"A Hola Wholatta Olga"
Michael Algar09.21.1959
Michael "Olga" Algar , born 21 September 1959.Professionally known as simply "Olga"
Olga is the singer songwriter/Guitarist for The Toy Dolls, a punk band formed in 1979...
He is known for his unique cartoon like voice, singing about witty and humourous nursery rhyme like stuffs
The idiosyncratic band, separated themselves from the angry lyrics and music often associated with punk rock, the Toy Dolls worked within the aesthetics of punk to express a sense of fun, With catchy tunes, and witty lytics and themes.. the nearest description to their music is probably Sesame Street goes punk with Songs like "I've Got Asthma", "Glenda and the test tube babies" "Spiders in the dressing room" , "My Wife's a Psychopath" and their take on "Nellie The Elephant"... but as funny they may seems, Olga is a very much talented guitar player, perhaps the only punk rocker i know that could do intricate and amazing Guitar solos, checke out The Toy Dolls guitar cover version of symphony classics such as "Tocatta in Dm" by Johan Sebastian Bach, "Sabre Dance"by Aram Khachaturian and "Eine Kleine Nacht Musik" by Mozart. Toy Dolls wacky ideas did not spare Movie Themes such as Popoye medley , The Raiders of the lost ark, and a bunch of Toyed up classic covers of Elvis Presley''s "Blue Suede Shoes" , The Ventures' "Wipe Out", Europe's "Final Countdown" and even Ricky Martin's "La Vida Loca".
More than 40 years after.. Olga, the only constant member of The Toy Dolls still cooks up zany albums and still tour around the worl
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