Doctor Spin was a pseudonym used by Andrew Lloyd Webber and record producerNigel Wright for their 1992 hitsingle 'Tetris'.[1]
Biography[edit]
Lloyd Webber is more widely known as a composer of musical theatre.
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'Tetris' itself was an early 1990s Eurodancecover version of the most famous tune in the Game Boy version of the game Tetris (which was in turn an instrumental version of the Russianfolk song, 'Korobeiniki'). Tetris was the free game bundled with the Game Boy.
'Tetris' was popular at the time, and the single reached number 6 in the UK Singles Chart. Doctor Spin itself may be considered a one-hit wonder ('Tetris' was their sole entry on the UK Singles Chart,[1] and there is no evidence of any other releases under that name). However, Lloyd Webber and Wright themselves have worked together on many other successful projects.[2][3] Wright produced Bombalurina's 1990 hit cover of 'Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini'[4][5] (which Lloyd Webber was also involved with), and has subsequently worked on a number of Lloyd Webber's cast albums.
Discography[edit]
Singles[edit]
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [6] | AUT [7] | EUR [8] | FIN [9] | IRE [10] | ||
| 1992 | 'Tetris' | 6 | 23 | 26 | 4 | 7 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ abRoberts, David (Managing Editor) (2005), British Hit Singles & Albums (Edition 18), Guinness World Records Limited, ISBN1-904994-00-8
- ^IMDB entry on Nigel Wright
- ^IMDB entry on Andrew Lloyd Webber
- ^chartwatch.co.ukArchived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, article retrieved 29 October 2006
- ^swisscharts.comArchived 12 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine, article retrieved 29 October 2006
- ^'UK chart peaks'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^'Austrian chart peaks'. austriancharts.at. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^European singles chart peaks:
- 'Tetris'(PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^'Finnish chart peaks'. suomenlistalevyt.blogspot.com. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^'Irish chart peaks'. irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
How to play
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To play the improv game 'Spin Doctor,' three players take the stage. The setup is that a Government Minister is being interviewed and gets advice by his/her political Spin Doctor about which way to answer the questions from the journalists.
The Interviewer and Minister sit and the Spin Doctor stands between them.
The players ask the audience for a suggestion of type of government minster.
The other players ask questions of the Minister, which the Interviewer repeats.
The Minister looks to the spin doctor to know how to answer this question. If the spin doctor gives a ‘thumbs up' the answer is very positive, if ‘thumbs down' the answer is negative, if the hand is flat, palm down and wiggles a bit, the answer is non-committed.
The audience can suggest questions for the journalists to ask the minister.
Example (from performance)
The Minister of Bad Jokes
Interviewer: How does the Minister feel about puns?
[Minister glances toward the player who is playing the Spin Doctor Advisor who gives the Minister a thumbs up.]
Minister: Puns are a very high form of humor that can be enjoyed by every person.
[Spin Doctor turns his/her thumb down.]
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Minister: Which is a horrible way to make people laugh.
Interviewer: Next question.
Notes
This reminds me of a game that I used to play as a child. One of us would jump off of a swimming pool diving board and in mid-jump someone would shout out 'Jump' or 'Dive' and we would have to adjust our jump accordingly.
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Origin
I first saw this game played by Blind Mirth, the improv group from the University of St. Andrew, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
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