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Annoying ringtone tops British charts!

Crazy Frog Axel F is based off the revving sound of a Swedish mo-ped.


“This song is incredibly irritating and puerile and we’re still trying to understand why people like it,” Gennaro Castaldo, a spokesman for HMV [A British music retailer], said.


Click Watch the Video to hear the ring tone. *I* didn’t find it to be obnoxious, but then my ring tone is “I Wanna Be Sedated” by the Ramones.



Malcolm McLaren, the ex-Sex Pistols manager, told The International Herald Tribune: “Listen to this song and you can hear the death knell of the traditional music industry.”

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