Paul Sloane performs a call-and-response piece that satirizes anti-innovation culture through repeated refrains like "Don't use your head" and "Punish mistakes." The piece critiques organizations and people who resist change and new ideas.
Chapters
Don't use your head, Fred. Don't use your brain, Kane. Don't look outside, Clyde. We're doing fine. Don't praise success, Wes. Punish mistakes, Jake. Don't ever fail, Gail. Just stay in line. Say goodbye with a wave, Dave. Just get up and leave, Steve. Go for the kill, Bill. When you hear an idea, don't try something new, Stu. Just do what you know, Joe. Don't mess with success, Jess. Treat Treat failure with fear. We don't need no innovation.
We don't need no new ideas. We don't need no innovation. We are doing fine right here.
Don't share your concern, Burt. Don't talk at all, Paul. Ignore the crew, Sue. Keep working alone, Lo. Adhere to the plan, Stan. Do things the same, Jane. Don't rock the ship, Skip. You're on your own.
We don't need no innovation. We don't need no new ideas. We don't need no innovation. We are doing fine right here. Oh, oh, oh, oh, we are doing fine right here.
Don't praise success, Wes.
Punish mistakes, Jake.
Don't ever fail, Gail. Just stay in line. Say goodbye with a wave, Dave. Just get up and leave, Steve. Go for the kill, Bill. When you hear an idea, don't try something new, Stu. Just do what you know, Joe. Don't mess with success, Jess.
Treat failure with fear. We don't need no innovation. We don't need no innovation. New ideas. We don't need no innovation. We are doing fine right here. Oh, oh, oh, oh, we are doing fine right here.
