“Whip It” de Devo

About this episode

This episode discusses Devo's hit song 'Whip It' and its impact on the new wave genre in the 1980s.

En 1980, Devo llevó la new wave a otro nivel con “Whip It”, un éxito que llegó al puesto 14 y se mantuvo 17 semanas en el top 20. Devo sigue en tu memoria… y en Looking Back, real music.

Topics covered

• Devo
• Whip It
• new wave
• music history
• 1980s music

Keywords

• Devo
• Whip It
• new wave
• 1980
• music
• top 20
• hit song

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Devo

Books & works: Whip It

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