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"Ding Dong Song" 
Single by Günther from the album Pleasureman Released 2004 Genre Eurodance Length 4:08 "Ding Dong Song" is a song by Swedish pop singer Günther, featuring The Sunshine Girls. The song, originally released in 1984 as Tralala by Dutch band Phil & Company, was released in 2004 on Günther's debut album, Pleasureman.[1][2] The song was No. 1 for three weeks on the Swedish music charts.[3]
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Background and recording
Günther's version is sung in English, though with a heavy German accent. The song is a parody of Eurodance genres and notably from the German 1980s.[3]
The song has also gained widespread popularity on YouTube. One of the most popular fan-made videos consists of American servicemen in Iraq performing a variety of dances to the song. Along with YouTube-users in front of their computers lip-synching, and edited parodies.
Composition and lyrics
The song's popularity is largely due to its euphemistic chorus: "Ooohh, you touch my tra la la... Mmmmm, My ding ding dong."
References
- ^ The Dutch Nationaal Pop Instituut on Phil (sic) & Company
- ^ The 1984 record's entry in the Discogs database
- ^ a b Gustafsson, Cecilia (18 March 2004) (in Swedish), Tysk kärleksprofet bakom säljande diskobuskis, http://sydsvenskan.se/kultur-och-nojen/article62328.ece, retrieved 20 March 2009
External links
Categories:- 2004 singles
- Internet memes
- Günther songs
- Number-one singles in Sweden
- Pop song stubs
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