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Roland Rat Superstar's 'Rat Rapping' from 1983 from The Cassette of the Album - it was a UK Top 20 hit in December of that year. With Kevin the Gerbil as the cameo appearance in the music video.

Roland Rat never bothered to appear on TOTP though, but the video did make its appearance on the 12th of January 1984.

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Transcript
00:00Come on Kevin, let's get down to some real rat rapping
00:08Are you talking about rat rapping?
00:13Scratching, Kevin
00:14What, record drive?
00:18No, please Kevin, please
00:21Stop rapping
00:22It's all the right, Kevin
00:25First you find a bleep, preferably under the armpit
00:29Then chase it, Kev, round your shoulder blade and scratch
00:32Yeah, rat rapping
00:36Scratch
00:37Yeah, rat rapping
00:40Right, first you find the flea
00:42You got it, Kev
00:43I got a problem, girl, and I can't find one
00:46Don't be stupid, Kevin, you're riddled with them
00:48Am I rolling?
00:49Course you are, don't question me
00:51I'm a superstar for excellence
00:54Heavy on style, I'm your main man
00:56So come on, Kev, my number one fan
00:58Scratch
00:59Yeah, rat rapping scratch
01:03Yeah, rat rapping scratch
01:08Yeah, rat rapping scratch
01:12Yeah
01:14I don't know how many times I have to tell you, Kevin
01:22Rats are wonderful
01:24Rats are marvellous
01:25Thousands faint at my feet
01:27The world is my oyster thing
01:29Why?
01:30Because I'm full of showbiz glamour, aren't I?
01:33The world's first rodent superstar
01:36Yeah
01:36Lots of talking, lots of action
01:39Rolling rats are the main attraction
01:41Rolling rats are main attraction with a penthouse suite
01:42Swimming pool
01:43Pretty young guinea pigs playin' cool
01:45Rolls, voices, knots, caviar
01:48I told you guys, I'm a superstar
01:50I told you once, I'm a superstar
01:50La-dee-da, la-dee-dee
01:52I'm a mega star
01:53Oh, don't question me
01:54Want a chauffeur with a limousine
01:57Live a life of luxury
01:58That's my dream
01:59Carry credit cards
02:00Diamond rings
02:01These are a few of my face
02:04You faded me out, Kevin
02:07I just thought you were getting a little carried away
02:11Rolling
02:12Scratch
02:13Yeah
02:15Scratch
02:17Yeah
02:20Scratch
02:23I'm sorry, Kevin
02:25I went over the top a little, I must admit
02:28It's just the pressure of being a superstar, Kevin
02:31I know, Roland
02:32You are wonderful
02:34Yeah
02:35But where were we?
02:37Oh yeah, Scratch it
02:38Fingers in the fur, let's find out
02:41B, chase it on down, right to the knee
02:43Run it around until you catch it
02:45Locate the edge
02:46And then you scratch it
02:48Uh, Roland
02:49I think I'm flea-less
02:50Yeah, well of course you'd with me, wouldn't you?
02:53I'm covered in them
02:54Hang on, I found another one, Tim
02:55Scratch me, Tim
02:57Yeah
02:59Stretch
03:02Yeah
03:04Stretch
03:06Yeah
03:09You got the right place there, Kevin
03:16Just in a second, you'll be back
03:17Lovely
03:18Scratch
03:19Yeah
03:21Scratch
03:24Yeah
03:26Scratch
03:28What?
03:29You got the right place there?
03:30You got the right place together?
03:35Oh, tune in Hyacinth
03:36Well, it's so crazy
03:37No, yeah
03:37You got the right place here
03:38Ashley
03:39I got it
03:39The first time I just fell into it
03:40Was, like, I know
03:41Those were places where I can get
03:42разб fed up

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