One of the most beloved of funky disco novelty one-hit wonder songs of the 70's, "Kung Fu Fighting" has been featured on the soundtracks to such films as "Rush Hour 3," "Epic Movie," "Daddy Day Care," "Bowfinger," "Beverly Hills Ninja," "Mortal Thoughts," and "Spirit of '76." Carl Douglas now lives in Hamburg, Germany and owns a production company that supplies music for films and advertisements. He released the albums "Love, Peace and Happiness" in 1979 and "Keep Pleasing Me" in 1983. Carl had another top 30 hit in England with "Run Back" in 1977. Alas, the follow-up single "Dance the Kung Fu" bombed in America, but was a top 20 hit in Britain. Moreover, the song's tremendous smash success gave Douglas the distinction of being the first Jamaican-born singer to score a #1 hit song in the United States. "Kung Fu Fighting" peaked at #1 on the pop charts in both Britain and America alike and went on to sell over nine million copies worldwide. The resultant song "Kung Fu Fighting" was recorded in a mere ten minutes and was released as the A-side to the single. Two years later Biddu asked Douglas to sing the vocal on the song "I Want to Give You My Everything." Biddu needed another song for the B-side to the single, so Biddu came up with a melody for some lyrics Carl had written about the then trendy martial arts craze that was sweeping the United States in the 70's.
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Carl worked with Indian-born music producer Biddu on the soundtrack to the movie "Embassy" in 1972. He then returned to England and teamed up with the band Gonzales prior to becoming a session vocalist for Pye Records. In 1966 Douglas formed another band called the Explosions while living in Spain. In 1964 Carl formed the group the Big Stampede, which released two singles in Britain. Douglas eventually moved to England to study sound engineering. He grew up in both Jamaica and California. Kung Fu Fighting has shown almost no signs of sentience, being completely under the control of its master.Carl Douglas was born in 1942 in Jamaica. Details are all but impossible to make out about it, and it extends to cover most of the Stand's torso and extends down to its feet, where it melds with its user's body. It is dressed almost entirely in some sort of kimono or traditional Japanese outfit. It has notably thinner limbs than its user, though hands that are more Phoenix's size, creating an odd contrast among its limbs. Its automaton-like appearance is intended as a reference to the fact that it functions much like a puppeteer. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. Its head takes the shape of a rounded diamond, two outcroppings that might be or function as eyes visible on either side of its head. Rather, they are all 'bare' for the world to see, and while a shadow certain precise details, such as various planks and levers, can be seen at certain angles when it has manifested. It has a body that appears to be made of a woodlike substance, though it has no outer covering to hide its various gears and mechanics like a regular puppet. With notably broader shoulders than its user, Kung Fu Fighting appears to be only slightly taller than him. It appears akin to a marionette, though a rather complex and yet rough one at that. Carl Douglas recorded something for an A-side of a single and every session was three hours long. This appears to reveal Kung Fu Fighting's real shape, or what it would appear as if it manifested normally. Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas - Songfacts best Biddu (From the Metro newspaper August 6, 2004): 'Kung Fu Fighting was not meant to be a hit. When it has fully manifested within his shadow, the shape of that shadow changes drastically. However, the various martial arts Kung Fu Fighting has "broken down" remain entirely its domain, and thus it must be activated before Phoenix can use any of it. It gains complete control over Phoenix's movements in this state, but is also bound totally by his mental commands, effectively granting its master the ability to move as wishes.
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Despite this, the Stand appears to be around its user's height and of a very similar build, to the point that before manifesting its full shape through his shadow the only discernible difference is the addition of a pair of glowing red eyes, almost akin to flame. After being activated, it appears as if another shadow has slithered out, obscuring and assimilating Phoenix into itself.
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Rather, it is a Stand bonded with Phoenix's shadow, and upon called upon it will seize control of it. Unique among Stands, Kung Fu Fighting manifests not with the conventional humanoid methods or through some common substance.