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The viral video of the week is a send-up of a send-up of a British crooners 70's hit record that topped the charts a second time, after the first send-up. The uniqueness factor is that the soldiers miming Tony Christie's 1971 rendition of the Neil Sedaka penned "Is This The Way To Amarillo?" are stationed in Iraq. The Manchester Evening News reports on the video:

A soldier from Cheshire who starred in a spoof video of the No1 hit song (Is This The Way To) Amarillo said today that defence chiefs had "loved it" - despite it causing their computer system to crash.

Staff Sgt Roger Parr, 34, teamed up with troops from the Royal Dragoon Guards tank regiment to shoot the video at their base in Al Faw, Iraq, before emailing it back to Army friends in London.

The funny tribute to the song - released for Comic Relief earlier this year with comedian Peter Kay miming to Tony Christie's 1971 song - proved so popular at the Ministry of Defence that it crashed the server.

But Staff Sgt Parr, from Runcorn, said the Army's top brass had enjoyed the video. "I heard it had crashed the MoD's email system, but it had done no harm and everyone had loved it," he said. "I didn't get into trouble."

Here's Sgt Parr's version, and the British comedian Peter Kay's version that he paid tribute to is below.

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Comments (14)

I'll take The Brit Army ver... (Below threshold)

1. Posted by Macker | May 22, 2005 1:53 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Macker:

I'll take The Brit Army version every time!

Posted on May 22, 2005 13:53

The spoof is far better tha... (Below threshold)

2. Posted by Don | May 22, 2005 1:56 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Don:

The spoof is far better than the original!

Posted on May 22, 2005 13:56

If I download the video and... (Below threshold)

3. Posted by fatman | May 22, 2005 8:15 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

fatman:

If I download the video and e-mail it to a friend, is that considered hotlinking?

(Sorry for the dumb question, but I'm obviously a greenhorn in these parts.)

Posted on May 22, 2005 20:15

No, fatman, that is not hot... (Below threshold)

4. Posted by Kathy K | May 22, 2005 9:10 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Kathy K:

No, fatman, that is not hotlinking.

Hotlinking is when you (on your own website) pull something directly from another website, using their (paid for) bandwidth, without actually linking them.

What you are doing has nothing to do with hotlinking. Copyright violations are another matter entirely... It would be best to just send the link to their website, rather than the video itself.

Posted on May 22, 2005 21:10

Thank you, Kathy K.... (Below threshold)

5. Posted by fatman | May 22, 2005 10:04 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Thank you, Kathy K.

Posted on May 22, 2005 22:04

Any one catch the soldier's... (Below threshold)

6. Posted by Jim in Chicago | May 24, 2005 12:54 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Jim in Chicago:

Any one catch the soldier's nom de song in his video?

Lucky Pierre. Pretty funny.

Posted on May 24, 2005 12:54

Hey Wizbang, thanks for the... (Below threshold)

7. Posted by newton | May 24, 2005 6:12 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

newton:

Hey Wizbang, thanks for the videos!

I told a couple of friends and they loved the soldier's spoof better than the original. My sig.other loved it as well.

Good job, soldiers!

Posted on May 24, 2005 18:12

I cant seem to get the vide... (Below threshold)

8. Posted by Gabi | June 3, 2005 3:24 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Gabi:

I cant seem to get the videos to work on my computer. I need help cause I'm dying to see the videos

Posted on June 3, 2005 15:24

peterkay.y11.net... (Below threshold)

9. Posted by Ian | June 5, 2005 7:52 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Ian:

peterkay.y11.net

Posted on June 5, 2005 07:52

Not Flaming anyone here but... (Below threshold)

10. Posted by todge | July 12, 2005 6:37 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

todge:

Not Flaming anyone here but Kate don`t we all pay for bandwith? --- We should all accept the sharing value of the internet not linking here ,there and god knows where.

Posted on July 12, 2005 18:37

I actually liked the two vi... (Below threshold)

11. Posted by Ilpalazzo | September 2, 2005 4:33 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Ilpalazzo:

I actually liked the two videos equally.

Posted on September 2, 2005 16:33

i discover this song just 2... (Below threshold)

12. Posted by nounoume81 | September 5, 2005 8:15 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

nounoume81:

i discover this song just 2 months ago and it's still make me laugh, what a great enjoyable song and a great clip for the comic relief

thank you wizbang !!!!

Posted on September 5, 2005 08:15

ENCORE !!!!!!!!... (Below threshold)

13. Posted by merlin | September 7, 2005 2:57 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

merlin:

ENCORE !!!!!!!!

Posted on September 7, 2005 14:57

i love this video ! vive le... (Below threshold)

14. Posted by fench | April 20, 2007 12:24 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

fench:

i love this video ! vive les usa !

Posted on April 20, 2007 00:24

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