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Devo covering Neil Young's "Ohio" 2023 Oct 15
Here's a 2002 cover of Devo playing the song "Ohio," written by Neil Young about the Kent State shootings. But why would this goofy band play such a serious song? Quoth songfacts:
Mark Mothersbaugh and Jerry Casale were on campus, and after the shootings, they developed the band Devo based on the concept of 'De-Evolution,' meaning the human race was regressing. Said Casale, 'It refocused me entirely. I don't think I would have done Devo without it. It was the deciding factor that made me live and breathe this idea and make it happen.'
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