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This is hilarious!!

http://www.disco80.ru/index.php?an=vid_view80&uid=26007

[Bobber]

We Dutch are well known for our great sense of humour!  

Found this on wiki:

Stars on 45 (known in some countries as Starsound) were a Dutch novelty pop act that was briefly very popular in the UK, Europe and the U.S. in the very early 1980s. The band, which consisted solely of studio session musicians under the direction of Jaap Eggermont, formerly of Golden Earring, popularised the medley, by recreating hit songs as faithfully as possible and stringing them together, with a common tempo and relentless underlying drum track. The point was to provide a danceable disco record which used familiar tunes.
Eggermont originally created the "Stars on 45" concept after hearing a bootleg 12-inch dance record called "Let's Do It In the 80's" and credited to the band Passion. The record actually used original recordings of songs by the Beatles, the Buggles, the Archies and Madness, and used a segment of "Venus," a recording by Shocking Blue, for which Eggermont held a copyright. With the bootleg recording circulating in dance clubs, Eggermont decided to create a licensed version of the medley by using soundalike artists to replicate the original hits.
The Beatles soundalikes were established Dutch singers. John Lennon's parts were sung by Bas Muys of the group Smile. The other two singers were the famous Sandy Coast frontman Hans Vermeulen and Okkie Huysdens who worked with Vermeulen in Rainbow Train.
Apart from the recreated songs, an original chorus and hook was added at intervals to help string differing sections together. The first such release, "Stars on 45 Medley", featuring songs from The Beatles, went to Number 1 in the US, and Number 2 in the UK, and several follow up records did well too. Another album followed, featuring medleys using the songs of ABBA, a #2 hit in the UK and Motown,US #55. A third album featured medleys of The Rolling Stones and Stevie Wonder. The single "Stars on 45 III A Tribute to Stevie Wonder", peaked at US# 28 in 1982.
There was a touring company also called Stars on 45 that promoted their albums (although not using the same studio session musicians as on the record).
In 1982, there was a staged musical show at the Huntington Hartford Theater in Hollywood, CA and a video of that show was released in 1983 by MCA Home Video. The '45' in the title refers to the playback speed of a vinyl record single

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I remember I was very impressed when Stars On 45 came out - Beatles' songs were riding high in the charts and they weren't bad versions either! The video is hilarious though!

[BlueMeanie]

And then there was 'Stars Over 45', by Chaz 'n' Dave. remember?

We're gonna take this, opportunity
To play some old time songs
We got a lap-trap on the off-beat
And a bass drum on the on
Stars over 45, we're gonna keep those songs alive
Those boys deserve some credit, don't forget it
Hit it, hit it

I go window cleaning, to earn an honest bob
For a nosey parker, it's an interesting job
It's a job that just suits me, a window cleaner you would be
If you could see what I can see
When I'm cleaning windows
In my profession I work hard but I never stop
I climb this blinkin' ladder 'til I get right to the top
Honey mooning couples too
You should see them bill and clue
You'd be suprised at the things they do
When I'm cleaming windows

One, two, three, four, get your bodies on the floor
Five, six, seven, eight, get out of it before it's too late
Here's a little tune I like myself
Very nice, very nice

Any old iron, any old iron
Any any any old iron
You look sweet, talk about a treat
Your lookin' dapper from your napper to your feet
Dressed in style, brand new tile
Your fathers old green tie on
But wouldn't giver you tuppence for your old watch back
Old iron, old iron

Run rabbit, run rabbit, run, run, run
Don't give the farmer his fun, fun, fun
He'll get by, without his rabbit pie
So run rabbit, run rabbit, run, run, run
Run rabbit, run rabbit, run, run, run
Don't give the farmer his fun, fun, fun
Bang, bang, bang, bang goes the farmer's gun
So run rabbit, run rabbit, run, run, run

I know a fat old policeman, who's always on the beat
A fat and jolly red faced man he really is a treat
He's too kind for a policeman, he's never known to frown
And everybody says that he's the happiest man in town
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
So if you chance to meet him, while walking round the town
Just shake him by his fat old hand and give him half a crown
His eyes will beam and sparkle and gurgle with delight
And then you'll start him laughing, until he cracks his sides
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

Oh my what a rotten song
What a rotten song, what a rotten song
Oh my what a rotten song
And what a rotten singer too

Run rabbit, run rabbit give him half a crown
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha knees up mother brown
Bang, bang, bang, bang goes the farmer's gun
Any old iron, any old iron, when I'm cleaning windows
Run rabbit, run rabbit give him half a crown
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha knees up mother brown
Bang, bang, bang, bang goes the farmer's gun
Any old iron, any old iron, when I'm cleaning windows
Run rabbit, run rabbit, give it to the girl nextdoor...

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And then there was 'Stars Over 45', by Chaz 'n' Dave. remember?

Oh God yeah!!! Thanks for reminding me!!! LOL

[BlueMeanie]

Oh God yeah!!! Thanks for reminding me!!! LOL

You're welcome!!