Agreed, unfortunately most people have short attention spans and will switch channels before the end of the song and miss the really important part. 🤦♂
Exactly, spot on. That's why in the video the group of young men ride skateboards into a clothing store and march out in matching outfits, proceding to turn all bystanders into clones to join their marching army; they all become homogenized. The song is basically a critique of facism; it speaks to the human desire for and susceptiblity to mass conformity.
This song is super relevant right now...."This is often misinterpreted as a song celebrating personal freedom. It is actually a commentary on how people really want choices made for them. The song's statement is made in the last chorus, "Freedom of choice is what you've got, freedom from choice is what you want."
Thank you.,.. This isn't a political song, it should be seen as thought provoking.... But alas, someone will tie it to some political party or situation out of anyones personal scope.
DEVO is one of those very rare bands where you can let loose and just enjoy the beat and the melody, or you can decide to look a little deeper and be amazed at what you uncover. We're all DEVO.
@@erossinema8797 I think there's a small handful of good disco groups, but I generally agree, that's pretty much a big reason why there was that huge backlash in the late 70s/early 80s, labels flooding the market with countless generic empty-calorie disco groups.
@@julz404 Not really. The lyrics of many bands' songs mean nothing. I'm not saying that that is a bad thing. Most people love a song with a great beat and a feel-good riff & chord progression. You could throw any word salad in there and many people would still love it. However, I personally like a song better if it has a meaning of some kind.
Not me, boys and girls I had all this as a young child. All of it. I rocked it to death. All my friends thought I was nuts.… I am a hard-core, heavy metal rock and roller. I knew want good music was and still do.… Hells to the.
I can tell that I am getting old when I remember watching this on tv during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Devo were a big hit with fans down under. And I am one of those fans.
I sometimes wish I had been born ten years earlier. If I had I'd have been able to exploit soft cannabis cultivation laws during the nineties that meant a person could grow up to 10 plants without going to court if caught.
A victim of collision on the open sea Nobody ever said that life was free Sank, swam, go down with the ship But use your freedom of choice I'll say it again in the land of the free Use your freedom of choice Your freedom of choice In ancient Rome There was a poem About a dog Who found two bones He picked at one He licked the other He went in circles He dropped dead Freedom of choice Is what you got Freedom of choice! Then if you got it you don't want it Seems to be the rule of thumb Don't be tricked by what you see You got two ways to go I'll say it again in the land of the free Use your freedom of choice Freedom of choice Freedom of choice Is what you got Freedom of choice In ancient Rome There was a poem About a dog Who found two bones He picked at one He licked the other He went in circles He dropped dead Freedom of choice Is what you got Freedom from choice Is what you want
Steve Austin I saw them about seven years ago in Chicago and the crowd never stopped jumping up and down screaming the entire concert! They nailed it! Great show and great energy.
Sci-fi kitsch on the surface, savage sarcasm beneath, devo's Dadaist disco-punk spectacle felt like the missing link between Kraftwerk, the Sex Pistols, and mad magazine.
DEVO in The Age COV19 Corina Virus Epademic from China ! Please watch The Video That Fortold about The COV 19 Corrina Virus Epademic from China ! Jocko Homo DEVO posted by Shaw Isreal Iskson From The True Pioneers Of Rock and Roll Music Videos DEVO is Still Ahead of Their Time Duty Now For The Future !
The best Devo video! I miss the Devo days of my youth. I can't thank them enough from choosing to break away from that awful baby boomer music of the day. (Disco and hard rock). So glad to say Devo is my generation, and that I had the 'Freedom of Choice' RIP Bob.
if anyone could put flowerpots on their heads and make a good fashion statement its devo. this song, and whip it, and that's good are timeless classics. long live the 80s/ long live devo.
No joke: the Febreeze ad before this played literally just said “ This is what freedom looks like. This is what freedom smells like.” This is my second time listening to it in a row. The first time was a maxi pad ad. Do with that what you will.
