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  Is This the Way to Amarillo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Is This the Way to Amarillo" is a song written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield, referring to Amarillo, Texas.
The song is also frequently used by Christie's local side, Doncaster Rovers F.C. FC Amarillo is an English non league football team from Chelmsford, Essex, set up in November 2004 having heard the song on 'Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere' and wailing it to an 'impressed' Edinburgh public after a night out.
A spoof version "Is This The Way To Santa's Grotto?" was a Christmas UK Top 40 hit in 2005, and Christie himself re-recorded the song as "Is This The Way To The World Cup?" to coincide with England's World Cup campaign in 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Is_This_the_Way_to_Amarillo   (717 words)

  
 The Scotsman - Yes, this is the way to Amarillo ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Jutta Matalka, Amarillo’s director of tourism, said she was amazed at the level of interest as a result of the hit, and she expects the number of visitors from the UK to increase this summer.
Amarillo, a four-hour drive from Dallas, has a population of 177,000 and attracts an average of 16,000 overseas tourists a year.
Amarillo tourist chiefs say they are looking forward to welcoming British visitors who take driving holidays across the States - the city is on the east-west 140 highway and is connected to the old Route 66.
thescotsman.scotsman.com /index.cfm?id=471852005   (731 words)

  
 Is This the Way to Armadillo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Is This the Way to Armadillo is a spoof video of the song "Is This the Way to Amarillo" produced by the Royal Dragoon Guards stationed in Iraq.
Dutch troops stationed in Afghanistan made their own spoof of "Is This the Way to Amarillo" entitled "Dutch Amarillo".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Is_This_The_Way_To_Armadillo   (211 words)

  
 The Scotsman - Opinion - Leaders - On their way to Amarillo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
PEOPLE in Amarillo, Texas (population 173,000), have been bemused by a sudden jump in requests for information from would-be visitors from the UK wanting direction - it’s at the crossroads of Interstate 40 and Interstate 27, 120 miles north of Lubbock, if you must know.
However, what is stimulating Brits to ask the way to Amarillo has more to do with the eponymous song.
Amarillo is in the middle of a local election.
thescotsman.scotsman.com /leaders.cfm?id=472422005   (275 words)

  
 amarillo.com | Amarillo Flying High: Sunday, March 26, 2006
The bust could have been ripped from the pages of a crime-drama TV script: A prominent prosecutor is arrested by federal agents in a courtroom packed with his peers.
Amarillo's top private employers provide jobs for some 18,479 people, or 14.4 percent of the Amarillo workforce of 128,700 people.
With the number of passengers on airplanes flying out of Amarillo increasing the last two years and a need to adapt to the future, Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport is changing with the times.
www.amarillo.com /flyinghigh   (446 words)

  
 THIS IS THE WAY TO AMARILLO Independent, The (London) - Find Articles
It's late in the evening at a rowdy bar in downtown Amarillo, Texas, and the crowd is chugging down beers and draping green plastic jewellery over each other's necks in honour of St Patrick's Day.
Admittedly, "Is This The Way to Amarillo?" was penned by two Americans - the irrepressibly prolific Neil Sedaka and his boyhood friend and writing partner Howard Greenfield - but after giving it to Christie they never found an American recording artist to replicate his success on the other side of the Atlantic.
Interestingly, the road from Tucumcari to Dallas runs straight through Amarillo, but Little Feat never thought to mention the city in their long list of truckstops and way stations en route to true love.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20050319/ai_n13253720   (903 words)

  
 Road to the World Cup
The preferred way to wear it seems to be as a David Beckham-style sarong.
The first song was "(Is this the way to) Amarillo," a tune co-written by Neil Sedaka about a town in Texas that for some reason has become a popular football song in England.
'Is This The Way to Amarillo' became a very popular tune in England when comedian Peter Kay did hysterical rendition of it at a comedy event a while back.
blog.washingtonpost.com /worldcup/2006/06/is_this_the_way_to_amarillo.html   (784 words)

