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Title: Greatest Devo song?
Post by: FancyFeast on March 26, 2008, 12:24:15 AM

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Mark Mothersbarf OWNED.


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Title: Re: Greatest Devo song?
Post by: FancyFeast on March 26, 2008, 12:25:36 AM

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Shortly after the song was released, Yankovic received a letter from Mark Mothersbaugh congratulating him on writing "the perfect Devo song". He has also said that it was "beautiful... and I hate him for it, basically."

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Title: Re: Greatest Devo song?
Post by: Ichirou on March 26, 2008, 12:31:55 AM

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Title: Re: Greatest Devo song?
Post by: EvilBoris on March 26, 2008, 01:15:31 AM

Well, I like 'jerkin back and forth' if you're seriously asking.

Title: Re: Greatest Devo song?
Post by: Error Macro on March 26, 2008, 03:49:29 AM

lol, I was going to be a smartass and post "Dare to be Stupid" before I even clicked on the thread.  One of Al's best songs.  Mothersbaugh was pissed off that he was able to perfectly capture Devo's sound and make a song better than him, apparently.

Title: Re: Greatest Devo song?
Post by: Raban on March 26, 2008, 03:59:36 AM

It's pretty damn awesome, but as far as sounding like the band he's parodying, White and Nerdy comes really close to this one. Chamillionaire put Al's version on his MySpace page and people confused it for the real thing at first.

Title: Re: Greatest Devo song?
Post by: TVC15 on March 26, 2008, 04:04:05 AM

I'd have to say Mongoloid.  It's a pretty catchy tune.  Let us not forget that Brian Eno produced their first album, back in his prime, so the whole thing kills, front to back.

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(non-Eno, original version)

Their second album was pretty great, too.  By their third they were kinda taking themselves too seriously.

Title: Re: Greatest Devo song?
Post by: Ichirou on March 26, 2008, 04:06:10 AM

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Title: Re: Greatest Devo song?
Post by: Raban on March 26, 2008, 04:06:37 AM

Quote from: TVC 15 on March 26, 2008, 04:04:05 AM

I'd have to say Mongoloid.  It's a pretty catchy tune.  Let us not forget that Brian Eno produced their first album, back in his prime, so the whole thing kills, front to back.

I was planning on saying this until I actually opened the thread.

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...except this isn't a parody, it's an original song in the style of Devo.

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Title: Re: Greatest Devo song?
Post by: xnikki118x on March 26, 2008, 04:48:57 AM

I'm pretty sure the only Devo song I know is Whip It.

Quote from: Raban on March 26, 2008, 03:59:36 AM

It's pretty damn awesome, but as far as sounding like the band he's parodying, White and Nerdy comes really close to this one. Chamillionaire put Al's version on his MySpace page and people confused it for the real thing at first.

I always thought Amish Paradise was pretty awesome, myself.

Title: Re: Greatest Devo song?
Post by: T-Short on March 26, 2008, 01:00:05 PM

Dare to be Stupid is OK, but it's not as good as, say, Big Mess or Mongoloid.