Did you know that Bob M. said he lifted the "tra-la-la, la-la-la-la" part of Buffalo Soldiers from the Banana Splits theme song, because he thought it was catchy? I heard this factoid on NPR, which is not to say that if one hears it on NPR it must be true, but rather to say that if it turns out to be an urban myth, blame NPR fact-checkers, not me... I bet Cosmos could confirm or deny this bit of trivia.
MBA, I now love The Final Countdown b/c it always puts me in mind of the "illusions" and dorky choreography of Arrested Development's Gob. Dang that guy is funny.