* Devo Corporate Anthem split 7 " with Chrome Cranks ( Insipid, Australia )

Devo was also a pioneer of the music video, creating many memorable clips for the Laser Disc format, with " Whip It " getting heavy airplay in the early days of MTV.

Devo also contributed two songs, " Theme from Doctor Detroit " and " Luv-Luv " to the 1983 Dan Aykroyd film Doctor Detroit, and produced a music video for " Theme from Doctor Detroit " featuring clips from the film with live action segments.

In April 2009 Devo debuted the music video for " Don't Shoot ( I'm a Man )" on their website, through Vimeo.

American alternative punk rock group Devo created many self-produced music videos, which were included in the pioneering compilation " The Truth About Devolution ", directed by Chuck Statler.

Commercial jobs have included a 60-second " Art Break " animated short for MTV, animation in a Devo music video, as well as writing and editing the feature length documentaries China Run and The Cu-Chi Tunnels.

Among the many well-known bands and artists who contributed their music to the show were Roger Daltrey, El Debarge, Devo, Russ Ballard, Black Uhuru, Jackson Browne, Kate Bush, Meat Loaf, Phil Collins, Bryan Adams, Tina Turner, Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd, ZZ Top, The Tubes, Dire Straits, Depeche Mode, The Hooters, Iron Maiden, The Alan Parsons Project, The Ward Brothers, Godley & Creme, Corey Hart, Glenn Frey, U2, Underworld, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Foreigner, The Police, Red 7, Ted Nugent, Suicidal Tendencies, The Damned and Billy Idol.

Each episode also featured specially written soundtrack music by noted rock / pop musicians such as Mark Mothersbaugh ( Devo ), Todd Rundgren, Mitchell Froom and The Residents.

Mothersbaugh, who later went on to become a fixture in composing music for children's shows like Rugrats, joined the show on hiatus from recording with Devo:

Electronic and synthesized music quickly replaced the lush orchestral sounds of the 1970s and rock music resurged in popularity with new wave bands such as Blondie (" Heart of Glass "), The Knack (" My Sharona ") and Devo (" Whip It "), all who formed their bands in the 1970s.

The music for the Easter Midnight Mass scene is a Russian Orthodox Church hymn, " Bogoroditse Devo " ( Rejoice, O Virgin ) from " Three Choruses from ' Tsar Feodor Ioannovich '", taken from the album Sacred Songs of Russia by Gloriae Dei Cantores.

They create high energy music, fusing conventional guitar music, with synthesized and computer generated sound to create a unique mixture of punk and synthpop, heavily inspired by the American bands Devo and The Tubes, and Japanese bands such as P-Model and Yellow Magic Orchestra.

After watching some live footage of Devo and becoming heavily inspired by new wave music of the West, the student quit his soccer team and formed a band that would expand on the cartoonish image and musical ideas of the zany art-punk icons he had seen on TV.

While Polysics claim Devo as their most prevalent influence, other bands and artists that have influenced their music include Talking Heads, P-Model ( who they have opened for ), Sparks, The B-52's, XTC, King Crimson, Kraftwerk, Denki Groove, Neu !, Brian Eno, Nirvana, Man or Astroman, Spoozys, and David Bowie, Hikashu and Plastics.

Each member of the original line-up had musical backgrounds in various genres, including ska, punk, surf and New Wave, all elements which were incorporated into the band's music and aesthetic: for example, the name " Aquabats " was created to sound like a surf band, while a shared admiration of Devo inspired the idea of matching costumes.

Blender described it as a mix of soul music by Ike Turner and New Wave music by Devo and later as an " electro / folk-rock / funk / power pop / hip-hop / neo-soul / kitchen sink rave-up ".

Their music is influenced by Devo, The Cure, Radiohead, Pizzicato Five, Super Furry Animals and also Brazilian Popular Music, among various others.

Loser's Lounge is an ongoing tribute project which performs music by songwriters and bands like Queen, Serge Gainsbourg, Neil Diamond, Paul Williams, Lee Hazlewood, Devo, and David Bowie.

Devo funded the music video for " Whip It " with $ 15, 000 USD of their own money.

This song was covered in 2006 by Devo 2. 0 on the music CD Disneymania, Volume 4.

" ( Coincidentally, this is also supposedly the real name of the dancer known as " Spazz Attack " who appeared in Devo's music videos for "( I Can't Get No ) Satisfaction " and " Peek-A-Boo !," and who played Booji Boy on a Devo tour.

The album is a compilation of all but one of the tracks from Devo's two E-Z Listening Muzak Cassettes, which had been available only through Club Devo in 1981 and 1984, respectively, consisting of instrumental versions of classic Devo songs performed in the style of easy listening Muzak or New Age music.

