Summary
How a misfit polka band scored a premium spot on the World Wide Web in 1995.
Show notes
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“The Verge is an ambitious multimedia effort founded in 2011 to examine how technology will change life in the future for a massive mainstream audience.” (The Verge)
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More Brave Combo accolades are on their Wikipedia page
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Bob Dylan’s version of Brave Combo’s polka arrangement of “Must Be Santa” (YouTube)
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Appropos of nothing, here’s a figurine of Carl Finch for sale on Etsy. He also has his own Wikipedia page
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Purple Haze - The Jimi Hendrix Polka, from Brave Combo album Polkasonic
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Brave Combo performs the Chicken Dance at a live show (YouTube) Brave Combo songs in this episode (Spotify playlist):
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“Do Something Different”
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“The Simpsons Theme”
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“In Heaven, There Is No Beer”
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“Ice Machine in the Desert”
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“Crazy Serbian Butcher’s Dance”
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“Purple Haze (Polka Version)”
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“The Chicken Dance”