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The Hedgehog Song
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The Hedgehog Song, or The Hedgehog Can Never be Buggered at All, is a drinking song in the Discworld books.[1] Alt.fan.pratchett list members and other fans built on the concept and created multiple filk versions.
Matthew Crosby
Matthew Crosby created the original AFP lyrics and they were added to by other fans.
- The Hedgehog Song, v1.5
- The Hedgehog Song, v1.7 (with tune MIDI)
- A Hedgehog Can Never Be Buggered At All v1.12
Mark A. Mandel
Mark A. Mandel created his own lyrics in 1994 and 1995, unaware of the AFP efforts.
Heather Wood
Heather Wood created a version of the lyrics in 1993 intended to be sung to the tune of Bonnie Dundee.
John Warden
John Warden posted his own version in October 1999.
Fauna Version
Ulrich Schreitmueller created the fauna version in November 1999.
Every Hedgehog
AFPMad performed "Every Hedgehog" for Woolpit in 1999, a set of songs that invert the original hedgehog song. It seems to have been written by Wallonia and Duck to the tune of Beethoven's 9th.
Martian Version
Warren Mars later combined multiple filk versions by Matthew Crosby, Heather Wood, and Mark Mandel to create the Martian version in August 2002. In late 2005, he created a tune and recorded a version.
Smith & Ellis
At an unknown point, Smith and Ellis created a short version to the tune of Ode to Joy.
Morrigan
morrigan and NS created a version which was posted to Fanfiction.net in 2000. Peeves Is Peeved recorded an audio version.