The girls dressed in Red and White are from Brooklyn . I was their 5th as well as their 6th grade teacher. I also had the opportunity to coach them in the sport of double dutch. We still communicate today, thanks to FB. They are all doing very well. Three of the young ladies have gone on to complete college. Two of them have earned their PHDs. All four are happily living their lives and have successful families. It annoys me that some of the comments made are just ridiculous. I have watched these young ladies grow from young 11 year old girls to beautiful successful young women. Very proud to have been their teacher in school , as well as their coach in the sport of Double Dutch.

@baselroyluiz8469

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the update Larry. So good to know that they are doing well, do convey my regards, God bless you all...

@w.h589

2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful to hear and God Bless them

@tartgreenapple

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing and uplifting story! What did the girls think of the music film?

@richardhentworth5612

2 жыл бұрын

wait, you know my school days crush on Diane at 2.33min ?

@kimcutts6153

2 жыл бұрын

I remember when this came out in the charts. I thought they were amazing, and just mesmerising to watch. Glad to hear they are all doing well, and living well. You did good lady. 👍

Wow forty one years ago .. These young ladies are now in their fifties I was eighteen when this came out in '83 loved it then,😊 love it still.

@jojojo8835

3 ай бұрын

👏🏽I’m betting they can still move some, it’d be great to see where they’re at now

@stevendimmock4791

3 ай бұрын

Please don't remind me that we are getting old!!!

@Leoviliti1

3 ай бұрын

@@stevendimmock4791 aww ...I know. Reality can hit us hard , can't it ? 🌹

@kaydee5352

2 ай бұрын

Agree still amazing to watch😊❤

@JNCUSA

2 ай бұрын

They're happily married and can still jump.

Here I sit despondent from, major cancer surgery: and still this brings me joy and hope: Thx ladies ❤

@deplorabled1695

4 ай бұрын

How are you doing Kelvin?

@kelvinh8327

4 ай бұрын

@deplorabled1695 I think (hope) the cancer has abated. My tongue was removed, and I'm trying to learn how to speak and swallow with a transplanted muscle from my leg. I feed on Nestlé Resource 2.0 via a PEG tube into my stomach. I'm going to ask the Surgeon for a scan of my throat where the the cancer started, just to confirm that I'm in the clear. But in all, life is not too bad, and I am touched and amazed by a strangers concern and put my trust in God to do whatever brings Him glory,

@alwedge6675

4 ай бұрын

​@@kelvinh8327 ❤

@sarahmott8876

3 ай бұрын

🙏♥️🇦🇺

@GnrMilligan

3 ай бұрын

It's been 6 months since you made that comment. I hope you are well, and happy!

The video is pure joy and that bassline is just pure magic. What a slice of happiness.

@mcfcguvnors

Жыл бұрын

Killer bass & that bass um ba ba is just delicious

@yomodojo

Жыл бұрын

It comes from South Africa 🙂

@martin-mi3cg

11 ай бұрын

What a true artist Malcolm was. I didn't take much notice of this at the time and now 40 years on I really love it, so merry and nostalgic, and so much has been lost in the last 4 decades.

@christyler373

11 ай бұрын

yep just great

@driesvanc8764

10 ай бұрын

@@yomodojo what's this type of music called?

Brilliant memories! Malcom McClaren brought us such a rich and diverse range of music and fun!

I remember when this song/video came out. The athleticism and skill of those young women amazed me back then. It amazes me now.

@derekwalker815

3 жыл бұрын

👍

@ZulcanPrime

3 жыл бұрын

Me too! I was a young man just finished high school in Australia and I was mesmerized by these young ladies from New York

@jd_jd_jd

3 жыл бұрын

... and coordination... ever tried skipping like this?

@MicroUrb

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed, this was one of the gems of New York City culture back in the 80s. We took the lemons that a putrid Big Apple gave us and made lemonade with it. Unfortunately, that light of the Holy Spirit is gone from New York City, I mean even New Yorks greatest nutritionist Gary Null broadcasts into New York but he is not IN New York physically anymore and neither am I.

@shhh9806

3 жыл бұрын

Omg how old are you ?

I'm a 70 year old guy and if there's such a thing as reincarnation then let me come back as a double Dutch girl! They were simply fantastic.....spirit-lifting joy and exuberance...

@donarthiazi2443

Жыл бұрын

_ebo ebo Ebonettes!!_

Malcolm was a genius of the time especially for exposing the world to these wonderful groups of young ladies, if they took this level of enthusiasm and effort into their adult lives the world became a better place .

