The joke will be lost on those who can't understand Dutch, but this song is as ridiculous as the title sounds: 'O Supermarkt' ('O Supermarket') is a parody of the Laurie Anderson song '
O Superman'. While that is a truly magnificent song, it is almost too easy to make fun of the repeating 'ah ah ah' sound in it.In this parody, Rudolf the Robot goes into the supermarket to search for chicken soup. Of course it is hard to find, like anything in any supermarket. And then of course the battery runs low... To fully appreciate the joke, you'll have to learn Dutch.
I knew about this song almost immediately after it came out, but never came across a cheap enough copy. Until yesterday.
My collection: 7" single no. 5976
Found: Top 2000 café, Circus, Den Haag
Cost: 2 euro
Tracks: '
O Supermarkt' / '
Mag ik even uw aandacht?'
I don't get the joke. Not in the original nor in the parody.
ReplyDeleteThis is one of the may brilliant, hilarious songs from the guys of Rubberen Robbie, formerly known as Catapult, Surfers etc.
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