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The Streak

Streaking - A rather disturbing craze was sweeping the highways and parks, when the closet exhibitionist in some people decided to reveal itself in public. Soon, cricket matches and public events would hardly go by without a streaker appearing and British policemen found a new use for their helmets!

In 1974 American singer and comedian Ray Stevens wrote a novelty song about streaking! Apparently he had read an article about a new fad among college students in the US called streaking.

The release of the record was perfectly timed as it coincided with the news of a man streaking across the stage of the 1974 Academy Awards past David Niven!


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