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Ten Guitars gives warm-spirited context to the song that has been the soundtrack to countless back-lawn crate parties and freezing works chains (watch the credits). It was released as the B side of singer Engelbert Humperdinck's Please Release Me, and became an unlikely hit in New Zealand. The star is interviewed, as well as fans who have done the "dance, dance, dance ...": including the Finn bros, Pio Terei, Mika and Dalvanius (who discusses its "pop-schlock" charms). The doco also explores why "the national anthem of Patea" is so appealing to Māori.
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I am a romatic .. and I wish I had ten guitars ... but I don't even have one ... so I am with the one I love and I will dance dance dance....
Ben Tawhiti & Buddy Wilson..AWESUM!!! Just like the parties at the Pirere Residence.Paterson street/Arataki Mt Maunganui. We Had Some Booma! parties there. Reminds me of my Uncle Len playing...Miss the Guitar partys aye..If i cud turn back the Clocks..tu meke Ben.
I loved this documentary, it had to be made. I sang this song on camping trips with the family, I thought it had been around forever, but actually it was pretty new then.
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Michelle Walker
Posted at 06.47PM - 30.04.2013
Wow this brings back so many memories grate party song this one. still is our Morie National Anthem. good old Kiwi song over our ways..