Lily Allen wrote "Something's Not Right" for the soundtrack of the Peter Pan prequel, Pan. Smith wasn’t quite an overnight success, though, having spent some time in the trenches as a writer for acts like the O’Jays, Billy Paul, and other artists in the Philadelphia International Records stable. Madonna sampled the song on her Sticky & Sweet Tour performance of "Into the Groove". The song rocketed to popularity in a matter of weeks and debuted on the US Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart in February, rising to the top spot by July, where it held at number one for four weeks. Ex-DJ Frankie Smith's one hit "Double Dutch Bus" will refresh the ladies' skipping rope memories, and Brandi Wells', aka Terri Wells, "Watch Out" is good disco from a wailing diva. Frankie takes them to an even more awkward gang of inept jump ropers, he starts singing about the corns on his feet killing him, and the girls get off the bus to dance in the street with this old man? The Sugarhill Gang / Tom Johnston, Fall TV Preview: A Guide to New & Returning Broadcast Shows. Ever wonder where Snoop Dogg got his “fo’ shizzle my nizzle” saying? Leave feedback, Frankie Smith is a funk musician and R&B/soul songwriter. A raspy voiced rapper jumps off a rusty old bus and busts a rhyme to some girls awkwardly doing jump rope in the street. The Timbaland produced jam took the beat from the 80s hit and combined some Old School breakdancing moves into one of the best music videos of the decade. A song about both the jump-rope technique and public transportation in Philly, “Double Dutch Bus” was a nearly instantaneous smash on the R&B charts after its release. An unfortunate Spandex period? Originally released in 1981 by WMOT records. I don't know what he's saying, but it's still a good song! "Double Dutch Bus" was later covered by Raven-Symoné. Movin' pretty fast, so kinda shuffle your feet. Feist's "1234" is "about lost love, and the hope to recapture what you once had," but it's best known for the Sesame Street version about counting to four. Our fall TV preview concludes with a comprehensive guide to the new and... 2013 Fall TV Preview: Our Comprehensive Guide to the Season's New and Returning Shows. 1, Cymatika Vol. http://www.4shared.com/file/vvCDncEv/Hurricane_Smith_-_1998_-_Best_.html "Double Dutch Bus" was released to the US iTunes Store on March 4, 2008. “DOUBLE DUTCH BUS”   Frankie Smith Start the wiki, Give me a HO if you've got your funky bus fare... HO HO HOThere's a double dutch bus comin' down the streetMovin pretty fastSo kinda shuffle your…. Kool & the Gang / John Cougar Mellencamp, Music title data, credits, and images provided by, Movie title data, credits, and poster art provided by. A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. It was rumored to be about a drug dealer, but Black Francis says it's just a story about some hobos who travel by train and die in an earthquake. I bought this song from the iTunes Music Store after listening to the 30 second preview. He also states that WMOT Records failed to pay him his royalties, and how he therefore was unable to pay his taxes. Check box if your review contains spoilers, Frankie Smith - "Double Dutch Bus" and "The Auction. In an ironic twist that takes the story full circle, Missy’s music video also featured a Hip Hop icon driving a bus as Darryl McDaniels, AKA DMC from Run-DMC is the bus driver on “Gossip Folks”. He has been angry, cool, magic, a rebel and, of course, marching home. Double Dutch Bus Lyrics: FRANKIE: Gimme a "ho" if you got your funky bus fare / KIDS: Ho! 2" by Snoop Dogg and ", Raven-Symoné covered this song in 2008 for the movie, When this song took off, Smith made a whole album of kids' songs called, More songs with some lyrics that are gibberish, More songs with methods of transportation in the title, Who's Johnny, And Why Does He Show Up In So Many Songs. Emilio talks about what it's like to write and perform with the Tower of Power horns, and why every struggling band should have a friend like Huey Lewis. The song title represents a combination of two institutions in Smith's Philadelphia, Pennsylvania neighborhood: the double Dutch jump rope game played by neighborhood kids; and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) bus system that was a backbone of the local transportation network (and for which Smith had unsuccessfully applied for a bus driving position; the Transpass referred to in the song is an actual SEPTA weekly or monthly fare pass). Javascript is required to view shouts on this page. Verse One: There's a Double Dutch Bus coming down the street. ", The 25 Best Console Launch Games (Since 2000), S24:E44. Children of Tomorrow Disques Vogue 1981. The music video shows Raven and a bunch of people dancing under a disco ball and having a great time on a party