Featuring the sound of the electric Sitar, that version reached number five in 1969 on the Billboard Hot 100. Thomas.Comment below with facts and trivia about the song and we may include it in our song facts! Republication or distribution of this content is He characterized the ooga chagga intro to his “Hooked on a Feeling” much more accurately in his 2009 autobiography, 65 My Life So Far: “Six guys grunting like gorillas.”, Lately, he writes on his website, “I’ve had so many E-mail requests asking about the Ooga Chagga chant that I’m devoting a chapter to the explanation in my new book.”. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1968 Pitman Pressing Vinyl release of Hooked On A Feeling on Discogs. In this week’s blog we consider the song Hooked On a Feeling. Hooked on a Feeling is an album by Swedish Rock band Blue Swede released in 1974. I know it's nto the kind of stuff I normally post but I do love this tune Intro: A A7+ A7 D Dm A E7/4 E A A7+ A7 D I can't stop this feeling deep inside of me. written by Mark James Thomas - Hooked On A Feeling - Original Version (NOT "Ooga Chaka") A few people told me they were looking for this. Bjorn Skifs might be able to sing on key more accurately than Kenny Rogers, but he isn't anywhere near as entertaining. Thomas in 1968. Swedish, Prendido A Un Sentimiento I don’t know, but I’d buy it.’”. Cm G D D7 Girl, you just don't realize, what you do to me. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1974 Vinyl release of Hooked On A Feeling on Discogs. Norwegian, Vente conmigo Thomas hit "Hooked on a Feeling". written by Finn Evensen, Robert Skrolsvik 2. More on that later.). secondhandsongs.com. 20 song for 1974. They became known internationally recognized largely due to their 'ooga chaka' cover of Jonathan King's 1971 version of the 1968 Mark James song "Hooked on a Feeling". Billboard ranked it as the No. 2 tracks (6:20). It has been recorded by many other artists, including Blue Swede, whose version reached No. Blue Swede - Hooked On A Feeling (With Lyrics)PLEASE RATE & COMMENT!Ouga Chaka ouga! expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Toronto written by Dan Jageby Everything about … “I said, ‘How big is this? His first two posthumous releases, The Cry of Love and Rainbow Bridge, will be out in Canada on Sept. 16. Download Hooked On A Feeling song on Gaana.com and listen Reservoir Dogs (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Hooked On A Feeling song offline. Their version graced 1972’s Rockin’ (where it was mistakenly credited to Curley Herdman, a Virginia fiddler who did write a song called “Running Bear,” but it was a totally different song, and this is probably too much information, isn’t it?) In 1974, the Swedish pop group Blue Swede did a cover version, which included the "ooga chaka" introduction from Jonathan King's 1971 cover. Dm A E7/4 E Girl you just don't realize what you do to me. Finnish, Ihanat This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. Hooked On A Feeling MP3 Song by Blue Swede from the album Reservoir Dogs (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). (not verified yet). French written by Mark James It sounds like the kind of thing you vaguely remember hearing in your parents’ recreation room in the middle of some retroactively insensitive cartoon: “Ooga chaka, hooga hooga. B. The vinyl countdown: Speaking of Guardians of the Galaxy, its soundtrack, Awesome Mix, Vol. 3. Ooga chagga: That’s how Jonathan King renders the chant, which, if you remember, he says he came up with in his pursuit of a “reggae rhythm.”. © 2003-2021 Whether the “oomba oogas” in “Running Bear” were really the model for the Blue Swede hit is a matter of contention. Hooked On a Feeling was the #100 song in 1969 in the Pop charts.The song was performed by B.J. to colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire about This song was notably featured in the trailer for the 2014 film "Guardians of the Galaxy", resulting in a significant increase of digital downloads. written by Leo Luoto, Risto Pahlama They tweaked the lyrics to get around what was, at the time, a crackdown on anything that could be even remotely construed as a drug reference. written by Chrisse Johansson Then America picked up on his photocopy (better label) and whoosh! Hooked on a feeling D E I'm high on believing A E D E That you're in love with me. Label: Scepter Records - SCE 12230 • Format: Vinyl 7 B.J. As the lead singer of Blue Swede (another pun - blue + suede), the band had a No. Chordie works as a search engine and provides on-the-fly formatting. Chordie does not index songs against artists'/composers' will. written by Robert Gauthier Hello there! 