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and follow the witch doctor into a TV and out the back where they all fall off a cliff, but miraculously land unharmed on the ground. The band follow the witch doctor into a ship shaped like a giant microphone and fly through the sky, underwater, and in space. At this point the video starts showing sexual themes, contrasting the cartoon theme. The rod-shaped spaceship flies into a hole, and then bumps into a sphere, appearing to imitate a sperm fertilizing an egg. The witch doctor transforms into
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288:" released for the Christmas of 1958. Initially released under David Seville alone, "Witch Doctor" was also released under the name of David Seville and the Chipmunks, and re-recorded under the name Alvin and the Chipmunks. The technique was also imitated by other recording artist such as
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on his bookshelf. In the song, the narrator asks a witch doctor for advice on what to do because he has fallen in love with a girl, and the witch doctor replies with a gibberish line: "Oo-ee, oo-ah-ah, ting-tang, walla-walla bing-bang, oo-ee, oo-ah-ah, ting-tang, walla-walla bang-bang".
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2375:The Very Best of The Chipmunks
2368:The Chipmunks Go to the Movies
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2463:Here's Looking at Me!
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2631:A Chipmunk Christmas
2428:Solid Gold Chipmunks
2396:A Chipmunk Christmas
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2718:Chipwrecked
2694:Live-action
2583:(1961–1962)
2545:Chipwrecked
2515:Soundtracks
1731:Ultratop 50
1675:Maniadb.com
936:Ultratop 50
746:No. 2
707:Music video
640:Producer(s)
333:No. 1
329:No. 1
314:No. 1
290:Sheb Wooley
271:Si Waronker
239:incantation
158:Producer(s)
2878:1958 songs
2872:Categories
2623:home video
2505:Undeniable
2211:Characters
2075:"Don Lang"
2031:Music Week
1972:MegaCharts
1704:Music Week
1592:Movieclips
1237:References
1046:UK Singles
938:Flanders)
837:Format(s)
559:1998-10-26
387:UK Singles
375:Hit Parade
221:stage name
95:Rockabilly
2422:Munk Rock
1977:March 12,
1952:March 12,
1902:March 12,
1680:April 27,
1655:August 6,
1610:Billboard
1542:Billboard
1476:Billboard
1159:Platinum
1074:Position
970:Germany (
934:Belgium (
929:position
840:Label(s)
770:CD single
581:Eurodance
504:Billboard
422:Billboard
408:Billboard
366:position
348:Billboard
338:Billboard
323:Billboard
318:Billboard
2857:Category
2675:Animated
2610:episodes
2595:episodes
1897:Ultratop
1711:July 19,
1558:(2004).
1184:Don Lang
1162:600,000
1033:Sweden (
1019:Scotland
958:France (
946:Europe (
894:cassette
850:Denmark
732:Cartoons
663:Cartoons
567:Recorded
552:Released
536:Cartoons
441:Top 100
438:Cash Box
371:Canada (
71:Released
2825:Related
2251:Singles
2162:YouTube
2127:May 27,
2101:May 27,
1649:YouTube
1147:/sales
1138:Region
831:Region
748:on the
737:Toonage
719:YouTube
694:(1998)
692:"Yoko"
689:(1998)
680:(1998)
676:DooDah!
557: (
545:Toonage
335:on the
325:Hot 100
316:on the
296:", and
243:earworm
197:(1958)
188:(1958)
136:Liberty
105:country
100:novelty
78:1958-04
76: (
2799:People
2762:(2003)
2756:(2000)
2748:(1999)
2729:(2015)
2721:(2011)
2713:(2009)
2705:(2007)
2686:(1987)
2658:(1991)
2642:(1985)
2634:(1981)
2290:Albums
2059:May 1,
1759:May 1,
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