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However the sight of these five men jumping up and down in unison on stage strikes you, there's no doubt that Devo has created one unique masterpiece--the de-evolution anthem, "Jocko Homo." The song opens with three chords on a standard electric guitar followed by a rising four-note sequence on some sort of synthesizer or Eno-treated guitar. This elusive rhythm continues throughout the song, as lead singer Mark Casale breaks out in a contorted voice with the de-evolutionary creed...
...chosen souvenirs of the high '60s; roadies dressed as the Jawas from Star Wars, complete with monks' cowls and eyes flashing like Evereadys, take matters up to the minute. Young sings several of his unreleased songs. Two of them-a rock-'n'-roll anthem called Out of the Blue and into the Black ("The king is gone but he's not forgotten/ This is a song about Johnny Rotten") and a long, spooky tune called Powderfinger - are among the best things he has done. But Young is not immune to the coyness and irresolution that...
Despite these grievances against their giant neighbors to the north and south, Andorrans are unlikely to seek complete independence as they enter their 8th century as subjects of the co-Princes. Said one Andorran shopkeeper last week: "It's as it says in our national anthem: 'Faithful and free I wish to live, with my Princes as my protectors...
Since the 1975 Communist takeover transformed Cambodia into Democratic Kampuchea, the prophecy of the new national anthem has been amply borne out. A series of political purges and a disastrous mass resettlement policy, combined with a nine-month-old border war with Viet Nam, have splattered, indeed drenched the country with blood...
...illness. "The only emotional outlet in Cambodia is thinking about escape," he said. "Sometimes a change of environment can cure such problems, but I'm afraid most of our people have been permanently damaged." Which is another way of saying that Kampuchea's national song is no longer an anthem, but a dirge...