"Spicks and Specks" is a song by The Bee Gees (chart positions: #1 Australia, #28 Germany, #2 Netherlands).

An instrumental version of the song is part of the soundtrack for Melody

Melody (1971 film)

Melody is a 1971 British film directed by Waris Hussein about "puppy love". It was released as S.W.A.L.K. in the United Kingdom . The film starred Jack Wild, Mark Lester and Tracy Hyde...

, which also featured several other Bee Gees songs.

Live performances

In also this year they performed on the Australian Television also their cover song "Out Of Time

Out of Time

- Film :* Out of Time , a science fiction film starring Bill Maher* Out of Time , a television film directed by Ernest Thompson* Out of Time , a thriller starring Denzel Washington...

" original by The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...

 lead vocals by Robin Gibb

Robin Gibb

Robin Hugh Gibb, CBE is a British singer and songwriter. He is best known as a member of the Bee Gees, co-founded with his twin brother Maurice , and elder brother Barry....

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Cover versions

Melbourne post-punk

Post-punk

Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...

 band The Shower Scene From Psycho recorded a version of the song in 1999 featuring their distinctive trash-pop electronic arrangements using Theremin

Theremin

The theremin , originally known as the aetherphone/etherophone, thereminophone or termenvox/thereminvox is an early electronic musical instrument controlled without discernible physical contact from the player. It is named after its Russian inventor, Professor Léon Theremin, who patented the device...

, noise-producing toys and absurd samples.

A version of the song performed and produced by The Dissociatives

The Dissociatives

The Dissociatives are an Australian band consisting of Daniel Johns of Silverchair, Australian dance producer DJ Paul Mac, and touring members Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes from Sydney electronic duo "The Presets"...

 is used as the theme song of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...

's music based quiz show Spicks and Specks (2005-2011).

Status Quo covered the song on their debut album Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo

Picturesque Matchstickable Messages From The Status Quo

Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo is the 1968 debut album by the British psychedelic rock group, Status Quo. The album features a large number of covers, including "Green Tambourine" by The Lemon Pipers....

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The Puhdys

Puhdys

The Puhdys are a veteran German rock band, formed in Oranienburg , in what was then the German Democratic Republic, in 1969, although they had been performing together, with various lineups, as the Puhdys since 1965. They continue to record and tour...

song Wenn ein Mensch lebt has notable similarity to this song.