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The single, which is a homage to martial arts films, overshadowed the rest of Douglas' career, and has led to his appearance on other artists' versions of the song. In the United States, Douglas is considered a one-hit wonder, since he is commonly known only for "Kung Fu Fighting" (its follow-up "Dance the Kung Fu" stalled at number 48). In the ...
"Kung Fu Fighting" is a disco song by Jamaican vocalist Carl Douglas, written by Douglas and produced by British-Indian musician Biddu. [3] It was released in 1974 as the first single from his debut album, Kung Fu Fighting and Other Great Love Songs (1974), on the cusp of a chopsocky film craze and rose to the top of the British, Australian, Canadian, and American charts, in addition to ...
Kung Fu Panda (Music from the Motion Picture) is the score album to the 2008 film Kung Fu Panda. The album features original score composed by Hans Zimmer and John Powell, and a cover of the disco song "Kung Fu Fighting" performed by CeeLo Green and Jack Black (who also plays Po, the lead character). The album consisted of traditional and ...
Starting in 1998, Bus Stop released a series of cover version singles, the most successful being the 1998 single "Kung Fu Fighting" which reached No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart. [1] Bus Stop's remake featured the vocals of the original artist, Carl Douglas. The sampled song added original rap lyrics, a style they would use in later hits as well.
The song is a short rock snippet that is heard in the movie as Newman's uncle Harvey (Stanley Brock) lounges in his pool. Originally, Yankovic had wanted to use the 1974 single "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas for the scene, but he could not obtain the rights for the song, and thus "Let Me Be Your Hog" was recorded. [8]
"Kung Fu Fighting" [44] 1998: Daze: Denmark "Together Forever (The Cyber Pet Song)" [45] 1998: Loona: The Netherlands "Bailando" [38] 1998: Eiffel 65: Italy "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" [46] 1998: Love Inc. Canada "You're a Superstar" [47] 1998: Vengaboys: The Netherlands "Up and Down" [48] 1998: Vengaboys: The Netherlands "We Like to Party" [49] 1999 ...
Tran grew up watching kung fu films from China and Hong Kong. He said that those films tend to lean toward fantasy and crime-fighting, while Asian American kung fu narratives are using the genre ...
Kung-Fu Fighting and Other Great Love Songs: Carl Douglas - Live: Mott the Hoople: Live Miles of Aisles: Joni Mitchell: Live Myopia: Tom Fogerty - Out of the Storm: Jack Bruce - Sedaka's Back: Neil Sedaka: Compilation Soon Over Babaluma: Can - Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) Brian Eno - There's the Rub: Wishbone Ash - Where We All Belong ...