Released 1989 (1989) Genre Comedy | Format 7" 45 rpm, Cassingle Label Mushroom | |
B-side "Pissweak Quiz Show Sketch" Writer(s) Santo Cilauro, Tony Martin, Rob Sitch, Tom Gleisner | ||
"Five in a Row" was a 1989 single by Australian comedy team, The D-Generation. It reached a peak position of number 12 on the ARIA Singles Chart. It was co-written by The D-Generation members, Santo Cilauro, Tony Martin, Rob Sitch, and Tom Gleisner.
The song and its accompanying music video parodied five Australian musicians: John Farnham (played by Sitch), Jimmy Barnes (played by Cilauro), Little River Band, Kylie Minogue (played by Jane Kennedy), and James Reyne (played by John Harrison).
It was followed in 1990 by "Five More in a Row" which peaked at number 37. Like the original this version also parodied five Australian music acts. They were: Max Q (Jason Stephens playing Michael Hutchence), Dragon (Mick Molloy playing Marc Hunter), Daryl Braithwaite (played by Sitch), Kate Ceberano (played by Kennedy), and Midnight Oil (Sitch playing Peter Garrett).