I'm not sure how being witness to the massacre of unarmed students of Kent State University launches absurdist post punk bizarro mayhem music... but I guess ultimately I'm glad it did. LOL!
It's certainly in the top 5 BUT Lemmy from motorhead doing Louie Louie, Todd Rundgren while my guitar gently weeps, Guns and Roses Covering ain't it fun by the dead boys, MACC Doing land of the new rising sun By Jimi Hendrix
I thought they were about the devolution of music from this & Joko Homo etc. back to disco. Not until much later I realised their ethos was the devolution of society. And they were (are) spot on.
Wow! This really takes me back. I can still remember being a young Black kid with Devo albums and playing along with my guitar and bass as happy as can be. Then being told I was weird for even listening to them and was laughed at. SMH. To this day I don't understand how some people can think that way. Music is music. Race be damned. Devo were brilliant.
@@lorenzodepacas9885, if Donna Summer and James Taylor can be in it, surely Devo can. Hell, Gene Pitney is in the damn thing, for crying out loud, and Leonard Cohen and ABBA.
See, THIS is how you cover a song. Add your own unique twist to it and make it something that can be remembered on its own merits. Too bad this version isn't well known, it's damn good stuff.
Exactly. You nailed it and said it beautifully. Make it your own. Devo certainly did just that. Way the hell ahead of their time. Happy I caught them 4 times within the past few years. They performed in the same way that they did back then. Devo kept it real.
I cant find when this was first composed but it HAD to be before 1975. I remember going to a theater in Wadsworth Ohio (roughly a "suburb" of Akron) and they rolled a promo of this song with video before the movie. I guess you could say it was the first music "video" I ever saw :-) One thing for certain though is it made a very strong impression on me as a kid.
I like this version better, frankly. It's got that amazingly weird and quirky combination of the off-kilter drum beat with the bass line, coupled with the odd and desperate lyrical style. Pure genius. Devo is hugely misunderstood as a joke band. No way. They are the real deal.
Personally, I've always found the Stones' version to be kind of boring and old-fogeyish, even when I was a kid. I prefer this one too, especially for that drum beat. It's just too bad that most people, even those who who were around when Devo was big, only remember Whip It.
Devo apparently were pioneers of the music video. You will notice that there's more here than just them playing their instruments. This was three years before MTV.
Great observation. Bogie Boy, General Boy and the Captain are all here. Hey, if they are gonna make you watch CRT videos they should balance that out with "De evolution." Lets Go Brandon!
Devo's version was excellent! It was even one of Mick Jagger's favorite cover versions! At that time, they were so weird that they almost didn't get their musical guest spot on Saturday Night Live. But their producer pulled strings, & they got the SNL gig. Their SNL performance, which included Satisfaction, was a big hit.
Devo was loved by so many influential people....David Bowie was originally supposed to produce their first album because he and Iggy Pop got them their contract with Warner Brothers, but he had other commitments so he got Brian Eno to do it...amazing, underrated band
More Info: Releasing the cover on an album, however, wasn't guaranteed. As the New Yorker explained, Devo had made such a weird, bizarre, warped version of "Satisfaction," the label wouldn't release it without Mick Jagger's permission. And considering how out-there it was, that was no slam-dunk. So when Jagger, his manager, and members of Devo gathered in a Manhattan office, the band members were truly nervous about how Jagger - one of their rock idols - would take the song. After about 30 seconds of silently listening, he delivered his verdict: by dancing around and exclaiming "I like it, I like it." Even if Devo had no satisfaction, at least Mick Jagger got plenty of it from them.
@@ronj9448 *"Devo had made such a weird, bizarre, warped version of "Satisfaction," the label wouldn't release it without Mick Jagger's permission"* What are you talking about? _NO_ band can release an album with a cover unless they have permission from the owner(s) of the song being covered. You can cover a song in a live performance, but you can _not_ release an album with a cover without permission/payment. At any rate, the opposite of what you claim is true: The more _unlike_ an original song a cover is, the more likely it would be able to escape legal ramifications... not there would much chance at all. Sure enough, I looked up the _New Yorker_ source and there's no explanation there, either. Just dishonesty. I suggest you take what you read --- especially from dishonest people --- with a grain of salt.
@@bricaaron3978 You're wrong. Compulsory licensing prohibits the owners of a song from stopping you from releasing a cover song provided you inform them and work out the royalty. The reason people seek permission is because they don't want the writer of the song taking the lion's share of the royalties. Which they can do if it is not worked out in advance. Some bands don't care and they love the song or looking for exposure. So you're wrong, and it would appear confused by the whole thing. Sad.
@@ronj9448 *"You're wrong. Compulsory licensing prohibits the owners of a song from stopping you from releasing a cover song provided you inform them and work out the royalty."* What you refer to was only legislated two years before this occurred and it has been extremely rare that anyone has actually taken that route. In 99.9%+ of cases the covering band gets permission from the copyright owner. Further, it only applies to songs which have not had the melody altered, or been fundamentally changed, which Devo's version certainly was. What is it that you are claiming happened in this case?
