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Who covered The Clapping Song originally sung by Shirley Ellis?

Who covered the song Mad World in 2004?

Which football team did Rod Stewart trial for?

― Teresa Diane Perry, Monday, 7 November 2005 17:52 (twenty years ago)

Clapping Song has been covered several times, but Belle Stars is the one that springs to mind.

― Daniel Peterson (polkaholic), Monday, 7 November 2005 17:55 (twenty years ago)

Bob Seger
Miami Sound Machine
Gary Jules

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Monday, 7 November 2005 17:57 (twenty years ago)

google is your friend

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=mozclient&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&q=%22the+clapping+song%22

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=mozclient&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&q=%22mad+world%22+2004

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=mozclient&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&q=rod+stewart+football+trials

― koogs (koogs), Monday, 7 November 2005 18:05 (twenty years ago)

Pia Zadora's "Clapping Song" cover is the most well-known over here, I think.

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Monday, 7 November 2005 18:48 (twenty years ago)

The answer to the Rod Stewart question is Brentford (I think).

― avery keen-gardner (avery keen-gardner), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 02:20 (twenty years ago)

what, are you cheating at a pub quiz night?

― gold buck teef (mookie wilson), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 04:55 (twenty years ago)

Also, nobody did "Mad World" in 2004. Alex Parks did it in 2003, and Michael Andrews/Gary Jules' version first appeared long before that.

― edward o (edwardo), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 05:02 (twenty years ago)

(Stupid quiz compilers - GET ONE ACCURACY)

― edward o (edwardo), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 05:03 (twenty years ago)

madworld by the firemaster , vocals by black steel - festival records - australia.1997.

― retrogurl, Tuesday, 8 November 2005 06:05 (twenty years ago)

Brentford F.C. indeed. Used to work 500 yards from the ground. Never saw Rod, though. (It was at least 30 years later...)

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 8 November 2005 09:27 (twenty years ago)

Huh, I thought it woulda been Celtic United - they're in his heart, they're in his soul, after all. But I'm one of those North American ignoramuses who refers to the sport as "soccer", so what do I know? ("Football" being a sport that I hate equally in both its Canadian AND American varieties.)

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Wednesday, 9 November 2005 08:43 (twenty years ago)

edward o, so wrong. so wrong. at least be right when you try to make fun of someone else. 'mad world': the snowdrops (with one ms pam berry), 7" single 2004 (matinee recordings, 029).

― Dan Gr (certain), Wednesday, 9 November 2005 15:14 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, Donie Darko was at least a couple years old by then, right?

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 9 November 2005 15:17 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, but the single was a hit in the UK in 2004, which is what quiz compilers usually go for, innit?

― ailsa (ailsa), Wednesday, 9 November 2005 15:18 (twenty years ago)

The Gary Jules Mad World was the 2003 Christmas number one, i.e. it was released the week before Christmas in 2003, after having been a radio staple for months previously. Never heard the one Dan Gr mentions, possibly obscurantism wins the day, apparently.

― edward o (edwardo), Wednesday, 9 November 2005 20:46 (twenty years ago)

There also seems to have been a cheesy dance version released by Impact in 2004 which seems to have charted just inside the top... 150. Ho!

― edward o (edwardo), Wednesday, 9 November 2005 20:52 (twenty years ago)

Myonga, Rod sings: "You're Celtic, United". I've always assumed he's referring to two different football teams: (Glasgow) Celtic and (Manchester) United. I'm sure you could care less, but maybe this tidbit will come in useful one day.

― The Marquis of Cauliflower (noodle vague), Wednesday, 9 November 2005 21:00 (twenty years ago)

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