2024, 55 yrs old, wishing I could still double Dutch. 😂 Where dem Ebonettes be at now???? ❤

I used to run to this every night and even now, 30 years on, its still the most uplifting track

Look what is possible with two pieces of rope a few friends and some imagination…. Such joy came from creating things with a little imagination. They look so happy it makes my heart smile. Unfortunately my children are sitting miserable looking into there phones. I wish they experienced life before technology took over.

@walteroess8023

3 ай бұрын

So sad, so true!

those kids are so happy... why can't we get along like this now. bless them all and hope they're as happy now as then.

@jolla9963

Жыл бұрын

This is why Gen X is so good, we didn't see colour, we enjoyed everyone for who they were, plus, we skipped a lot too. We enjoyed being alive...

@piccalillipit9211

Жыл бұрын

@@jolla9963 Yeah on the other hand Gen X raised the Millenials - so we were clearly very sh!t parents...

@tubester4567

Жыл бұрын

All the kids this age today are too obese to do something like this. Then the woke students will say being healthy is part of the patriarchy and white supremacy lol.

@susanmargaretwills6432

Жыл бұрын

Most girls these days are obese from Junk-Food (or with Eating Disorder) - we are incapable of bringing them up on a healthy diet coz the Food Industry is making a bomb by convincing us to buy toxic convenience foodstuffs - these gals all have beautiful figures

@sarahlou7284

Жыл бұрын

It’s a re challenge for me now after all this time 😆🤣 I’m going to give it a stab 🤣🤣🤣 I was fantastic back then 😝but how good I’ll be now is anyone’s guess .. oh lord .. wish me luck 🫣😂😂

This music is so fresh even today, blows today's music away brilliant love it, amazing energy and talent from the girls

@BibtheBoulder

Жыл бұрын

This song is so unlike anything else I can think of, hence it has stood the test of time....

@EdMcF1

10 ай бұрын

@@BibtheBoulder It's so very like 'Puleng' by The Boyoyo Boys of South Africa that a lawsuit ended in a settlement.

@rockets4kids

10 ай бұрын

Malcolm Mclaren always stole from the best!

@lfcforever67

10 ай бұрын

@@rockets4kids who?

@rockets4kids

10 ай бұрын

@@lfcforever67 kzread.info/dash/bejne/l3Wo16Oqirmrkag.html

The production on this is stunning, so far ahead of its time

@graphicsRat

9 ай бұрын

In what way is it ahead of its time?

@bernardmcmahon351

8 ай бұрын

@@graphicsRatit’s a genuine look at nyc youngsters

@loratadine921

2 ай бұрын

Trevor Horn.

@pintpot

Ай бұрын

@@loratadine921 Trevor Horn is the correct answer.

How in the hell do they do that?? The skill and co-ordination involved are beyond miraculous. Of course, it's not through miracles, it's through focus, grit and hard work!!

@JNCUSA

8 ай бұрын

So true. There are some video of their past work on the internet. " jumpers in command" or "Dynamic diplomats of double dutch*

@0ooTheMAXXoo0

8 ай бұрын

I grew up in Sweden. All kinds of kids did this at recess, minus the more acrobatic moves. Most kids could do it... At least it used to be a common thing for kids to do...

@michaelcandon2971

7 ай бұрын

Should be an Olympic event....I mean come on golf!!

@Three_Random_Words

5 ай бұрын

​@@michaelcandon2971 It's going to be, i'm just not sure if it's Paris 2024 or Los Angeles '28.

@starrynight1329

2 ай бұрын

In Scotland we would do double dutch during break times. we always did skipping but became very excited when we went next level, even the boys wanted to join in after that. 😁

Man, I used to LOVE watching double dutch. To me it was like flawless "dancing'. I could sit there all day and watch people with amazement.

@JNCUSA

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Members of our group are seen on KZread and can be googled. We are Jumpers in Command, also known as Dynamic Diplomats of Double Dutch. These videos were all from a decade or two ago. The original girls who are Malcolm's video helped to guide out next group of jumpers.

Um, I'm a black female who double dutched then. Malcolm didn't exploit us at all. Fact is he is the ONLY white artist who capitalized off black music and at the same time broadcast loud and clear it was black music created by black people. Compare to everyone else white, especially in America. Especially Madonna who now twerks and booty pops, and wore a gold tooth, and credited us black females NOT. ONE. BIT. God bless you, Malcolm, and thank you.

