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Rubberen Robbie
12+ albums
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Rubberen Robbie is a Dutch band (or "comedy act") from Leiden, Netherlands, best known for a parodic compilation of Dutch-language songs that was a number-one hit in the Netherlands in 1981. It is the continuation of a successful 1970s glam rock outfit, Catapult; its members also formed a successful production and songwriting team, Cat Music, responsible for a number of Dutch hit songs. History The band was formed by various ex-members of a rock combo called Catapult, which split up in the early 1980s. Catapult had scored a number of hits in the late 1970s playing a form of glam rock; "Let your hair hang down" and "Teeny Bopper Band" were two of the band's hits. After their popularity faded, the band split up and its members formed a production company, Cat Music, specializing in producing various bands (including hard rock act Picture) and occasional one-hit wonders. They became quite adept at songwriting; Andre Hazes recorded three of their songs for his Gewoon André, including the number-one hit "Een Beetje Verliefd". The members did form a number of other bands, one of which, The Monotones, had a hit in Germany and the Netherlands with the song "Mono". Rubberen Robbie was the vehicle for parody and carnival songs. One of the band's most popular songs, "De Nederlandse Sterre Die Strale Overal" ("Dutch Stars Shine Everywhere"), was a compilation of verses adapted and butchered from Dutch hit songs; the very idea of such a compilation parodied a slew of hits by the Dutch n
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albums
Het Beste Van Rubberen Robbie Vol. 1
De Grootste Hits
Het Beste Van Rubberen Robbie Vol 4
Het Beste Van Rubberen Robbie Vol. 2
Het Beste Van Rubberen Robbie Vol. 3
Djingles, Geluidseffecten, Maffe Sketches, Enz
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De Allerbeste Hollandse Meezingers
Het Beste Van Rubberen Robbie Vol. 1
Het Beste Van Rubberen Robbie
Rubberen Robbie 2
Rubberen Robbie