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Like, this is what DEVO had to say about Whip It, lol
![Lyrics
The lyrics of "Whip It" are disjointed and nonsensical. (121 For example, its central theme revolves around the ability to solve one's problems by "whipping it"; other lines include motivational statements like "go forward, move ahead" and "it's not too late" [121 Casale wrote the lyrics, which were intended to satirize American optimism. He took inspiration from communist propaganda posters and Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon, a 1973 novel that contains satirical limericks about capitalist can-do clichés. 131 Casale incorporated lyrics that would sound like motivational clichés if taken out of context. 14] Ultimate Classic Rock critic Dave Swanson interpreted the lyrics as being "an observation...on the struggles of the
common man, woman and mutant." [15]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7wahbjtwrzax37q4tn3ygpih/bafkreidws22nea7qsg6i3xkln5xxguqz6kr3627jh34x52rzsx4caiaqqi@jpeg)
![Mothersbaugh offered a different
interpretation of the lyrics, saying they were written in the form of a subtle pep talk for United States President Jimmy Carter during
the 1980 presidential election. The members of Devo supported Carter and feared the Republican candidate Ronald Reagan would win the election. 16] Mothersbaugh jokingly once said in an interview: "Come on Jimmy, get your shit together". (17) Huey notes that despite the song's novelty, there are violent undertones in the lyrics. He describes the process of whipping it to solve one's problems as "a sardonic portrait of a general, problematic aspect of the American psyche: the predilection for using force and violence to solve problems, vent frustration, and prove oneself to others". (12]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7wahbjtwrzax37q4tn3ygpih/bafkreiaeyzmpq66u7vel4rc3edtiwjropll5lhihm5r676tsm2jlb3k66m@jpeg)
January 31, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Like, this is what DEVO had to say about Whip It, lol
Horoscopes, astrological signs, Ouija boards, Christ like imagery of pizza being served at a last supper like gathering, along with the virtues of Eastern and Native American mysticism clash with vampiric, satanic, and other darkly occult like allusions.
January 21, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Horoscopes, astrological signs, Ouija boards, Christ like imagery of pizza being served at a last supper like gathering, along with the virtues of Eastern and Native American mysticism clash with vampiric, satanic, and other darkly occult like allusions.
The Golden Fang drains the counter culture through a vertically integrated scheme that foments despair, traffics heroin, and provides rehab facilities with the addition of dental services to recovered addicts.
January 21, 2026 at 10:55 PM
The Golden Fang drains the counter culture through a vertically integrated scheme that foments despair, traffics heroin, and provides rehab facilities with the addition of dental services to recovered addicts.
Doper’s memory along with images of fog, desert dust, pot smoke, and the choice to employ ubiquitous dissolves that bleed scenes into one another conveys the hazy nature of the hippy lifestyle. Nostalgia also plays a huge role, and its sway is as narcotic as any drug.
January 21, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Doper’s memory along with images of fog, desert dust, pot smoke, and the choice to employ ubiquitous dissolves that bleed scenes into one another conveys the hazy nature of the hippy lifestyle. Nostalgia also plays a huge role, and its sway is as narcotic as any drug.
#InherentVice
Sortilège is aware of truths she couldn’t know, and one character who exists outside of doc's head mentions her in the final dream-like scene but Doc breaks the fourth wall by looking directly into the camera , signaling that the ending and Sortilège may be imaginary.
Sortilège is aware of truths she couldn’t know, and one character who exists outside of doc's head mentions her in the final dream-like scene but Doc breaks the fourth wall by looking directly into the camera , signaling that the ending and Sortilège may be imaginary.
January 21, 2026 at 10:54 PM
#InherentVice
Sortilège is aware of truths she couldn’t know, and one character who exists outside of doc's head mentions her in the final dream-like scene but Doc breaks the fourth wall by looking directly into the camera , signaling that the ending and Sortilège may be imaginary.
Sortilège is aware of truths she couldn’t know, and one character who exists outside of doc's head mentions her in the final dream-like scene but Doc breaks the fourth wall by looking directly into the camera , signaling that the ending and Sortilège may be imaginary.
#Pynchon Many have speculated that Sortilège is an incarnation of Doc's mind and intuition, providing him with a platonic sisterly quality he does not get from his relationships with other women in the age of free love. She is an oracle for the decaying era of counter culture.
January 21, 2026 at 10:53 PM
#Pynchon Many have speculated that Sortilège is an incarnation of Doc's mind and intuition, providing him with a platonic sisterly quality he does not get from his relationships with other women in the age of free love. She is an oracle for the decaying era of counter culture.