Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting Carl Douglas

Kung fu fighting is the only hit by carl douglas.

Everybody was kung fu fighting carl douglas. Kung fu fighting was written by carl douglas and biddu appaiah who also produced the song. Genre variety comment by thomas carney. Douglas had some and the song was quickly recorded in just ten minutes with the melody composed by biddu. Kung fu fighting was not meant to be a hit.

You all are not right in the head. In the united states douglas is considered a one hit wonder since he is known only for kung fu fighting and the follow up dance the kung fu did not crack the top 40. Dance the kung fu which peaked at number 35 in the charts and run back which peaked at number 25. 2020 10 23t10 38 08z comment by famousfategod.

Got this from kung fu panda. However in the united kingdom two of his other singles made it into the top 40. Carl douglas recorded something for an a side of a single and every session was three hours long. The song was originally meant to be the b side to the track i want to give you my everything.

Kung fu fighting carl douglaseverybody was a kung fu fightingthose cats were fast as lightningin fact it was a little bit frightningbut they fought with exper. We spent two hours on the first song and then took a break and i said. Kung fu fighting carl douglas everybody was a kung fu fighting those cats were fast as lightning in fact it was a little bit frightning but they fought wit. He once was hired by biddu appaiah to sing on the track i want to give you my everything and was asked by biddu if he had had some lyrics to be used to make the b side of that track.

Kung fu fighting is a disco song by jamaican vocalist carl douglas written by douglas and produced by british indian musician biddu. It was released as a single in 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 reaching the top of the soul singles chart. Quick guys we need to record the b side in two takes.