Edelweiss were an

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n electronic dance music group consisting of remixers Martin Gletschermayer, Matthias Schweger and

Walter Werzowa Walter Werzowa (born 15 December 1960) is an Austrian composer, producer and owner of LA-based music production studio Musikvergnuegen. He is most famous for composing the "Intel bong" jingle and the 1980s hit " Bring Me Edelweiss" as part of the ...

. The group is best known for their 1988 worldwide hit "

Bring Me Edelweiss "Bring Me Edelweiss" is a song by Austrian band Edelweiss, first released in late 1988 as a stand-alone single, then later included on their debut album ''Wonderful World of Edelweiss''. The song was a hit in Europe and New Zealand, reaching the ...

", and their European hit "Starship Edelweiss". Edelweiss reached the number one position with their hit "Bring Me Edelweiss," featuring Austrian folk singer Maria Mathis, who also did the live performances (and later recorded an updated version in 1999). The single was a hit in many European countries, supposedly by following the instructions given in

The KLF The KLF (also known as the Justified Ancients of Mu Mu, the JAMs, the Timelords and other names) are a British electronic band formed in London in 1987. Bill Drummond (alias King Boy D) and Jimmy Cauty (alias Rockman Rock) began by releasing ...

's book ''

The Manual ''The Manual (How to Have a Number One the Easy Way)'' is a 1988 book by "The Timelords" (Jimmy Cauty and Bill Drummond), better known as The KLF. It is a step-by-step guide to achieving a No.1 single with no money or musical skills, and a case ...

''. Borrowing large parts of its melody from

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's " SOS" and

Indeep Indeep was a 1980s New York-based group that was best known for its song " Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life". Career The group was led by its songwriter-musician Michael Cleveland, and it was known for employing a strong disco-esque bass line a ...

's " Last Night a DJ Saved My Life", the song humorously targeted Austrian ski resorts and

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and sold five million copies worldwide.

Bill Drummond William Ernest Drummond (born 29 April 1953) is a Scottish artist, musician, writer, and record producer. He was a co-founder of the late-1980s avant-garde pop group the KLF and its 1990s media-manipulating successor, the K Foundation, with wh ...

, one of the authors of ''The Manual (How to Have a Number One the Easy Way)'', mentioned the group in the epilogue of the German release of the book, which was originally published in 1989 (in

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