@adolfblenkinsop31

6 жыл бұрын

This is cultural appropriation of a White schoolyard game. Exploitation goes both ways.

@NormAppleton

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah. It was a celebration. He wasn't trying to get rich off it like he was with the Sex Pistols. I'm a 51 year old white Canadian and this song never fails to give me faith in humanity.

@lmc4964

6 жыл бұрын

black girls before they caught feminism and leftism

@crazycutz8072

6 жыл бұрын

yes - well spoken. Sir Malcolm, did the same with Punk, Hip Hop and Vouge. he was the "Attenborough" of social dance and music movements.

@kenneth8434

5 жыл бұрын

If he didn't exploit apartheid Zulu South Africa, why did a court case lead to an out of court settlement? There must have been resistance.

This mega track from the heady summer of ‘83 takes me right back. I’ve loved it for nearly 40 years. No mix can ever be long enough. Just fabulous. R.I.P. Malcolm. These girls were just soooo cooool. Hey Ebo...Ebonettes

@truespyfan

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, I'm in same boat... remember it back then but I'd forgot this song until bout 2 weeks ago... played it shit loads since then :D

@KGal-nb3fc

10 ай бұрын

Summer of 83 was a fun fun summer.

@barryschwarz

9 ай бұрын

@@KGal-nb3fc Summer of 83 was a bloody ripper. One of the happiest of my life. The last few decades of the 20th century were, for the western world, joyous.

@dawnjeanballard2874

8 ай бұрын

Those days were great. When we all actually spoke to each other. No social media no mobile phones. Watching top of the pops to watch the videos.

@ginasmith9641

4 ай бұрын

What a time it was! The year i graduated from high school!

This is a classic, RIP double M we all remember you for this piece

Malcolm was great at observing small niche things happening in America that most of the world didn't know about and turning them mainstream. The best music business observer there was.

@arefriendsaseptic

Жыл бұрын

stealing*

@kierans1159

11 ай бұрын

Best known for managing and making famous The Sex Pistols, he was in many ways a giant of the UK music scene

@EdMcF1

10 ай бұрын

@@arefriendsaseptic Yes, Puleng by The Boyoyo Boys is the source of this song.

@meesalikeu

10 ай бұрын

no not really. he exploited very obvious and easily seen nyc music of the day. it just so happened it was the early hiphop era.

@dayegilharno4988

9 ай бұрын

@@arefriendsaseptic Acting as a necessary catalyst is not the same as stealing imho. Ask your chemistry teacher!

What's impressive is not just the sheer athleticism, not just the ultra precision timing, not just the amazing natural talent of the young ladies in the middle, but also of the skill and stamina of the ones on the ends. This is a master class of talent and joy and still dazzles the eyes today in an age where we think we've seen everything.

@Dermacrosis

4 жыл бұрын

We were doing the double dutch in primary school after this was released it became a craze. I was one of the few boys taking part in it. So you had under 11s doing it.

@patttrick

4 жыл бұрын

Take a cold shower

@JNCUSA

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your positive response

@moremimothupi467

Жыл бұрын

Features The Boyoyo Boys From South Africa... Lead By The Late Jabu Khanyile... #RiP...

@derekmcdonald8801

Жыл бұрын

@@Dermacrosis uV probs if u skipped me

Love this video. These girls are so gifted. Nice to read what their teacher has to say about them. To be this talented and good at the double Dutch is magnificent. Thank Miss teacher for telling us what they up to now. You must be so proud that you had the honour to educate these beautiful young ladies.

The rhythm, agility and flexibility just blows me away. Why was this never made into a professional sport.❤❤❤❤❤❤

Was fantastic 40 years ago, still fantastic today.

We did a 48 hour skipathon in school when this song came out. We slept in relays in the sports hall. Great memories.

@xrayvisi0ns

3 жыл бұрын

That’s so crazy !!! And some pretty dedicated kids too.

@unicornmadness6286

3 жыл бұрын

What year did this song come out?

@tomfrost6592

2 жыл бұрын

@@unicornmadness6286 1983 Jan.

@rocker-barrel4786

2 жыл бұрын

Wow! I was 16 then

@rocker-barrel4786

2 жыл бұрын

Amazing! (:

This whole thing just makes me happy as hell. Talented kids doing their thing over a fun track.