bus (known as the "double dutch bus"). Main genre: Soul / Funk / Disco. Among them: "What's My Name Pt. Buy this Track. Snow, a dentist who was secretly dealing cocaine. In the National Geographic documentary "King of Coke: Living the High Life" Frankie Smith explains how the song was composed. Bill Medley / Dee Dee Sharp Gamble, S24:E25. It also crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number 30 in the summer of 1981. [2], Smith and co-writer Bill Bloom persuaded contacts at WMOT Records to finance the song, and it was recorded in early 1981, engineered by Gene Leone. The "UK Extended Dis" mix of Beat Dis by Bomb the Bass also sampled the track. You are bidding on the song Double Dutch Bus, a remake by Devin Vasquez of the Frankie Smith classic. Tags: US … James Taylor and J.D. Donny Osmond makes a cameo appearance in the video, being a cast member of the movie. "Man On The Moon" by R.E.M. Let us know what you think of the Last.fm website. Double Dutch Bus. Many others have borrowed elements from it, typically the vocal delivery. The style became part of … Beef with Bon Jovi? Get a detailed look at every new and returning show coming to broadcast... 2012 Fall TV Preview: Our Night-by-Night Guide. Keri Hilson)* This entry was posted in Music, Music News and tagged Amerie, Ameriie, Because I Love It!, BILI, Books Beauty Ameriie, Cymatica Vol. © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. Smith wrote and produced this song with William Bloom, whom he worked with at Philadelphia International. “Double Dutch Bus” is on record for introducing the “izzle” sound that Snoop Doggy Dogg took full advantage of on his groundbreaking solo debut LP, Doggystyle. The track was released to promote the film College Road Trip and is the first and only single from her fourth and self-titled studio album.The single was placed on Radio Disney on February 9, 2008. The song was inspired by the heartache that Allen experienced after suffering a miscarriage when she was six months pregnant with her first child by husband Sam Cooper in 2010. [11] This version has an updated hip hop and R&B sound. Frankie Smith is quite the character and his music video is a laugh-a-minute clip. Producer: Frankie Smith. See if you can spot the true stories in this Metallica version of Fact or Fiction. Double Dutch Bus, so take a ride, we're waiting in the clutch. "Are You Gonna Go My Way" by Lenny Kravitz is from the perspective of Jesus Christ: "I am the chosen I'm the one.". The song was sampled heavily by Missy Elliott for use in the song "Gossip Folks".[9]. An investigation was started which brought to light that WMOT Records was not only badly managed, but in fact laundering money for Larry Lavin, aka Dr. You’ve got to back to the early 80s when a Philly R&B singer named Frankie Smith recorded one of the funkiest one-hit wonder jams of the 80s. "Wizze izzare plizzayin dizzouble dizzutch" which translates as "We are playing double dutch"). With …. Some user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. [citation needed], The music video premiered on Disney Channel on February 18, 2008. Released as a 12" single running 5:20 on the WMOT label, "Double Dutch Bus" was certified Gold in June 1981 for sales of over 500,000, making it just the second 12" single to earn the certification, following "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" by Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer. "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.The album version is a slight re-edit of the single, with part of the original middle eight moved to the end of the track. Sign up Sign in. He was a writer for funk and soul artists such as the O'Jays and The Spinners. Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio / Dr. Hook, S24:E18. Get on the bus, and pay your fair. She thinks of herself as a "song interpreter," but back in the '80s another country star convinced Emmylou to take a crack at songwriting. George Thorogood and the Destroyers, S24:E28. A song written by Bill Bloom and Frankie Smith and performed by Frankie Smith. I'll buy it?" The Frankie Goes To Hollywood hit "Relax" is, as the band says, about "shagging." GO AD-FREE WITH WHOSAMPLED PREMIUM! Do you know any background info about this track? “Double Dutch Bus” went to #1 on the Soul Charts in 1981 and became one of those iconic Hip Hop tracks that set the stage for bands like the Sugarhill Gang, Kurtis Blow, and Afrika Bambaataa to kick off the Golden Era of Rap Music. Tell the driver that you're going to a Double Dutch affair. With his 1981 single "Double Dutch Bus" released by WMOT Records, Smith popularized a nonsensical form of slang, in which "iz" is placed in the middle of a word (place becomes plizace) or the last letters of a word are replaced with "-izzle" (sure becomes shizzle).