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A cover version was made by the South African band Café Society, staying on the South African Top 20 for 22 weeks from June to November, of which 7 were held at the No. 1 position from August to October. [35] During their popularity, VideoKids released "Do the Rap" as a single, which only peaked in 9th place in the Dutch Top 40 on 18 May 1985.
"Woodpeckers from Space" is a song by the Dutch eurodisco duo VideoKids. A synth-pop cover of "The Woody Woodpecker Song", it was released in 1984 by Boni Records through their sublabel Break Records as the duo's debut single, as well as the sixth track from their debut studio album, The Invasion of the Spacepeckers (1984).
VideoKids received the Buma Export Award for their international success with the album. [ 4 ] Two music videos for " Woodpeckers from Space " and "Do the Rap" were produced and released, both of which feature Peter Slaghuis , Bianca Bonelli, and Tico Tac, the band's cartoon mascot.
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Peter Slaghuis (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpeːtər ˈslɑxɦœys]; 21 August 1961 – 5 September 1991) [1] was a Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer, whose work was mostly released under the name Hithouse (a literal translation of his last name — slag, a hit, a beat; and huis, house).
It should only contain pages that are VideoKids albums or lists of VideoKids albums, as well as subcategories containing those things (themselves set categories). Topics about VideoKids albums in general should be placed in relevant topic categories .
Then in 1985 when the VideoKids refused to release their song "Woodpeckers From Space" in South Africa due to the political situation in the country at that time, Costa Anadiotis decided to release his own version of the song under the banner of Café Society. "Woodpeckers from Space" was a Number 1 hit in South Africa in July 1985 and stayed ...
Video albums by individual artists should not be put in this main category. Instead, they should be placed in their own subcategories of Category:Video albums by artist, under the format [[Category:(Artist name) video albums]]. The only video albums in this category should be compilation albums of many artists, or articles about series of video ...