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Post by Throwback on May 4, 2013 8:42:37 GMT -5
How well are they known outside of Canada?
These are probably their two most famous songs.
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Post by Brood Lone Wolf Funker on May 4, 2013 9:42:35 GMT -5
I was hoping it would have been about the cartoon series or the video game. I only know of their one song and the parody Weird Al did
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2013 10:04:19 GMT -5
All I really enjoyed from them was that it was one of Magic Voice's "punishments" to Crow and Tom Servo about taking Mike for granted.
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Post by Spider2024 on May 4, 2013 10:32:11 GMT -5
They're pretty much one hit wonders in the U.S. with Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm.
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Post by Fiddleford H. McGucket on May 4, 2013 12:16:43 GMT -5
I liked their Album "God Shuffled His Feet"
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on May 4, 2013 12:42:03 GMT -5
Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm was a pretty big hit in the U.S. Superman's Song was a minor hit. I liked those songs as well as their cover of The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead.
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Post by DiBiase is Good on May 4, 2013 13:07:11 GMT -5
Mmm mmm mmm mmm was a big hit here in the UK, it got to #2. Afternoons and Coffeespoons and Peter Pumpkinhead were minor hits and that was about it.
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Post by Juice on May 4, 2013 16:16:59 GMT -5
They are featured on many a compilations albums
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Post by Throwback on May 4, 2013 20:32:19 GMT -5
Afternoons and Coffeespoons and Peter Pumpkinhead Those were the other two songs I was gonna mention but wasn't sure how well known they were. Peter Pumpkinhead is on the dumb and dumber soundtrack but wasn't sure if anyone knew it was them. |
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Post by "I'm Batman..." on May 4, 2013 23:44:29 GMT -5
They are still around?
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Post by stinger on May 4, 2013 23:51:23 GMT -5
They are a good example, I think, of a Weird Al parody having more staying power than the original song. Which is saying something since the parody is nothing but references to early 90's news stories.
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Post by Throwback on May 5, 2013 7:56:54 GMT -5
Interesting trivia. The Lead singer of Crash Test Dummies used to play with Chris Jericho back in the day.
Also, I'm glad someone brought up the Weird Al parody. I have a question about the verses of that song.
1st verse - Went to Singapore with spray paint, Cane marks on bottom from when the Warden hit him so hard.
2st verse - Figure skater say a girl who was better, paid guy to hit her in the kneecap.
3rd verse - Angry wife cuts off wiener, Mr Happy is missing
The second and third verses are obviously Tonya Harding and Alana Bobbit. But what's the first verse about? I don't remember.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on May 5, 2013 13:25:38 GMT -5
Interesting trivia. The Lead singer of Crash Test Dummies used to play with Chris Jericho back in the day. Also, I'm glad someone brought up the Weird Al parody. I have a question about the verses of that song. 1st verse - Went to Singapore with spray paint, Cane marks on bottom from when the Warden hit him so hard. 2st verse - Figure skater say a girl who was better, paid guy to hit her in the kneecap. 3rd verse - Angry wife cuts off wiener, Mr Happy is missing The second and third verses are obviously Tonya Harding and Alana Bobbit. But what's the first verse about? I don't remember. There was an American teenager named Michael Fay who went to live in Singapore with his mother. He was caught on a vandalism spree and his punishment included six strikes with a cane. The U.S. lobbied Singapore not to cane him. They reduced the strikes to four instead of six. This ordeal became a big media story for a time in the U.S. Also, it has a wrestling connection! This inspired the angle where Sandman used a Singapore cane on Tommy Dreamer and it became Sandman's signature weapon and later a staple of ECW. |
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Post by Throwback on May 5, 2013 21:38:26 GMT -5
