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"Double Dutch" is a 1983 single by Malcolm McLaren. It is taken from his debut album Duck Rock . "Double Dutch" is the follow-up to his successful debut single, " Buffalo Gals ", and reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart , making it his highest-charting single release. [ 2 ]
"Double Dutch Bus" was released in late 1980 and gained momentum on the charts in mid-1981. [4] The song's rhythm and lyrics are based on the Double Dutch jump rope game. Such games were played by urban school children, and in 1973 they were formalized into a team sport in New York City. [3]
With his 1981 single "Double Dutch Bus", released by WMOT Records, [4] Smith popularized a nonsensical form of slang (from his song "Slang thang", 1981 WMOT, Records), in which "iz" is placed in the middle of a word (for example, the word "place" becomes "plizace"), or the last letters of a word are replaced with "-izzle" ("sure" becomes shizzle).
Double Dutch may refer to: Double Dutch (jump rope), a skipping game; Double Dutch (writing style), used by John O'Mill; Double Dutch, by Sharon Draper, 2002; Double Dutch (DJ Sharpnel album), by DJ Sharpnel, 1998; Double Dutch (The Eames Era album), by the Eames Era, 2005 "Double Dutch" (song), by Malcolm McLaren, 1983
Double Dutch is a game in which two long jump ropes turning in opposite directions are jumped by one or more players jumping simultaneously. There is a lack of consensus regarding the early history of double Dutch, but it is said to have been traced back from Egypt, China, and even Europe, where various forms of skipping rope was quite common.
Clips of the World's Famous Supreme Team radio show appear between songs, which made the album one of the earliest recordings on which members of the Nation of Gods and Earths appear. After being out of print for a long period of time, the UK label The state51 Conspiracy released a 40th Anniversary edition of Duck Rock as an LP with an extra 12 ...
"Whip-Smart" is a song by American singer-songwriter Liz Phair from her second album Whip-Smart, released in 1994. The song interpolates the chorus from Malcolm McLaren's 1983 hit "Double Dutch." [1] The song peaked at No. 24 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. [2]
Alternative longer mixes of "Only for Love", "Double Dutch" and "Candy Girl" were included in place of the original shorter single mixes from 1983. [1] A double vinyl re-release followed for Record Store Day on 18 April 2015. [1]