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DEVO Music Trivia

In 1980, new wave pioneers DEVO released the album "Freedom Of Choice." It was their most commercially successful album, and was second only to their debut LP in terms of quality. The album included several crucial cuts, including the title cut and the smash hit "Whip It." There was another song on the album that may not have been a chart hit, but was a catchy tune, and it was covered by a bunch of other bands. The lyrics include the verse:

"She sings from somewhere you can't see
She sits in the top of the greenest tree
She sends out an aroma of undefined love
It drifts on down in a mist from above"

What's the name of the song?

Bonus Question: For the most part, the rest of the albums DEVO recorded for Warner Brothers were less compelling to the record buying public, and were generally derided by critics. Ironically, DEVO were criticized for displaying the same kind of subversive nature that had initially drawn the publics interest a few years earlier. For example, the band used a poem written by John Hinkley Jr. to Jodie Foster as the basis for the lyrics of a tune from "Oh NO! It's Devo!" Needless to say, it stirred up a lot of controversy. What was the name of the song?

If you'd like more DEVO Trivia, try the DEVO album trivia.

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At August 27, 2007, Blogger Bill Cook said...

The answer to the Trivia Question (The lyrics to this DEVO song include the verse:

"She sings from somewhere you can't see
She sits in the top of the greenest tree
She sends out an aroma of undefined love
It drifts on down in a mist from above"

What's the name of the song?) was "Girl U Want."

The answer to the Bonus Question (DEVO used a poem written by John Hinkley Jr. to Jodie Foster as the basis for the lyrics of a tune from "Oh NO! It's Devo!" What was the name of the song?) was "I Desire.'

 

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