  
 Tony Christie Finds His Way to Amarillo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Amarillo, Texas - March 29, 2005 - It took Tony Christie only 34 years to find his way to Amarillo after his pop hit "Is This The Way To Amarillo?" hit the pop charts in 1971.
Members of the Amarillo media were on hand to cover Christie's activities for the day but were quickly informed by a spokesperson from the UK Sun Newspaper media coverage of the visit would be limited.
According to the Sun spokesperson, the Sun had financed the visit as a publicity stunt for the newspaper and the paper was demanding exclusive rights to Christie's activities with the exception of a reception at the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce.
goldenspreadnews.com /2005/03/29ChristieVisitVideoViewer.html   (319 words)

  
 YMCA of Amarillo
The Amarillo YMCA is for everyone - it strengthens families, nurtures the healthy development of children and encourages positive behavior in teens.
The Amarillo YMCA is an association of caring people working for the common good of the community.
For over 150 years, the YMCA has been a pioneering force in the United States.
www.amarilloymca.org   (187 words)

  
 United Way of Amarillo and Canyon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Amarillo Adult Literacy Council will help approximately 150 adults improve their literacy skills in 2005.
Amarillo Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse serves individuals, families and the community through education, and information and referral services related to substance abuse.
Amarillo Senior Citizens Association provides nutritious meals, social activities, motivation, referral information, life enrichment, and involvement and employment services to its members and other senior citizens in need in Potter and Randall counties.
www.unitedwayama.org /programProviders.shtml   (1455 words)

  
 City of Amarillo
From the beauty of Palo Duro Canyon to our quality educational system, from restaurants to a variety of recreational activities, Amarillo is certain to have something to offer almost everyone.
The City of Amarillo employs 2,029 staff members who provide the quality services to the 176,000 residents of Amarillo.
We invite you to come to Amarillo and see why our population is growing.
www.ci.amarillo.tx.us   (179 words)

  
 Amarillo Hospital District
The Health Access Clearinghouse is an information, case management and referral system created to help residents of the City of Amarillo and Potter County in determining eligibility for and successfully applying to Medicaid, Medicare and the Amarillo Hospital District's Wyatt Health Plan.
It is located at 206 N.E. 7th in Amarillo in a building owned and donated for use by BSA Health System.
The Amarillo Hospital District supported the development of the Windy Nicklaus Clinic within the Jan Werner Adult Day Care Center, in 2001.
www.amarillohospitaldistrict.org /projects.html   (638 words)

  
 BBC - Dorset - Red Nose Day - The Way to Amarillo
The Amarillo Hotel is the only one of that name in the country.
Named after the Texan city, it was just another Bournemouth hotel until the past couple of weeks when Tony Christie's hit Show Me the Way to Amarillo has rocketed to the top of the charts, courtesy of comedian Peter Kay.
Peter Kay, who was recently voted Britain's favourite comic, has used Is This The Way To Amarillo in his stand-up routines and TV show Phoenix Nights.
www.bbc.co.uk /dorset/content/articles/2005/03/23/amarillo_feature.shtml   (319 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | UK | 'Amarillo' video crashes MoD PCs
A spoof video of the song (Is This The Way To) Amarillo, performed by British soldiers in Iraq, has crashed Ministry of Defence computers.
The role of Peter Kay in the troops' video - called Is This The Way To Armadillo - was taken on by Staff Sgt Roger Parr, from Runcorn, Cheshire.
In the spoof, which was e-mailed out last Friday, he marches through the Iraqi camp mimicking the comedian and summoning up fellow squaddies along the way.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/4554083.stm   (448 words)

  
 Tony Christie The Way To Amarillo Ringtone
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 Amazon.com: Is This the Way to Amarillo: Music: Tony Christie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Single from Christie, Tony & Peter Kay, 'Is This The Way To Amarillo', backed by the All Around The World Mix, 'Comic Relief Laughter Track' and Video for the title track.
So I remember buying the single from HMV earlier this year and it had (Is This The Way To) Amarillo (Which was good), (Is This The Way To) Amarillo [Disco Mix], which was the same except with the same beat and The Laughing Record, which was pointless.
"Is This The Way To Armarillo" is a cheesy classic in its own right, an enjoyable song that, for some reason, you know off by heart without ever actually remembering hearing it in the first place.
www.amazon.com /This-Way-Amarillo-Tony-Christie/dp/B0007UH5HY   (898 words)

