I revisted some Wall of Voodoo today on ym commute home. Anyone who has the means, go back and listen to the title track from the Call of The West album. I think the lyrics to this song display some of the coolest juxtapsition of the old west and modern middle class living that could ever be done...
On Thu, 15 Aug 2002 19:08:26 -0700, JonYo <jo...@telocity.com> wrote: >I revisted some Wall of Voodoo today on ym commute home. Anyone who has >the means, go back and listen to the title track from the Call of The >West album. I think the lyrics to this song display some of the coolest >juxtapsition of the old west and modern middle class living that could >ever be done...
> - JonYo
Plus, a lot of files on Kazaa show that Devo did Mexican Radio...
n...@m.thanks (Adjective Noun) wrote in news:3d5c8b4a.3380936 @news.direct.ca:
> On Thu, 15 Aug 2002 19:08:26 -0700, JonYo <jo...@telocity.com> wrote:
>>I revisted some Wall of Voodoo today on ym commute home. Anyone who has >>the means, go back and listen to the title track from the Call of The >>West album. I think the lyrics to this song display some of the coolest >>juxtapsition of the old west and modern middle class living that could >>ever be done...
>> - JonYo
> Plus, a lot of files on Kazaa show that Devo did Mexican Radio...
On Mon, 19 Aug 2002 06:54:42 GMT, Billy + Julia Wiggins
<wwigg...@earthlink.net> wrote: >Jerry played a WOV tune on his 'rock star guest DJ' hour which I have a tape >of. (circa '81). I think the tune is called "the passenger"??
On Mon, 19 Aug 2002 22:01:55 -0700, JonYo <jo...@telocity.com> wrote: >I think "The Passenger" is a WOV original, if I recall correctly. Can >someone confirm this?
Seems you're right...At least, it's not the Iggy tune. Still. They could've done a number on that number.
JonYo <jo...@telocity.com> wrote: > > Plus, a lot of files on Kazaa show that Devo did Mexican Radio... Kevin Steele wrote: > Don't forget Devo also did Pop Musik... ;-)
That's Kraftwerk, you idiot!
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> Yeah, I thought it was a band called "M" that did "Pop Music" in the 80's
They were just kidding about common mistakes people make in recalling who did what. Of course, Kraftwerk didn't do Popcorn either. It was the Rolling Stones.
Kevin Steele wrote: > ...the Rolling Stones did a cover of Devo's tune "Satisfaction."
Actually, I really did hear (see on SNL) Devo's version before I had ever heard the Rolling Stones' version (at least consciously - I didn't ever remember hearing the original before 1979 when somebody ultimately played it for me several week later).
That's when I thought about the notion that "The original one is always best" usually means "The first one you are exposed to is always the best".
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