Wait.who was that singer? Of course, trivia buffs remember it's Carl Douglas, a Jamaican-born session singer who allegedly recorded "Kung Fu Fighting," his one and only hit, as a last-minute B-side. Twenty-six years ago today, the top song in the United Kingdom was one of the most hilariously stereotypical songs of the 1970s, a funky little number called "Kung Fu Fighting." Rarely has anyone mimed some clumsy karate moves without thinking of that scratchy guitar, that nine-note "Oriental Riff" and the singer who exalted those kicks (as fast as lightning). This installment concerns a hard-hitting novelty single that's still kicking after more than a quarter-century. Welcome to another installment of Reissue Theory, where we reflect on well-known albums of the past and the reissues they could someday see.
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