- The Stripper
"The Stripper" is an
instrumental composed byDavid Rose and recorded in1962 . It evinces ajazz influence with especially prominenttrombone lines, and evokes the feel of music used to accompanystriptease artists.The piece features in the films "Slap Shot", "Used Cars", "
The Full Monty " and "" as well as TV series "Monty Python's Flying Circus ", "Coupling", "Little Britain ", "Are You Being Served? " and "Scrubs". It was also famously used in a parody by British comedy duoMorecambe and Wise , where they danced to the tune while making breakfast.A famous
Noxzema shave-cream advertising campaign developed by the William Esty Advertising Agency used the piece as background music for a television commercial that featured Swedish modelGunilla Knudson telling men to "“Take it off! Take it all off!”". Cut to closeups of the faces of men shaving with safety razors, the razor strokes coinciding with the emphatic parts of the tune.The song reached number one on
Billboard magazine 's Pop Singles and Adult Contemporary charts in1962 .The late professional wrestler,
Rick Rude , utilized this as his theme song.External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0461758/ Gunilla Knudson's page on IMDb.com]
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