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Paul the Octopus gets own theme song

Other News Materials 16 July 2010 22:57 (UTC +04:00)
Paul the Octopus now has the ultimate accoutrement of every bona fide TV celebrity: His own theme song
Paul the Octopus gets own theme song

Paul the Octopus now has the ultimate accoutrement of every bona fide TV celebrity: His own theme song, dpa reorted.

Penned by a man billed as a novelty animal song writer, Parry Gripp, the tune features a somewhat nasal vocal track over a simple electronic beat.

The chorus is sung to the immortal words: "Paul, the Octopus, We love you, He picks the winner, When he eats his dinner, Paul the Octopus, We love you."

Despite Paul's 100-per-cent record in predicting eight games correctly at the World Cup and his huge fan base, the song is unlikely to be a huge hit. As of Friday morning the song's video on YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx2TphG9XU0) had only registered 123 views.

That's not much of a surprise given the poor performance of Gripp's other compositions, which include masterpieces such as That Skunk Is Mad, Shopping Penguin, Spaghetti Cat (I Weep for You) and Cat Flushing a Toilet.

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