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Larry & Willy
Hi! I'm the Happy Hamster Man!

Album CA 1995 on CFOX label
Spoken Word (Comedy)

A CD released circa 1995 from the Vancouver radio comedy duo Larry Hennessy and Willy Percy, simply known as Larry & Willy. Here are some interesting notes about this CD: Track 1 contains a recording of Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor. Track 6 contains samples of The Partridge Family's "Come On Get Happy" and "I Think I Love You". Track 7 is a rendition of Bachman-Turner Overdrive's "Takin' Care of Business", on which Randy Bachman and his daughter Callianne guest. Track 9 contains samples of Pink Floyd's "Time" and Chicago's "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is". Track 14 is a rendition of Ian Thomas's "Painted Ladies", on which he appears. Track 19 is a recorder cover of "The Candyman" from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Track 24 is a cover of "The Happy Wanderer" in German. Track 28 is a semi-cover of AC/DC's "Back in Black". Track 31 is a Colin James recording that segues into his own "Just Came Back", which itself contains an interpolation of Robert Johnson's "Stones in My Passway". Track 33 contains a cover of "Happy Birthday". Track 39 contains a parody of The O'Kaysions' "Girl Watcher". Track 43 contains a sample of the theme from "The Adventures of Robin Hood", sung by Dick James. Track 49 contains a sample of the theme from "Star Trek". George Takei appears on the track. Track 50 is a rendition of Peter Frampton's "All I Wanna Be", performed by Frampton himself.

Musicians

	Larry & Willy , album by
	Nora Hayden , speech
	David Cassidy voc, *1950 US speech
	Willy Percy , drums (really bad drumming)
	Larry Hennessey g, guitar
	Randy Bachman voc, g, *1943 CA guitar, written by
	Robert Norton , speech
	Jim Carrey , *1962 CA speech
	Ruth Westheimer , speech
	Ian Thomas voc, g, *1950 CA guitar, vocals
	Fred Penner g, *1946 CA guitar, vocals
	Colin James voc, g, *1964 CA guitar, vocals
	Sammy Hagar voc, g, *1947 US speech
	Don Cherry , speech
	Bruce Allen , CA speech
	Bryan Adams g, voc, *1959 CA speech
	David Percy , speech
	George Takei , *1937 US speech
	Peter Frampton voc, g, *1950 GB guitar, vocals, written by
	Janet Yoshida , speech

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