Gerald Casale: We stuck our cassette into this big boom box and pressed Play. Jagger sat in total silence staring straight ahead. We thought, "God, he hates it". But then, he jumped up out of his chair and started dancing wildly in front of the fireplace. Dancing just like Mick Jagger. I thought, "Oh shit, he loves it!" Mark and I went home totally stoked and elated.
I was a pure hard rocker when I went in the military in 1981. A couple new wave guys in our dorm introduced me and my rocker buddy to DEVO. At first we rejected it, then after a while we opened our minds and we were loving it. They were genius. Good times.
Ha, reminds me of my story. There were four of us that hanged all through highschool, and one of them graduated in 1978. When my mom was gone visiting my sister's we would hang and play records and Den brought over a DEVO album around '78 or '79 and none of us liked it. We hated that album with a passion. We were used to listening to KISS, Kansas, Styx, Beatles, etc. He was also the one that brought over his Cars album. We eventually began to like both groups, but it took a while for us also.
@@observantowl5568 I remember when MTV did a "live" on t.v. concert of Judas Priest, around 1982. It was so cool, watching a live performance at my buddy's house on his .t.v.
If you don't understand it...you throw rocks at....my sister played ozzy diary of a mad man....rush 2112...and Devo...Oingo Boingo....but I kept my love for Metal ...(rainbow...black Sabbath)...punk...(gg allin...antiseen..black flag)....outlaw country( Hank 3...George Jones ...Gary Stewart..f.b.brothers...)new wave ( Devo...Gary Numan..NIN...ministry....yeah I know...but you get it........patrick
Strange enough as it is, for I liked new wave and punk all that cool stuff I liked Bluegrass. I loved country and bluegrass and after I heard a bunch of new wave and Punk and goth, I realized what I was listening to was shit compared to that.
As a serious drummer, that guy did a TON for this song, no lie. A lot of syncopated coordination going on here. I don't know his name but I'm giving props to this drummer.
"Tainted Love" by Soft Cell is my favorite cover in the history of my life. The original is Gloria Jones "Tainted Love": czcams.com/video/NSehtaY6k1U/video.html
Saw them in Detroit in their flower pot hat days. A lot of critics at the time, and even now, overlook the fact that they really rocked. At least Brian Eno recognised that and really brought the best out of them at the time he worked with them.
Devo have also been admired and praised by David Bowie, Dan Akroid, Frank Zappa,, John Waters, Trent Reznor, and even Weird Al, .. . so then who really gives a stuff about some loser nobody "critics"?
The first time I ever heard of Devo was from this video that was played during an SNL episode or some other late night TV show, sometime in the late 70's. I had no idea what the hell I just witnessed, but I was beyond mesmerized. Thank you Devo for all the incredible music throughout the years. Spuds forever!
Devo’s SNL debut was Oct 14, 1978. The Stones’ debuted Oct 7. I was in 9th grade and in one week my cultural compass was a useless relic. I still love the Stones, but Devo took me more than 15 minutes into the future, and for that I am grateful. And the SNL music programmers had a wicked sense of humor to schedule these bands on back-to-back weekends. 1978. Wow.
Yep, me too. Was watching SNL. Then.... "what the hell is this shit!" But then, later it grew on me. Damn, reminiscing the good ol' days. Tearing up now.
fully deconstructed Satisfaction with a completely different groove to it and still a great musical masterpiece for the ages Respect to Devo and the Stones of course
kryldon, Speaking of Bowie, it so happens he was also featured in DB's Glass Spider show www.google.com/search?newwindow=1&rlz=1C1PRFI_enUS778US778&biw=1366&bih=613&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=0ALMWpGuDqWZjwS5qq7ICw&q=spazz+attack+dancer&oq=spazz+attack+dancer&gs_l=psy-ab.1.0.0i24k1.33705.39890.0.41634.18.14.0.4.4.0.150.960.13j1.14.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..0.8.398...0i13k1j0i13i30k1j0i13i5i30k1.0.rWs5ma415B0#imgrc=T_QXzTdJgSDvUM:
When they wanted to be, DEVO were the funkiest nerds to ever walk this planet. They could lock into a groove that would make James Brown weep with envy : ) This is probably my favorite 'cover' song ever. Hey, if you're gonna remake a song, then make it your own. That's precisely what they did.
Going on 60 and still one of my favorites!! First time I saw them do this was in '77/'78 on Saturday Night Live!! We were all taking that trip without our luggage and will never forget!! Those were the DAYS!!
Another 58 year old, who came of age in this place called a "Skate Park" (skateboarding park with pipes, pools, etc.), where they blasted the first two DEVO albums repeatedly. Devotee ever since.
Just turned 58 and love DEVO. & RUSH. I remember a guy in my HS running across school campus from police in Devo chem suit. It was holloween and he was selling something in the parking lot.
