"Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey" is a single by UK band Modern Romance. It was their second UK chart entry in 1981, reaching No. 10. It was released as a

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and

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by WEA. It was also released in Germany, Japan and the Netherlands and was produced by David Jaymes Geoff Deane, and Norman Mighell.

Formats

;7-inch single *''Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey'' *''Tear the Roof Off the Moose'' ;12-inch single *''Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey'' *''Moose on the Loose''

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*''Tear the Roof Off the Moose'' ub Discomix;7-inch single (Germany) *''Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey'' *''Moose on the Loose'' ;12-inch single (Germany) *''Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey'' *''Everybody Salsa'' ;7-inch single (Japan) *''Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey'' *''Everybody Salsa'' ;7-inch single (Netherlands) *''Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey'' *''Moose on the Loose''

History

"Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey" was originally a UK hit for Modern Romance in 1981 and was included on their

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album, '' Adventures in Clubland'' (1981) as part of the ''Clubland Mix'' along with "Everybody Salsa", "Salsa Rappsody", and "Moose on the Loose". It was the single that introduced Modern Romance's new drummer, Andy Kyriacou. The single also made its way onto the compilation albums '' Party Tonight'' (1983) and ''Modern Romance: The Platinum Collection'' (2006). It was also a part of their farewell single, "

Best Mix of Our Lives "Best Mix of Our Lives" is a song by English band Modern Romance (band), Modern Romance. It was released in 1985 as a 7-inch single, 7-inch and 12-inch single by Warner Music Group, WEA. The track is a mix of their biggest hits, and was the last s ...

" (1985), an anthology single of the band's biggest hits. The lyrics were written by Deane in order to settle a £10 bet with a Turkish taxi driver, named Moosey, that he couldn't write a hit record with his name in the title ,Ogg, Alex, 'No More Heroes, A Complete History of UK Punk from 1976 to 1980', Cherry Red books, 2006, page 321 In 2005 the track was rerecorded with new lyrics as 'I I I Love Barnet' to celebrate Barnet FC's promotion to the Football League.

Chart position

*UK Chart #10

Personnel

*Geoff Deane - vocals *David Jaymes - bass guitar *Robbie Jaymes -

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*Paul Gendler - guitar *Andy Kyriacou -

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*David Jaymes, Geoff Deane, Norman Mighell - Producer (music)

References

External links

*Modern Romance - IMDB - Internet Movie Database - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2167905/J * John Du Prez - IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006047/ *David Jaymes - IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1659850/ *Paul Gendler - IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0312678/ *Modern Romance - Discogs Website - http://www.discogs.com/artist/Modern+Romance *Modern Romance - Chart Stats Website - https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ {{authority control 1981 singles Modern Romance (band) songs Songs written by Geoff Deane 1981 songs Warner Music Group singles Songs written by David Jaymes