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Friday, May 18, 2012

Life Happy Birthday, Mark Mothersbaugh!

Posted by on Fri, May 18, 2012 at 12:36 PM

When I was six I went to Florida with my mother and one of her crummy boyfriends. We drove from Ohio, which seemed to take 15 days. "Whip It" had just been released and was getting a ton of radio play, my mother's boyfriend grumbled every time the song came on. Just two days ago, Emily Nokes and I were arguing about what Devo song is the best Devo song. The answer is "Gut Feeling" and I'm not even sure what she said because she didn't say "Gut Feeling."

God made man, but he used the monkey to do it.
  • DEREK ERDMAN
  • "God made man, but he used the monkey to do it."

My favorite Devo bootleg is called Clockwork. It was recorded in San Francisco in 1977. The whole show is great, but the version of "Jocko Homo" is mind altering, especially the breakdown beginning at 1:40. You can download the whole thing here.

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The title "Jocko Homo" came from an anti-evolution pamphlet from 1924, distributed by possible whack-job / visionary D.H. Shadduck. The entire title of the pamphlet is Jocko-Homo (Monkey Man), The Heaven Bound King of The Zoo. If you feel like freeing your brainframe, you can read the whole thing here.

Do you love Devo? Do you agree that "Gut Feeling" is the best Devo song? Go ahead and talk about it!

 

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1
Yes, Gut Feeling is the correct answer. Beautiful World is runner-up.
Posted by Avtar on May 18, 2012 at 12:53 PM
2
Not maybe the best song, but "Whip It" is still my favorite music video of all time.

Everything about it is fucking perfect (even clapping crosseyed Asian lady)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbt30UnzR…
Posted by Kelly O on May 18, 2012 at 1:17 PM
3
Gut Feeling is XLNT. She's Out of Sync. is a good one as well.
Posted by Worm Roboto on May 18, 2012 at 1:28 PM
4
Kelly O:
"Casale explains "There was a feature article on a guy who had been an actor and fell on hard times, he wasn't getting parts anymore. He moved with his wife to Arizona, opened a dude ranch and charged people money to come hang out at the ranch. Every day at noon in the corral, for entertainment, he'd whip his wife's clothes off with a 12-foot bullwhip. She sewed the costumes and put them together with Velcro. The story was in the magazine about how good he was and how he never hurt her. We had such a big laugh about it, we said, 'OK, that's the basis for the video. We'll have these cowboys drinking beer and cheering Mark on as he's in the barnyard whipping this pioneer woman's clothes off while the band plays in the corral.'""
Posted by Avtar on May 18, 2012 at 1:35 PM
yos-wa 5
the link for emily nokes is something of magic.
Posted by yos-wa on May 18, 2012 at 1:44 PM
derek_erdman 6
I'll assume the rotating heart gifs are what won you over.
Posted by derek_erdman http://www.derekerdman.com on May 18, 2012 at 1:48 PM
7
@4 - THANKS! I had no idea....
Posted by Kelly O on May 18, 2012 at 1:58 PM
8
Gates of Steel.
Posted by Chester Copperpot on May 18, 2012 at 2:07 PM
yos-wa 9
@6 - you would assume correctly.
Posted by yos-wa on May 18, 2012 at 2:14 PM
Grant Brissey, Emeritus 10
It's "Mongoloid" obviously. Duh.
Posted by Grant Brissey, Emeritus http://www.grantropolis.com/ on May 18, 2012 at 3:03 PM
11
Hard to choose:

Jocko Homo
The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize
Girl U Want
Beautiful World
Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA (especially live)
I Need a Chick
Posted by POH on May 18, 2012 at 7:52 PM
Summerisle 12
I don't even know where to begin. " smart patrol" live is pure genius.
Posted by Summerisle http://www.facebook.com/biggieJ?ref=name on May 18, 2012 at 9:31 PM
tainte 13
september 7th at chateau st michelle

i'll be camping. fuck. but i saw them last year in the rain at redhook's anniversary party. it was awesome.
Posted by tainte on May 19, 2012 at 10:46 AM
14
Be Stiff.
Posted by HomeDog on May 19, 2012 at 2:58 PM
Norbeck 15
Gates Of Steel!
Posted by Norbeck on May 19, 2012 at 7:37 PM
16
Why no one said Uncontrollable Urge, I will never understand
Posted by Funny80sguy on May 20, 2012 at 7:59 AM

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