Carl Douglas
Ainda dizem que não devemos chorar quando o assunto é flash back. Choro sim, independente das renovações musicais. Isso faz parte da minha vida. Vibrei, curti e dancei, como nunca, esse grande sucesso do Carl Douglas, o hit "Kung Fu Fighting".
Talvez muitos não recordem, mas esse grande balanço, do ano de 1974, teve como referência o seriado de nome KUNG FU, estrelado pelo saudoso ator David Carradine, cujo sucesso no Brasil alcançou níveis consideráveis. Eu, ainda moleque, com os 13 anos, comprei esse compacto nas Lojas Americanas, do Méier, na Rua Santa Fé, armazenado naquela capinha plástica, com bordas vermelhas. Perdi as contas de quantas vezes eu escutava essa música na minha vitrolinha PHILLIPS. Minha mãe, nervosa pelo fato do disco tocar o dia todo dentro de casa, chegou a arremessar o disco pela varanda (rsrsrs).
Seriado Kung Fu da década de 70
Na época, isso era uma verdadeira febre. Alguns dançavam, mas a maioria dos frequentadores de baile HI-FI, especificamente no bairro que morei, no Cachambi, imitavam as habilidades do mestre de kung fu, cujo sincronismo era perfeito com a harmonia da música do Carl Douglas.
Essa matéria, publicada a título de curiosidade, enfatiza, ainda, um ponto muito crucial quando o assunto é baile de flash back. Tenho constatado que muitos djs estão omissos nessa questão de outrora, procurando, como sempre, reproduzir as mesmas músicas, sem atentar para os clássicos que fizeram muitos cinquentões marcarem passinhos no salão. Há, com toda certeza, uma lacuna expressiva nos vários eventos de flash back que eu tenho frequentado.
Dos eventos que eu pude frequentarr, pelo menos dois eu posso afirmar, com toda convicão, que se enquadram na linha dos flash backs, não se rendendo, apenas, aos sucessos dos anos 90. A própria Festa Funk Soul Black, realizada no River, no tocante ao baile realizado no mês de dezembro de 2011, contemplou os seus admiradores com músicas desse estilo, ainda na primeira parte do evento. Um outro evento, intitulado Tributo à Fixação (equipe Fixação), cuja produção musical é do mano Géllo DJ, da Only Music Records, não perde ponto nesse quesito. O sucesso do Carl Douglas, Anita Ward, Emotions, Cherry Lynn e demais consagrações da Disco Music, é marca registrada nesse evento, realizado pelo Rosauro Fixação.
No mais, e reforçando as minhas linhas iniciais, já estou com 50 e quando o assunto é flash back, não tem como chorar. Estou disponilizando dois clássicos do mestre Carl Douglas. Logo após o sucesso de "Kung Fu fighting", Carl Douglas lançou "Dance the Kung Fu", sendo que este último não chegou a alcançar a alcançar a marca da sua primeira produção. Have fun !
LETRA - KUNG FU FIGHTING
Oh-oh-oh-ohhhhhhhh (x4)
Everybody was Kung Fu fighting, those cats were fast as lightning
In fact it was a little bit frightening, but they fought with expert timing
In fact it was a little bit frightening, but they fought with expert timing
There were funky China men from funky Chinatown
They were trapping bend up, they were trapping bend down
It's an ancient Chinese art, and everybody knew their part
For my friend, ain't you a stiff, then I'm kickin' from the hip
They were trapping bend up, they were trapping bend down
It's an ancient Chinese art, and everybody knew their part
For my friend, ain't you a stiff, then I'm kickin' from the hip
Everybody was Kung Fu fighting, those kids were fast as lightning
In fact it was a little bit frightening, but they fought with expert timing
In fact it was a little bit frightening, but they fought with expert timing
There was funky Billy Jim and little Sammy John He said, here comes the big boss, let's get it on
He took the bow and made a stand, started swaying with the hand
A sudden motion made me stiff, now we're into a brandnew trip
He took the bow and made a stand, started swaying with the hand
A sudden motion made me stiff, now we're into a brandnew trip
Everybody was Kung Fu fighting, those kids were fast as lightning
In fact it was a little bit frightening, but they did it with expert timing
In fact it was a little bit frightening, but they did it with expert timing
Everybody was Kung Fu fighting, those kids were fast as lightning
In fact it was a little bit frightening, make sure you have expert timing
In fact it was a little bit frightening, make sure you have expert timing
Kung Fu fighting, had to be fast as lightning.
LETRA - DANCE THE KUNG FU
O, ha
dance The Kung Fu (I'll tell you what to do)
You just dance The Kung Fu
Ha, ha, yeah
dance The Kung Fu (that's what to do)
You just dance The Kung Fu.
You swing to your left then you swing to your right
This new dance people is pure dynamite.
Ev'ry step is poetry in motion
Let the rythm take your devotion
So when you feel like you wanna fight
People listen to me, oH don't get uptight.
This is all, this is all you do.
Oh, oh
dance The Kung Fu
. . .
Hand to the hand then you make a little stand
You jump and dip your back up stiff
Moving with the grace of a butterfly
Take yourself away on a natural high.
You feel like you wanna fight
Listen to me people don't get uptight.
This is all
this is all you do.
Oh, oh
dance The Kung Fu (I'll tell you what to do) . . .
Ugh ! Ah ! Come on move around
Never see what you're putting down
Step in line come feel the groove
Doin' fine you got nothing to lose.
Dance The Kung Fu (this is all you do) . . .
Peace and love sweet as a flower
You can do this new dance hours and hours and hours
dance The Kung Fu (I'll tell you what to do)
You just dance The Kung Fu
Ha, ha, yeah
dance The Kung Fu (that's what to do)
You just dance The Kung Fu.
You swing to your left then you swing to your right
This new dance people is pure dynamite.
Ev'ry step is poetry in motion
Let the rythm take your devotion
So when you feel like you wanna fight
People listen to me, oH don't get uptight.
This is all, this is all you do.
Oh, oh
dance The Kung Fu
. . .
Hand to the hand then you make a little stand
You jump and dip your back up stiff
Moving with the grace of a butterfly
Take yourself away on a natural high.
You feel like you wanna fight
Listen to me people don't get uptight.
This is all
this is all you do.
Oh, oh
dance The Kung Fu (I'll tell you what to do) . . .
Ugh ! Ah ! Come on move around
Never see what you're putting down
Step in line come feel the groove
Doin' fine you got nothing to lose.
Dance The Kung Fu (this is all you do) . . .
Peace and love sweet as a flower
You can do this new dance hours and hours and hours




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