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Gary Glitter did a cover version of "The Clapping Song" in 1972, on his debut album Glitter. The song returned to the charts when The Belle Stars covered the song in 1982, on their self-titled LP. [6] This version charted at number 11 in the UK, [2] and number 4 in Australia. It was the 33rd biggest selling single in Australia in 1983. [7]
The Belle Stars is the only studio album by the all-female band of the same name released in 1983 (see 1983 in music). The band's eponymous debut album reached number 15 on the UK Albums Chart. [2] The Belle Stars had some success with their single "Iko Iko", a cover of The Dixie Cups' 1965 hit.
Zadora's cover of the Shirley Ellis hit "The Clapping Song", recorded for the film score of The Lonely Lady in 1983, reached the U.S. top 40 (her only Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100), and in 1984 she had a hit duet with Jermaine Jackson titled "When the Rain Begins to Fall" from the movie Voyage of the Rock Aliens.
In August 2020, "The Clapping Song" was used in a TV commercial for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0, and in April 2021 her "I See It, I Like It, I Want It" was in another Samsung commercial, this time for the Galaxy Z Flip 5G and Galaxy Z Fold2. In 2021, "The Clapping Song" was used in the movie Ghostbusters: Afterlife.
Every Breath You Take" by The Police (singer Sting pictured) was the number one song of 1983. Michael Jackson (pictured) had five songs on the Year-End Hot 100, the most of any artist in 1983. This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1983. [1] [2]
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The song was performed in the movie Voyage of the Rock Aliens, [2] in which Zadora played a lead role. The film's opening musical sequence features the official music video for the song. Filmed in Sperlonga, Italy, [3] the music video portrays Jackson and Zadora as star-crossed lovers belonging to rival biker gangs. Before being released in the ...
In 1982, the Belle Stars released three cover versions: "Iko Iko" by the Dixie Cups, "The Clapping Song" by Shirley Ellis, and "Mockingbird" by Inez & Charlie Foxx. Dave Robinson at Stiff Records, the band's record company, suggested that the band ought to perform covers to attract audiences, then after three covers write their own song, and it would be a hit.