Bob & Doug McKenzie - Take Off

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The brothers Bob & Doug McKenzie are actually actors Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas, who created the characters for their Great White North sketch on the Canadian comedy show Second City Television. In 1981, the characters released their own comedy album, which spawned this hit single. While not actually a song, but more of spoken dialogue sandwiched in between a chorus sung by Geddy Lee, it works beautifully; this was one of my favorites of 1981, and I particularly like the way their sketch's "Coo loo coo coo, coo coo coo coo" theme was incorporated into the track. Take Off peaked at #16 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart in 1982.

from the album The Great White North
written by Jon Goldsmith, Kerry Crawford, Marc Giacomelli, Rick Moranis, and Dave Thomas
© copyright 1981 PolyGram Records Inc, McKenzie Brothers Music. All rights reserved.