Devo - Whip It

Whip It

Devo Dir. Gerald V. Casale Play Channel
1980 80s new wave
#32 on The 100 Greatest Music Videos of the 1980s →

Co-written by Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh for Freedom of Choice, the apparently nonsensical lyrics revolve around the ability to deal with problems by "whipping it." The music video depicts Mothersbaugh whipping clothing from a woman on a dude ranch.

12M views
2:50 duration
1980 released

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