I;m 55 years old now. Wow was I a Spud Head in the early 80's. Still love these guys. That concert I attended in Houston seeing Devo was a super kick !
1980 devo en el disco club de canal 7 a las 7 lo pasaban este videoclip muy difernte a lo que se escuchaba despues de toda la movida de los bee gees saturday night fever grease y travolta aqui en lima peru
FREEDOM NEVER FADES ; TENDER HEARTS GET BROKEN...THATS ALL...U KNOW GERALD, MARK, BOB1, BOB2 ALL ALLEGE TO BE SHAKEYS GIRL!?!?! DAMMIT MON, IM WAITING IN LINE...IM ALREADY PREGGO THOUGH...LOL...ROCK N ROLL!
@@abramtaylor1 your the meathead People of Iran want Freedom Presdent John Kennedy is the last Of The good Democrats Not Today the all work for George Soros Who wants Take Away Our Freedom of Choice Because the c are power hungry Look at all the homeless in San Francisco under Nancy Pelosi Maxine Waters Feet While they live in Mansion Shame on Them They need to be replaced and locked up in jail And Shame on you you keep drinking the Kool aid ! CBS NBC MSNBC ABC PBS and CNN all work for George Soros And that is what I call Corruption You're the meathead Because you want Freedom From Choice It's what you want !
Why did it take me 40 years to realize how cool Devo was/is.
Who cares so long as you finally made it. Hooray!
I think Devo made weirdness cool. Glad you finally realized you weren't normal.
So you're late to the party. The good news is that you can still catch a Devo concert if you want to and they still give quality performances.
It’s ok Spud! We’re all DE-VO!
Skateboards, donuts and Romans. Only Devo could pull this off.
Well it was 1979...
We need this on every tv in America
Agreed, unfortunately most people have short attention spans and will switch channels before the end of the song and miss the really important part. 🤦♂
Devo for the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame!
This song, album and video stoked me even more because I skateboard.
Still skating at 58.
How relevant is "Freedom of Choice, is what you got...Freedom FROM Choice, is what you want?" That speaks!
One of the handful of bands that changed the face of music.
Did we not have the coolest youth culture ever?!!
This is going to mean something more in 500 years, I bet.
Let's start something
Relevant in 2021
FREEDOM From Choice is NOT what I want Mr Mothersbaugh.♥️
Freedom from choice. These guys knew.
at least 50 years ahead of their time. There is a very special place for Devo in music history. Very unique.
Can you say more about DEVO being 50 years ahead of their time? What do you mean?
@@rebeccawalter645 devolution, man...we're devolving as time goes on.
Wouldn't That Mean. In A Way That is.. THAT This SONG Came out In "73" ??? Which it didn't...
It’s “devolved” gracefully.
@@bryanprince5276 No, they mean that they're still ahead of their time
Exactly, spot on. That's why in the video the group of young men ride skateboards into a clothing store and march out in matching outfits, proceding to turn all bystanders into clones to join their marching army; they all become homogenized. The song is basically a critique of facism; it speaks to the human desire for and susceptiblity to mass conformity.
Desire to FIT in....
Freedom FROM choice is what you want!
Devo...defies genre categorization... yet was the wellspring for so many music genres.
Most favorite DEVO video of all
This song is super relevant right now...."This is often misinterpreted as a song celebrating personal freedom. It is actually a commentary on how people really want choices made for them. The song's statement is made in the last chorus, "Freedom of choice is what you've got, freedom from choice is what you want."
Thank you.,.. This isn't a political song, it should be seen as thought provoking.... But alas, someone will tie it to some political party or situation out of anyones personal scope.
Thanks for the insight, Vladimir Putin would be proud.
Ahahahhaa!
People don't want and can't think for themselves
Said every dictator in the history of the world. Good grief..🤦♂️
It's what you got! .
