This is one of those songs that didn’t get a whole lot of airplay when I was growing up. Truth be told, I only learned of and heard this song when one of the top local new stories in early … Continue reading
2009 has definitely been a different year for the iPod Project but an enjoyable one. It wasn’t productive one for me but I hope the quality went up when the quantity slacked off. My first post in 2009 was M-462. … Continue reading
Official video: In 1990, when Devo released their Smooth Noodle Maps album, they suddenly got a bunch of airplay on MTV with their video for “Post Post-Modern Man.” The song riffs off of the folk standard “If I Had A … Continue reading
Live on a French station: “Mongoloid” was Devo’s first single (its B-side was “Jocko Homo”). Though this song has been criticized by some for the debatably offensive nature of the title, “Mongoloid” is another mini-manifesto of the theory behind Devo. … Continue reading
Official video: A third cover song by Devo, though their version “Secret Agent Man” really devolves the song in some fascinating ways. Here’s the original for comparison: Devo changes the lyrics significantly – most importantly, changing the tense from third … Continue reading
Fan video: I had not heard this song before this week, which is a shame because “The Day My Baby Gave Me A Surprize” is a fun, catchy and rather twisted tune that I would have certainly played on the … Continue reading
Speaks for itself: Devo – Jocko Homo Music Video Arguably Devo’s greatest song and certainly one of their clearest statement’s of purpose, “Jocko Homo” was originally their debut single, “Mongoloid,” released on Devo’s own Booji Boy label in 1977. I … Continue reading
Live on Fridays: Every adolescent boy in 1981 wanted to get a peek at the animated nude goodness in the motion picture Heavy Metal and I was no exception. Alas, I was all of maybe 13 or 14 at the … Continue reading
Live in 1980: I don’t have a whole lot to say about “Gates of Steel”, another memorable track from Freedom of Choice. Like many of Devo’s songs, I wasn’t exposed to it until long after it was released. Since it … Continue reading
Live in 2007: “Gut Feeling/Slap Your Mammy” is another fantastic track from Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo. In some ways, its a straight out rock song, though Brian Eno’s keyboard parts add a really fantastic element … Continue reading