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The song 'Shaddap You Face,' was written and performed by Joe Dolce also known as the Joe Dolce Music Theatre, and went to Number 1 on the Australian pop charts in 1980. It subsequently also became a Number 1 hit in over 15 countries, selling over 4 million copies. with new cover versions being recorded every year. It has remained the most successful Australian produced single in Australian music history for 25 years, with sales of over 350,000 copies. It was Australia's first triple platinum recording - by the old count of 100,000 units = platinum, which has now changed to 75,000 units. ( In 2002, 'Shaddap You Face' also overtook country legend, Slim Dusty's 22 year longevity record for 'The Pub With No Beer,' which went to Number 1 in 1957, was Australia's first gold record and only gold 78 rpm record.)

Some of the known cover versions of 'Shaddap You Face':

AUSTRALIA

  • NNR - No Room For Racism: by Joe Dolce w/ Vietnamese comic,Hung Le. One-Nation Protest Version (new lyrics)
  • Aboriginal: Gnarnyarrhe Inmurray Waitarie & Joe Dolce. (Indjubunji language dialect version).
  • Christian cover version: Mrs Liz Luva, for the Clontarf Beach Baptist Church vacation Bible School: (lyrics to original tune.)
  • South Australian Version: Bazz & Bilko, 'Bite Your Bum' (banned from airplay by SA radio stations).
  • Queensland version: Max Bygraves .

OVERSEAS

USA:

  • KRS-ONE - 'Shutupayouface' -hip hop album: SNEAK ATTACK.
  • Lou Monte, album title: 'Shaddap You Face'
  • How Ya Doin' Boys, New York City.

Holland:

  • Dingetje, 'Houtochchekop'. (album has several dialectal variations)

Belgium:

  • De Strangers, 'Agget Mor Fret'.

Germany:

  • Gottlieb Wenehals, 'Mensch Arger Dich Nich'.
  • Party Service Band, 'Wenn Die Buhne Brennt'.
  • Volkmann, ‘Shaddapp You Face’
  • Remixed 'Italo House Mix' mini-disc from original recording

France:

  • Sheila, 'Et Ne La Ramene Pas'. guitar rock version, by one of France's most beloved female pop singers.
  • Stephane Steeman, 'Faut Garder Le Moral'

Mexico:

  • 5 Fingers, 'Callate La Boca'.
  • Grupo Latino, 'Mi Mama Me Decia Callate'.

England:

  • Manuel, (Andrew Sachs) The Spanish waiter from Fawlty Towers broken-Spanish version, titled, 'Shaddap You Face.'
  • Lee Brennnan, 'Scouse' version, 'Shut Yer Gob'
  • EMF, grunge pop version. Album: Ruby Trax

South Africa:

  • Leon Schuster, 'Hou Jou Bek'.

Iceland:

  • Laddi, 'Skammastu Pin Svo'.

Italy:

  • Franchi & Ingrassia, 'Ali Ali Ale'. (Franchi & Ingrassia are two of Italy's most well known entertainers having made over 100 films together.

Ireland:

  • Billy Mena, 'Shut Up Yer Gub’.

Czechoslovakia:

  • Helena Vondrackkova, 'Ja Aa Brachu - Blues'.

Papua New Guinea:

  • Breeze Band, 'Pasim Pes Bilong Yu'. (local pidgin version)

(Note: The National Folk Festival, in Canberra, Australia, is featuring 'The Inspired Shaddap You Face Contest' in April 2006. Festival artists will be invited to perform their interpretations of the classic song. This should produce another couple of dozen variations!

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