Walkie Talkie Man

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Walkie Talkie Man

"Walkie Talkie Man" is a single by the New Zealander band Steriogram

Steriogram

Steriogram are a Rock music band from Auckland, New Zealand, formed in 1999....
, released in 2004.

The song has been since released as a single, and is widely recognized as the song that brought Steriogram

Steriogram

Steriogram are a Rock music band from Auckland, New Zealand, formed in 1999....
the majority of their popularity. Its simple, catchy riff and fast-talking verses contribute to the song's popularity, and it has attracted even more attention since being used as the background music to an advert by Apple for their product, the iPod

IPod

iPod is a brand of portable media players designed and marketed by Apple Inc. and launched on . The product line-up includes the hard drive-based iPod Classic, the touchscreen iPod Touch, the video-capable iPod Nano, and the compact iPod Shuffle....
.

The riff is an exact replica of the one used in "Picture Book" by The Kinks

The Kinks

The Kinks are an England rock music group formed in 1963, and categorised in the US as a British Invasion band. The Kinks have been cited as one of the most important and influential rock bands of all time....
, and some of riffs are notably similar to those of "Pretend Best Friend" by Terrorvision

Terrorvision

Terrorvision are an England rock band. They were formed in 1987 in music in Keighley, disbanding in 2001 in music. The band used Bradford as a base after the name change to Terrorvision, by which time the band members had left home and all moved there....
.

Exactly 1:59 into the song, lead guitarist Brad Carter coughs.

video for Walkie-Talkie Man was directed by Michel Gondry
Michel Gondry

Michel Gondry, born May 8, 1963, is a French Academy Awards-winning screenwriter, film, Television commercial and music video film director. He is noted for his inventive visual style and manipulation of mise en sc?ne....
, and features scenes of children working as studio staff and knitting instruments and equipment, and the band is terrorized by an enormous giant hand made of wool which, at a certain point, grabs singer Tyson Kennedy and tears him in half, showing that his insides are also made of wool.

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"Walkie Talkie Man" is a single by the New Zealander band Steriogram
Steriogram

Steriogram are a Rock music band from Auckland, New Zealand, formed in 1999....
, released in 2004.

The song has been since released as a single, and is widely recognized as the song that brought Steriogram
Steriogram

Steriogram are a Rock music band from Auckland, New Zealand, formed in 1999....
the majority of their popularity. Its simple, catchy riff and fast-talking verses contribute to the song's popularity, and it has attracted even more attention since being used as the background music to an advert by Apple for their product, the iPod
IPod

iPod is a brand of portable media players designed and marketed by Apple Inc. and launched on . The product line-up includes the hard drive-based iPod Classic, the touchscreen iPod Touch, the video-capable iPod Nano, and the compact iPod Shuffle....
.

The riff is an exact replica of the one used in "Picture Book" by The Kinks
The Kinks

The Kinks are an England rock music group formed in 1963, and categorised in the US as a British Invasion band. The Kinks have been cited as one of the most important and influential rock bands of all time....
, and some of riffs are notably similar to those of "Pretend Best Friend" by Terrorvision
Terrorvision

Terrorvision are an England rock band. They were formed in 1987 in music in Keighley, disbanding in 2001 in music. The band used Bradford as a base after the name change to Terrorvision, by which time the band members had left home and all moved there....
.

Exactly 1:59 into the song, lead guitarist Brad Carter coughs.

Video
The video for Walkie-Talkie Man was directed by Michel Gondry
Michel Gondry

Michel Gondry, born May 8, 1963, is a French Academy Awards-winning screenwriter, film, Television commercial and music video film director. He is noted for his inventive visual style and manipulation of mise en sc?ne....
, and features scenes of children working as studio staff and knitting instruments and equipment, and the band is terrorized by an enormous giant hand made of wool which, at a certain point, grabs singer Tyson Kennedy and tears him in half, showing that his insides are also made of wool. The children save him by unraveling the threads that compose the giant and, later, sewing his lower body back in place - but it is sewn backwards and, as such, Kennedy ends the video with his legs turned back to the camera, unlike his upper body. It is to be noticed that Brad Carter's woollen guitar bears the words "New Zealand".

In other media

In 2004, the song was featured in Pump it Up: Exceed for Xbox
Xbox

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and Playstation 2
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as well as in EA Sports
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' MVP Baseball 2004 and MLB 2005
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.

A cover version
Cover version

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of the song by Jason Paige is also featured in the Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS

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video game Elite Beat Agents

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The single also appeared in five movies:

Agent Cody Banks 2
Kicking & Screaming
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Robots
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Man of the House
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Arthur and the Invisibles
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The song also appeared in a season 4 episode of the TV show "Alias
Alias (TV series)

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."

The song also appeared in "SingStar Pop Vol. 2."

In 2009, a parody titled "Agents" was composed by Josh Jones for the Mega64

Mega64

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Elite Beat Agents

Elite Beat Agents

Track listing

"Walkie Talkie Man" (2:13)
"Big Lady Lovin'"

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