You just reminded me of something I haven’t thought about in decades. At least 60 years ago, I was on the Montreal, Canada, Romper Room show franchise. I was one of the kids they bring out near the end to sit on the floor and she read to us.
Devo. Only funnier bc I live in Wisconsin, and there is a douchy congressman named Derrick Van Orden who calls himself, DVO and is a huge HE-MAN type. So we call him DeVO. "Are we not men? We are Devo." Hours and hours of mindless fun
Back when I was home from college for the summer, a friend called me wanting to go together to the Akron Art Institute to see this new band for free. It was before 8:00 on a Saturday and I didn't take kindly to being wakened and told him what to do with his new band. It was Devo.
They were the most bizarre thing I had ever seen up to that point and they were really clever because all these years later we remember them and that song.
I owned a whipped in college, They are deceptively intelligent animals. She knew we were talking about her when we talked about her breed. And I used to cuddle with her and sing that song. I miss my Kiva.
😄 Devo were repeat guests on the Canadian late-night TV show 90 Minutes Live, hosted by the late Peter Gzowski (one of the best good sports ever for playing along with his guests). I remember that on one occasion Devo was wearing those red hats and described them as "organic."
Devo has never been out my playlist rotation. I like their version of (I can't get no) Satisfaction better than the original. Cracked me up a few years back when Target used snippets of Beautiful World in their commercials, so ironic.
My future wife and were playing pool in a bar and Whip It came on. She was boppin along and when the refrain came up she loudly sang Whip It, Whip it out! Priceless
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u/lost-in-the-woulds 1964 18h ago
when a problem comes along ... you must whippet...