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PKMKII t1_jd926vp wrote

Reply to comment by neiromaru in Devo documentary film announced (simply titled 'Devo') and will be directed by Tiger King/American Movie/Fyre director Chris Smith by YoureASkyscraper

What could better express cultural devolution than a parody of a band about cultural devolution?

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ATribeCalledQueso t1_jd9dsis wrote

This feels pretty reductive to Weird Al and his music.

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PKMKII t1_jd9f3dl wrote

No, see, that’s the genius of Weird Al, he’s not just making parody songs, he’s taking the piss out of an industry that sorely needs the piss taken out of it on a regular basis. It’s a mockery of the pretensions of popular music.

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