O Alem Its Epic. Mick liked it. Devo had a meeting with Mick, he viewed the video and gave it his blessings. Later on, he admitted that this is his favorite version.
The character that is doing the flips and floor dancing is "Spaz Attack" who would show up at some big concerts and do his thing. I read that he was featured in a David Bowie vid which was the beginning of his spazing career. Bless his heart.
One of the best live groups ever. And I saw some of the great ones: The Clash, DKs, Gary Numan, Patti Smith, etc. Devo were just amazing. I was at their first concert in Cleveland after the first LP was released. It was at the old Agora. During the press party they looked amused at the DEVO ice carving. Among all of us in Cle they were heroes. We were SO proud of them.
Ive been a Stones fan since 64 but Ive never been a big fan of Satisfaction, but this version is fantastic . Much, much better than the original . Love it !!!
0:13 Electro-Harmonix pedal duct taped to the front of a Telecaster! Mothersbaugh is a genius. Also appearing a LaBaye 2x4 guitar, Gibson Ripper Bass cut to the shape of a potato (!?), a deluxe (and un-popular model) Hagstrom guitar. DEVO was brilliant in so many ways. Great song writing, original visual statements, political reactions to everything from the killings at Kent State to mindless consumerism to the eternally simple boy-girl tango. We are all DEVO.
Alan makes it look easy. It's not. I love the bassline as well. The rhythm section of Alan and Gerry are great here. I never get tired of this because of the overall effect of the sound and visuals. I was a teen when this came out and was pretty happy to hear and see Devo...still listening and Gerry is still putting out cool music IMO
This is bad ass!! I’ll never forget my step brother and I sneaking to watch music videos like this in the 80’s!!! It was devil music so it was forbidden in our house
There's a Bugs Bunny cartoon where Daffy Duck is singing and as he's starting walking down a hill, the words of the song are "trip it, trip it!" as he's tripping over his guitar and eventually lands in the water below the hill. So, at my house, whenever we see someone tripping in a spectacular way, on accident or on purpose, we caption the moment with, "trip it, trip it!". And that's what I did at 2:06 as well.
Skipped a day in high school to see DEVO at the Agora Theater in Cleveland, Ohio for the WMMS Coffee Break Concert. I still love those Spud Boys from Akron!.
No small accomplishment to take one of the greatest songs in rock history and make it completely your own. Tight, tight, tight as Heck. Superb and highly apropos musician choreography.
In the early 80's I was very "classic rock" and didn't appreciate different versions. But listening to this version now, I think it's brilliant! What a great band!
The HOF is meaningless now. When bands like Jethro Tull, ELP and Kansas aren't in it, and the Moody Blues had to wait until this year to get in, what's the point? And now you campaign for Devo? I dunno, maybe if the bands truly worthy had just worn flower pots for hats.
I remember seeing this song done on Saturday Night Live when it first came out sitting in my husband's room (my high school boyfriend) and we just sat there in a trance watching these guys. Totally out there, and we loved it.
I was right there with you, but probably in either my room or the living room of my folks when I was teen. Bought the album shortly thereafter at Peaches.
this is brilliant in ways many people will simply never understand. not the least of which, mathematically. the introduction cleverly disguises where the downbeat falls, fools me every time, and I've been listening to this song for decades, and have a degree in music. the best musical deconstruction of all time. also Jagger's favourite cover of this song, justly so, as it completely re-invents it, and turns it inside out.
Exactly. That is the single best description of this utterly brilliant song. Way back when it was first released I thought it was quirky and fun, but it's only in recent years that I've come to understand how truly genius it is.
I was in a band back then and we tackled this - so difficult with the quirky, jagged rhythms. I had to sing that frenetic lead - we did a good job though and it was so much fun. This band was really the best of what was referred to as the "New Wave". I know others will argue this.
Devo were very underrated at the time. Definitely the best new wave band. They fused politics into their cutting edge music without if being overt. And they were excellent musicians. I'm bummed I never had enough money to see them back in the early '80's.
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Devo was ahead of their time, unfortunately, that time still hasn’t come yet.
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Absolutely this is the first,and probably last,time I've heard Devo.
I'm not sure how being witness to the massacre of unarmed students of Kent State University launches absurdist post punk bizarro mayhem music... but I guess ultimately I'm glad it did. LOL!
And yes, I guess I agree with that statement. Yet, they're seriously great in some way.
True that
This may be the coolest cover in music history.
I totally agree.
I like it better than the original.
It's certainly in the top 5 BUT Lemmy from motorhead doing Louie Louie, Todd Rundgren while my guitar gently weeps, Guns and Roses Covering ain't it fun by the dead boys, MACC Doing land of the new rising sun By Jimi Hendrix
😁!
The Residents' cover is cooler
The older I get, the more DeEvolution I see.
I thought they were about the devolution of music from this & Joko Homo etc. back to disco. Not until much later I realised their ethos was the devolution of society. And they were (are) spot on.
