(This is a followup to my earlier post, Devo Sues McDonalds. Read there to get up to speed on the case.)
A couple people asked me what I thought of the second half of Devo’s argument, that the McDonalds toy plays a Devo-esque song. A few in more devout Devo circles (see what I did there?) claim the song the toy plays is a lot like the theme Devo did for the movie Dr. Detroit. Here are the clips. You be the judge.
Devo – Dr. Detroit:
The McDonald’s toy “New Wave Nigel” (thanks to Club Devo for the clip)
doneI’m not a court musicologist, but I’d say Devo better stick to their other arguments.
Hi,
Being a fan of DEVO (my son’s middle name is Devo), I can see where DEVO could argue that it is a “sped up” version of their song. I think they would have a good case. For them to go up against such an “American Icon” is also a great thing. Godd Luck DEVO!
Comment by Bj Abadam — 4 April 2009 @ 11:06 pm |