Irish Soldiers Score Web Hit With 'Stayin' Alive' Video Parody

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Irish Soldiers Score Web Hit With 'Stayin' Alive' Video Parody by Rob Walker

Apparently the military isn't too happy with a platoon of Irish soldiers stationed in Lebanon who filmed a parody video of Stayin' Alive. But really, as long as its not hurting anyone, does it really matter?

The youtube link has been removed, liveleak has it up here.

A platoon of disco-dancing Irish soldiers has become unlikely internet stars after their version of the Bee Gees' 'Stayin' Alive' won them a legion of fans.

The Defence Force has been inundated with phonecalls and emails from civilians supporting the so-called "2 Platoon" who posted their antics on the popular 'YouTube' website a fortnight ago.

Yet despite the humorous nature of the video, army chiefs are not laughing and have launched an official investigation into the matter.

The four-minute video opens with three bare-chested soldiers in camouflage gear leaping out from the back of a United Nations (UN) armoured personnel carrier and adopting a series of campy Charlie's Angels-like combat poses before jiving around with the Steyr AUG assault rifles in time to the disco anthem.

They are joined by about a dozen other soldiers who pop out of a series of portaloos, high-five each other and proceed to strut down a dirt road while lip-syncing the music to the hit song from 'Saturday Night Fever', which starred John Travolta.

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