Wow! This really takes me back. I can still remember being a young Black kid with Devo albums and playing along with my guitar and bass as happy as can be. Then being told I was weird for even listening to them and was laughed at. SMH. To this day I don't understand how some people can think that way. Music is music. Race be damned. Devo were brilliant.
Great statement. Hats off to you .
@YOU ARE NOT A VICTIM YOU ARE THE MONSTER Lol! I hear ya man.
I agree ...Good Music is good music for all to enjoy. Good music the great communicator of all people!!
Oh yeah these guys rock
Hate to quote Madonna but Music does bring people together
DEVO truly reinvented this song and made it their own. One of the best reinterpretations of a classic song, ever !
It's said that Mick Jagger said this was his favorite Rolling Stones cover
🎸🙋♀️True punk🤣
@@dl733sak Funny thing is that the Stones song was a cover too.
Yep...!!! I agree..!!! 🤘👑🤘
The best cover ever.
I am now 60 in 2023 and I am still watching DEVO videos. A band that was way ahead of the musical curve.
58 here and keep going back to DEVO. I saw them live in NYC in I think 81. Kept my red flower pot hat for years. No idea where it is now.
60yo here. I saw Devo in concert, Festival Hall , Melbourne, Australia 1982.
yes sir i am 62 and and i still love thes guys rock on devo
77 and still jammin with DEVO!!
DEVO Deserves The Kennedy Awards and The Lifetime Achievement Award and The Grammys and Be Inducted in The Rock and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ❤!!!!!
I'm a young black kid
Devo needs to be in the Rock and Roll hall of fame. Right there with tears for fears
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fuck is pathetic. Get that shit of a pedestal, and treat it for the overrated garbage it is.
Lmfao
@@lorenzodepacas9885 I'm so serious lmaooo. They made some bops!
@@lorenzodepacas9885, if Donna Summer and James Taylor can be in it, surely Devo can. Hell, Gene Pitney is in the damn thing, for crying out loud, and Leonard Cohen and ABBA.
Big facts
See, THIS is how you cover a song. Add your own unique twist to it and make it something that can be remembered on its own merits. Too bad this version isn't well known, it's damn good stuff.
Exactly. You nailed it and said it beautifully. Make it your own. Devo certainly did just that. Way the hell ahead of their time. Happy I caught them 4 times within the past few years. They performed in the same way that they did back then. Devo kept it real.
I cant find when this was first composed but it HAD to be before 1975. I remember going to a theater in Wadsworth Ohio (roughly a "suburb" of Akron) and they rolled a promo of this song with video before the movie. I guess you could say it was the first music "video" I ever saw :-) One thing for certain though is it made a very strong impression on me as a kid.
I like this version better, frankly. It's got that amazingly weird and quirky combination of the off-kilter drum beat with the bass line, coupled with the odd and desperate lyrical style. Pure genius. Devo is hugely misunderstood as a joke band. No way. They are the real deal.
Personally, I've always found the Stones' version to be kind of boring and old-fogeyish, even when I was a kid. I prefer this one too, especially for that drum beat. It's just too bad that most people, even those who who were around when Devo was big, only remember Whip It.
Yes, agreed. I like DEVO's version better than the Stones'.
Devo apparently were pioneers of the music video. You will notice that there's more here than just them playing their instruments. This was three years before MTV.
one of the first bands to release a full length video for an album
they gave up some money for more control over videos,mark Mothersbaugh said that.
MTV played Devo videos constantly in their early years because it was the only content they had.
Great observation. Bogie Boy, General Boy and the Captain are all here. Hey, if they are gonna make you watch CRT videos they should balance that out with "De evolution." Lets Go Brandon!
Someone has to be first!
This is how covers should be done.
Damn staright.
Apparently it’s micks favorite cover
Devo's version was excellent! It was even one of Mick Jagger's favorite cover versions! At that time, they were so weird that they almost didn't get their musical guest spot on Saturday Night Live. But their producer pulled strings, & they got the SNL gig. Their SNL performance, which included Satisfaction, was a big hit.
Devo was loved by so many influential people....David Bowie was originally supposed to produce their first album because he and Iggy Pop got them their contract with Warner Brothers, but he had other commitments so he got Brian Eno to do it...amazing, underrated band
More Info: Releasing the cover on an album, however, wasn't guaranteed. As the New Yorker explained, Devo had made such a weird, bizarre, warped version of "Satisfaction," the label wouldn't release it without Mick Jagger's permission. And considering how out-there it was, that was no slam-dunk. So when Jagger, his manager, and members of Devo gathered in a Manhattan office, the band members were truly nervous about how Jagger - one of their rock idols - would take the song. After about 30 seconds of silently listening, he delivered his verdict: by dancing around and exclaiming "I like it, I like it." Even if Devo had no satisfaction, at least Mick Jagger got plenty of it from them.
@@ronj9448 *"Devo had made such a weird, bizarre, warped version of "Satisfaction," the label wouldn't release it without Mick Jagger's permission"*
What are you talking about? _NO_ band can release an album with a cover unless they have permission from the owner(s) of the song being covered.
