChristopherLeeHarper/posts/27LHpYMCRog

  39. J.... S....

    Speechless. This is some serious shit right here.

    J.... S....

    imagine piping this through the sound system at the pentagon.

    J.... S....

    you're in my world now

    J.... S....

    sure is critter

    J.... S....

    @Gail Grimes ur my type of girl

  40. G.... C....

    Kanye west is a blockhead.

  41. T.... S....

    Tastes best served fast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x30ZyHj-ZLk

  42. C.... d....

    I wish I could listen the Pixies playing a cover of it.

  43. K.... ....

    "Never leaves a gap on film" LOL!

  44. D.... F....

    It's Interesting that this Song is in 11/8 meter, the only other tune I can think of that is in this meter is "The Eleven Jam" by the Grateful Dead, first performed in 1967! Kudos to these guys for being able to play in such a difficult meter!!

    D.... F....

    My man! Devo and the Dead my hero 👍

    D.... F....

    "Words" by Neil Young is mostly in 11/8.

    D.... F....

    Lots of Jazz guys did this before, Eric Dolphy of couse he wasn't the drummer but he did like to mix things up, that's why I love Devo

  45. D.... E....

    11/8???

    D.... E....

    Doug Erhard Yup

  46. R.... O....

    and lo, devo once foretold the future that is true now today. praze jeesis, it's Rob "blockhead" Porter.

  47. E.... P....

    11/8 time ripip

  48. c.... f....

    Devo was amazing with their arrangements. Duty Now is a piece of art not just music.

    c.... f....

    Their best album

    c.... f....

    chuck finley yeah how amazing is DEVO and what a talent they are !

  49. S.... N....

    FOR SCIENCE!

  50. b.... s....

    Possibly my favorite Devo track.

  51. p.... e....

    duty now my spud friends..duty now!

  52. S.... S....

    My husband showed me Devo and now there's no return. I'm forever thankful to that wonderful man

    S.... S....

    You're lucky to have such a cool guy hope the are well after all these years

    S.... S....

    Your husband has been fucking the mailman

    S.... S....

    I just heard the news about the mailman, rough. so youre single again?

  53. S.... S....

    Devo is the best!!!!!!!!!!

  54. J.... J....

    tool should cover this

  55. S.... N....

    Too bad it took me 46 freaking years to realize the true genius of this band.

    S.... N....

    But Devo wasnt around in 1971

    S.... N....

    Way before there time awesome 😁

    S.... N....

    Yeah, I missed out on some good shit for a long time.

    S.... N....

    supewrgood

  56. D.... M....

    This song hits the bullseye when describing a good number of my co-workers.

  57. s.... l....

    best song....i still hum this when cops are around.

  58. D.... P....

    Cool tune, I like!

  59. R.... S....

    LOVVVE this one by Devo...
    "Cubetop; squared-off; eight-cornered;
    90 degree angles..."
    That IS Blockhead!📦📐🎲

  60. K.... R....

    Never tips over...stand up on his own.

  61. J.... J....

    Devo never ceases to amaze me or let me down

    J.... J....

    They kind of let me down after the second album. Then I saw an interview with Jerry (Oral History of Devo... look it up!) where he said they KNEW they were going to go downhill--it was just the confirmation of their worldview. And I thought, hey yeah, that's right. It made me very happy.

    J.... J....

    @Glorified Truth Duty Now for the Future, whilst not as good as their debut, was still fucking awesome.

  62. R.... Z....

    I see in the comments 4 people should be thrown into space. Leave this planet ass holes!

  63. J.... O....

    This song always makes me think of the blockheads from Gumby

    J.... O....

    I've always thought that too lol

    J.... O....

    Gumby collaborated on the lyrics.

    J.... O....

    I made a compilation VHS back in the day. Gumby was great. I always wondered why the blockheads were "J" and "G". Thanks for reminding me. One of my favorite devo songs too. It's fun and the guitar is good.

    J.... O....

    Jessica Octostar -
    Every Time ! 🤣

  64. C.... 1....

    That beat tho…fits DEVO perfectly

  65. A.... S....

    Block Heads !!!!!

    A.... S....

    my history teacher was and probably still is a block head.

  66. D.... R....

    I am a Blockhead.. I am the guy you call to fix your shit..

  67. M.... A....

    the ending should have been the whole song

  68. M.... A....

    lol the mini solo

  69. J.... K....

    Aw, blockhead. 8 corners, 90 degree angles.

    J.... K....

    How many corners does the 'Rubik's Cube' have?

  70. R.... D....

    Have been trying to learn this song on the bass and it's giving me fits! The timing is so weird but I'm getting closer.

    R.... D....

