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Black Lace also recorded an [[x-rated]] version of the song entitled "Have a Screw," but did not release this version as a [[Single (music)|single]]. |
Black Lace also recorded an [[x-rated]] version of the song entitled "Have a Screw," but did not release this version as a [[Single (music)|single]]. |
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The [[Australia|Australian]] [[satirical]] [[TV Show]] [[CNNNN]] ran a fake [[Advertising campaign|cross-promotion]] for "Agadoo: The Musical." |
The [[Australia|Australian]] [[satirical]] [[TV Show]] [[CNNNN]] ran a fake [[Advertising campaign|cross-promotion]] for "Agadoo: The Musical." |
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''"The story begins on the [[magical]] [[island]] of Agadoo, ruled over by King Agadoo XVI. King Agadoo has no sons, only his [[beautiful]] daughter, Princess Doo. However, Princess Doo rejects all offers of [[marriage]] from the island's inhabitants. One day, a ship lands on the island. Aboard the ship is the Prince Aga from far off lands. Aga and Doo fall in love with each other; however, on the eve of their [[wedding]], Doo is [[kidnap]]ped by the evil [[Wizard (fantasy)|wizard]], Aga-Boo. To rescue the Princess Doo, Aga must shake a [[pineapple]] tree. He succeeds, thus mortally wounding Aga-Boo, and Aga and Doo can be married."'' |
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The song was parodied in "[[The Chicken Song]]" by the satirical television programme, ''[[Spitting Image]]''. |
The song was parodied in "[[The Chicken Song]]" by the satirical television programme, ''[[Spitting Image]]''. |
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Revision as of 11:03, 29 January 2008
"Agadoo" was a nonsense song recorded by the band Black Lace in 1984. It was a cover of a European 70's hit called "Agadou". "Agadoo" peaked at number 2 in the UK singles chart and spent 30 weeks in the UK Top 75.
The original song was played in a Derby nightclub, 'Gossips', to which the bar staff made a dance. It proved so popular that when Black Lace performed at the club in 1981, they learnt the dance and recorded their own version. This was verified on Radio Derby in 2006.
Black Lace also recorded an x-rated version of the song entitled "Have a Screw," but did not release this version as a single.
The Australian satirical TV Show CNNNN ran a fake cross-promotion for "Agadoo: The Musical."
The song was parodied in "The Chicken Song" by the satirical television programme, Spitting Image.
In 1974, Patrick Zabé released Agadou in French.
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