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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