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Music Composed and Conducted by Joe Dolce (cast) Lead Singer Marc Gracie Music Engineered and Co-produced by Cameron Craig "Put Your Money On Your Horse" Written and Performed by Joe Dolce Published by Dolceamore Music "Dear Bartender" Written and Performed by Joe Dolce Published by Dolceamore Music "Nuclear Junkman" Written by Joe Dolce Performed by Joe Dolce and Lyn Van Hecke Published by Dolceamore Music "Vaffan' Polka" Written by Joe Dolce and Rosa Colosimo Performed by Joe Dolce Published by Dolceamore Music "I Was Standing On the Street On A Saturday Night And I Saw A Pretty Girl Made Me Feel Alright" Written by The Gracie Brothers Performed by The Gracie Brothers Published by The Gracie Brothers Publishing Co. Opening Theme Composed by Matt Sandford and Marc Gracie Performed by Matt Sandford Music Co-ordinator Vivian Simonelli As well as taking the lead role and doing the music, Joe Dolce released one single from the movie, “Vaffanculo Polka” (MUS SP2004), recorded at Quicklik Studios, Elwood in 1988 for Musicland Records. The single was the A side, and the B side was an instrumental version of the same song. It is now extremely rare, but Dolce obviously had an affection for the track, because it turned up on a few later releases, for example, as the third track on his double CD-compilation derived from the Countdown Spectacular Tour, with the spelling ‘Vafanculo Polka’. (Below: the 45 single, with Peter Adams on the left, Dolce on the right, and the CD with Dolce on the cover). The song runs over the tail credits. In the film and studio versions there’s a few off-mike mumbles of the “oh yeah, yeah” kind as the music kicks in, and then the lyrics begin … Listen! When you wash your car, it starts to rain And you kiss your wife, but she wants to fight again And your best friend’s a mutt And you hate his guts … And you want to say la Vaffanculo da na… ohhh … La Vaffanculo You Vaffanculo They Vaffanculo … do the Vaffanculo Polka … Hey huh When you feed your dog and he bites your hand And your sing real good, but you haven’t got a band And all the cretins get rich, and your lucka won’t a switch And you want to say la Vaffanculo you bitch … ohh … La Vaffanculo Say you Vaffanculo They Vaffanculo …do the Vaffanculo Polka … Mah Vaffanculo You Vaffanculo They Vaffanculo … do the Vaffanculo Polka … Oooh (musical interlude with harmonica) Ooohh mah Vaffanculo … You Vaffanculo They Vaffanculo … do the Vaffanculo Polka … Oooh And when you’re eating the spaghetti that’s not al dente And at times you work but your wife forgetuh And you’re feeling mean and you got to scream And you want to throw the baccalat into the stream Ooohh mah Vaffanculo … Say you Vaffanculo They Vaffanculo … do the Vaffanculo Polka Mah Vaffanculo You Vaffanculo They Vaffanculo … do the Vaffanculo Polka … (in the film, fade out here; in the studio version there are a few more repeats) Oh yeah Mah Vaffanculo You Vaffanculo They Vaffanculo … do the Vaffanculo Polka … Just saying now … Mah Vaffanculo You Vaffanculo Say they Vaffanculo … do the Vaffanculo Polka! Composer Joe Dolce: Dolce is best known for the best-selling novelty number Shaddap You Face, and he later turned to poetry, as well as maintaining his interest in various other forms of performance. Dolce has an extremely detailed CV/biography at his website here, and this excerpt gets him up to 1990, just beyond the time the movie was made. Dolce also has a detailed wiki here. Key Events pre-1990 1989 Organiser and compere of the First Australian Secret Policeman's Ball, 'Ha Ha Help,' for Amnesty International, with Austen Tayshus, Jean Kittson, Peter Rowsthorn, Simon Palomares, George Kapiniaris and many others. Wrote and produced the theme song, for 'The Year of the Child,' Angel Dove, recorded by Joe Camilleri, cover artwork by Michael Leunig. Appeared as actor in many TV mini-series and shows including 'ALL THE WAY', 'THE GREAT AIR RACE', and 'THE FOUR MINUTE MILE'. Composed music score for 'GRASS,' produced by THEATREWORKS. Composed music score for 'PERFECTING MY NATURE STRIP', written by BILL GARNER, and produced by THEATREWORKS for The Universal Theatre and ABC radio. Composed score for LIN VAN HEK play,'THE HANGING'. Released single, 'VAFANCULO POLKA', on Musicland Records. 1988 Featured Lead Actor in Rosa Colosimo's 35mm feature film, 'BLOWING HOT AND COLD', co-starring Peter Adams and Ellspeth Ballantine. Also composed the score and film soundtrack. Composed film score for Rosa Colosimo feature film, 'CLOSER AND CLOSER APART'. Featured Lead Actor in Phil Motherwell play, 'STEAL AWAY HOME', produced by PLAYBOX THEATRE at the Victorian Arts Centre. Also composed play score and performed it 'live'. Composed play score for JEAN KITTSON one-woman show, 'ANGELA'. 1987 Co-writer and featured lead actor in theatrical production, 'UNA RAZZA, UNA FACCIA', co-written with GEORGE KAPINARIS, and staged at the Universal Theatre, directed by SIMON PALOMARES, creator of WOGS OUT OF WORK. Composed and performed the 'live' play score for Phil Motherwell's play, 'FITZROY CROSSING', starring GINA RILEY, with supporting role as 'Eddie the Head,' produced at LA MAMA THEATRE. 