Fridays: Devo - Through Being Cool

[AJtheory]

Gerry + the Vocoder = WIN

[GrantTarredus]

Oops!

I just noticed that my last post didn't appear in full.

I meant to conclude, "And has Jerry got the moves, or what?"

[GrantTarredus]

I saw this the night it was broadcast and I've seen it hundreds of times since, and this is a better quality recording or a better quality file than most of this performance.

I've maintained since that night 30 years ago that Jerry singing "Jesus" (aka "I Saw Jesus") on national television -- particularly in that ultra-conservative era and particularly as a lead-in to "Through Being Cool" -- was one of the bravest things I've ever seen and one of television's highest moments.

And has Jerry got

[dleeds95]

Funny cuz these are some of the coolest dudes around.

[RevPeterBecause]

One of the BEST SubGenuis groups anywhere,ever!

[tifffanyx]

THE WHALES ARE BLUE, THEY'RE BEING COOL *PerPerPerwew*

[firecracker187]

devo is everywhere.. but mark mothersbaugh does cartoon drawings on the kids show YO GABBA GABBA

[deckard43]

where is DEVO???

[brettlarsunderwood]

I remember seeing this on TV. Had it on VHS for a while.

[toobsockproductions]

i don't know about you guys, but i'm through

[14905web]

I know Obama isn't doing well but you guys gotta loosen up. It's a song for Christ's sake.

[AnAnonymousStudent]

I think most people don't get this, and think Devo are singing about being nerds or whatever. I see this as satirizing young neo-cons (new traditionalists) who think they're revolutionary by rejecting "cool" hippie ideals and opting to be a new generation of conservative Jesus freaks.

[missopan]

@AnAnonymousStudent NO, its not ironising on anything, i think they really sing about finding jesus.. They really mean that they saw jesus swiming in the stew, as the song goes..

[Wyldhayr]

Haha This is GREAT! I love the intro -and pulling out the comb is hilarious.

[spaceace1337]

@john17972

your mad

[krasnyploshad3]

they paved the way for people almost everywhere to dress up in clothes and trudge off somewhere to be with desks and make entrepreneur billionaires everywhere proud of them

[80sEric]

Gerry Casale is in such great form here. This song is so much fun- it's a shame they didn't perform many songs from the "New Traditionalist" album during their current (2010) tour.

Watch out for the ninnies and the twits spuds!!!

[Mewsinghan]

You gotta love the leader singer guys little dance!

[fugstik]

Think "Heavy Metal" when you play this song.

[C2CONTINUE]

@fugstik  Think 'decapitation' when you play this song. ;)

[teddyballgame406]

There is nobody or will there ever be anybody like Devo.

[FuyuAkiWorld]

I wish I could dance like Gerry Casale.

[jpd66]

This performance proves Devo has access to information unknown to any representative world government, has the given talent to interpret it, and the wherewithal to distribute it accordingly. Exercise your freedom of choice and wear your pomp with extreme prejudice. Now is the time, and never turn back.

[badenovs]

Gawd, this is cool. Fridays was pretty meh but always had cool music.

[greenzkid51692]

funny dances!!! lol

[j2n]

That vocoder Jesus thing is hilarious.

[AJtheory]

@j2n

and everywhere

[Carloscda40]

There you have it folks the FIRST band to use autotune voice box!!

[reichmarshall]

@Carloscda40 Autotune did not exist until after the invention of ProTools.

[Carloscda40]

@reichmarshall It's called a Play on words...

[shahared1]

@Carloscda40 No, that's not what it's called at all :(

Wordplay directly involves the words being used as the center of attention.

Examples:

Captain of the Shipwreck (uses the common phrase "captain of the ship" in a surprising way by substituting shipwreck, something you can't be the captain of.)

Egad, a base tone denotes a bad age (a palindrome, or phrase spelled the same forwards as it is backwards).

"I'm dying" Tom croaked (dying and croaked can often be synonymous).

[Carloscda40]

@shahared1 I see you have alot of time on your hands... Sarcasm...

[shahared1]

@Carloscda40 Judging by the fact that your posting on YouTube you have just as much time as I do asshole. I just happen to have a firmer grasp of the English language.

[bobo007xx]

@shahared1 wut yuz talkin bout?

[wbaskin]

Can't help but to love this song! My daily status ;) Spuds Unite!

[CodyRicheson]

My favorite Devo song. First heard on Heavy Metal!

[leeroynaggins]

Watch the cartoon version of Devo performing this song in the original "Heavy Metal" movie.

The band stops playing when the girl with the sword cuts a dudes head clean off...

[jacksager924]

@leeroynaggins i never understood why they had this song in the movie but put working in a coalmine on the soundtrack sold in stores...

[mdcraig62]

Sorry all I can see is that hot chick from HEAVY METAL.

[nick1137]

devo needs to do more songs from new traditionalists

[dharmaseed]

Who knew that Devo discovered a cure for hat hair?

[MrWoofington]

Pretty much the best rock band ever, I'd say...

[adirondackbruce]

Phenomenal quality, drbartman! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

[IhateNZ]

We need Devo now more than ever.

[longlivebytor]

@IhateNZ We ARE devo now more than ever!

[catthedd]

god they kicked ass.

[fugstik]

This is one tight band.

[mmiaxx2002]

its like being home again, then later on. not

[expressions2006]

Well, this has been many years coming, but I've decided that I, also, am through.

[HawkStudio]

@expressions2006 Im still rockin' at 55yo, but like you, I also am through. Long live DEVO!

[FuyuAkiWorld]

@expressions2006 Me too.

[mmiaxx2002]

wow, so strange and comforting at the same time

[nyarlathotep99]

lolwut

[hit4]

再考！

[redheadedgolem]

They were always good on "Fridays".

[benetmusik]

i have one of those glasses :D

[spiraljettarec]

haha, Mark Mothersbaugh's Mask flying on the right of the screen at 2:49.

anyway, sick performance. and great Gerry Casale.

[Rubywolf55]

haha there are no posts on this video but thats a shame because its a great song and video

[impactus81]

Such a great song, timeless in my opinion.

[BLUESMANRONCHICAGO]

@impactus81 DEVO DID SOME WACKY SONGS, BUT THEY WERE A PRETTY DAMN GOOD BAND, GREAT USE OF KEYBOARDS AND SYNTHS

[Vincere]

Oh My GOD! Thank you for posting!!! Thank you !!! I remember this when I was growing up and it's one of the performances that stuck with me to be a fan. I remember they did "Going Under" on this show too is that anywhere out there to be found!?

[sanspoint]

Got the performance of "Workin' In The Coal Mine" too?

[PLUGS33]

nice quality....seen this one before with much worse video quality