The controversial title of Mongoloid got DEVO in trouble, despite its positive lyrics, first at a concert in 1975, playing in support of John Waters's "Pink Flamingos" film. The shows sponsors had a child with Downs Syndrome, and were offended.
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Mar 6, 2022 · Devo demanded people become "woke" (in modern terms). They had their genesis in the Kent State Shootings and much of the population was OK with ...
Aug 29, 2014 · While I have no doubt that the song was (deliberately) intended to be both confrontational and controversial like a lot of Devo's early work - ...
He said that while some radio stations found it objectionable and refused to play the song, the band heard from parents of kids with Down syndrome who said ...
Jun 29, 2021 · According to the eighties Devo song "Mongoloid" a person with Down syndrome wore a hat and had a job and wore lots of make up so nobody knew.
"Mongoloid" is the first single released by American new wave band Devo in 1977, on the Booji Boy Records label. It was backed with the song "Jocko Homo".
Although "Mongoloid" is supposed to be a satire on the de-evolution of American culture, there's no way getting past the fact that the word once used as an ...
“Mongoloid” is often misunderstood as either a racist song, or as insulting to those with Down syndrome. However, the song points to its subject as a hero, ...
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Posted: May 21, 2022
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Feb 11, 2016 · DEVO and Wall of Voodoo, in my opinion, are not similar. Mark Mothersbaugh (Devo) and the gang started more-or-less as a punk band.