Cartoons (band) 5495336 225441567 2008-07-13T18:38:54Z 80.167.110.181 <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Cartoonsimageforsite.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The Cartoons|{{deletable image-caption|1=Saturday, 8 March 2008}}]] --> '''Cartoons''' are a "technobilly/glam" pop band from [[Denmark]] best known for their 1999 [[Eurodance]] cover of the 1958 novelty song, ''[[Witch Doctor (song)|Witch Doctor]]'' by [[Ross Bagdasarian]] as well as for their outlandish plastic costumes and wigs used in live performances as caricatures of 1950s American rock and roll stars. Many of their hits are [[Europop]] covers of old [[rockabilly]] hits. The band have so far sold over 2 million copies{{fact|date=February 2008}}, making them one of the most successful Danish pop bands ever{{fact|date=February 2008}}. They have also been nominated for Danish Grammys according to their official website. The sextet, who use the stage names '''Toonie''', '''Sponge''', '''Shooter''', '''Buzz''', '''Puddy''' and '''Boop''' were first signed to [[Flex Records]], moving later to [[EMI]] Denmark. Their most notable [[Single (music)|single]] to date is 1999's ''Witch Doctor'', reaching number two in the UK with its combination of the original's "ooh-ee-ooh-aah-aah" chorus (although lacking that record's double-speed playback of the chorus), driving dance beat and occasional [[guitar]] breaks, hence the term "technobilly." They had further success in the UK with the Top 10 hit ''Doodah!'' (a version of the [[United States|American]] [[Folk music|folk song]] ''[[Camptown Races]]'' from the 1850s), the top 20 hit ''Aisy Waisy'', which was performed on [[Jim Davidson]]'s [[Generation Game]], and had a top 20 debut album, ''Toonage''. ==Discography== ===Albums=== *''Toonage'' - 1999 Witch Doctor - Doodah - Hold me - Ramalama Daisy - Yoko - Who Put The Bomb - De Do Do Do De Da Da - Let's Go Childish - Aisy Waisy - Listen To My Heart - *''More Toonage'' - 1999 *''Toontastic'' - 2000 *''Greatest Toons'' - 2005 ===Singles=== *''WITCH DOCTOR'' *''DAY OH(EKKOSANGEN)'' *''DOODAH!'' *''AISY WAISY'' *''DIDDLEY-DEE'' *''LET'S GO CHILDISH'' *''MAMA-LOO'' *''YOKO'' *''BIG COCONUTS'' *''THE X-MAS SINGLE'' *''DK TO THE MOON'' ==External links and references== *[http://www.cartoons.dk Official site] *[http://www.eurodanceusa.com/artists/cartoons.htm Profile of The Cartoons at eurodanceusa.com] *[http://www.bubblegumdancer.com/artists/cartoons.htm Cartoons at Bubblegum Dancer] {{Denmark-band-stub|Cartoons, The}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cartoons, The}} [[Category:Danish pop music groups]] [[da:Cartoons]] [[es:Cartoons]] [[it:Cartoons (gruppo musicale)]] [[nl:Cartoons]] [[sv:The Cartoons]]