You can cover a song in a live performance, but you can _not_ release an album with a cover without permission/payment.
At any rate, the opposite of what you claim is true: The more _unlike_ an original song a cover is, the more likely it would be able to escape legal ramifications... not there would much chance at all.
Sure enough, I looked up the _New Yorker_ source and there's no explanation there, either. Just dishonesty. I suggest you take what you read --- especially from dishonest people --- with a grain of salt.
@@bricaaron3978 You're wrong. Compulsory licensing prohibits the owners of a song from stopping you from releasing a cover song provided you inform them and work out the royalty. The reason people seek permission is because they don't want the writer of the song taking the lion's share of the royalties. Which they can do if it is not worked out in advance. Some bands don't care and they love the song or looking for exposure. So you're wrong, and it would appear confused by the whole thing. Sad.
@@ronj9448 *"You're wrong. Compulsory licensing prohibits the owners of a song from stopping you from releasing a cover song provided you inform them and work out the royalty."*
What you refer to was only legislated two years before this occurred and it has been extremely rare that anyone has actually taken that route. In 99.9%+ of cases the covering band gets permission from the copyright owner.
Further, it only applies to songs which have not had the melody altered, or been fundamentally changed, which Devo's version certainly was.
What is it that you are claiming happened in this case?
Has to be one of the best covers ever. They take the original song but make it into something so unique, yet it somehow fits the original.
This is a great cover of this song 🎵
I have always enjoyed this version.
Gerald Casale: We stuck our cassette into this big boom box and pressed Play. Jagger sat in total silence staring straight ahead. We thought, "God, he hates it". But then, he jumped up out of his chair and started dancing wildly in front of the fireplace. Dancing just like Mick Jagger. I thought, "Oh shit, he loves it!" Mark and I went home totally stoked and elated.
I just love this version of satisfaction and knowing the stones I think they enjoyed it as well
Jonah Falcon w
Cool nice to know
Stay away from the grass man
eric heuvel sorry mate,that's the facts!
When I think of the song, Satifaction, my mind goes immediately to Devo. That prolonged Baby, baby, Baby x 35 in a 2 minute song is killer!
yup its 35 times i just counted
@@TT-yf5gm EPIC.
I always think of the 1995 film Casino the shooting scene when this song was used, their other song Whip it was used too.
@@Squab1972 `was going to comment on exactly the same re. Casino
I tried counting long ago. I thought 32 but no problem if it's more. Later on it was just like babbababbababbabbababba, not taking as much care.
Absolutely adored these guys when I was a punk in my 20s! I'm a 62 year old lady now! 💗
You’re awesome blossom
I was a pure hard rocker when I went in the military in 1981. A couple new wave guys in our dorm introduced me and my rocker buddy to DEVO. At first we rejected it, then after a while we opened our minds and we were loving it. They were genius. Good times.
Ha, reminds me of my story. There were four of us that hanged all through highschool, and one of them graduated in 1978. When my mom was gone visiting my sister's we would hang and play records and Den brought over a DEVO album around '78 or '79 and none of us liked it. We hated that album with a passion. We were used to listening to KISS, Kansas, Styx, Beatles, etc. He was also the one that brought over his Cars album. We eventually began to like both groups, but it took a while for us also.
@@veltonmeade1057 Also they introduced us to the B52's. I still like them as well and still love Judas Priest and many rock bands like you mentioned.
@@observantowl5568 I remember when MTV did a "live" on t.v. concert of Judas Priest, around 1982. It was so cool, watching a live performance at my buddy's house on his .t.v.
If you don't understand it...you throw rocks at....my sister played ozzy diary of a mad man....rush 2112...and Devo...Oingo Boingo....but I kept my love for Metal ...(rainbow...black Sabbath)...punk...(gg allin...antiseen..black flag)....outlaw country( Hank 3...George Jones ...Gary Stewart..f.b.brothers...)new wave ( Devo...Gary Numan..NIN...ministry....yeah I know...but you get it........patrick
Strange enough as it is, for I liked new wave and punk all that cool stuff I liked Bluegrass. I loved country and bluegrass and after I heard a bunch of new wave and Punk and goth, I realized what I was listening to was shit compared to that.
I'd like to go to their home planet some time.
+A Witty Username Yeah. Me too!
+Zorua Chany
Me three!
It's also the same space rock that Polysics and Man or Astro-man? are from.
Thank you for making me literally laugh out loud
inhale more deeply, you'll get there
Baby baby baby baby baby baby baby baby.......................crazy shit.. I love it
As a serious drummer, that guy did a TON for this song, no lie. A lot of syncopated coordination going on here. I don't know his name but I'm giving props to this drummer.
Alan Myers. I don't know much about drumming, but apparently he was highly respected. For a weird art band, Devo was pretty tight.
Yea the drums are a trip.. Dope af'
I still can't figure out how to do it using pens on a desk.
