Devo were a geeky new wave band from the 80's, featuring Mark Mothersbaugh, who now does a TON of film and TV music. They were most well-known for the song 'Whip It (Whip it Good)', but the quote comes from their first album, Are We Not Men, We Are Devo, from a song called 'Jocko Homo'....what with all the whipping and jocks and...they must have had a very interesting backstage life.
Here are the original lyrics:
They tell us that
We lost our tails
Evolving up
From little snails
I say it's all
Just wind in sails
Are we not men?
We are devo!
We're pinheads now
We are not whole
We're pinheads all
Jocko homo
Are we not men?
D-e-v-o
Monkey men all
In business suit
Teachers and critics
All dance the poot
Are we not men?
We are devo!
Are we not men?
D-e-v-o
God made man
But he used the monkey to do it
Apes in the plan
We're all here to prove it
I can walk like an ape
Talk like an ape
I can do what a monkey can do
God made man
But a monkey supplied the glue
We must repeat
O.k. let's go!
