This song is the first track of Devo’s 1982 album “Oh No! It’s Devo” This song, and the entire album as a matter of fact, heavily uses synths and electronic instruments.
The album’s name, according to Mark Mothersbaugh, was conceived because, “there are many people out there who, when they hear we’...
[Intro]
Hello
This is Devo
We would like to say
Things go both ways
New ideas, stupid moves
Nightmares, or dreams come true
Mucho work minus play
Tension mounts in a twisted face
Dark clouds in a crystal ball
Tension mounts in a foreign place
The screw turns, someone calls:
Time out for fun!
Time out for fun!
[Verse 1]
So you're living under the gun
Circumstances have you on the run
A doctor frowns, you feel bad
Take this! You've just been had!
[Chorus]
Don't you lose it - now listen to us:
EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT!
Take a break - take some time;
EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT!
Don't you lose it - remember to take
TIME OUT FOR FUN!
TIME OUT FOR FUN!
Don't you lose it - now listen to us:
EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT!
Take a break - take some time;
EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT!
Don't you lose it - remember to take
TIME OUT FOR FUN!
TIME OUT FOR FUN!
TIME OUT FOR FUN!
TIME OUT FOR FUN!
[Verse 2]
So your life has just begun
Somebody else is saying that it's done
Nurses whisper, others grin -
Something's funny at your expense again!
[Chorus]
Don't you lose it - now listen to us:
EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT!
Take a break - take some time;
EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT!
Don't you lose it - remember to take
TIME OUT FOR FUN!
TIME OUT FOR FUN!
TIME OUT FOR FUN!
Time Out for Fun was written by Gerald Casale & Mark Mothersbaugh.
Time Out for Fun was produced by Roy Thomas Baker.
Devo released Time Out for Fun on Thu Oct 21 1982.