Freedom FROM choice is what YOU WANT....
says volumes
“Freedom of Choice is what you got, freedom from choice is what you want.” That’s pretty much the issue for every single conformist out there.
Their musicianship and writing ability has been so overlooked.
i pity the fool who overlooks DEVO
Even Neil Young lifted from them - for his Rust never sleeps album.
a lot of brave men and women died so you and I can listen to Devo kids.
Freedom of choice is what you got.
Freedom from choice is what you want...
DEVO is one of those very rare bands where you can let loose and just enjoy the beat and the melody, or you can decide to look a little deeper and be amazed at what you uncover. We're all DEVO.
I always preferred to look a little deeper, which is why disco often got on my nerves. I looked deeper and it was so insipid.
You could literally say this about any band ever
@@erossinema8797 I think there's a small handful of good disco groups, but I generally agree, that's pretty much a big reason why there was that huge backlash in the late 70s/early 80s, labels flooding the market with countless generic empty-calorie disco groups.
Only those of us sensibly silly ..... and appreciative of a catchy beat !
@@julz404 Not really. The lyrics of many bands' songs mean nothing. I'm not saying that that is a bad thing. Most people love a song with a great beat and a feel-good riff & chord progression. You could throw any word salad in there and many people would still love it. However, I personally like a song better if it has a meaning of some kind.
R.I.P. Bob Casale (Bob-2)!
Wish we still had freedom of choice. Still fighting for it but so many people I know seem are happy to have their decisions made for them.
The message conveyed by this song is just as relevant in 2022 as it was when the song was first released.
All these years being a mad Devo fan (since the 70s) I have never before actually listened to these lyrics properly. Prophetic.
I say it again in the land of the free: Use your freedom of choice
just gets better and better and better
dude w RAMS headphones, its a sign!!!! pats are going down!!!!
Not me, boys and girls I had all this as a young child. All of it. I rocked it to death. All my friends thought I was nuts.… I am a hard-core, heavy metal rock and roller. I knew want good music was and still do.… Hells to the.
no words. First date/concert with my wife of 35 years. Still love DEVO. No words.
MAGIC DEVO STYLE!!!
Devo were prophets.
I can tell that I am getting old when I remember watching this on tv during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Devo were a big hit with fans down under. And I am one of those fans.
The Cutting Edge always came from unexpected places. Be proud.
I sometimes wish I had been born ten years earlier. If I had I'd have been able to exploit soft cannabis cultivation laws during the nineties that meant a person could grow up to 10 plants without going to court if caught.
Cheers from Northeast Ohio, USA Sir!
What Australia is losing, "freedom of choice" in 2021!
After their huge hit in the USA , "Whip-IT" there was no stoppin them. I did not know who they were before that. They were way ahead of their time
A victim of collision on the open sea
Nobody ever said that life was free
Sank, swam, go down with the ship
But use your freedom of choice
I'll say it again in the land of the free
Use your freedom of choice
Your freedom of choice
In ancient Rome
There was a poem
About a dog
Who found two bones
He picked at one
He licked the other
He went in circles
He dropped dead
Freedom of choice
Is what you got
Freedom of choice!
Then if you got it you don't want it
Seems to be the rule of thumb
Don't be tricked by what you see
You got two ways to go
I'll say it again in the land of the free
Use your freedom of choice
Freedom of choice
Freedom of choice
Is what you got
Freedom of choice
In ancient Rome
There was a poem
About a dog
Who found two bones
He picked at one
He licked the other
He went in circles
He dropped dead
Freedom of choice
Is what you got
Freedom from choice
Is what you want
I know I'm a year late but thanks
Who's sings?
@@claudineilustosa2700 Mark Mothersbaugh :)
love that song
Deep
I've said it once and I'll say it agsin, DEVO are the most underrated band of all time.
XTC are the most underrated imo
Right on! SO underrated! Awesome band!
Saw them live in Brisbane Aust in 1981. Terrible on stage. Far from being underrated based on what I experienced.
Steve Austin Devo or XTC?
