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| Length = | Label = Warner Bros. Virgin | Producer = | Last album = ''Duty Now for the Future'' (1979) | This album = ''Freedom of Choice'' (1980) | Next album = ''DEV-O Live'' (1981) | Misc = }} ''Freedom of Choice'' is the third album by new wave musicians Devo, released on May 16, 1980 on LP and July 7, 1987 on CD. It saw the band moving in more of an overt synthpop direction, even though guitars still played a prominent role. The album was co-produced by Robert Margouleff, famous for his synthesizer work in Tonto's Expanding Head Band and with Stevie Wonder. It contains Devo's biggest hit song, "Whip It." According to the band's commentary on the ''The Complete Truth About De-Evolution'' DVD, the lyrics of "Whip It" began as a tongue-in-cheek anthem for then-president Jimmy Carter. The lyrics were also inspired by Norman Vincent Peale's 1952 book ''The Power of Positive Thinking'' and the "can do philosophy" espoused within. Devo bassist and co-songwriter Jerry Casale also told Songfacts that the lyrics were written by him "as an imitation of Thomas Pynchon's parodies in his book ''Gravity's Rainbow''."〔"Whip It". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2009-05-05.〕 "Mr. B's Ballroom" is a lyric re-written version of an earlier relationship-focused song called "Luv & Such," which can be heard on the Rhino Entertainment two-disc rarities collection ''Recombo DNA''. The lyric of "That's Pep!" is an early 20th-century (poem by Grace G. Bostwick ). In 1995, the band recorded a new version of "Girl U Want" for the film ''Tank Girl''. An entire alternate demo version of ''Freedom of Choice'' was released in 2000 on the compilation album ''Recombo DNA''. This demo version lacks "It's Not Right," "Ton o' Luv," "Don't You Know" and "Freedom of Choice," but it includes demos of the "Whip It" b-side "Turnaround" and three unreleased tracks ("Luv & Such," "Time Bomb" and "Make Me Move").〔(Devo - Recombo DNA )〕 In 2009, another demo surfaced entitled "Red Shark." This was an early version of "It's Not Right" with alternate lyrics and was offered as a download-only track for fans who purchased tickets to the ''Freedom of Choice'' album concerts.〔(Devo Demo Bundle on Grooveshark )〕 ==Promotional music videos== Devo produced three music videos for the album. "Whip It" was based on a 1962 issue of "Dude" magazine that frontman Mark Mothersbaugh had found in an antique store. The magazine contained a story about a dude ranch where the owner would whip his wife's clothes off. The video also played on the popular misconception that the song was about sadomasochism.〔 "Girl U Want" saw the band performing on a television set in front of a live audience. The colors of the video were heavily saturated. In "Freedom of Choice," the band appeared as aliens. This video also featured professional skateboarders of the day. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Freedom of Choice (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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