You can see why he was nicknamed "the human metronome" by the other band members
He's now the drummer for Foo Fighters
the only thing that keeps this 73 year old alive is DEVO
I hope you have/had a happy 74th birthday this year despite the whole social distancing thing going on
Very good luck you old fart.
You rock 👍🙂
rock on man
Amen
The most brilliant cover of a song in the history of life.
Maybe 2nd only to the Psychedelic Furs Mack the Knife, or XTCs All Along the Watchtower?
"Tainted Love" by Soft Cell is my favorite cover in the history of my life. The original is Gloria Jones "Tainted Love": czcams.com/video/NSehtaY6k1U/video.html
@@mattrowland27 Keith likes this cover, good enough for me.
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next to marilyn manson covering eurythmics "sweet dreams"....
In the year 2525 people will finally understand the genius of Devo
I understood their genius at 11 ❤
They blew doors off The Stones with this version.
Always remember and never forget: A man who lashes his guitar together with duct tape is a man that does not give a shit what you think.
Code - That's an effects pedal (or two),strapped on with duct tape!Fuckin' hilarious.
Ohio at its best..even tho I'm from wv.✌
LOL spot on!
Angling for that duct tape endorsement.
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I have never been a fan of cover songs, but oh my GOD do I love this! Nobody has done a better version of this than Devo.
Heh!!!
It's one of the best but not the only cover that manages to be completely original....
Saw them in Detroit in their flower pot hat days. A lot of critics at the time, and even now, overlook the fact that they really rocked. At least Brian Eno recognised that and really brought the best out of them at the time he worked with them.
@Humanoid Being Yes Thank You
KooL~
Devo have also been admired and praised by David Bowie, Dan Akroid, Frank Zappa,, John Waters, Trent Reznor, and even Weird Al, .. . so then who really gives a stuff about some loser nobody "critics"?
Back in the 80's I was a metal head, but DEVO always will have a place in my heart.
These guys were a decade ahead of there time. It looks like they should be in the 80's but they are actually in the 70's.
gjk-2015 To be fair this is the late 70’s and those were practically the 80’s just like 88 was practically the 90’s
@@riffjetsit There was spillage.
The first time I ever heard of Devo was from this video that was played during an SNL episode or some other late night TV show, sometime in the late 70's. I had no idea what the hell I just witnessed, but I was beyond mesmerized. Thank you Devo for all the incredible music throughout the years. Spuds forever!
Devo’s SNL debut was Oct 14, 1978. The Stones’ debuted Oct 7. I was in 9th grade and in one week my cultural compass was a useless relic. I still love the Stones, but Devo took me more than 15 minutes into the future, and for that I am grateful. And the SNL music programmers had a wicked sense of humor to schedule these bands on back-to-back weekends. 1978. Wow.
Yep, me too. Was watching SNL. Then.... "what the hell is this shit!"
But then, later it grew on me. Damn, reminiscing the good ol' days.
Tearing up now.
I think they were on Fridays too.
That is Spaz Attack dancing. Shows how old I am to remember that dude!
Rock n roll hall of fame, put these legends in
fully deconstructed Satisfaction with a completely different groove to it and still a great musical masterpiece for the ages Respect to Devo and the Stones of course
The guy flailing around fascinates me for some reason.
Spazz Attack
Yeah, lol. Reminds me of Bowie.
kryldon, Speaking of Bowie, it so happens he was also featured in DB's Glass Spider show www.google.com/search?newwindow=1&rlz=1C1PRFI_enUS778US778&biw=1366&bih=613&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=0ALMWpGuDqWZjwS5qq7ICw&q=spazz+attack+dancer&oq=spazz+attack+dancer&gs_l=psy-ab.1.0.0i24k1.33705.39890.0.41634.18.14.0.4.4.0.150.960.13j1.14.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..0.8.398...0i13k1j0i13i30k1j0i13i5i30k1.0.rWs5ma415B0#imgrc=T_QXzTdJgSDvUM:
TheWolfsan, What they're doing in THIS VIDEO looks more like pantomime than dancing.
The gentleman's name is Craig Allen Rothwell, a costume designer who also went by the stage name name Spazz Attack.
Who is still not getting any satisfaction in 2024?
I had to come back the following week.
Devo are the band of the future, and they always will be.
When they wanted to be, DEVO were the funkiest nerds to ever walk this planet. They could lock into a groove that would make James Brown weep with envy : )
This is probably my favorite 'cover' song ever. Hey, if you're gonna remake a song, then make it your own. That's precisely what they did.
I think James Brown just wept after he had to bear this version of satisfaction
I'm 58 years old & still diggin it, come on young upstarts mount a challenge!
Going on 60 and still one of my favorites!! First time I saw them do this was in '77/'78 on Saturday Night Live!! We were all taking that trip without our luggage and will never forget!! Those were the DAYS!!
Hi Mike,
Saw them Midnight 12/31/78 at Avery Fischer Hall NY. What a show.
