From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cartoons (band)
Cartoons (band)
Cartoons leased from it including "Diddley Dee," "Big Coconuts,"
and a reworked cover of Les Humphries Singers’ "Mama
Also known as Cartoons DK Loo." [2]
Origin Denmark Cartoons rounded out their success with a greatest
hits album composed of previous tracks from their two
Genres Glam, pop, bubblegum pop, eurodance
albums as well as three new tracks.
Years active 1996–present
Labels FLEX Records (1996 - 1999) Discography
EMI Denmark (2000 - present)
Website www.cartoons.dk Albums
Members • 1998: Toonage
• 1999: More Toonage
Toonie (Martin Østengaard) • 2000: Toontastic!
Sponge (Jesper Dukholt)
• 2005: Greatest Toons!
Shooter (Erling Jensen)
Buzz (Dave Stevens, b. UK)
Puddy (Natasja Skov) Singles
Boop (Karina Jensen) • 1998: "Witch Doctor" #2 UK
• 1998: "Doodah!" #7 UK
Cartoons,
Cartoons also known as Cartoons DK are a technobil- • 1999: "Aisy Waisy" #16 UK
ly/glam pop band from Denmark, best known for their • 2000: "Mama-Loo"
1998 Eurodance cover of the 1958 novelty song, "Witch • 2001: "Big Coconuts"
Doctor" by Ross Bagdasarian, as well as for their out- • 2005: "Diddley-Dee"
landish plastic costumes and wigs used in live perfor- • 2006: "Witch Doctor (Giant Toons Mix)"[1][3]
mances as caricatures of 1950s American rock and roll
stars. Many of their hits are Europop covers of old rocka- Compilation albums
billy hits.
The band has so far sold over 2 million albums,[citation • Grænseløs Greatest (1999)
needed] making them one of the most successful Danish
pop bands ever.[citation needed] They have also been nom- References
inated for Danish Grammys according to their official
[1] ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums
website.
(19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records
The sextet, who use the stage names Toonie, Sponge,
Limited. p. 96. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
Shooter, Buzz, Puddy, and Boop, were first signed to FLEX
[2] http://www.eurodanceusa.com/artists/
Records, moving later to EMI Denmark.
cartoons.htm
Their most notable single to date is "Witch Doctor",
[3] Song "Witch Doctor (Giant Toons Mix)" in
which reached number two in the UK Singles Chart;[1]
YouTube. Certain cuts of this song were used in
with its combination of the original’s "ooh-ee-ooh-aah-
DDR MAX 1 or Dance Dance Revolution, sixth mix.
aah" chorus (although lacking that record’s double-speed
playback of the chorus), driving dance beat and occasion-
al guitar breaks. External links
They had further success in the UK with the Top 10
• Profile of The Cartoons at eurodanceusa.com
hit, "Doodah!" (a version of the American folk song
• Cartoons at Bubblegum Dancer
"Camptown Races"); the Top 20 hit "Aisy Waisy", which
was performed on Jim Davidson’s Generation Game; and a
Top 20 debut album, Toonage.
Their second album, Toontastic! did not match the suc-
cess of its predecessor but several notable hits were re-
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