US release: A: Double Dutch Bus and B: Double Dutch. The single was placed on Radio Disney on February 9, 2008. Get on the bus, pay your fare Nizzow wilzee wilzill sillzee. I'm gonna walk to work fifteen blocks In 1981, after losing his job as a songwriter for the ‘hottest record label on the east coast’, Smith applied for a job with Philadelphia Transportation Company, envisioning himself as a singing bus driver, but after his initial interview, he never got a call back. If you've got a wife, you know I'm right The track was released to promote the film College Road Trip and is the lead single from her fourth and self-titled studio album . KIDS: Ho! With his 1981 single "Double Dutch Bus" released by WMOT Records, Smith popularized a nonsensical form of slang, in which "iz" is placed in the middle of a word (place becomes plizace) or the last letters of a word are replaced with "-izzle" (sure becomes BOY: My gizzirl! 93439 Villetaneuse. Izzsay whizzat? Let me hear you say do that again I want to make sure we find the center of it.’ He nearly tripped over himself rushing toward the tree. Bilzarbra, Milzary, Bilzetty, Pilzam Flag. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Double Dutch Bus [Unidisc] - Frankie Smith on AllMusic - 1994 Recording Location Alpha International Recording Studios, Philadelphia, PA Doctor Ice: They can’t take no credit for that because it even goes to the point of the Double Dutch Bus. Nizzo yizzou izzain't When the song didn’t initially get airplay on local radio stations, Smith and his friend drove from city to city giving hundreds of copies of the vinyl single away at clubs, radio stations and college campuses. The music video also features images from the film College Road Trip. Tell the driver that you're They use their mothers' clotheslines to play the game – it’s an art. It’s even before him. You got a special man? [Singing] Willze illzare plizzayin’ dizzouble dizzutch! Snow, a dentist who was secretly dealing cocaine. Willze illzare plizzayin' dizzouble dizzutch! Double Dutch Bus (Part 1 & 2) are in fact the same as the. (Do the do) It tells the story of a man who missed the city bus and then has to walk fifteen blocks to work. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1980 Vinyl release of "Double Dutch Bus" on Discogs. When I'm dealin' wit a funky sidewalk Double Dutch Bus Lyrics. TBD “Double Dutch Bus” by Frankie Smith 1981. It was the first song to popularize the use of "izz" infixation (ie. [11] This version has an updated hip hop and R&B sound. (Missing Lyrics), Gimme a "ho" if you got your funky bus fare, When I'm running late, no sleep's to blame, BOY: Hizzey, gizzirls! 'Cause what I really wanna say This patois dates back to at least the mid-1900s and was used by children as a secret code to have conversations that others wouldn’t be able to easily interpret. Put on your skates, don't forget your rope Let me show you how I walk Listen to Double Dutch Bus by Frankie Smith, 660,890 Shazams. Madonna sampled the song on her Sticky & Sweet Tour performance of "Into the Groove". Soon after, WDAS FM in Philadelphia was receiving nonstop requests for the song. I mean that’s been going on since 1984. In an instant, Janet and I were running opposite directions around the tree, winding the rope around Conrad until he was pinned against the tree and unable to move. The music video shows Raven and a bunch of people dancing under a disco ball and having a great time on a party bus (known as the "double dutch bus"). This video presents the opportunity for our line dance club to see the dance in the comfort of their homes. Definition of Double Dutch Bus in the Definitions.net dictionary. [3], The record became only the second in history (following the 1979 Barbra Streisand/Donna Summer duet "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"), and remaining one of the few, to receive two separate standard-release Gold certifications from the RIAA: first in June 1981 for sales of the 12" single;[4] and a second Gold record in September 1981 for sales of the 7" edit.[5]. Ho! When I gotta do my funky walk ‘Double Dutch’ is a tribute to all the girls in the world, especially the girls on my block. When Janet and I spoke the language fast, no one knew what the heck we were talking about, which, of course, was the reason why we used it. In the National Geographic documentary "King of Coke: Living the High Life" Frankie Smith explains how the song was composed. 