Date Posted:19:06:12 01/17/05 Mon Author: Shane Subject: Schnappi Update In reply to:
Chris
's message, "Schnappi" on 18:07:18 01/17/05 Mon
OK, now my two sons have walked in and can't stop laughing, their now crowding around my computer looking at Scnhappit. They seem especially amused at the phrase "Koo-Koo-Dee". My oldest son asks me if I can understand one word, to which I replied no. LOL!
>The currently most successful song in Germany is a
>song from a little child that had been published on a
>CD with songs for children, about three years ago. In
>the last year, the song had spread as MP3 over the
>Internet (violating any copyright) and became
>increasingly popular in Germany. Now people even dance
>in discotheques to this song, CDs with new
>compilations of the song are best sellers, it has been
>played on MTV and viva, had been at "Top of the Pops",
>has thousands of fans and even its own
rel=nofollow target=_blank >href="http://www.schnappi.tv">web site. And the
>original song writers probably now make a lot of money
>with it, many times more than with the original CD for
>children, a commerical success thanks to er, people
>who violated the copyright. Paradox, but true. Piracy
>sometimes multiplies commerical success. Anyway, the
>song is really cute. Click on the small picture on the
>right side.