Devo remained popular in countries such as Australia, where the nationally broadcast 1970s – 1980s pop TV show Countdown was one of the first programs in the world to broadcast their video clips.

At these shows, Devo performed a new stage show utilizing synchronized video, similar to the 1982 tour, new costumes, and three new songs: " Don't Shoot, I'm a Man!

Gerald Casale of Devo created a video for Berlin which was scheduled to debut at a late November 2011 performance.

Black-and-white film footage of a man with a jet pack flying from left to right in front of the facade was used in the video for the 1981 Devo single, " Beautiful World.

The cassette & crossbones image was displayed briefly as a backdrop in the " Time Out For Fun " video by the band Devo from their 1982 album, " Oh, No!

In the video, Devo wears black, sleeveless turtlenecks, and their famous Energy Dome headgear.

Devo was forced to abandon a television appearance after the host deemed the video offensive to women.

In a December 5, 2007 article on Mutato Muzika, LA Weekly reported that " After touring sporadically over the past decade but not releasing any new material, Devo are spending December at Mutato trying to create an album ’ s worth of new material and contemplating a method of dispersal in the post-record-company world.

The Studio Notes section of the November 27 issue of Rolling Stone stated that " Devo are working on their first album of new material since 1990's Smooth Noodle Maps.

Many of " Weird Al " Yankovic's original songs are pastiches: for example, " Dare to Be Stupid " is a Devo pastiche, and " Bob " from the album Poodle Hat is a pastiche of Bob Dylan.

Polysics have also creatively repurposed Devo and other New Wave / Punk material in their own original songs ; for instance, in the song " Each Life Each End " from the album " Neu " they borrow the opening riff from the Devo song " Girl U Want " ( along with a sample from " Love Missile F1-11 " by Sigue Sigue Sputnik ), and the lyrics are playfully paraphrased Engrish-style from Devo's " The Day My Baby Gave Me A Surprise " and " Red Eye Express.

Among the artists featured in the movie are Magazine, The Go-Go's, The Fleshtones, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, XTC, Devo, The Cramps, Oingo Boingo, Dead Kennedys, Gary Numan, Klaus Nomi, Wall of Voodoo, Pere Ubu, Steel Pulse, Surf Punks, 999, UB40, Echo & the Bunnymen and The Police.

Two members of the band Devo, which debuted in Kent in 1973 and was founded by Kent State University students, are natives of Kent / Franklin Township: Peter Gregg and Rod Reisman.

Devo returned to perform in the Student Governance Center ( featured prominently in the film ) at the 1974 Creative Arts Festival with a line-up including the Casale brothers, Bob Lewis, Mark Mothersbaugh, and Jim Mothersbaugh on drums.

Devo gained some fame in 1976 when the short film The Truth About De-Evolution by Chuck Statler won a prize at the Ann Arbor Film Festival.

In 1977 Devo were asked by Neil Young to participate in the making of his film " Human Highway ".

In 1981, Devo contributed a cover of " Workin ' in the Coal Mine ," recording during the Freedom of Choice sessions, to the film Heavy Metal.

Around this time, members of Devo appeared in the film Spirit of ' 76, except for Bob Mothersbaugh.

While they did not release any albums during this period, Devo recorded a number of songs for various films and compilations since their reunion, including a cover of the Nine Inch Nails hit, " Head Like a Hole " for the film Supercop.

A: We Are Devo by Devo ( 1978 )-Virgin Records LP-still frames from Devo's " The Truth About Devolution " film.

Tom Jones ' rendition of " Kung Fu Fighting " plays over the end credits, followed by a song specially written and performed for the film by the band Devo, entitled " Supercop ".

Devo marketed the film as " A documentary film exploring the manner in which a determined young man overcame a basic mental defect and became a useful member of society.

The film featured live performances of mainstream artists ( The Police, The Go-Gos, Pere Ubu, XTC, Devo ) as well as more obscure bands ( The Alley Cats, Invisible Sex, Athletico Spizz ' 80, Chelsea ) using concert footage from around the world.

Devo performed the " Theme From Doctor Detroit " and had another track in the film, " Luv-Luv ".

The track was used on the soundtrack of the Wes Anderson film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, for which Devo member Mark Mothersbaugh composed new music, and also used in the Stacy Peralta documentary " Dogtown and Z-Boys ", in the End Credits.

Devo was asked by Young in 1977 to participate in the creating of his film Human Highway.

A scene in the film shows Young playing the song in its entirety with Devo, who clearly want little to do with anything " radio-friendly " ( of note is Mothersbaugh changing " Johnny Rotten " to " Johnny Spud ").