{"id":118350,"date":"2025-08-04T14:08:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T14:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/118350\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T14:08:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T14:08:10","slug":"devo-members-recall-mick-jaggers-enthusiastic-reaction-to-hearing-their-quirky-cover-of-the-rolling-stones-satisfaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/118350\/","title":{"rendered":"Devo Members Recall Mick Jagger\u2019s Enthusiastic Reaction to Hearing Their Quirky Cover of The Rolling Stones\u2019 \u201cSatisfaction\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Devo<\/a> first began getting wide attention around 1978 thanks in large part to the band\u2019s quirky, kinetic cover of the classic Rolling Stones<\/a> song \u201c(I Can\u2019t Get No) Satisfaction.\u201d The tune appeared on the New Wave group\u2019s 1978 debut album, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!<\/p>\n

Devo recently launched a video series called Devolutionary Times featuring the group\u2019s core members Mark Mothersbaugh, Gerald Casale, and Bob Mothersbaugh answering fans\u2019 questions while reflecting on highlights of their long history. In the second episode<\/a>, which premiered recently, the Devo bandmates were asked if they ever got any feedback from Mick Jagger<\/a> or Keith Richards about their \u201camazing cover of \u2018Satisfaction,\u2019\u201d and they had quite a story to tell.<\/p>\n

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All three Devo members confirmed that they had indeed gotten some Rolling Stones feedback about the cover. Casale then explained that after the band recorded \u201cSatisfaction,\u201d the group\u2019s respective U.S. and U.K. record labels, Warner Bros. and Virgin, \u201cweren\u2019t going to let us put that song on the record \u2019cause intellectual property was taken very seriously then, and they considered what we did, quote, a parody.\u201d<\/p>\n

Casale noted that in order to release a song that\u2019s considered a parody, an artist must get permission from the composer. Gerald recalled that he and Mark had to fly to New York City to meet with Jagger and secure his permission.<\/p>\n

How the Meeting with Jagger Went<\/p>\n

Casale shared that he and Mothersbaugh met with Jagger at then-Rolling Stones manager Peter Rudge\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

\u201c[It was] a cold winter day in March, a rainy cold winter day,\u201d Casale recalled. \u201cAnd [we] had to play off of a cassette on a boom box our mix of \u2018Satisfaction\u2019 for Mick. And of course \u2026 we were very, very nervous. And, you know, the circumstances were funny.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mark Mothersbaugh then piped in.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah \u2026 we met him,\u201d he said. \u201cI mean \u2026 we were just a bunch of \u2026 spud boys from Ohio, \u2026 so the idea of, like, Mick Jagger walking into the same room we were in, just that alone was, like, overwhelming. And yeah, we put the song on, and it \u2026 didn\u2019t even feel like it was real. It didn\u2019t feel like it was real at all. And then, he jumped up and started dancing around the room, doing his dance. He liked the song.\u201d<\/p>\n

Casale also remembered how Jagger reacted.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe goes, \u2018I like it! I like it!\u2019\u201d Gerald said. And \u2026 we had big smiles on our face, like, \u2018Oh, we\u2019re not worthy.\u2019 But, you know, all the tension in the room went away, and it was a success, and we were gonna be able to put it on the record. And we were elated, and we flew back to Los Angeles.\u201d<\/p>\n

Devo\u2019s Manager Told Them Some Deflating Information After the Meeting<\/p>\n

Casale then explained that after he and Mothersbaugh returned to L.A., they excitedly told their own new manager, the famed Elliot Roberts, about the successful meeting with Jagger. According to Gerald, Roberts, who was the longtime manager of Neil Young and Joni Mitchell, quickly put a bit of a damper on the Devo members\u2019 euphoric mood.<\/p>\n

\u201c[Elliot] goes, \u2018Yeah, yeah. I know all about it. Peter Rudge called me,\u2019\u201d Casale remembered. \u201cHe goes, \u2018Listen, before you guys ever got there, I told Peter to tell Mick to say he liked it, \u2019cause you guys are gonna make him a s\u2014 ton of money, \u2019cause they retain all the publishing on the song.\u2019 So, he kind of like, you know, schooled us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mothersbaugh then commented, \u201cHe definitely took the air out of the tires for us. So, we don\u2019t know if he was telling the truth or not, but \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Casale then jumped in and said, \u201cThe more I look back on it, the more I think it was true. It was our introduction to how things really worked in Hollywood.\u201d<\/p>\n

More About Devo\u2019s Cover of \u201cSatisfaction\u201d<\/p>\n

Devo\u2019s rendition of \u201cSatisfaction\u201d wasn\u2019t a huge hit, although it did reach No. 41 on the U.K. singles chart. It also certainly got tongues wagging about the eccentric rockers when they performed the classic tune on Saturday Night Live in October 1978.<\/p>\n

Devo\u2019s 2025 Tour Plans<\/p>\n

Devo recently announced plans for an 11-date fall North American co-headlining trek with The B-52s dubbed the Cosmic De-Evolution Tour. The outing kicks off September 24 in Toronto and is plotted out through a November 2 concert The Woodlands, Texas. New Wave singer Lene Lovich will serve as the opening act at all shows. The joint concerts are part of and Devo\u2019s and The B-52s\u2019 respective ongoing farewell tours.<\/p>\n

Devo\u2019s next performance will be as an opening act for My Chemical Romance on August 29 at Chicago\u2019s Soldier Field.<\/p>\n

Devo also has some festivals and headlining shows on its 2025 itinerary. The band will play the Shaky Knees festival in Atlanta on September 21, and the Ocean Calling festival on September 28 in Ocean City, Maryland.<\/p>\n

The group also have headlining dates lined up on November 13 in Denver and November 15 in St. Paul, Minnesota.<\/p>\n

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