Interesting trivia. The Lead singer of Crash Test Dummies used to play with Chris Jericho back in the day. Also, I'm glad someone brought up the Weird Al parody. I have a question about the verses of that song. 1st verse - Went to Singapore with spray paint, Cane marks on bottom from when the Warden hit him so hard. 2st verse - Figure skater say a girl who was better, paid guy to hit her in the kneecap. 3rd verse - Angry wife cuts off wiener, Mr Happy is missing The second and third verses are obviously Tonya Harding and Alana Bobbit. But what's the first verse about? I don't remember. There was an Americann teenager named Michael Fay who went to live in Singapore with his mother. He was caught on a vandalism spree and his punishment included six strikes with a cane. The U.S. lobbied Singapore not to cane him. They reduced the strikes to four instead of six. This ordeal became a big media story for a time in the U.S. Also, it has a wrestling connection! This inspired the angle where Sandman used a Singapore cane on Tommy Dreamer and it became Sandman's signature weapon and later a staple of ECW. After looking it up. I'd have to say that the episode of Simpsons where Bart get's booted in Australia has to be influenced by this story. |
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Post by Wolf Hawkfield no1 NZ poster on May 5, 2013 21:50:51 GMT -5
There was an Americann teenager named Michael Fay who went to live in Singapore with his mother. He was caught on a vandalism spree and his punishment included six strikes with a cane. The U.S. lobbied Singapore not to cane him. They reduced the strikes to four instead of six. This ordeal became a big media story for a time in the U.S. Also, it has a wrestling connection! This inspired the angle where Sandman used a Singapore cane on Tommy Dreamer and it became Sandman's signature weapon and later a staple of ECW. After looking it up. I'd have to say that the episode of Simpsons where Bart get's booted in Australia has to be influenced by this story. It is and I was living in Singapore at time and a lot of locals were pissed that he only got four strikes instead of six. |
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Post by Throwback on May 5, 2013 22:30:09 GMT -5
After looking it up. I'd have to say that the episode of Simpsons where Bart get's booted in Australia has to be influenced by this story. It is and I was living in Singapore at time and a lot of locals were pissed that he only got four strikes instead of six. really though. what's two extra strikes? |
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Post by Wolf Hawkfield no1 NZ poster on May 5, 2013 22:37:52 GMT -5
It is and I was living in Singapore at time and a lot of locals were pissed that he only got four strikes instead of six. really though. what's two extra strikes? Well I guess that the way they saw it was the government bowing down to the Americans and if this was if this was a local kid he would of just had to take the 6 or more strikes and be done with it. Also at the same a 16 year old boy from Hong Kong was arrested and accursed of doing the same and he had to spend 8 months in Jail and got 12 strikes with a cane, no one kicked up a fuss about that one. Though we lived next door to this American couple and their daughter went to school with fay. According to her the guy was a real dick. |
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Post by Glitch on May 5, 2013 22:50:12 GMT -5
Interesting trivia. The Lead singer of Crash Test Dummies used to play with Chris Jericho back in the day. Also, I'm glad someone brought up the Weird Al parody. I have a question about the verses of that song. 1st verse - Went to Singapore with spray paint, Cane marks on bottom from when the Warden hit him so hard. 2st verse - Figure skater say a girl who was better, paid guy to hit her in the kneecap. 3rd verse - Angry wife cuts off wiener, Mr Happy is missing The second and third verses are obviously Tonya Harding and Alana Bobbit. But what's the first verse about? I don't remember. There was an American teenager named Michael Fay who went to live in Singapore with his mother. He was caught on a vandalism spree and his punishment included six strikes with a cane. The U.S. lobbied Singapore not to cane him. They reduced the strikes to four instead of six. This ordeal became a big media story for a time in the U.S. Also, it has a wrestling connection! This inspired the angle where Sandman used a Singapore cane on Tommy Dreamer and it became Sandman's signature weapon and later a staple of ECW. I remember during the whole thing,Fay always insisted he was innocent. The funny thing about ecw is that they are using a kendo stick, but still call it a singapore cane. |
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