'Cause I know I'm gonna see you at my Double Dutch Show 1980 WMOT Records, Inc. BOY: Izzo kizzay! There are 2 other label variations for this release: first label variation, second label variation. (Do that) Willze illzain't millzovin'... Willze illzare plizzayin' dizzouble dizzutch! It was a street code for all the little thugs in the neighborhood who would try to… Ho! (The Double Dutch Bus) Doctor Ice: Right, so what they were doing was they used it to kind of make codes to each other to whether they were going to do a negative to somebody or positive to somebody. A fun danceable record. (Do the do the do) KIDS: Ho! Let me tell you what I say [2], Smith and co-writer Bill Bloom persuaded contacts at WMOT Records to finance the song, and it was recorded in early 1981, engineered by Gene Leone. Donny Osmond makes a cameo appearance in the video, being a cast member of the movie. He grabbed the rope in the middle. Cars It's a new year people! “Double Dutch Bus” is a groundbreaking funk/soul/hip-hop song inspired by three separate elements that were combined into a single track. Double Dutch Bus | Frankie Smith. GIRL: Izzall rizzight! Bus fare trans-pass Raven-Symoné - Double Dutch Bus (Official Music Video HQ) - … Millze gillzot sillzomebillzody plillzays dillzouble dillzzutch, Izzall rizzight! An investigation was started which brought to light that WMOT Records was not only badly managed, but in fact laundering money for Larry Lavin, aka Dr. Doctor Ice: Let me enlighten you. ‘Mom left some rope on the porch so she could hang it up for a clothesline later, around those two trees over there.’ I pointed at two tall pines spaced about ten feet apart. ‘Let’s hang it up for her.’ As I passed by Janet on my way to the porch, I spoke to her in Carnival Latin, a code language my dad had taught us. It involved adding an ‘iz’ between each syllable of a word. "Double Dutch Bus" is a hit 1981 funk song by Frankie Smith, made famous for its extensive use of the "izz" infix form of slang. Dizzouble dizzutch! Let me hear you say do the do the do 2 tracks (8:32). Remember that song? Let me tell you what I say "Double Dutch Bus" was later covered by Raven-Symoné. FRANKIE: To top it off I'm late for work Say uptown, say downtown Now I've missed my train, that's a darn shame referencing Double Dutch Bus, 12", Lab, SPEC-1683 My copy has "SPEC-2005" labeled on the spine. [Verse 1:] There's a Double Dutch Bus coming down the street. Dizzouble dizzutch! Y'izzall hizzave t' mizzove izzout the wizzay sizzo the gizzuys can plizzay bizzasketbizzal. When I'm running late, no sleep's to blame Listen to over 70 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan. Nizzow wilzee wilzill sillzee, Gossip Folks by Missy Elliott (Ft. Ludacris), Snoop Dogg (What's My Name Part 2) by Snoop Dogg, Cowboy Style (Live in Manchester) by Kylie Minogue. It was a street code like when we were coming up. Bubba Black: That’s Ghetto Pig Latin is what it is. Movin' pretty fast, so kinda shuffle your feet. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest (Missing Lyrics), Triple Dutch I found the rope, handed one end of it to Janet and then took the other end. Well, I can understand Rebecca, Lolita, Veshawn and Dawn Tilzommy, Tilzerrance, Bilzobby that's my man (Do that again) Come on get on my Double Dutch Bus Do the do the do the do do do Fe Fi Fo Fum Let me hear you say do that Janet smiled and nodded. FRANKIE: There's a double dutch bus coming down the … ‘Lizet’s tizie Cizonrizad tizo thize trizee (Let’s tie Conrad to the tree),’ I said to her out of the corner of my mouth. NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED. Get on the bus, and pay your fair. The Double Dutch Bus is on the street GIRLS: Izzsay whizzat? It’s a tribute to them – they’re really good at it. Go ahead and laugh that's okay Doctor Ice of UTFO told Randy Bubba Black on the Old School Rewind podcast: Bubba Black: Every time I hear Too Short or Snoop Dogg and I hear the “wizzai the kizzai the zizzai”, the Kangol Kid is where I heard that stuff first. The song title represents a combination of two institutions in