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and "Giddy Up a Ding Dong" became their first Mercury release, and was featured in the film. The song was not a hit in the United States, but did achieve popularity in Australia, France and the UK, where it climbed to number four on the
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performed a unique version of the song during their 1958 European tour that used different lyrics referring to popular
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recorded a comedic version of the song which added a verse about the song's horse-rider encountering a romantic rival.
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and his friend Pep Lattanzi, but was not recorded until three years later after the group had signed to
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song which rose to prominence in 1956, when it was featured in the film
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stars of the day (a performance of this version recorded at the
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Sam Katzman
UK Singles Chart
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Colin Hicks
Ray Ellington
Bill Haley & His Comets
cowboy-film
Paris Olympia
Big Beat Records
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

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