  
 YouTube - Is this the way to Amarillo?
The Haymarket staff of 60 Waldergrave Road were quietly and methodically going about their normal business in search of that final eighth-page caravan park ad which would make all the difference between success and failure.
But still the man danced on, horribly luring those that were left from the cosiness of 60 Waldegrave Rd to his grisly new lair.
Peter Kay - Is This The Way To Amarillo
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 YouTube - British Army Is this the way to Amarillo
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British Army Dragoons perform their own British Army Dragoons perform their own music video of Is this the way to Amarillo.
www.youtube.com /w/British-Army-Is-this-the-way-to-Amarillo?v=RBJbZ0quOgQ   (218 words)

  
 Putfile - way to armadillo
Very funny, I love the way engllish people can have a laugh whenever whatever.
but i think in the URL u meant to put "amarillo" not "armadillo"..
"amarillo" is the city, "armadillo" is an animal.
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 Is This The Way To Amarillo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
It was originally released over 30 years ago, but the comedian Peter Kay brought the song back into the charts with a hilarious video that came out on Red Nose Day for Comic Relief in March.
Why this is so strange for me is because I do know the way to Amarillo.
And of course to end the night, we would all do a sing along of 'Is This The Way to Amarillo'.
www.bandweblogs.com /isthisthewaytoamarillo.html   (673 words)

  
 BBC - Manchester - Faith - Is this the way to Bolton?
When Bolton comic Peter Kay re-released 'Is this the way to Amarillo?' for Comic Relief, it shot to Number One.
'Is this the way to Amarillo?' by 70s crooner Tony Christie is a favourite of Bolton funnyman Peter Kay who's used it in his stand up routine and in his TV series Phoenix Nights.
But in a twist on Tony Christie's hit song, Texan methodist minister Janie Noble will be finding the way from Amarillo to Bolton - to preach for a year.
www.bbc.co.uk /manchester/content/articles/2005/03/28/amarillo_bolton_qa_280305_feature.shtml   (678 words)

  
 Red Nose Day - Peter Kay and Tony Christie - Is This The Way To Amarillo - Comic Relief Video Clip   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The video clip is presented as a service to the Comic Relief Charity in the UK and to encourage you to find your way to the REAL Amarillo.
He had never been to Amarillo even though the song 'Is This The Way To Amarillo?' was first released more than 30 years ago!
No matter how you get here, through the lament of Amarillo By Morning or the pop sounds of Is This The Way to Amarillo?, there is much to see and do.
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 Tony Christie feat. Peter Kay - (Is This The Way To) Amarillo :: Voteyoursong.com
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 IS THIS THE WAY TO AMARILLO Ringtone - Tony Christie Motorola - Mr.Tones
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 Is This The Way To Armadillo? - Army spoof of Is This The Way To Amarillo? - on Bore Me
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 Tony Christie feat. Peter Kay - Is this the way to Amarillo?
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 Is This The Way To Armadillo?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The three soldiers responsible for a spoof video of the song (Is This The Way To) Amarillo have welcomed the "fantastic" response to their efforts.
The role of Kay in the troops' video, called Is This The Way To Armadillo and e-mailed out last Friday, was taken on by Staff Sgt Roger Parr, from Runcorn, Cheshire.
The Dragoon Guards were on a six-month peacekeeping tour when the video was shot with a handheld video camera, and are now back at their base in Munster, Germany.
fun.tjworld.org /armadillo   (746 words)

  
 Allen Talk Neighborhood Forums: Show Me the Way to Amarillo
You can simultaneously feel pride in being an American and shed a tear that these young folks are in harm's way.
This link is from a guy in Lubbock who owns a lot of the radio stations there.
A guy in Iraq, who is from Amarillo, made this tape of him with his buddies singing "Show me the way to Amarillo" and sent it to him.
www.allenonline.com /forum/showthreaded.php?Number=23751   (168 words)

  
 Is This the Way to Amarillo by Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers: Song Music Downloads
Sorry, at this time no downloads have been found for "Is This the Way to Amarillo" on album Pop Back in Time to the 70's.
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Is This the Way to Amarillo by Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers: Song Music Downloads
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