This thing still sounds fresh all these decades later

@donarthiazi2443

Жыл бұрын

_2 Buffalo girls go round the outside... round the outside_ 😂

Remembering my childhood in the late 1990s' in Ethiopia. love this song. "ETV"

@queensaba6384

3 жыл бұрын

Was looking for this comment🤗

@alyemama3796

2 жыл бұрын

I was looking for us 🇪🇹 🥰

@yvangogh6655

2 жыл бұрын

ME TOO! I remember watching this song on ETV, was so happy when I found it on KZread.

So it's late at nite, your listening to a bit of music on KZread...Then you stumble upon a classic like this😆😆😆😆 Life is good!!!!

@grayanderson7157

6 жыл бұрын

aye half 5 in morn

@rocker-barrel4786

6 жыл бұрын

steve Rowlands good a steve. Ive just woke up! Ol school tune 😊

@nogingerfool1

5 жыл бұрын

you pre saw my life, well-done squire.

@tonycollins5221

5 жыл бұрын

steve Rowlands just done the same buddy. 😎

@mcmaximon1

5 жыл бұрын

I love this comment :)

Just shown my 5 Yr old Granddaughter this video and she was mesmerised, didn't take her off eyes off it for one second. ☺.

I remember the riff from this video so well after just a handful of watches 40 years ago it's stayed in my head all these years. Wonderful tune.

I am in the UK and we fell in love with this here back then. I used to body pop with my brother and this tune is right up there with all of the music from that time. Loved it then and still do now. Thanks for sharing this.

@renees1471

Жыл бұрын

Same x

@basil30

Жыл бұрын

I've still got the 7" this was huge when I was a kid sales of skipping ropes must've took off 😂

@item6931

4 ай бұрын

Was also a popular track in Australia. Here the girls used to Double Dutch (though not to the standard in this vid lol) while the guys break danced.

51 year's old now, loved this tune blasting out of my cortina 2.0 L . Alas Good times never to be seen again

@christyler373

4 жыл бұрын

hello i had a gxl 2,o cool cars

@stendecstretcher4983

4 жыл бұрын

Humber Sceptre 1973 best car I ever had.

@TomAndBeth

4 жыл бұрын

Stephen I’m 51 too. Good times and awesome music.

@lordred4116

4 жыл бұрын

Cortina 2.0L. You lucky fucker!

@SamtanKorito

4 жыл бұрын

stendec Stretcher I had a 1974 Humber sceptre OAX 688M best car I have ever had also

Damm we were full of life in the 80's........great to se all those young happy kids.

@markcutts383

4 жыл бұрын

How can you not like this? All that life and activity. The juxtaposition is that you have a white ginger haired guy appreciating the black style and innovation and hopefully they appreciate him and his curiosity. The British tend to have a lot of curiosity about musical styles. Well done the girls and well done Malcolm.

@vingedheart

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that was before crack was introduced to the black community to kill off that positive spirit....

@TheCornishCockney

4 жыл бұрын

we didnt do too badly in the 60's and 70's either !

@lonilewis1178

3 жыл бұрын

Nice Greetings from Germany.

@alsokhanvari747

3 жыл бұрын

Not any more these days. I am 51 now and missed that golden era.

This reminds me of my childhood. It was used as an intro to sports program on tv in the 90s. What a talent! I recommend listening to this music to get out of depression. Greetings from Ethiopia.

@annagibson3441

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree with you - fabulous energy, uplifting and totally alive💙💙x

@karenmcclure8763

Жыл бұрын

Essays greetings from Belfast x

@tesfufissha3295

11 ай бұрын

I was looking for this comment my Ethiopian brother ❤

@thomasalmond3311

10 ай бұрын

🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹!!!.

Damn 39Years? Time flies :( Still love it.

@Vgvvytvyvvvttfvyfvvyucycf

Жыл бұрын

40

@paureh9573

3 ай бұрын

@@Vgvvytvyvvvttfvyfvvyucycf 41

Those girls were legendary...I remember this when is new, still amazes me the skill.....f##king amazing......quality tune too....

The sheer joy of this song, the girls, the harmonies,and everything else, lightens this world.

@lukedowns2846

5 жыл бұрын

No Face

@stendecstretcher4983

4 жыл бұрын

I agree

@Jen-rw7yh

4 жыл бұрын

And beautiful face nice natural hair! ❤👸🏾

@PerthViking

4 жыл бұрын

W Leon I often wonder where these girls are now when I watch them skipping. Their fitness levels!!! Great song and some serious skills by the girls.

What's so unique about this song, is it has 3 different choruses. Awesome! Can't get music like this anymore.

