Mr. B's Ballroom

Song Name: Mr. B's Ballroom

Artist: DEVO

Appears On: Freedom of Choice, Pioneers Who Got Scalped

Run Time: 2:45 (Album Version)

Year Released: 1980

Years Performed: ^[1] 2009 (Freedom of Choice shows only)

Writing Credits: Mark Mothersbaugh

Sung By: Mark Mothersbaugh

Alternate Versions: None

Demo Versions: Luv & Such

Song Connections: None

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Originally written as Luv & Such.
Mr. B's Ballroom was a real place out here in L.A. and it was spooky says Jerry, Lets just say it was an alternative lifestyle club. You know, seedy and nasty... ^[2]

Onstage Behavior:

Bob2 points to the crowd and says "freeze! you ain't goin' nowhere" as the lights go out and a spotlight shines on him. Devo tap a leg to the rhythm during this song.

Lyrics: Mr. B's Ballroom - LyricWikia

References:

↑ DEVO Live Guide. Website keyword search for "mr. b's ballroom".
↑ "Freedom Of Choice" by Evie Nagy (2015). Gerald V. Casale quoted in chapter "Mr. B's Ballroom." A 33 1/3 series book authorized by Devo.

External Links:

Mr. B's Ballroom (recording) MusicBrainz

DEVO
Mark Mothersbaugh \| Gerry Casale \| Bob Mothersbaugh Bob Lewis \| Bob Casale \| Jim Mothersbaugh \| Alan Myers David Kendrick \| Josh Freese Jeff Friedl \| Josh Hager
Record Labels / Publishers
Booji Boy Records \| Warner Brothers \| Enigma \| Devo, Inc. Stiff \| Virgin \| Rykodisk \| Infinite Zero \| Restless \| Discovery \| Rhino MVD Audio \| The Orchard \| Superior Viaduct \| Futurismo
Production
Brian Eno \| Ken Scott \| Robert Margouleff \| Roy Thomas Baker \| DEVO The Teddybears \| Greg Kurstin \| Santi White \| John King \| John Hill \| Mark Nishita
Official Studio Albums
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978) \| Duty Now For The Future (1979) \| Freedom of Choice (1980) \| New Traditionalists (1981) \| oh, no! it's Devo (1982) \| Shout (1984) \| Total Devo (1988) \| SmoothNoodleMaps (1990) \| Something for Everybody (2010)
Other Albums
Be Stiff EP (1978) \| E-Z Listening Disc (1987) \| Now It Can Be Told: DEVO at the Palace (1989) \| Hardcore DEVO Vol. 1 74-77 (1990) \| Hardcore DEVO Vol. 2 1974-1977 (1991) \| DEVO Live: The Mongoloid Years (1992) \| DEV-O Live (1999) \| Recombo DNA (2000) \| Live In Central Park (2004) \| DEVO Live 1980 (2005) \| New Traditionalists: Live 1981 Seattle (2012) \| Something ELSE for Everybody (2013) \| Miracle Witness Hour (2014) \| Live at Max's Kansas City - November 15, 1977 (2014) \| Butch Devo and the Sundance Gig (2014) \| Hardcore DEVO Live! (2015) \| Art Devo 1973-1977 (2023)
Filmography
In The Beginning Was The End: The Truth About De-Evolution (1976) \| The Men Who Make The Music (1981) \| Human Highway (1982) \| We're All DEVO (1984) \| The Complete Truth About De-Evolution (1993) \| DEVO Live (2004) \| DEVO Live In The Land Of The Rising Sun (2004) \| DEVO Live 1980 (2005) \| Butch Devo and the Sundance Gig (2014) \| Hardcore DEVO Live! (2015)
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[1] DEVO Live Guide. Website keyword search for "mr. b's ballroom".

[2] "Freedom Of Choice" by Evie Nagy (2015). Gerald V. Casale quoted in chapter "Mr. B's Ballroom." A 33 1/3 series book authorized by Devo.

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