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Looking for... the Best of David Hasselhoff is an album
released by David Hasselhoff
in 1995 (see 1995 in music
).
, whose goal is to leave satirical reviews of the album on Amazon.com
; these reviews typically praise the album highly, often comparing it to a religious experience, and grotesquely misspell Hasselhoff's name ("Devilfish Hungsluffle", "Dweezle Happenstance", etc.). As well, the song "Hot Shot City" is described as being "particularly good".
As of January 2008, Amazon.com had 1032 reviews, and Amazon.ca had 993.
Other music review websites have participated in the mockery as well.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
released by David Hasselhoff
David Hasselhoff
David Michael Hasselhoff is an American actor, singer, producer and businessman. He is best known for his lead roles as Michael Knight in the popular 1980s US series Knight Rider and as L.A. County Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in the series Baywatch...
in 1995 (see 1995 in music
1995 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1995.- January–February :*January 18 – Jerry Garcia crashes his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California, USA, but is not injured in the accident....
).
Internet Meme
Looking for has become the center of an internet memeInternet meme
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, whose goal is to leave satirical reviews of the album on Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and...
; these reviews typically praise the album highly, often comparing it to a religious experience, and grotesquely misspell Hasselhoff's name ("Devilfish Hungsluffle", "Dweezle Happenstance", etc.). As well, the song "Hot Shot City" is described as being "particularly good".
As of January 2008, Amazon.com had 1032 reviews, and Amazon.ca had 993.
Other music review websites have participated in the mockery as well.
Track listing
- "Looking for Freedom"
- "Wir Zwei Allein"
- "Crazy for You"
- "Do the Limbo Dance"
- "Flying on the Wings of Tenderness"
- "Hot Shot City"
- "Save the World"
- "These Lovin' Eyes"
- "Du"
- "Fallin' in Love"
- "Is Everybody Happy"
- "Best Is Yet to Come"
- "Freedom for the World"
- "Je T'Aime Means I Love You"
- "Do You Believe in Love"
- "Danice Dance d'Amour"
- "Everybody Sunshine"
- "I Believe (David Hasselhoff with Laura BraniganLaura BraniganLaura Ann Branigan was an American singer-songwriter and actress of Italian and Irish ancestry. She is best known in the United States for her 1982 Platinum-certified hit "Gloria" and in Europe for the number-one single "Self Control"...
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