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.

* The Devo Corporate Anthem music and video are a nod to the film.

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.

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.

This event would be cited multiple times as the impetus for forming the band Devo.

1979 also brought Devo to Japan for the first time, and a live show from this tour was partially recorded.

In concert, Devo sometimes performed as their own opening act, pretending to be a Christian soft-rock group called " Dove ( the Band of Love )", which is an anagram for " Devo ".

This album brought a new look for Devo, who wore self-described " Utopian Boy Scout uniforms " topped with a plastic " New Traditionalist Pomp ," a plastic half-wig modeled on the hairstyle of John F. Kennedy.

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.

Due to rights issues with their back catalog, Devo often would use re-recorded songs for films and ads.

In December 2007, Devo released their first new single since 1990, " Watch Us Work It ," which was featured in a commercial for Dell.

In March 2010, Devo appeared as the musical guest for an episode of the children's program Yo Gabba Gabba !, in which they performed an altered version of " Watch Us Work It "

In an interview on March 3, 2011, Gerald Casale noted that he is " working on a script for a musical, a Devo musical " that would be aimed towards a live Broadway production.

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.

The band, recording for A & M Records, released albums in 1982 ( Nothing to Fear ) and 1983 ( Good for Your Soul ) that drew comparisons to Devo and later, Wall of Voodoo.

Maerth's ideas acted as an inspiration for the 1970s band Devo.

Ohio is known for a wide variety of punk rock icons from Akron, Cleveland and Cincinnati, primarily ; these include The Dead Boys, Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders, The Cramps, Rocket From The Tombs, Pere Ubu, Robert Quine, Rachel Sweet, Pagans, Devo and the Rubber City Rebels.