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"Give It to Someone Else" is the twenty-third track on The Residents' Commercial Album, released by Ralph Records in October 1980. Like all other songs on the album, it is exactly one minute long. The lyrics seem to describe a fetishistic act of voyeurism.

History

This song was considered for The Residents' later-abandoned 10th anniversary live show; three different rehearsal takes of the song are known to exist. The Residents would finally perform the song live in 2013 during the Wonder of Weird 40th Anniversary tour.

Music video

A live-action short for the song was created by Rich Shupe — former Residents tour manager — for the Commercial DVD in 2004, in a somewhat literal interpretation of the song's lyrics.

Lyrics

I wanted to give it to someone else and hear what they would say
I wanted to give it to someone else and watch them as they played

I left it helpless all alone and waiting on the floor;
Squirming just a little bit and looking at the door;
He would take it as he wished and I would listen in,
Documenting as I would the sound of slapping skin.

I wanted to give it to someone else and hear what they would say
I wanted to give it to someone else and watch them as they played
I wanted to give it to someone else and watch them as they played[1]

List of releases

List of versions

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Commercial Album studio version, recorded late 1979 (1:04)
  2. ↑ Grove Street studio rehearsal, c.1981 (0:58)
  3. ↑ Short film by Rich Shupe, 2004
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Wonder of Weird version; Amsterdam, May 2013
  5. ↑ Grove Street studio rehearsal, c.1981 - alternate take (0:53)
  6. ↑ 2021 RDX mix ("COMS 1-3 suite")
  7. ↑ Wonder of Weird demo, 1st version, c.2012 (3:03)
  8. ↑ Wonder of Weird demo, 2nd version (2:59)
  9. ↑ Grove Street 10th anniversary show sketch, c.1981 (1:10)
  10. ↑ Radio ad (1:00)
  1. ↑ Ima Buddy, Ima Buddy's Totally Impartial Companion to Uncle Willie's Highly Opinionated BIG MAMAS, 1992
Commercial Album
(1980)

Side A:
"Easter Woman" · "Perfect Love" · "Picnic Boy" · "End of Home" · "Amber" · "Japanese Watercolor" · "Secrets"
"Die in Terror" · "Red Rider" · "My Second Wife" · "Floyd " · "Suburban Bathers" · "Dimples and Toes" · "The Nameless Souls"
"Love Leaks Out" · "Act of Being Polite" · "Medicine Man" · "Tragic Bells" · "Loss of Innocence" · "The Simple Song"

Side B:
"Ups and Downs" · "Possessions" · "Give It to Someone Else" · "Phantom" · "Less Not More" · "My Work Is So Behind" · "Birds in the Trees"
"Handful of Desire" · "Moisture" · "Love Is..." · "Troubled Man" · "La La" · "Loneliness" · "Nice Old Man"
"The Talk of Creatures" · "Fingertips" · "In Between Dreams" · "Margaret Freeman" · "The Coming of the Crow" · "When We Were Young"

Personnel
The Residents · Fred Frith · Snakefinger · Don Jackovich · Chris Cutler
Sandy Sandwich · Mud's Sis · Nessie Lessons · Lene Lovich · David Byrne · Brian Eno

Related works
"Electronic Elaborate Waste" · "Kraftwerk" · "Cosmetics For Reality" · "Rosco's Righteous Rodent" · "Pretty Baby" · "Tuxedos"
"No Longer Unused" · "Instant Hostility" · "Elevator Lady" · "One Minute Movies" · Commercial Single ("Shut Up Shut Up" / "And I Was Alone") · "Boy In Love" · Minatures ("We're A Happy Family") · "Talkin' in the Town" · "Womb To Worm" · Greener Postures · "Theme For An American TV Show" · Ralph Radio Special · "Commercial Suite" · Commercial DVD · Commercial Album by The 180 Gs · The Commercial Single Commercials (In Mono) · Commercial Book (Commercial Album Radio Ads)

Related articles
Ralph Records · The Cryptic Corporation · Grove St. studio · Poor No Graphics · Buy Or Die 1980½ · Diskomo/Goosebump‏‏‎

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