Buck Naked

The Barenaked Ladies first indie tape release, with just Ed and Steve, which came before "Barenaked Lunch" (also known as the "Pink Tape") in 1990, and the "Yellow Tape in 1991.

There were between 150 and 600 of these tapes made.

Track listing

1. "Roadrunner" (1:31)
2. "Lilac Girl" (3:06)
3. "King Of Bedside Manor" (3:02)
4. "The Trouble with Tracy" (2:55)
5. "Great Provider" (3:35)
6. "Night Photographs" (3:00)
7. "Make My Heart Fly" (1:35)
8. "Really Don't Know" (3:53)
9. "Be My Yoko Ono" (3:44)
10. "Psycho Killer" (3:57)
11. "Rudi, A Message To You" (3:33)
12. "If I Had $1,000,000" (2:45)
13. "Wishing Well" (4:20)
14. "Careless" (4:08)
15. "How's The Level?" (0:05)

Other meanings

In the classic Seinfeld episode "The Outing", George reveals that if he ever became a porn star his stage name would be "Buck Naked".

The expression "buck naked" commonly means "totally naked" (as opposed to partially naked). Synonyms include "bare naked" (as in the abovementioned "Barenaked Ladies"), "butt naked" (also spelled, facetiously, "butt nekkid"), and, according to Peter Baynham (co-writer of I'm Alan Partridge), "Billy Bollocks".