Scrappy2

It's bugging me & everyone else at work - any musos out there know?

Steve Perriam

u mean that stupid song from the early / mid 80's ?

italian wasn't he - Joe Dolce (sp)

remember seeing it on TOTP !

Scrappy2

ah that's the fella - nice one - Gotta go find an mp3 now to really annoy everyone at work!

Thanks

fast bloke

Billy Connolly also did a (non totp) version

Dave P

as did Jasper carrot

philc

gotta feeling that the singer was an Australian of Italian origin?

BarryK

Philc is correct, he was indeed a leather handbag.

Incidentally, this is the song which kept Ultravox's "Vienna" from the number one spot at the time.

Steve Perriam

bazza, u r a wonder m8

bet u amaze them all down the pub with little snippets of info like this

so what was the year ?

druddle

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Steve Perriam:
<B>bazza, u r a wonder m8

bet u amaze them all down the pub with little snippets of info like this

so what was the year ?[/quote]

it was feb or march 1981. pop pickers.

salsa-king

Joe Dolce Music Threate,
US, Male Vocalist.
no.1 in
7th Feb 1981

10weeks in the charts! lol

tnx to the Guiness British Hit Singles book!

does that help?


Phil

Luke

"After three everyone"!!

philc

American? Joe Dolce is American ????

Just had to find out ......

Luke

It was the "Stranglers"

Mike Oldfield did a remix

Scrappy2

When I was a boy, just about-a eighth-a grade, mama used to say, don't-a stay out late, with the bad-a boys, always shoot-a pool, gonna flunk-a school.


Boy, it make-a me sick, all the things I gotta do. can't-a getta no kicks, always gotta follow rules, boy, it make-a me sick, just-a make a lousy bucks, I gotta feel like a fool. (and mama used to say)


(chorus )
What'sa matta you, hey,
Gotta no respect, whatta you think you do,
Why you looka so sad? It's-a not so bad, it's-a nice-a place, Ah, Shaddap You Face.


(verse)
Soon-a come-a day, gonna be-a big-a star, Gonna make a movies, buy a nice-a car, but still-a be myself, I'm-a never change a thing, always dance and sing. ('cause I remember mama used to say


(chorus)
What'sa matta you, hey, Gotta no respect, whatta you think you do, Why you looka so sad? It's-a not so bad, it's-a nice-a place,
Ah, Shaddap You Face.


(talking section)
"Hello, everybody, that's out there in radio and television land. Did you know I had a bit hit song in Italy with this: 'Shaddap You Face'? I sing this song and all my fans applaud, they clap their hands, that make me feel so good. You ought to learn this song, It's really simple - I sing: 'Whatsa Matta You?" You sing: 'Hey!", you sing the rest and at the end, we can all sing 'Ah, shaddap You Face!' Ok Let's try it, really big - Uno, Duo, Tre, Quatro:"


(chorus)
What'sa matta you, hey,
Gotta no respect, whatta you think you do,
Why you looka so sad? It's-a not so bad, it's-a nice-a place, Ah, Shaddap You Face.


(repeat as many times as possible!!!)

Still looking for an mp3....


[This message has been edited by Scrappy2 (edited 16 August 2001).]

Steve Perriam

i think its time BlowDog took owership of this thread.................