Smith's Philadelphia, Pennsylvania neighborhood: the double Dutch jump rope game played by neighborhood kids; and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) bus system that was a backbone of the local transportation network (and for which Smith had unsuccessfully applied for a bus driving position; the Transpass referred to in the song is an actual SEPTA weekly or monthly fare pass). About Double Dutch Bus. Let me hear you say do the do It is believed to have originated among Dutch immigrants in New York City, and is now popular worldwide. Dizzouble dizzutch! Dizzouble dizzutch! "Double Dutch Bus" is one hot track. "Double Dutch Bus" is a hit 1981 funk song by Frankie Smith, made famous for its extensive use of the "izz" infix form of slang. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from Double Dutch Bus. (Missing Lyrics), Teeny-Bopper Lady "Double Dutch Bus" was released to the U.S. iTunes Store on March 4, 2008. Milzza nilzza bilzzaby! When I go to work, I've gotta go downtown We walked over to the fatter of the two pine trees and stood holding the rope in front of it. Made in France. See the question “What is the story behind the ‘izzle’ speak included in this song?” below for more on this patois. Bip, bomp, bam, alakazam Ho! You'd better get off the curb, move your feet Corroborating Doctor Ice’s claims, below is an excerpt from There’s A Tick In My Underwear by Sally Breslin, a story based on her experiences at a remote camp in the woods of New Hampshire, where she recounts using “Carnival Latin” in 1962. Kylie Minogue sampled the song during her Fever Tour in her performance of "Cowboy Style". by Reka Riley March 31, 2008. Throwback Days with the Song “Double Dutch Bus”by Frankie Smith on The American Bandstand from the 1980’s. This began the song’s ascent to the top 40. Listen to this album and more than 70 million songs with your unlimited Ain't got no car to get around Listen to music from Double Dutch Bus like Frankie Smith, Double Dutch Bus & more. That's the way my money lasts There's a double dutch bus coming down the street (Do the do the do the do do do). Meaning of Double Dutch Bus. It is a tribute to the girls in Frankie Smith’s Philadelphia neighborhood who could expertly jump over two ropes at once (Double Dutch). Ho! GIRLS: Willze illzare plizzayin' dizzouble dizzutch! BOY: Millze gillzot sillzomebillzody plillzays dillzouble dillzzutch BOY: Hizzey, gizzirls! But only if you're grooving with the Double Dutch Man Published by WIMOT / Frashon / Supermarket Music (BMI). France Imprimerie -Sorel- Printed in France. Dizzouble dizzutch! Double Dutch is a game in which two long jump ropes turning in opposite directions are jumped by one or more players jumping simultaneously. Grave et Presse en France. Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus (Official Music Video) - YouTube BOY: Y'izzall bizzetter mizzove! "Double Dutch Bus" is a hit 1981 funk song by Frankie Smith, made famous for its extensive use of the "izz" infix form of slang. This week’s theme is “Truck and Bus Songs.” ~~~~~ Double Dutch Bus is a hit 1981 funk song by Frankie Smith, made famous for its extensive use of the “izz” infix form of slang. With his 1981 single "Double Dutch Bus", released by WMOT Records, Smith popularized a nonsensical form of slang (from his song "Slang thang", 1981 WMOT, Records), in which "iz" is placed in the middle of a word (for example, the word "place" becomes "pl I got bad feet my corns hurt 33 Simple Single. “Double Dutch Bus” would be Smith’s only top 40 hit, peaking at #30 in 1981, earning him the label of one-hit wonder. The middle of “Double Dutch Bus” includes a back-and-forth between a boy and a group of girls which is spoken in a Pig Latin variation sometimes called Ghetto Pig Latin, Izz Latin or Carnival Latin. Y'izzall hizzave t' mizzove izzout the wizzay sizzo the gizzuys can plizzay bizzasketbizzal Later rappers like Snoop Dogg and Jay-Z helped to boost its popularity further in the 2000s. The video was directed by Patrick Hoelck. What does Double Dutch Bus mean? The "UK Extended Dis" mix of Beat Dis by Bomb the Bass also sampled the track.