Devo's "Whip It" with Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh
5/14/20261 hr 7 min
Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale join Diallo & LUXXURY to break down their classic new-wave hit “Whip It.” They discuss the band’s origins at Kent State, share the surprising influences on the song from Roy Orbison to Thomas Pynchon, and break down that iconic music video.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 1· Soundbite0:00
[singing] Devo's here. Let's give 'em a cheer. Talking the track. And it's not about that. Gonna talk about a song. You must whip it. And we hope you sing along. You must whip it. This is Gerald, this is Mark. You must whip it. It's one song. And Devo, hey. We hope we get our facts straight. Recorded at Record Plant. It's not old-fashioned. It's New Wave. It's whip it. Whip it good.
Speaker 20:39
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Gerald Casale· Guest0:47
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Speaker 20:48
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Gerald Casale· Guest0:57
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Speaker 20:58
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Speaker 41:13
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