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TIL: A Bob the Builder version of Mambo No. 5 topped the UK charts, before being removed from radio play due to its lyrics about building construction and that it was charting during September 2001 (en.wikipedia.org)

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[–] DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago

There was a brief period of time you couldn't go anywhere in the UK without hearing that song. Radio or TV, it was everywhere.