Still train to this when I’m skipping. I boxed and it keeps your speed up when training. The girls are awesome. Should be more of this in schools to promote fitness👍

@NickLea

2 жыл бұрын

"Still train to this when I’m skipping. I boxed and it keeps your speed up when training." I do some skipping to maintain fitness. I never thought of this before but you're right, that's a really good idea.

@paulscholes8299

Жыл бұрын

When I did boxing ages ago I did this for reflex's n stamina

All these years later and I'm still stunned at the talent of these kids

I enjoyed this songs in the 80's as a kid. I searched and searched until I finally found it again. Now it is on replay 😀😀

Wow. As an amateur boxer I've skipped a lot, double unders, cross overs, skipping backwards and forwards, one leg and all the usual boxer's tricks and in my my dotage I can still jump a rope but these girls, just wow! Amazing coordination, stamina and athleticism. I guess they'll be pushing sixty now. I hope some of that atheltism lives on.

@JNCUSA

9 ай бұрын

They're all still in pretty good shape.

@kingoftheoutsiders

9 ай бұрын

I'm blown away

@JNCUSA

8 ай бұрын

You're close, they're pushing their mid 50's. I'd say most of them are still in pretty athletic condition, ( and I am not saying for their age), It's for any age.

I can't believe how great their timing is. amazing to watch

Hope all these girls are as happy as they make me every time I watch this.Would love to think that all their children had the same joy their mothers had.

@JNCUSA

2 жыл бұрын

They're happy. I was their coach at the time. I was also their school teacher. They are all doing well. Had the oppportunity to travel to various p;aces around the world, and have many many happy memories. Thanks to FB, I have been able to keep in touch with them.

@johnoneill-watson4912

2 жыл бұрын

@@JNCUSA is it still done in schools there

@AVIARYCOURT

2 жыл бұрын

@@JNCUSA Well done,Sir!

@JNCUSA

Жыл бұрын

I coached the group in the red and white uniforms. Decades later they're doing well and are happy

@JNCUSA

Жыл бұрын

Yes Double Dutch is still a very popular sport in NYC schools.

So so cool.....1980's were epic in so many ways.... Very lucky to have felt and see the emotions thro the music and lived thro what has to be most definitely amazing decade.

@piccalillipit9211

Жыл бұрын

NOT if you lived in the north of Thatcher's Britain the 80's were not. Going to school in black trash bags too poor to afford coats, friends and neighbours burning their furniture to stay warm...

@thomasalmond3311

Жыл бұрын

OH BOO HOO😭😭😭!!!.

@cliffnewman5469

Жыл бұрын

Jesus! Sounds like the dark ages...

I loved this back then, still love it, such talent!

This is one of the most fun positive vids of youth and music ever, the girls here are athletes / dancers and you can see the community spirit coming across, kids nowadays need more sport involvement to learn the positive vibe and friendship they get from being together.

@dial-si7nb

7 жыл бұрын

No, l simply cannot believe that.

@Eleventhearlofmars

6 жыл бұрын

rodsreel most kids now hide away in their bedroom playing Xbox games. If they venture out they lack communication skills and self esteem.

@kennywilliams5564

5 жыл бұрын

rodsreel lets go

@samanthalewin4397

5 жыл бұрын

I quite agree. It is the sort of music we need to get people active.

@dousek777

5 жыл бұрын

when i have bad mood, bad day or even if im lazy. this cheer me

Malcolm McClaren was a genius!! Not only is this video super entertaining, it is a tribute to those wonderful talented young people! And JNCUSA, I love your comment about how they grew up into wonderful young ladies!! You can be proud that you were their teacher! Obviously it counted!!! Loved this back when I heard it in the 80's and still love it today!

This should be included in the Olympic Games!

@202One

2 жыл бұрын

🙏

@JNCUSA

Жыл бұрын

It will be included in the next summer Olympics. Not as a competitive sport, but as a demonstration

@viperleader001

Жыл бұрын

We win the gold!!!!

@Three_Random_Words

5 ай бұрын

Dream Team caliber.

@Three_Random_Words

5 ай бұрын

@@JNCUSA Paris 2024 or Los Angeles 2028?

It is great to listen to this tune again! This is definitely one of my favourite songs from back in the day.

South African Zulu music is awesome. And Mr Mclaren, RIP. You were truly one of a kind. Thanks.

@AnGoosen

4 жыл бұрын

Love Jit Music is that similar or the same, Bhundu Boys were the most amazing especially the guitar.