+Mike Hall Try & find the original 7" version, i think it beats this one. Big statement, as this is close to perfection.
About to turn 75 and have always loved it. Didn't take any getting used to, love at first listen.
Another 58 year old, who came of age in this place called a "Skate Park" (skateboarding park with pipes, pools, etc.), where they blasted the first two DEVO albums repeatedly. Devotee ever since.
Saw them live in small theater in 1980. Best live show I ever saw in my whole life!!
KuLE+
Just turned 58 and love DEVO. & RUSH. I remember a guy in my HS running across school campus from police in Devo chem suit. It was holloween and he was selling something in the parking lot.
One of the best blending of sarcasm and irony in the history of pop music. Truly inconoclastic.
The bassline is better than the original and the video is classic.
O Alem Its Epic. Mick liked it. Devo had a meeting with Mick, he viewed the video and gave it his blessings. Later on, he admitted that this is his favorite version.
The whole video and song sounds like a mental breakdown. That's probably why it's so much more memorable.
EVERYTHING in the world is better than the RS !
Jonas Briggins So you’re saying the original is more boring and basic? Got it...
The baby getting electrocuted with toaster
Casino brought me here! I love his version
this is actually art.
The bassline!!!
+Paco Sinbad and drums
Till the day I die I will always say the early years of MTV were the best years of MTV!
Yep
The character that is doing the flips and floor dancing is "Spaz Attack" who would show up at some big concerts and do his thing. I read that he was featured in a David Bowie vid which was the beginning of his spazing career. Bless his heart.
One of the best live groups ever. And I saw some of the great ones: The Clash, DKs, Gary Numan, Patti Smith, etc. Devo were just amazing. I was at their first concert in Cleveland after the first LP was released. It was at the old Agora. During the press party they looked amused at the DEVO ice carving. Among all of us in Cle they were heroes. We were SO proud of them.
I'm not sure modern science could make a sexier baseline than this. Every time I watch Casino I get this stuck in my head for days.
That's exactly why I'm here !
RIP Bob Casale
Another key piece of Devo gone. He will be missed
For anyone wondering, he says 'baby' 37 times in a row.
Ive been a Stones fan since 64 but Ive never been a big fan of Satisfaction, but this version is fantastic . Much, much better than the original . Love it !!!
There's a line of whether or not I like something, and this song uses it as a jump rope
That may be the best comment I have ever read!
Finally, someone understands.
Bloody classic. I love this version as much as the original Stones version.
This is by far the best version of this song! Devo was ahead of its time! Lol anyone else think of the movie casino when hearing this song?
Still listening to in 2021
Yep !!!!! The good ole days when music was good !!! DEVO ROCKS !!!!
DEVO IS HALL OF FAME BOUND !, THERE ARE THE NEXT FUTURE ROCK LEGENDS !
have ALWAYS loved their cover of this song. STILL LISTENING: 2022! (HA!)
0:13 Electro-Harmonix pedal duct taped to the front of a Telecaster! Mothersbaugh is a genius. Also appearing a LaBaye 2x4 guitar, Gibson Ripper Bass cut to the shape of a potato (!?), a deluxe (and un-popular model) Hagstrom guitar. DEVO was brilliant in so many ways. Great song writing, original visual statements, political reactions to everything from the killings at Kent State to mindless consumerism to the eternally simple boy-girl tango. We are all DEVO.
Franz Kafka I completely agree
One of the most underrated bands ever!!!! Way ahead of their time
Took forever but I can finally play this drum beat.. until the snare fill comes in, and it throws me all off haha
Alan makes it look easy. It's not. I love the bassline as well. The rhythm section of Alan and Gerry are great here. I never get tired of this because of the overall effect of the sound and visuals. I was a teen when this came out and was pretty happy to hear and see Devo...still listening and Gerry is still putting out cool music IMO
I love Devo, absolutely brilliant. 👏👍👏
Probably the greatest rock cover ever recorded...
This song and video blew my mind when I first heard and saw it in 1978.
and the 2nd best cover song ever is Devo's version of Secret Agent Man...
Man,what a version of this song ,5 star to this one
This is bad ass!! I’ll never forget my step brother and I sneaking to watch music videos like this in the 80’s!!! It was devil music so it was forbidden in our house
High school days, fast times, rolling smoke, Devo on the cassette. Underrated band for sure. Good times in 81!
One the best covers in history!😎
Heh...
Zepparella+++
and great DEVO fans please vote for DEVO to be inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame !
When you are good music you dont need a stupid place in Ohio to tell you youre good. Not worth the time anymore
2:06 - perhaps the greatest hidden cut of all time.
What?
There's a Bugs Bunny cartoon where Daffy Duck is singing and as he's starting walking down a hill, the words of the song are "trip it, trip it!" as he's tripping over his guitar and eventually lands in the water below the hill. So, at my house, whenever we see someone tripping in a spectacular way, on accident or on purpose, we caption the moment with, "trip it, trip it!". And that's what I did at 2:06 as well.
