Rice & Curry (song)
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"Rice & Curry" is a song recorded by Swedish Eurodance artist Dr. Bombay. It was released in 1998 as the third single from his debut album Rice & Curry.
Content
The song has a humorous tone and is sung from the perspective of Dr. Bombay, a rice and curry chef who operates a restaurant in Calcutta while his uncle, a rice farmer, is on holiday. His eventual frustration with the negative response to his food leads him to re-brand his rice as glue to much success.
Track listing
CD single
The following tracks are on the CD single:
- Rice & Curry (Single Version) – 3:13
- Rice & Curry (Karaoke Version) – 3:13
Single CD-maxi
The following tracks are on the 1999 maxi single:
- Rice & Curry (Original Version) – 3:13
- Rice & Curry (Extended Version) – 4:37
- Rice & Curry (Indian Meditation Mix) – 3:44
- Rice & Curry (Karaokee Version) – 3:13
Music video
An accompanying music video for the song was produced in 1998. The video features Jakobsen as Dr. Bombay and a multitude of backup dancers dressed in traditional Indian clothing, dancing, drumming, preparing and eating rice and curry and breathing fire as a result. The setting of the video is "Dr. Bombay · Flaming Hot Curry", a tented eating establishment equipped with strobe lights and elaborate live entertainment. Throughout the video, Jakobsen and the supporting dancers are seen rushing with water pistols to extinguish the flaming breath of customers who have eaten the curry.
Charts
| Chart (1998-1999) | Peak positions |
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| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[1] | 15 |
References
- ^ "DR. BOMBAY - RICE & CURRY (SONG)". swedishcharts.com.
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