    It's essentially 11/4 in the verse and 4/4 in the refrain. If you want to break it down, it's 4/4 then 7/8 for the verse.

    R.... D....

    Try to learn Out of-Synch after this, it's so un-intuitive.

    R.... D....

    Max Devo No, it’s 11/8 for the verses and 4/4 for the chorus

    R.... D....

    gotta have a percussionist in tow.

    R.... D....

    I think of 1234-1234-123 when I play it

  71. L.... E....

    I think this song is partly in 11/4 or 11/8. It's pretty cool.

    L.... E....

    One of the riffs is in 11/8. Not 11/4 because of the placement of the drumbeats, which are typically what you use for defining up/downbeats. Good ear.

    L.... E....

    Yeah, I agree, 11/8 except for the 4/4 parts.

  72. m.... ....

    I want to hear a heavy metal version of this, with a singer with a lot of bass in his voice, just to see what it would be like. I heard a heavy metal version of Peek-A-Boo and I thought it rocked. Devo's Peek-A-Boo is pretty hard too though.

    m.... ....

    Yeah they are

    m.... ....

    Pete Steele from Type O Negative would've been perfect! RIP...

    m.... ....

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi5LYy3Ac5k

    m.... ....

    Check out poison ideas cover, for the last 20 years I thought it was a poison idea original but today I've ended up here!

    m.... ....

    God, one guy I was working with was playing some band doing DEVO covers and it was awful! I think they were "A perfect circle" and ends up the drummer I believe is a huge devo fan and has played with them. The horror..

  73. T.... [....

    This was the first song I had added to my Playlist.

  74. M.... R....

    survival outfilled.

  75. S.... M....

    This is one of my favorite Devo releases......and yes, the time signature is a groove.

    S.... M....

    Verses in 7/4.

    S.... M....

    11/8 actually

  76. m.... w....

    weird time signature

    m.... w....

    Really weird, same as that song 'Out of Sync ' - brilliant though.

    m.... w....

    Out of Sync is in 4/4......

    m.... w....

    11/8 for the main riff. Very cool.

  77. S.... M....

    Never leaves a gap unfilled
    Always pays on time, always fits the bill
    He comes well prepared

    Cube top, squared off
    Eight corners, 90-degree angles
    Flat top, stares straight ahead
    Stock parts, blockhead

    Never trips over, stands up on his own
    He is a blockhead, thinking man full grown
    He comes well prepared

    Cube top, squared off
    Eight corners, 90-degree angles
    Flat top, stares straight ahead
    Snake eyes, blockhead

    Flat top, stares straight ahead
    Stock parts, blockhead

    Never trips over, stands up on his own
    He is a blockhead, thinking man full grown
    He comes well prepared

    Cube top, squared off
    Eight corners, 90-degree angles
    Flat top, stares straight ahead
    Snake eyes, blockhead

    Cube top, squared off
    Eight corners, 90-degree angles
    Flat top, stares straight ahead
    Stock parts, blockhead

    S.... M....

    +Stephen Martin BLOCKHEAD!

    S.... M....

    +Stephen Martin I have a condition... **sniff**

  78. T.... [....

    How offensive

    T.... [....

    TheBeaconSheep [Beets] How?

    T.... [....

    Zachary Morin His profile picture lol

    T.... [....

    Vapourcup Aaaah, I see

    T.... [....

    TheBeaconSheep [Beets] -
    🤣👍

  79. S.... Y....

    Imitate a slave. Don't make a wrong move. Be a blockhead.

    S.... Y....

    +In lulz we trust 2015 Done and done

    S.... Y....

    @DJ Scuffle
    Don't be useless. Waste is obscene.

    S.... Y....

    @In lulz we trust 2015 Ok I won't be useless

  80. C.... K....

    thx 4 posting

  81. A.... B....

    I always tell my my barber too play this when he askes what  I want 

    A.... B....

    And you're a chick! Such a good spud!

    A.... B....

    So do I. Most of time they don't get it.

    A.... B....

    Ask him for Freedom of choice next time :-)

    A.... B....

    Do you get a flat top LOL

  82. M.... 6....

    Alan Myers, Bob Casale R.I.P...

    M.... 6....

    What happened to them how did they die ?

    M.... 6....

    @mark hernandez Myers died of stomach cancer and Casale died of heart failure .

  83. d.... d....

    INSANE WEIRD POTATO ROCK FINALLY INVENTED AND NO BAND EVER CAME CLOSE SINCE THEN AND BEFORE.

    d.... d....

    Hardcore unflinching unapologetic *NERDISM*

  84. b.... b....

    The greatest artists ever. And a hell of a performance! To be aging so gracefully, they never loose touch with who they are. Thanks for the post :) I'm a spud for life!!