Rice & Curry (song)
Encyclopedia
"Rice & Curry" is the third single and title track from Swedish
Eurodance
artist Jonny Jakobsen
's album Rice & Curry
, released in 1998.
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.
The song has been featured on numerous dance compilation albums, such as Dancemania Happy Paradise
and Absolute Music 24
.
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for the song was produced in 1998. The video features Jakobsen as Dr. Bombay and a multitude of backup dancer
s 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 tent
ed eating establishment equipped with strobe light
s 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.
In 2007, the music video was included as bonus content on Jakobsen's first compilation album, The Hits
.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
Eurodance
Eurodance
Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...
artist Jonny Jakobsen
Jonny Jakobsen
Jonny Jakobsen is a Swedish-Danish Bubblegum dance/eurodance artist better known under his fictitious identity as Indian taxi driver Dr. Bombay. He began as a country singer called Johnny Moonshine, but became famous only after his metamorphosis into Dr. Bombay...
's album Rice & Curry
Rice & Curry
Rice & Curry is the first studio album by Swedish bubblegum dance artist Jonny Jakobsen under his pseudonym Dr. Bombay, released in 1998....
, released in 1998.
The song has a humorous tone and is sung from the perspective of Dr. Bombay, a rice and curry
Rice and curry
Rice and curry is a popular dish in Sri Lanka and the Southern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu.Rice and curry dinner comprises the following:* A large bowl of rice, most often boiled, but frequently fried...
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
Glue
This is a list of various types of glue. Historically, the term "glue" only referred to protein colloids prepared from animal flesh. The meaning has been extended to refer to any fluid adhesive....
to much success.
The song has been featured on numerous dance compilation albums, such as Dancemania Happy Paradise
Dancemania
Dancemania is a series of remix compilation albums by i-DANCE. The series deals primarily with dance music, especially eurodance. Despite its tracks have been made by various musicians from all over the world mainly from the European continent, the albums have been released exclusively in Japan.The...
and Absolute Music 24
Absolute (record compilation)
Absolute is the brand of a long-running series of compilation albums owned by the Swedish record company EVA Records. Initially, the only albums in the series were called Absolute Music, but starting in 1990 there have been other themed albums such as Absolute Dance and Absolute Rock.-History:The...
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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 singleMaxi single
A maxi single or maxi-single is a music single release with more than the usual two tracks of an a-side song and a b-side song.-The first maxi singles:...
:
- 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 videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for the song was produced in 1998. The video features Jakobsen as Dr. Bombay and a multitude of backup dancer
Backup dancer
A backup dancer is a performer who dances with or behind the lead performers in a live musical act or in a music video. Their movements provide a visual symmetry and rhythm to accompany the music....
s dressed in traditional Indian clothing, dancing, drumming, preparing and eating rice and curry and breathing fire
Fire breathing
Fire breathing is the act of creating a fireball by breathing a fine mist of fuel over an open flame. Proper technique and the correct fuel create the illusion of danger to enhance the novelty of fire breathing, while reducing the risk to health and safety...
as a result. The setting of the video is "Dr. Bombay · Flaming Hot Curry", a tent
Tent
A tent is a shelter consisting of sheets of fabric or other material draped over or attached to a frame of poles or attached to a supporting rope. While smaller tents may be free-standing or attached to the ground, large tents are usually anchored using guy ropes tied to stakes or tent pegs...
ed eating establishment equipped with strobe light
Strobe light
A strobe light or stroboscopic lamp, commonly called a strobe, is a device used to produce regular flashes of light. It is one of a number of devices that can be used as a stroboscope...
s and elaborate live entertainment. Throughout the video, Jakobsen and the supporting dancers are seen rushing with water pistols
Water gun
A water gun is a type of toy designed to shoot water. Similar to water balloons, the primary purpose of the toy is to soak another person in a game such as water warfare....
to extinguish the flaming breath of customers who have eaten the curry.
In 2007, the music video was included as bonus content on Jakobsen's first compilation album, The Hits
The Hits (Dr. Bombay album)
The Hits is a compilation album by Swedish Eurodance artist Jonny Jakobsen. It was published by Warner Bros. Records in 2007.Although released under the pseudonym of Dr. Bombay, the album also features a number of tracks released by Jakobsen as Dr...
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Chart Position
| Chart (1998) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Sweden | 15 |