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Just when the disco craze was about to explode, soul singer Carl Douglas just happened to be at the right place at the right time... and within a matter of weeks, the Jamaican born singer's kichey homage to those old Saturday afternoon kung-fu flicks we grew up watching on UHF became a national fad... and as is the case with almost all fads, within a few years, something no one would admit to having anything to do with... "Oh me... I never owned a leisure suit... who me ? I never owned a pet rock," - - Its amazing when you think how many of those things sold, when few people will admit to ever having one... The truth however is, if you listen to this album with a fresh ear, what you hear is a Sound of Philly type soul album with some great soul grooves... some mellow, others very bumping (take Witchfinder General for example.) If you give a serious listen, especially to sweet soul cuts like I Want To Give You My Everything, it becomes more and more difficult to lump Carl Douglas's music in the category of Disco schmaltz... once you can see past the smoke, its great soul music, pure and simple. If you're a lover of '70s soul, you'll love this album. If you're embaressed by it, well of course, you're going to want to put it down... its that plain and simple... but I'm not ashamed to owning several copies of Kung Fu fighting (one sealed, the other very played down to the groove, and of course this CD compilation.)

Well gotta run... time to Dance The Kung Fu !

I highly recommend this CD. The lyrics is tremendously valuable. In fact, much of the lyrics applies nicely to our daily life, not just for Kung Fu fighting. For example,

"Here comes the big boss, let's get it on".
"It's an ancient Chinese art but everybody knows their part"
"Funky China men from Funky China Town".
"It's a little bit frightenging but expert timing".

All these concepts apply nicely to our daily life, daily work, in the family...... Great song, Great lyrics. Everyone should own one.

I would first off like to thank our boy in sf for hollahin out for Carl Douglas. he be once ill rhymin, kung fu, cap busta. i would like to recomendify the regumentation of this albums to all those bad funky ladies and gentlemens out there for the pleasure of listenefying to the words of deep meaning.
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big whifs! big whifs sunny boy!

Well, one thing's for sure, this guy is never gonna win an award for brilliant lyrics. :)

"Kung Fu Fighting" has to be one of my all-time most-hated songs. Yet, it's good for a laugh every once in a while. It's soooo bad it's actually entertaining on another level. Every once in a while. Make that once in a blue moon. Or maybe once every visit from Halley's comet.

Oh, and the rest of the CD is just as bad.

I hated this C.D. My homies told me it was phat but it sucked big time!!! Maybe i betta listen to another track by Carl Douglas. On first impressions he sucked.