[10]. Bubba Black: That’s right so it’s Frankie Smith Double Dutch Bus. Released as a 12" single running 5:20 on the WMOT label, "Double Dutch Bus" was certified Gold in June 1981 for sales of over 500,000, making it just the second 12" single to earn the certification, following " No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) " by Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer. The single sold over 2 million copies in less than two years. 100 likes. Every time you do the Double Dutch you really turn it on FRANKIE: BOY: Shillzu-gillza! Rappers like Kangol of UTFO and Mark of Another Bad Creation used Izz Latin in their raps in the 1980s and 1990s, years after “Double Dutch Bus” had first incorporated it. Well I'll be darned, here it comes Uptown, downtown everybody's getting down Double Dutch Bus is similar to these songs: Hit Da Pavement, You Got the Love (Rufus song), Dazz and more. Raven Symone - Double Dutch Bus (Movie Version) - with lyrics - … FRANKIE: Gimme a "ho" if you got your funky bus fare You know you want to jump on the Double Dutch Bus, so take a ride, we're waiting in the clutch. We're going to take you a long this year as we travel the 48 and for the first time head to Alaska. Children of Tomorrow The song rocketed to popularity in a matter of weeks and debuted on the US Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart in February, rising to the top spot by July, where it held at number one for four weeks. I’ve been watching them for 25 years. And it introduces a pig-Latin-like patois used by children as a secret code that would later serve as inspiration for artists like UTFO, Another Bad Creation, Snoop Dogg and Jay-Z to include it in their raps. The Hip-Hop Xpress: Double Dutch Boom Bus is envisioned to be a mobile classroom, sound studio, venue to collect and share the history of Hip-Hop culture, and platform for innovation and entrepreneurship modeled after George Washington Carver’s Jesup [12], Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, List of number-one R&B singles of 1981 (U.S.), "Ultratop.be - Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus", "Bomb the Bass's Beat Dis (UK Extended Dis) sample of Frankie Smith's Double Dutch Bus", allmusic ((( Double Dutch Bus > Overview ))), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Double_Dutch_Bus&oldid=1020110457, Articles with dead external links from July 2019, Articles with permanently dead external links, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz release group identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 27 April 2021, at 06:36. Well, I missed my bus I know I'm late ‘Conrad,’ I said, smiling at him, ‘can you come stand against the tree and grab the rope in the middle while Janet and I each hold each end? Originally released in 1981 by WMOT records. Moving pretty fast so kinda shuffle your feet (shk-a-shk) The song was sampled heavily by Missy Elliott for use in the song "Gossip Folks".[9]. FRANKIE: Gimme a "ho" if you got your funky bus fare. Then tell the driver that you're going to a Double Dutch Affair GIRL: Whozzo? The Double Dutch Bus. Double Duth Bus Lyrics: Give me a "Ho" if you've got your funky bus fare / Ho, ho, ho! On the cover: ℗ © 1980 WMOT Records, Inc. On the labels: ℗ 1980. Distribution Vogue P.I.P. The music video premiered on Disney Channel on February 18, 2008. Janet and I often used it, especially at school. When I'm dealing wit a funky sidewalk GIRL: Brillzing her izzin! I say shhhhhhhhhhh-sugarrrrr I already got a hole in my socks He also states that WMOT Records failed to pay him his royalties, and how he therefore was unable to pay his taxes. It also crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number 30 in the summer of 1981. And that means a lot of new adventures aboard the double dutch bus. BOY: Izzo kizzay! Stream and download in Hi-Res on Qobuz.com You are currently listening to samples. I gotta do something I know I hate Information and translations of Double Dutch Bus in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. Dizzouble dizzutch! "Wizze izzare plizzayin dizzouble dizzutch " which translates as "We are playing double dutch "). Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus (Original 12" Mix) - YouTube (Missing Lyrics), Double Dutch Listen free to Frankie Smith – Double Dutch Bus (Double Dutch Bus, Double Dutch). 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