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the ones that chanted "The old one.oh we love.the old one." (or, if you prefer, "YO-WUM.YO-WEE-UMM!").

Paul from Tucson, AzThe "Ooga Chucka" thing from Blue Swede always reminded of me of the guards at the Wicked Witch of the West's castle in The Wizard of Oz.

Jon from Oakridge, OrI prefer the "ooga chucka" version but still a great song, period.

"OOGA CHAKA! OOGA CHAKA!" How obnoxious can you get?

Thomas version, but I loathe Blue Swede's version. Kathy from Karben, Germany:D go to and watch david hasselhoffs s hilarious.the video, omg, just watch it^^.Preston (aka The Big Bopper) and featured Preston and George Jones on backing vocal/chant. Dj from Los Angeles, CaThe "Ooga Chucka" chorus first appeared in Johnny Preston's version of "Running Bear" (Mercury,1959)as mentioned.To me it comically mimics an African tribal, drug-induced, fireside mating mantric-tantric chant - "Ooga chacka ooga ooga" I am almost shure this is it's intent. Regarding the Swedes: let them bask on their misconceptions - it may be all they have left. "Livestock Corralpersons and Indigenous Peoples" would not have inspired me as a 5 year old. Tony from Brooklyn, NyDennis as a kid who had botha cowboy and indian outfit in the 60's I can assure you that it was spoken as Cowboys and Indians NOT Indians and Cowboys.

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plus that it is used as a soundtrack in one of my all-time fave tv shows. although both are pretty good (nice to hear a guy's voice singing it), i have to say that twas Vonda's soulfulness that made me like the song so much. Joycemorrison from Phi first heard Vonda's version before i did BJ's.

Michael from Delbarton, WvA somewhat similar "Ooga Chugga Ooga Ooga" background chant appears on the Beach Boys "Bicycle Rider" section of "Heroes and Villains" which predates both the Jonathan King & Blue Swede choruses by several years.Mike from Norwalk, CtThis is one of those "reach for the dial to change the station" songs.Esskayess from Dallas, TxSince I never cared for the original, I got a perverse pleasure listening to Blue Suede's butchery of it.Meocyber from Alma, CoAn excellent song, BJ version.Martin from Fresno, CaI love B.J.'s version of it.Ove Lartelius from SwedenThere is another beautiful version of this song that Heart of Stones has done.Thomas performed "Hooked On A Feeling"* on the Dick Clark ABC-TV Saturday-afternoon program, 'American Bandstand'.Īt the time the song was at #8 on Billboard's Top 100 chart, three weeks earlier it had peaked at #5 on the Canadian RPM Top Country Singles chart. Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn February 1, 1969, B.J.Cyberpope from Vancouver, CanadaYup, I only knew this as the Ooga-Chaka song.The catchy electric sitar in the intro and solo was absolutely a riff of art but the great voice of Mr Thomas could master some beautiful melismatic lines in the sylables always in perfect tune and chorus, a perfect combination made the difference for his superb version of the Mark James song.

Beto Ponce from México CityB J Thomas original theme was huge popular in México, translated on radio as "Prendado de un sentimiento" or "Atrapado" and "Atado a un sentimiento" in radio stations.

In November 2000 he was accused of sex attacks on boys dating back to 1970, and in January 2001, he was charged with seven counts of assault against underage youths and sentenced to seven years in prison. He went on to become a successful singer, songwriter, producer (he produced the first Genesis album, From Genesis to Revelation), broadcaster and record company executive (in 1972 he formed UK Records). This led to some local airplay and the song quickly spread, eventually becoming a #1 hit.Īnd what about Jonathan King, who put the chant on the song in 1971? King was a university student in the UK when he recorded his debut hit "Everyone's Gone To The Moon" in 1965, which reached #4 in the UK and #17 in the US. It went to #1 in Sweden, and according to a Rolling Stone article from 1974, a few copies made their way to the United States, where a woman in Connecticut played the song in her record store. Blue Swede was a Swedish band, and they would perform the Jonathan King version in concert, getting the crowd to chant along. Blue Swede recorded their own version with more aggressive jungle sounds in 1974, and it was a massive hit, reaching #1 in the US, Holland, Australia, and Canada. The first use of the chant in this song, however, was in the 1971 version by the English singer and pop mogul Jonathan King, who added the Oooonga Chackas which were based on the chant in Johnny Preston's 1959 hit " Running Bear." King's version was a UK hit - the only version of the song to chart there - reaching #23.

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There's a good chance you've heard this song with the famous jungle chant, and it was most likely the 1974 Blue Swede version, which was featured in the Quentin Tarantino movie Reservoir Dogs.