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When "Whip It" was released, some listeners assumed the lyrics were double entendres for masturbation or sadomasochism. [38] Devo's previous material often included sexual innuendos or blatant references to sex in the lyrics, which made "Whip It" appear consistent with this style of songwriting. [38]
Freedom of Choice (stylized as F R E E D O M O F C H O I C E) is the third studio album by the American new wave band Devo, released in May 1980 on Warner Bros. Records.The album contained their biggest hit, "Whip It", which hit No. 8 and No. 14 on the Billboard Club Play Singles and Pop Singles charts, respectively.
The band released popular music videos for "Whip It" and "Girl U Want". Devo made three appearances on the TV show Fridays in 1980 and 1981, as well as on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, American Bandstand, and other shows. The band members often wore red, terraced energy dome hats as part of its stage outfit.
“We were hoping that we were just a little overly paranoid,” Mark Mothersbaugh says drily, reflecting on Devo's prescient messaging and society's past half-century of de-evolution.
Directed by Chris Smith, 'Devo' dives into the history of the plastic-clad band of Ohio art students who brought subversive ideas to the 1980s mainstream. Still whipping it good, Devo looks back ...
Whip It or Whippit may refer to: "Whip It" (BigXthaPlug song) "Whip It" (Devo song) "Whip It" (Nicki Minaj song) "Whip It!" (song), a song by LunchMoney Lewis featuring Chloe Angelides; Whip It, a 2009 film; Whippits, whipped-cream chargers used as a source of recreational nitrous oxide; Whippit, a recurring location in the Carry On series of films
Devo 2.0 band member Nathan Norman states they do play their own instruments with mild help from sequencers. [1] Mark Mothersbaugh said that the band re-recorded their own music due to budgetary restraints. [2] An eponymous DVD and CD combo was released March 14, 2006. Two new songs, "Cyclops" and "The Winner", were written by Devo for the album.
The lyrics were written by Mark and Bob's father Robert Mothersbaugh, Sr., who also played their character General Boy. [ 10 ] According to music historian Andy Zax , New Traditionalists found Devo "more than slightly ambivalent about their newfound popularity", exemplified in opening track "Through Being Cool", with its criticism of trendy ...