I hesitated to run this picture while the Mark Foley scandal is unfolding, so let”””s be clear at the outset that I am not accusing David Hasselhoff of any crimes against nature of a non-musical variety. Right now The Hoff is doing fine: traipsing all over England in ways the Luftwaffe could only dream about, promoting ”””Jump in My Car,””? nodding off on morning chat shows, and concocting baseless rumors about Princess Di”””s attraction for him (which, if true, would give ”””Jump in My Car””? a thoroughly morbid subtext). In the course of this blitz, an enterprising reporter for the Sun dug up an earlier number that Hoff recorded for the Swiss animated feature ”””Pingu.””? No video, but the song is so catchy all by itself that a video would be overkill.

Bonus: TMZ (the first link up there) quotes The Hoff as saying he”””d like to do songs about more serious topics, like eating disorders. This is one of those match-ups that seems so painfully obvious ”””like Ted Nugent and blood sports–I”””m slapping my head and saying ”””D”””Oh!!””? right this very minute.