"Loop di Love" is a schlager

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written by German musicians

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and Michael Schepior, based on the traditional Greek song " Dirlanda". It was first recorded in 1971 by Rolf Steitz (born in Cologne, Germany, 7 January 1952) performing under the pseudonym Juan Bastós. This version was a hit in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. Bastós also had a hit in Europe with "Holy Goly Girl", and later worked as a songwriter and as a member of the band Santiago and the duo Bogart.

Cover versions

"Loop di Love" was then recorded by English musician and entrepreneur

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, who released it in August 1972 on his UK

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under the pseudonym Shag. King's vocals were treated electronically for the record, and it was

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. "Loop di Love" by Shag at 45cat.com
Retrieved 7 January 2014 The version by Shag reached No. 4 on the

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. The record was also released in the US, Australia, and in Europe.

Charts

In 2001, Austrian artist

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recorded a

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version of the song entitled "Loop Die Love", which can be found on his album ''Love, Peace & Vollgas''.

References

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