ABC for Kids Video Hits
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ABC For Kids: Video Hits is an Australian video released in 1991 by ABC Video
and Video Selection Australia. It includes video clips of songs sung by various artists such as The Wiggles
, Peter Combe
, Don Spencer
, Ross Higgins
, Robyn Archer
, Glenn Butcher, Franciscus Henri
, Joe Dolce
and the others Malcolm McCullum, Chris Lloyd
, Armando Hurley and Jamie Rigg.
It was followed by ABC for Kids Video Hits Vol. 2
in 1992.
2. White Pyjamas – Franciscus Henri
3. Monster Mash
– Ross Higgins
4. Newspaper Mama – Peter Combe
5. On Top Of Spaghetti
– Joe Dolce
6. Fairy Penguin Strut – Don Spencer
7. Get Ready To Wiggle – The Wiggles
8. Singin' in the Rain
– Glenn Butcher
9. Spaghetti Bolognaise – Peter Combe
10. Eating On A Plane – Robyn Archer
11. Down On The Corner
– Malcolm McCullum, Chris Lloyd
, Armando Hurley and Jamie Rigg
ABC Video
ABC Video was the VHS and Betamax distribution arm of Australian Broadcasting Corporation from the mid-1980s until early-2005 when it was shut down in favor of ABC DVD, which was founded a few years before....
and Video Selection Australia. It includes video clips of songs sung by various artists such as The Wiggles
The Wiggles
The Wiggles are a children's group formed in Sydney, Australia in 1991. Their original members were Anthony Field, Phillip Wilcher, Murray Cook, Greg Page, and Jeff Fatt. Wilcher left the group after their first album...
, Peter Combe
Peter Combe
Peter Combe is an Australian Children's Entertainer and Musician. He has inspired many popular Australian children's artists, such as the Hooley Dooleys and The Wiggles....
, Don Spencer
Don Spencer
Donald Richard Spencer OAM is an Australian children's television presenter and musician, best known for his long-running role as a presenter on Play School in both Australia and the United Kingdom. He had his first song the theme tune to Fireball XL5 in 1962, reaching #32 on the UK Singles...
, Ross Higgins
Ross Higgins
Ross Higgins is an Australian actor, best known for his role as Ted Bulpitt in the television situation comedy series Kingswood Country....
, Robyn Archer
Robyn Archer
Robyn Archer AO CdOAL is an Australian singer, writer, stage and director, artistic director, and public advocate of the arts, in Australia and internationally.-Life:Archer was born Robyn Smith in Prospect, South Australia...
, Glenn Butcher, Franciscus Henri
Franciscus Henri
Franciscus Henricus Antheunis, professionally known as Franciscus Henri , is an internationally known musician and children's entertainer. He is Dutch born. He has dual Dutch/Australian nationality...
, Joe Dolce
Joe Dolce
Joseph "Joe" Dolce is an American-born, Australian singer/songwriter who achieved fame with his multi-million-selling song, "Shaddap You Face", released under the name of his one-man show, Joe Dolce Music Theatre, in 1980...
and the others Malcolm McCullum, Chris Lloyd
Chris Lloyd
Chris Lloyd is a sprinter from Dominica who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 45.40 seconds, achieved in April 2007 in Lawrence. The Dominican record currently belongs to Bruce Phillip with 45.31 seconds...
, Armando Hurley and Jamie Rigg.
It was followed by ABC for Kids Video Hits Vol. 2
ABC for Kids Video Hits Vol. 2
ABC For Kids Video Hits Volume 2 is a 1992 video from ABC For Kids. Like its predecessor, ABC for Kids Video Hits, it features video clips from various children's artists, including The Wiggles, Franciscus Henri and Don Spencer.-Track listing:...
in 1992.
Song List
1. Pat the Cat – Don SpencerDon Spencer
Donald Richard Spencer OAM is an Australian children's television presenter and musician, best known for his long-running role as a presenter on Play School in both Australia and the United Kingdom. He had his first song the theme tune to Fireball XL5 in 1962, reaching #32 on the UK Singles...
2. White Pyjamas – Franciscus Henri
Franciscus Henri
Franciscus Henricus Antheunis, professionally known as Franciscus Henri , is an internationally known musician and children's entertainer. He is Dutch born. He has dual Dutch/Australian nationality...
3. Monster Mash
Monster Mash
"Monster Mash" is a 1962 novelty song and the best-known song by Bobby "Boris" Pickett. The song was released as a single on Gary S. Paxton's Garpax Records label in August 1962 along with a full-length LP called The Original Monster Mash, which contained several other monster-themed tunes...
– Ross Higgins
Ross Higgins
Ross Higgins is an Australian actor, best known for his role as Ted Bulpitt in the television situation comedy series Kingswood Country....
4. Newspaper Mama – Peter Combe
Peter Combe
Peter Combe is an Australian Children's Entertainer and Musician. He has inspired many popular Australian children's artists, such as the Hooley Dooleys and The Wiggles....
5. On Top Of Spaghetti
On Top of Spaghetti
"On Top of Spaghetti" is a ballad and children's song written and originally performed by folk singer Tom Glazer with the Do-Re-Mi Children's Chorus in 1963. The song is sung to the tune of "On Top Of Old Smokey". It is essentially the tale of a meatball that was lost when "somebody sneezed"...
– Joe Dolce
Joe Dolce
Joseph "Joe" Dolce is an American-born, Australian singer/songwriter who achieved fame with his multi-million-selling song, "Shaddap You Face", released under the name of his one-man show, Joe Dolce Music Theatre, in 1980...
6. Fairy Penguin Strut – Don Spencer
7. Get Ready To Wiggle – The Wiggles
The Wiggles
The Wiggles are a children's group formed in Sydney, Australia in 1991. Their original members were Anthony Field, Phillip Wilcher, Murray Cook, Greg Page, and Jeff Fatt. Wilcher left the group after their first album...
8. Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain (song)
"Singin' In the Rain" is a song with lyrics by Arthur Freed and music by Nacio Herb Brown, published in 1929. However, it is unclear exactly when the song was written with some claiming that the song was written and performed as early as 1927. The song was listed as Number 3 on AFI's 100 Years.....
– Glenn Butcher
9. Spaghetti Bolognaise – Peter Combe
10. Eating On A Plane – Robyn Archer
Robyn Archer
Robyn Archer AO CdOAL is an Australian singer, writer, stage and director, artistic director, and public advocate of the arts, in Australia and internationally.-Life:Archer was born Robyn Smith in Prospect, South Australia...
11. Down On The Corner
Down on the Corner
"Down on the Corner" is a song by the American band Creedence Clearwater Revival. It appeared on their fourth studio album, Willy and the Poor Boys . The song chronicles the tale of the fictional band Willy and the Poor Boys, and how they play on street corners to cheer people up and ask for nickels...
– Malcolm McCullum, Chris Lloyd
Chris Lloyd
Chris Lloyd is a sprinter from Dominica who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 45.40 seconds, achieved in April 2007 in Lawrence. The Dominican record currently belongs to Bruce Phillip with 45.31 seconds...
, Armando Hurley and Jamie Rigg