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Song · 1980 · New wave

Whip It

1980

★ 6.9 editorial score

A parody of American can-do optimism, modelled on Pynchon's limericks, that MTV turned into Devo's only Top 40 hit.

Genre

New wave Synthpop Rock Pop

Subject

America Self-reliance

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