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Composition and recording. David Seville wrote the song, inspired by a book titled Duel with the Witch Doctor on his bookshelf. In the song, the narrator asks a witch doctor for advice on what to do because he has fallen in love with a girl, and the witch doctor replies with a gibberish line: "Oo-ee, oo-ah-ah, ting-tang, walla-walla bing-bang, oo-ee, oo-ah-ah, ting-tang, walla-walla bang-bang".
De Staat.net. Circle pit during "Witch Doctor" at the Zwarte Cross 2016. De Staat ( Dutch pronunciation: [də staːt]) is a Dutch alternative rock band, formed in Nijmegen in 2006. Their name translates to "The State". In May 2016, the band supported Muse in their Drones World Tour in Portugal, Germany, Belgium, Italy and Spain.
Cartoons (band) Cartoons, also known as Cartoons DK, are a Eurodance band from Denmark, best known for their song "DooDah!" and their cover of the 1958 novelty song "Witch Doctor", both hits released in 1998. The group wears outlandish plastic costumes and wigs in live performances as caricatures of 1950s American rock and roll stars.
Toonage is the debut studio album by Danish band Cartoons, released on 24 September 1998. [1] The album includes the group's biggest hit "Witch Doctor", a cover version of Ross Bagdasarian 's novelty song from 1958. The single reached #2 on the UK Singles Chart. The album's first single, "DooDah!", adapted from the American folk song "Camptown ...
Witch doctor. Two Lassa witch doctors in Nigeria. A witch doctor (also spelled witch-doctor) was originally a type of healer who treated ailments believed to be caused by witchcraft. [1] The term is now more commonly used to refer to healers, particularly in regions which use traditional healing rather than contemporary medicine .
David "Dave" Seville is a fictional character, the adoptive father and producer and manager of the fictional singing group Alvin and the Chipmunks.The character was created by Ross Bagdasarian, who had used the name "David Seville" as his stage name prior to the creation of the Chipmunks, while writing and recording novelty records in the 1950s.
Biography. Lang was born in Halifax, England, on 19 January 1925. [2] He and his band appeared on Six-Five Special, the first BBC Television show for teenagers, from 1957. [2] In 1958, his cover version of "Witch Doctor" reached the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart. [3] Lang played trombone on the song "Revolution 1" on the Beatles ' 'White Album ...
Ross Bagdasarian. Ross S. Bagdasarian [a] ( / bæɡdəˈsɛriən /; January 27, 1919 – January 16, 1972), known professionally by his stage name David "Dave" Seville, [3] was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor, best known for creating the cartoon band Alvin and the Chipmunks. Initially a stage and film actor, he rose ...