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performs an enthusiastic but apparently under-rehearsed routine around him. This skit originally appeared in a 1975 edition of
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under the pseudonym "Apollo C. Vermouth". The B-side was written by
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as the dancer, and was more famously revived in the 1982 film
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performed an extremely fast version (1:07 long) for a 1989
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Single
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
Tadpoles
B-side
Studio
Trident Studios
Genre
Comedy rock
psychedelic pop
Label
Liberty Records
Imperial Records
Songwriter(s)
Neil Innes
Producer(s)
Paul McCartney
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band

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