Walkie Talkie Man
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| Single by Steriogram from the album Schmack! |
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| Released | 2004 | ||||
| Format | CD Single | ||||
| Producer | David Kahne | ||||
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"Walkie Talkie Man" is a single by the New Zealander band Steriogram, released in 2004.
The song has been since released as a single, and is widely recognized as the song that brought Steriogram the majority of their popularity. Its simple, catchy riff and fast-talking verses contribute to the song's popularity, and it has attracted even more attention since being used as the background music to an advert by Apple for their product, the iPod.
The riff is an exact replica of the one used in "Picture Book" by The Kinks.
Exactly 1:59 into the song, the lead guitarist coughs.
[edit] Video
The video for Walkie-Talkie Man was directed by Michael Gondry, and features scenes of children working as studio staff and knitting instruments and equipment, and the band is terrorized by an enormous giant hand made of wool. One of the woollen guitars played by the band bears the words, "New Zealand".
[edit] In other media
In 2004, the song was featured in Pump it Up: Exceed for Xbox and Playstation 2 as well as in EA Sports' MVP Baseball 2004.
A cover version of the song by Jason Paige is also featured in the Nintendo DS video game Elite Beat Agents
The single also appeared in five movies:
- Agent Cody Banks 2
- Kicking & Screaming
- Robots, where in the latter it featured on the soundtrack.
- Man of the House
- Arthur and the Invisibles
The song also appeared in a season 4 episode of the TV show "Alias."
[edit] Track listing
- "Walkie Talkie Man" (2:13)
- "Big Lady Lovin'"
