Other Versions
On the 1988 and 1990 tours, as well as at the 1996 Park City, Utah show and the 2002 Hollywood, CA show, Devo performed a drastically re-arranged and slowed down acoustic version of "Jocko Homo" (known as the "Sad" version). On the 1990 tour, the band would finish the "Sad" version and switch into the regular performance version of the song. The "Sad" version can be heard on Now It Can Be Told: DEVO at the Palace.
An "E-Z Listening" version was recorded in a Caribbean style for playback before shows. This appears on the 1987 E-Z Listening Disc.
In 1979, novelty group Lonnie & the Devotions recorded a cover version, in a barbershop quartet style, for Rhino Records' early Devo tribute album KROQ's Devotees.
Parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic included a portion of this song in his first polka medley titled "Polkas on 45".
French band Justice sampled the opening bass riff of Jocko Homo in their song "Stress" in their debut album, †.
US band Thanatos included a very tongue-in-cheek cover of this song as a hidden track on the album "This Endless Night Inside".
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