Steve Austin I saw them about seven years ago in Chicago and the crowd never stopped jumping up and down screaming the entire concert! They nailed it! Great show and great energy.
Sci-fi kitsch on the surface, savage sarcasm beneath, devo's Dadaist disco-punk spectacle felt like the missing link between Kraftwerk, the Sex Pistols, and mad magazine.
I feel lucky to have been a 10 year old consumer of this Top 40 pop music
Devo were an amazing, underrated cultural force!
DEVO in The Age COV19 Corina Virus Epademic from China !
Please watch The Video That Fortold about The COV 19 Corrina Virus Epademic from China !
Jocko Homo DEVO posted by
Shaw Isreal Iskson
From The True Pioneers Of Rock and Roll Music Videos
DEVO is Still Ahead of Their Time
Duty Now For The Future !
This might be the single best comment on this entire godforsaken website
@Michael Garrettua-cam.com/video/Bp2tQ75pTD0/v-deo.html
Brian Eno produced at least one of their LP's- can't be bad
Devos tunes are all very inciteful. Got me jerkin back an forth . Been there done that. Go Devo. Love ya work enjoy ya retirement. From a devotee🤠💪😎😃
One of the best songs ever. Thank you Devo.
The Eye has become the we. We are DEVO.
The best Devo video! I miss the Devo days of my youth. I can't thank them enough from choosing to break away from that awful baby boomer music of the day. (Disco and hard rock). So glad to say Devo is my generation, and that I had the 'Freedom of Choice' RIP Bob.
A Perfect Circle.
Devo 👍😎🤠always make my day thanks boys
FREEDOM OF CHOICE---DEVO IS THE WISE CHOICE THIS PLANET GOT!
if anyone could put flowerpots on their heads and make a good fashion statement its devo. this song, and whip it, and that's good are timeless classics. long live the 80s/ long live devo.
@@georgelarson8597 they're not flower pots
Fucking cool video from a legend band, my love from down under
This was the first time I ever saw a video with skateboarders!
Freedom from choice is what you got...
Freedom of Choice, is what you got
Freedom from Choice is what you want
2021: more relevant than ever
Yeah, say it! ✨🍩🍩🍩✨
All I need is a half hour of Korporate News.
Achtung!
Deprogam
@@RockBrentwood
The next thing I say will be true.
The last thing I said was false.
BZZZZZt!
people are idiots now, not all, just those who don't care about the choice we once had.
This should be the anthem for right now bring it back
RELEVANT THEN AND NOW AND TOMORROW. 🇺🇲
A hymn against the exasperated consumerism.
this album, this song particularly was all I really needed to understand the world as a kid. bloody genius.
Agreed, they sang about things I had heard growing up in my home and put it in terms I could wrap my young brain around. 🏁
Happy New Year , Great DEVO fans !, and rest in peace to DAVID BOWIE !, DAVID BOWIE called DEVO the future of rock !, GOD speed to DAVID BOWIE !
I want de-vo the musical!
HAPPY NEW YEAR ! , 2018 ! , Grate DEVO fans !
Classic Devo.
2023 lets do this
" I say it again in the land of the free use your freedom of choice ".
I’m playing this when they come-a-knocking.
Devo helped define early 80s MTV. This is my favorite song of theirs
nonya Biznessses What a wonderful comment.
Exactly.. Remember how MTV would use clips from Devo videos in their promo bumpers, especially the "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" video?
not only is this brilliant skateboarding and a largely unknown Rock Anthem but I especially enjoyed the March Of The Retails Workers at the end....
My favoriite DEVO song next to Peek A Boo!.. Now thats music!
This, "Girl U Want" and "Mongoloid" are my three favourite DEVO songs.
Totally forgot about this song and now I can’t stop listening to it. It’s like new wave meets rock and roll!