1986 Executive Producer and co-writer, with LIN VAN HEK, of the song, 'INTIMACY', sung by LIN VAN HEK and included in the original US film score, THE TERMINATOR. Composed play score and songs for Daniel Keene play, 'THE HOUR BEFORE MY BROTHER DIES', produced at LA MAMA THEATRE. Composed and performed the 'live' play score for Phil Motherwell's play, 'HELD IN CAMERA', starring GREG CARROLL, LIN VAN HEK. BILL TISDALE, and PHIL MOTHERWELL, produced at LA MAMA THEATRE. 1985 Released single, 'COCAINE LIL' on Troubadour Records. 1984 Released single, 'Pizza Pizza,' on Fable Records. 1983 Released single, 'YOU TOUCHA MY CAR, I BREAKA YOU FACE', on Full Moon Records. 1982 Released international album, 'CHRISTMAS IN AUSTRALIA.' 1981 Released single, 'IF YOU WANT TO BE HAPPY', on Full Moon Records. Extensive touring and promtional trips to Europe and the USA. Recipient of the ADVANCE AUSTRALIA AWARD. 1980 Created, produced and performed, 'SHADDAP YOU FACE'. First released in Australia on ASTOR RECORDS. Australia's first locally produced Nine Times Platinum single recording (by the old count of 50,000 units). It also currently holds two titles: the most successful song in Australian music history, and the most successful song in Australian music history for the longest time: 33 years. Creator and performer of the solo show, THE JOE DOLCE MUSIC THEATRE, performing at the TROUBADOUR, THE FLYING TRAPEZE. THE LAST LAUGH, CATCH A RISING STAR and the ADELAIDE FESTIVAL. 1979 Wrote and recorded 'BOAT PEOPLE', translated into Vietnamese and performed before diplomats of theVietnamese National Convention, in Melbourne. Moved to Melbourne, Australia, from the USA 1977 Co-founder of RIPE FRUIT MUSIC AND DANCE THEATRE, Berkeley, California, experimental dance and improvisational music. Worked as home renovator specializing in stained glass work, tile-setting and cabinet-making. 1974-76 Lived on communes in Northern California, and the Big Island. Won First Prize in Hawaiian Music Contest in Hana, Maui, for the song 'O Papaya Tree'; studied music informally with Dr. Lou Gottleib, PhD. Music (original founding member of the legendary US '60s folk group, THE LIMELITERS.) Worked driving health food truck. 1973 Wrote 'MY HOME AIN'T IN THE HALL OF FAME' (a.k.a. 'HALL OF FAME'). Solo Country & Western music performances throughout Northern California, and shows with Russian River band, FRONTIER. Worked in Berkeley, Ca, as full-time live-in nurse for quadraplegic patient. 1971 Worked part-time on Wall Street, for Auchincloss, Parker and Redpath Brokerage, in New York City, in foreign securities. 1969 Wrote first major song, the ballad, RETURN, from a poem by Greek poet, C.P. CAVAFY, in English translation, by RAE DALVEN, and still performed in current repertoire.Lived in Boston and Cambridge, Mass. Worked full-time at local Mental Hospital as an attendant, and later as a shipping and receiving clerk for trucking company. 1968 Co-founder, (with US singsinger-songwriter, JONATHAN EDWARDS,) of the HEADSTONE CIRCUS band (aka SUGARCREEK), Athens, Ohio and Boston, Mass. Recorded and released LP in New York, 'PLEASE TELL A FRIEND', on Metromedia Records. Resisted Vietnam War. Voluntary patient in the Athens Lunatic Asylum for 30 days observation. Upon released, worked part-time at Wendy's Hamburgers. Dropped out of OHIO UNIVERSITY after two years to play music full time.Constructed an original nine-string electric guitar (on a visit home from college, his father broke it in half because the noise (unamplified) woke him up from a nap.) 1966 Attended OHIO UNIVERSITY, in Athens, Ohio, (historically ranked as the 13th most haunted town in the world!) living away from home, and majoring in Architecture. Makes acquaintance of Italian language scholar who encourages pronunciation of his surname, from doltz, to the original Italian pronunciation: dol-chay, meaning sweet; also explaining that, as the original meaning of his first name, Joseph, was 'he who adds,' he would therefore be: He Who Adds Sweetness. 1965 In Senior year, at Harvey High School, Painesville, Ohio, USA, eighteen years of age, and a French honours student, chosen as the sole male lead to play the comic (and singing) role of MASCARILLE, in the LAKE ERIE GIRLS COLLEGE production of LES PRECIEUSES RIDICULES, by French playwright, MOLIERE. The female lead is CAROL DUNLOP, a creative writing scholar, at LAKE ERIE COLLEGE, who later became his High School Prom date! (DUNLOP goes on to becomes a renowned Canadian translator of French authors and marries legendary Argentinian surrealist writer, JULIO CORTAZAR, writer of BLOW UP, both now passed away and buried together in Montparnasse, France.) 1957 Makes the seminal decision to abandon accordion lessons, due to a time conflict with his favourite television show, ZORRO.

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