I acquired into Devo the way in which everybody ought to: Listening to “Intestine Feeling/(Slap Your Mammy)” at a dive bar and feeling it in my bones. Nonetheless, the legendary new wave band even have a banger known as “Uncontrollable Urge” that was coated by actuality TV star Rob Dyrdek and used because the theme tune for MTV’s Ridiculousness, which has led to Devo racking in about 1,000,000 yearly from that solely, as per Rolling Stone.
Although Devo’s greatest hit is the 1980 earworm “Whip It,” “Uncontrollable Urge” serves as their most worthwhile observe. Ridiculousness has over 1,500 episodes, and it’s probably the most ubiquitous sequence on the community.
“I’ve written so many different songs for movies and tv exhibits,” Devo co-founder Mark Mothersbaugh instructed Rolling Stone. “I might’ve been shocked [years ago] if you happen to instructed me that is the one that will grow to be this prime supply of revenue.”
“It’s ironic and form of humorous,” added Anita Greenspan, Mothersbaugh’s supervisor and spouse. “To start with of MTV you noticed quite a lot of Devo as a result of they had been early to make movies, however MTV began questioning the movies Devo had been making. [The videos] had been subversive, they didn’t like them and wouldn’t play them anymore. Now ‘Uncontrollable Urge’ is definitely the most-played tune on MTV, so [Devo] wins.’”
Revisit the tune beneath.