1 album in both Canada and the U.S., on both Billboard and iTunes. It’s a hit,” is what he recalls telling record executives, in an interview with Spin.com. Newspapers Limited, One Yonge Street, 4th floor, Toronto, ON, M5E 1E6, who first performed the song onstage with Thomas. View wiki To order copies of written by Olavi Soomre SecondHandSongs is building the most comprehensive source of cover song information. This is an enjoyable 70s pop song, with an interesting twist. This then had two successful covers: The original song is hosted at www.azchords.com. Thomas released it on the album On My Way in 1968. English, Hooked on a Feeling 5. That may have been because he cut the track on the same night as a novelty song called “Johnny Reggae,” which went on to become a sizable hit in the U.K. in 1971. Their arrangement was inspired by a version recorded in 1971 by the Jamaican Reggae band the Twinkle Brothers. [Verse] A Amaj7 A7 D Lips are sweet as candy, the taste stays on my mind. written by unknown author(s) Finnish, Ou s'en vont les filles Blue Swede - Hooked On A Feeling (1974 - HQ - Live) - YouTube 1. b)Egga hooga: One of the better covers of “Running Bear” was done by The Guess Who. “Yes, Bjorn Skifs kindly called me to say he wanted to cover my version and did I mind?” Jonathan King recently recalled online. Blue Swede Lyrics. Thanks to Drummerjohn72, Ziek Rodning for correcting these lyrics. A Amaj7 A7 D I got it bad for you, girl, but I don't need no cure. Many sites, including the comprehensive songfacts.com, acknowledge that the Blue Swede version is actually a copy, and go on to state a variation of this sentence: “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.’ ”, I put this claim to King this week on an online message board on his website, and he was quick to reply. B.J. Canadian French, Hekta på healing Blue Swede’s version of “Hooked On A Feeling” cranks up the catchiness of the original further than it should be allowed to go. Finally, two long-out-of-print titles by Jimi Hendrix are returning to vinyl (and CD). This cover reached number one in the United States in 1974. Album It was also covered by Ripple Blast Singers, Grönwalls, The Virginia Squires, Ovations and other artists. Along with memorable appearances in Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs (1992) and on the so-called “dancing baby” episode of TV’s Ally McBeal (1998), “Hooked on a Feeling” has been covered by everyone from big-in-Germany David Hasselhoff to big-in-Denmark dance band Party Animals. A week earlier (Aug. 26) and a decade later (the ’80s), four prime catalogue titles will return to vinyl: ABC’s 1982 debut, The Lexicon of Love (the one with “The Look of Love”); Dexys Midnight Runners’ 1982 sophomore album, Too Rye Aye (the one with “Come On Eileen”); Soft Cell’s 1981 debut, Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret (the one with “Tainted Love”); and Tears For Fears’ 1983 debut, The Hurting (the one with “Mad World”). Pre-ooga: The original, non-ooga “Hooked on a Feeling” was written by Mark James, best known for penning “Suspicious Minds.” He even recorded his own version of that song, which Elvis Presley covered in almost identical fashion. 5 in 1969 on the Billboard Hot 100. All tracks are written by Bengt Palmers and Björn Skifs, except where noted. None comes with bonus tracks, but each has been remastered and pressed on 180-gram vinyl. Pre-ooga: The original, non-ooga “Hooked on a Feeling” was written by Mark James, best known for penning “ Suspicious Minds.” He even recorded his … I’d have liked to have made some money out of my ‘ooga chagga’ concept, but that’s life and copyright laws. It was covered by Ripple Blast Singers, Grönwalls, The Virginia Squires, Ovations and other artists. You can’t copyright an arrangement!”, Apart from the ooga chakas, there’s one other wrinkle to Blue Swede’s recording. written by [Unknown] And, in a case of closing the circle, his duet partner on that version is singer/actress Sara Niemietz, who first performed the song onstage with Thomas when she was 4. Thomas in 1968, “Hooked on a Feeling” featured a distinctive sitar opening and made the top 5. Here, then, a look at the origins of “ooga chaka” and what has turned into the song of the summer that no one saw coming: 1. a) Oomba ooga: Often cited as the original inspiration for the Blue Swede version, the “oomba ooga” chant plays a memorable part in “Running Bear,” a 1959 hit sung by Johnny Preston and written by J.P. Richardson, better known as the Big Bopper. The big problem with the album Hooked on a Feeling is that they didn't have Mrs. Miller dueting on the cover of the First Edition's "Something's Burning." written by Josep Maria Andreu “This is a fun record and it’s well-made. Dm A E7sus4 E Girl, you keep me thirsty for another cup a wine! Just wanted different instruments to make a reggae rhythm and decided on male voices.” (Reggae? About “Hooked on a Feeling” This song was written in 1968 by Mark James and originally performed by B.J Thomas. ... Hooked on a Feeling. Released by B.J. Thomas originally released Hooked on a Feeling written by Mark James and B.J. 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