Definitivamente não posso deixar de ouvir.... década de 80 ... simplesmente deslumbrante e eu vivia intensamente.
that extra 8th note in the intro always throws me off. Like they started on the and of 4 when recording. Brilliant.
freedom of choice........ITS A BEAUTYFULL WORLD isnt it ?.
The Ultimate and quintessential DEVO song.
Not one of their better songs, but that's just one man's opinion. I'm a "Smart Patrol / Mr. DNA" kinda guy.
No joke: the Febreeze ad before this played literally just said “ This is what freedom looks like. This is what freedom smells like.” This is my second time listening to it in a row. The first time was a maxi pad ad. Do with that what you will.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the American electorate; then, now, and forever more.
I choose to remember DEVO as a one of a kind trailblazin bad mothers hush yer mouth
We must repeat.
Timeless
I miss this era a lot
I'll say it again in the land of the free . . . 🚧
Freedom of choice
Is what you got
Freedom FROM choice 🚫
Is what you want
Devo has the best music videos of all time!
Memories of high school and racing BMX. Good times.
Did you watch "Rad" ten times a day?
I'll say it again in the Land of the Free
USE YOUR FREEDOM OF CHOICE!!!!
well well.... here we are
Freedom from choice is what you want!
So underrated and ahead of their time.
Bones Brigade, INDY trucks , Kryptonics , SIMS, Rector pads , and of course Devo , freedom of choice , loved the 80s.
I;m 55 years old now. Wow was I a Spud Head in the early 80's. Still love these guys. That concert I attended in Houston seeing Devo was a super kick !
+James Baw Just because you gotta grow up doesn't mean you gotta grow old. Stay young and keep on rockin'!
+James Baw YOU BLESSED SOUL!!
Cool music !!!!
long live DEVO
Devo was ahead of it's time.
The Existential Devo!
The Best Band Ever. Eons of years ahead of everyone else. Still relevant and vital today.
This one is the lost hit of the 80's :-(
1980 devo en el disco club de canal 7 a las 7 lo pasaban este videoclip muy difernte a lo que se escuchaba despues de toda la movida de los bee gees saturday night fever grease y travolta aqui en lima peru
NowMoreThanEver-DEVO🎰
Love the drums in this track. Perfection
I love how the guitar and synth kicks in off beat and stays perfectly in sync.
sounds like rat scabies new rose intro
my favorite video and song
The WHOLE SONG, THE WHOLE VIDEO ...Best part? The guys Rams old school EarCovers. I just love Devo . Always have, Always Will.
I was 13 when this album came out ... game changer for me man ...
I listened to this song 10 times in a row. Best 30 minutes of my day! : )
Had a devo cassette when I was a kid underated for sure
should be the new anthem of the twenty twenties
Great satirists who saw the future. Freedom fades.
As relevant today as it was then, if not more relevant.
Very True Like Today's Democrats
And The last Fool in The
House Obummer
Gives lots of Money To Iran
Who wants Take Away
Your Freedom of Choice !
FREEDOM NEVER FADES ; TENDER HEARTS GET BROKEN...THATS ALL...U KNOW GERALD, MARK, BOB1, BOB2 ALL ALLEGE TO BE SHAKEYS GIRL!?!?! DAMMIT MON, IM WAITING IN LINE...IM ALREADY PREGGO THOUGH...LOL...ROCK N ROLL!
@@guyboost7311 Okay meathead.
@@abramtaylor1 your the meathead
People of Iran want Freedom
Presdent John Kennedy is the last
Of The good Democrats
Not Today the all work for George Soros
Who wants Take Away Our
Freedom of Choice
Because the c are power hungry
Look at all the homeless
in San Francisco under Nancy Pelosi Maxine Waters Feet
While they live in Mansion
Shame on Them
They need to be replaced and locked up in jail
And Shame on you
you keep drinking the Kool aid !
CBS NBC MSNBC ABC PBS and CNN all work for George Soros
And that is what I call
Corruption
You're the meathead
Because you want
Freedom From Choice
It's what you want !