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Through Being Cool

Release date: 26th August 1981

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"Through Being Cool" is a track by Devo, from the album New Traditionalists, released 26th August 1981. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Devo.

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Devo

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Lyrics

Through Being Cool

We're through being cool

We're through being cool

Eliminate the ninnies and the twits

Going to bang some heads

Going to beat some butts

Time to show those evil spuds what's what

If you live in a small town

You might meet a dozen or two

Young alien types who step out

And dare to declare

We're through being cool

We're through being cool

Spank the pank who tries to drive you nuts

Time to clean some house

Be a man or a mouse

Waste those who make it tough to get around

If you live in a big place

Many factions underground

Chase down Mister Hinky Dink

So no trace can be found

If you live in a big place

Many factions underground

Chase down Mister Hinky Dink

So no trace can be found

We're through being cool

We're through being cool

Eliminate the ninnies and the twits

Put the tape on erase

Rearrange a face

We always liked Picasso anyway

If you live in a small town

You might meet a dozen or two

Young alien types who step out

And dare to declare

We're through being cool

We're through being cool

Eliminate the ninnies and the twits

We're through being cool

We're through being cool

Spank the pank who tries to drive you nuts

(Mash 'em)

We're through being cool

We're through being cool

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Track details

From New Traditionalists

1981
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New Traditionalists
New Traditionalists
Devo
Release year
1981
  1. —Jerkin' Back 'n' Forth
  2. —Race of Doom
  3. —Beautiful World
  4. —Love without Anger
  5. —The Super Thing
  6. —Soft Things
  7. —Through Being Cool
  8. —Enough Said
  9. —Going Under
  10. —It's a Beautiful World (E-Z Listening version)
  11. —Pity You
  12. —Nu-Tra Speaks (New Traditionalist Man)
  13. —One Dumb Thing
  14. —Faster and Faster
  15. —Modern Life
  16. —Psychology of Desire (Demo)

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