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Novelty songs are frequently unexpected hits, and may bring their authors or singers unexpected, though often temporary, fame. The remix of '' Axel F '' by Crazy Frog started as a mobile phone ring-tone, but reached Number One in at least ten countries, including the UK, Australia and France. Some novelty songs are the work of ' One Hit Wonder s', but some mainstream artists do occasional novelties, and a few artists have made successful careers out of novelty songs. Sometimes a novelty song may be made by a singer famous in another sphere, such as Comedian s, Actor s, or even Sports stars. The Genre of novelty songs is often called dementia, after DJ Dr. Demento . __TOC__ NOVELTY RECORDS IN THE UK In the UK novelty songs are often released before Christmas, and have on several occasions become Christmas Number One . The tradition of novelty records at Christmas in the UK dates back to at least 1968 when The Scaffold reached number one with '' Lily The Pink ''. More recent Number Ones include the eponymously titled '' Mr Blobby '' in 1993, and '' Can We Fix It? '' by the children's cartoon character Bob The Builder in 2000. Novelty tracks are sometimes used to raise money for Charity . ''The Stonk'' by comedy duo Hale And Pace reached number one, and raised over £100,000 for Comic Relief EXAMPLES OF NOVELTY SONGS (in alphabetical order)
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