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'''Stanley "Stan" Victor Freberg''' (b. August 7, 1926) is an American advertiser, comedian, recording artist, voice actor, puppeteer and radio personality. He is widely known for his parodies of popular songs.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0292677/bio Bio of Stan Freberg]</ref> | '''Stanley "Stan" Victor Freberg''' (b. August 7, 1926) is an American advertiser, comedian, recording artist, voice actor, puppeteer and radio personality. He is widely known for his parodies of popular songs.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0292677/bio Bio of Stan Freberg]</ref> | ||
| − | Freberg parodied [[Elvis Presley]]'s | + | Freberg parodied [[Elvis Presley]]'s first number one hit, ''Heartbreak Hotel'', making fun of the use of the echo chamber in the original song as well as Presley's hip gyrations, with the singer ripping his jeans for the third time that day and drowning in background music. |
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Revision as of 13:07, September 6, 2012
Stanley "Stan" Victor Freberg (b. August 7, 1926) is an American advertiser, comedian, recording artist, voice actor, puppeteer and radio personality. He is widely known for his parodies of popular songs.[1]
Freberg parodied Elvis Presley's first number one hit, Heartbreak Hotel, making fun of the use of the echo chamber in the original song as well as Presley's hip gyrations, with the singer ripping his jeans for the third time that day and drowning in background music.