@JonniusAngelicus: You're not immediately familiar with the King of the Road style. I grew up listening to those songs in the '70s and yeah, I can see the resemblence, though it isn't probably meant to be an exact mashup.
The backstory of "Big Daddy": they were sent to SE Asia to entertain US troops that were not 'officially" there. When the band was captured by guerillas, no one would rescue them. Held until the late 70's, the 'phantom' band of SE Asia was finally rescued when a cheap monster movie production scared off the guerillas. When Big Daddy was being debriefed, all they had to listen to was an AM radio playing 70's hits, so they play them in the style they knew when they were captured.
What Big Daddy did was to sing recent songs in the style of songs from the 50's. In this case, they did Whip It by Devo in the manner of King of the Road by Roger Miller. It's not their most successful effort, but it's a complement to both songs. If you don't appreciate both of these songs, then this is not for you.
@JonniusAngelicus um -what similarities are there to this and King of The Road? That there is whistling in it or...??? I always thought of this as a more done in a general musical style, rather than a specific song style, no? Thanks for watching and for the comment! :)
@JonniusAngelicus: You're not immediately familiar with the King of the Road style. I grew up listening to those songs in the '70s and yeah, I can see the resemblence, though it isn't probably meant to be an exact mashup.
eggplant37 9 months ago
great cover!
TheCoverHeaven 10 months ago
I never how this songs about S&M
the3rdjoker 1 year ago
Why????????????????????
screwmaster404 1 year ago
The backstory of "Big Daddy": they were sent to SE Asia to entertain US troops that were not 'officially" there. When the band was captured by guerillas, no one would rescue them. Held until the late 70's, the 'phantom' band of SE Asia was finally rescued when a cheap monster movie production scared off the guerillas. When Big Daddy was being debriefed, all they had to listen to was an AM radio playing 70's hits, so they play them in the style they knew when they were captured.
teenonator 1 year ago
Hm, this is odd. This is like the time I heard Don't You Wish Your Girlfriend Was Hot Like Me in the style of Frank Sinatra.
hotelmario510 1 year ago
What Big Daddy did was to sing recent songs in the style of songs from the 50's. In this case, they did Whip It by Devo in the manner of King of the Road by Roger Miller. It's not their most successful effort, but it's a complement to both songs. If you don't appreciate both of these songs, then this is not for you.
JonniusAngelicus 1 year ago
@JonniusAngelicus um -what similarities are there to this and King of The Road? That there is whistling in it or...??? I always thought of this as a more done in a general musical style, rather than a specific song style, no? Thanks for watching and for the comment! :)
RevSpike 1 year ago
What an insult to Devo. What is this, Leave it to Beaver!
RedPortiaOne 1 year ago
@RedPortiaOne I think it's called humor and satire. Devo even satirized themselves on the two volumes of DEVO EZ-Listening. I think they'd approve.
RevSpike 1 year ago 4
Fantastic! And I am lucky to have this LP in my collection.
topi62 1 year ago
Dreadful.
DeffLeopard 1 year ago
OK, that was fun.
RobinReneeTV 2 years ago
Two thumbs up.
NESSHEAD 2 years ago