See, kiddies, once upon a time long long ago (like 1979 or so), there was a musical group called DEVO. I remember seeing them on Saturday Night Live and wondering what the heck was going on. Anyhow, I don't think they were ever an enormous success, but they certainly had a few hits, including a cover of The Stones' "Satisfaction," and everyone's favorite, "Whip It." Actually, my favorite was "Come Back Jonee," but I digress.
Anyhow, the band went their separate ways and other projects--Mark Mothersbaugh, for instance, started doing scores for things like "Pee Wee's Playhouse" and "Rugrats." Time passed.
But now, we have DEV2.O. Apparently Gerald Casale (another founding member of DEVO) took part in this. It's a bunch of kids kind of doing DEVO songs. I say "kinda" because (a) it's a bunch of kids, and (b) it's Disney. So you're certainly not going to see a 12-year-old singing about how he/she can't get no satisfaction. But even barring that, they've also gutted at least two other DEVO songs. In "Freedom of Choice," there should be a line about "Freedom _from_ choice, is what you want." Nope, not in the Disney Kidz Bop version. Similarly, in "Beautiful World," all traces of irony have been erased: the line "Not me" is not to be found. Just a bit too nihilistic I guess.
Anyhow, at least they found the same red plastic flowerpots.
Walt Disney Records - Devo 2.0
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