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"Double Vision" is a single by Foreigner from their second album of the same name. The song reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for two weeks in 1978, behind "MacArthur Park" by Donna Summer. [3] It became a gold record. The song was also a top 10 hit in Canada. The song has been a staple of the band's setlist since its release.
The song concerns the skipping game of the same name, with McLaren's narration mentioning several New York double Dutch troupes by name, notably the Ebonettes, whose name is also used as a chant in the chorus. The music video for the song features McLaren and troupes from the American Double Dutch League performing in a school gymnasium.
"Double Dutch Bus" was released in late 1980 and gained momentum on the charts in mid-1981. [4] The song's rhythm and lyrics are based on the Double Dutch jump rope game. Such games were played by urban school children, and in 1973 they were formalized into a team sport in New York City. [3]
"Double Barrel" is a 1970 reggae single by Dave and Ansell Collins (though credited in both the UK and the U.S. to 'Dave and Ansil Collins'). It was the second reggae tune to top the UK charts , two years after Desmond Dekker 's number 1 breakthrough hit " Israelites ". [ 5 ]
The song was written by Leroy Kirkland and Mamie Thomas. [1] It is remembered for its sexual double entendre lyrics, referring to the singer's trombonist boyfriend and his skill in playing his instrument. The lyrics describe the singer's search in every bar and honky tonk for her trombone-playing man "with that big long slidin' thing".
"Hot Blooded" is a song by the British-American rock band Foreigner, from their second studio album Double Vision. It was released as a single in June 1978 and reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart that September. [2] The single was also certified Platinum (one million units sold) by the Recording Industry Association of America.
The song features Ronnie Van Zant singing about how he is a troublemaker. Lyrics include "Double Trouble, is what my friends all call me". According to the book Whiskey Bottles and Brand New Cars: The Fast Life and Sudden Death of Lynyrd Skynyrd by Mark Ribowsky, the genesis for the song came from a time when Gary Rossington was in jail with Van Zant and he asked him how many times he'd been ...
H, A, double-R, I, G, A, N you see Is a name that a shame never has been connected with Harrigan, that's me! Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his album 101 Gang Songs (1961) The song was used decades later for a 1960-1961 ABC television series, Harrigan and Son, about a father-and-son law firm.