Greetings time travellers.
I'll never get tired of this.
Casino!
@Henrystrikesback ~ Will you stop it! You're drunk, you're on drugs.
I Love This Song!!! I can see that scene where Nicki's guys are shooting up the houses Wild Shh
@@denecam467 baby,baby,baby,baby,baby,baby,baby,baby,baby,baby,baby,baby,baby,baby,baby,baby,baby,baby,baby,baby,baby,baby,baby,baby,baby,baby,baby,baby,baby,baby,baby,baby
@@anshgoel1220 Yep
Class film that
Absolutely brilliant video!
Love DEVO!!! I like they had their dad in the videos too! 😂😂
I have been a fan of DEVO since the early 1980s. Man I love these guys man. No CAP. "Workin in a caol mine" o7!Big Ups to DEVO!
People need to stop saying this is better than the original...
This IS the Original
I wish it was
When they played Dublin Ireland,I caught the trousers of his yellow jumpsuit,nuff said. Still got them too!🇨🇮🤩
Lucky, I'd give my left arm to see them in Ireland XD
Man, the greatest Rolling Stones cover I've ever heard!
Skipped a day in high school to see DEVO at the Agora Theater in Cleveland, Ohio for the WMMS Coffee Break Concert.
I still love those Spud Boys from Akron!.
No small accomplishment to take one of the greatest songs in rock history and make it completely your own.
Tight, tight, tight as Heck.
Superb and highly apropos musician choreography.
This tune makes me smile!!....Love Devo....they're not just "Whip It"!
In the early 80's I was very "classic rock" and didn't appreciate different versions. But listening to this version now, I think it's brilliant! What a great band!
DEVO the next rock band to inducted to the rock and roll hall of fame ! amen !
They are. They just haven't had a big induction ceremony for them.
The HOF is meaningless now. When bands like Jethro Tull, ELP and Kansas aren't in it, and the Moody Blues had to wait until this year to get in, what's the point? And now you campaign for Devo? I dunno, maybe if the bands truly worthy had just worn flower pots for hats.
I remember seeing this song done on Saturday Night Live when it first came out sitting in my husband's room (my high school boyfriend) and we just sat there in a trance watching these guys. Totally out there, and we loved it.
I was right there with you, but probably in either my room or the living room of my folks when I was teen. Bought the album shortly thereafter at Peaches.
Diana Christian ME TOO, ME TOO, ME TOO.! All I could say was " I don't what the hell that was but I need more. Loved these guys and the tubes!
Diana Christian They did this song when they were musical guests on SNL.
Yea I remember that, kept staring at the TV and saying WTF? :)
I know fun stuff ahe?
This brings A Smile To My Face ! Thanks DEVO!!!!!
懐かしい〜45年前によく聴いてたなぁ😄🇯🇵
Playing a right handed bass left handed and upside down ,amazing
Oh is that what they are doing?
He was a half-brother to Jimi Hendrix.
Dick Dale did this as well
This is what living in Ohio does to you.
It's still a beautiful world there
they're badass tho
wsilver58 Meh...depends on where you are
And yet this avant grade brilliance did NOT come from New York, London or LA.
It came from northeast Ohio!!!
im so proud to live in the same state as our lord and savior devo
2021 and they still look like they're from the future..
That bass line though
This should put an end to the talk that Devo was a novelty band
Art Band
Still love the Punk at 0:55 and his amazing 'Flip'! 👍👏👏👏
Really interesting cover. I like.
this is brilliant in ways many people will simply never understand. not the least of which, mathematically. the introduction cleverly disguises where the downbeat falls, fools me every time, and I've been listening to this song for decades, and have a degree in music. the best musical deconstruction of all time. also Jagger's favourite cover of this song, justly so, as it completely re-invents it, and turns it inside out.
My favorite "cover" of a song ever. Sounds almost nothing like the original, and yet is equally as great.
Exactly. That is the single best description of this utterly brilliant song. Way back when it was first released I thought it was quirky and fun, but it's only in recent years that I've come to understand how truly genius it is.
I was in a band back then and we tackled this - so difficult with the quirky, jagged rhythms. I had to sing that frenetic lead - we did a good job though and it was so much fun. This band was really the best of what was referred to as the "New Wave". I know others will argue this.
Devo were very underrated at the time. Definitely the best new wave band. They fused politics into their cutting edge music without if being overt. And they were excellent musicians. I'm bummed I never had enough money to see them back in the early '80's.
Thank you. Thought I was going mad.
An outrageously fresh interpretation brings this old songs into the '80s kicking and screaming.
Rock n Roll Hall of Fame!
I will always love Devo
Baby baby baby baby
Best ever version of this song!!! The Rolling Stones Would be proud!!!
Mark Mothersbaugh is the coolest guy in the world
Justin Pino
Yes, you are correct.
Damn right!
I think his brother Bob1 is.
A band that creates soul joy