This from New Zealand:
Devo – the seminal new wave band who are still an active touring act – are suing McDonalds over the fast food chain’s Happy Meal toy that’s characterized by an extraordinary likeness to the costumed Devo and their trademarked and copyrighted “energy dome” (the Devo red hat.) The story and photo of the figurine can be found here, and Devo’s brilliantly titled response “Are We McDevo?” here.
To further complicate things, the toy was created for an American Idol promotion, and someone at McDonalds Corp even went so far as to make a song that blatantly rips off the Devo ouevre, which is really saying something about the Devo ouevre. Devo is about as far from American Idol as a pop band can get – can you imagine the condescening comments from the Idol’s three judges if a Devoesque singer were to come to the auditions?
Devo singer, breathless and nerdy: Well, uh, what’d ya think?
Cowell: I didn’t get it. You’re such a nerd. And you’re voice is so… whiny.
Jackson: Dawg, I wasn’t feeling it. Too herky-jerky.
Adbul: Glraggsg ashgs.
Can’t get me no/satisfaction indeed
Filed under: music | Tagged: american idol, devo, mcdonalds
