![]() Michael from Delbarton, WvA somewhat similar "Ooga Chugga Ooga Ooga" background chant appears on the Beach Boys "Bicycle Rider" section of "Heroes and Villains" which predates both the Jonathan King & Blue Swede choruses by several years.Mike from Norwalk, CtThis is one of those "reach for the dial to change the station" songs.Esskayess from Dallas, TxSince I never cared for the original, I got a perverse pleasure listening to Blue Suede's butchery of it.Meocyber from Alma, CoAn excellent song, BJ version.Martin from Fresno, CaI love B.J.'s version of it.Ove Lartelius from SwedenThere is another beautiful version of this song that Heart of Stones has done.Thomas performed "Hooked On A Feeling"* on the Dick Clark ABC-TV Saturday-afternoon program, 'American Bandstand'.Īt the time the song was at #8 on Billboard's Top 100 chart, three weeks earlier it had peaked at #5 on the Canadian RPM Top Country Singles chart. Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn February 1, 1969, B.J.Cyberpope from Vancouver, CanadaYup, I only knew this as the Ooga-Chaka song.The catchy electric sitar in the intro and solo was absolutely a riff of art but the great voice of Mr Thomas could master some beautiful melismatic lines in the sylables always in perfect tune and chorus, a perfect combination made the difference for his superb version of the Mark James song. Beto Ponce from México CityB J Thomas original theme was huge popular in México, translated on radio as "Prendado de un sentimiento" or "Atrapado" and "Atado a un sentimiento" in radio stations.
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