@rajeniyapian626

4 жыл бұрын

I'm South African indian. Grew up in Durban in a very strong Zulu culture. I'm now 52 years old. I listened to this in our days. I thought I was the only one that that recognized Zulu musics.

@pmolapo

3 жыл бұрын

This one is actually Sotho not Zulu,...it’s called “Pule ngwana mme”...from the early 70s 😊

I was listening to this on 12" a few minutes ago and thought I'd seen if anyone had uploaded it to youtube. It just sounds soooo good, it needed to be uploaded. Well, I've NEVER seen the video, and it almost brought tears to my eyes: it's so cool, so beautiful in its guilelessness. No sex, no money, no ego, just a super cool track with a load of girls competing furiously at skipping rope. Look at the concentration on their faces, it's wonderful! This has to be one of the best videos ever.

@michaelnicholls2856

4 жыл бұрын

So true

@zxbn4566

4 жыл бұрын

I agree, it stuck me exactly the same. Just doing it for the sheer joy. I got so into it I broke into a sweat, just sitting still watching youtube!

@qmcsing

2 жыл бұрын

Moments lost in time, my friend, never see this in 2022….

@anthonymullen6300

2 жыл бұрын

10 years have passed... I hope you haven't.

I loved this when it first came out and still do. Pure joy. The video is class.

Omg we used to play this as kids when we lived in Canada. And we used to sing wee songs to the beat ...good memories😊

man this takes me back to a much simpler time

@lukedowns2846

5 жыл бұрын

No Face

One of the most up-tone songs EVER produced, still as fun and uplifting today as when it was released...Ahh how I long for a return to better times were we all just got along...

@mollotuka8946

2 жыл бұрын

Originally by Boyoyo Boys of South Africa..

@stevewilson1600

Жыл бұрын

40 years ago we were all young and free, how I watched in amazement these young athletes performing double Dutch. Shear brilliance. Time Machine please let’s go back and do it all again.

@EdMcF1

10 ай бұрын

@@mollotuka8946 Yes, called 'Puleng'.

@joel2421

10 ай бұрын

The original song is from a South African group and was made during Apartheid, so miss me with the whole “we all just got along” nonsense.

At 54 I realize how much he has done to help the creation of hip hop develop. He's LEGEND in the NYC street scene. I listened to WHBI, NYC. He showed love to The World Famous Supreme Team Show, out of Brownsville, Brooklyn. Buffalo Girls, World Famous, etc. Malcom meeting Afrika Bambaataa handing out flyers in Manhattan (attracted by Afrika's Sex Pistols t-shirt) way back in the day may have sparked hip hop's exposure... he was a fearless explorer and promoter of street culture/hip hop. Much respect.

I love this video then in the 1980's when it became popular and wondered if I could still see it again. I searched and found it, I have been blessed to have lived this long to now be sharing it with my family.

Words can not express how happy i am to stumble on this classic. Thanks for putting it on KZread

@Kwales66

5 жыл бұрын

Great isn't​ it.

@BibtheBoulder

2 жыл бұрын

It's the very best of KZread right here...fantastic song.....

@tafara23

Жыл бұрын

Stolen music. That's a mbaqanga beat from South Africa. Double Dutch, ripped from Puleng, would become McLaren's top hit, reaching No 3 on the UK charts, and with the 12" release, also breached the US dance charts. Tsotsi became Zulus on a Time Bomb, the flip side of the Double Dutch single, though it would be excluded from the album.

@Plethorality

10 ай бұрын

​​@@tafara23i am sorry to hear ot was stolen... But i have been blessed to have heard it, since i was 17.... So 41 years of delight and appreciation.

Between every period in our 80s South Fla school, double dutch and breakdancing , epic days !!

@MG-id7hl

3 жыл бұрын

The 80s rocked..

Just simply amazing - I love the girls from NYC I lived there in the 90's God bless them all and I feel sorry for the beautiful city I loved so well....We didn't have smart phones then and folks enjoyed such pleasures ....but now I feel totally lost in a city which seems sucked into such division....God bless New York and let her rise above these troubled times...T

@AnthonyD-yy2in

2 жыл бұрын

I lived in NYC and Philadelphia in the 1990s and i would watch the neighborhood girls do this on the streets. Simply amazing, and it was amazing times.

Thanks again Malcom another great find in times more simple. In my 50,s now and still love to watch. Rest in peace

@badshotbill5001

Жыл бұрын

He's dead? Didn't realise that.

@izzybat666

Жыл бұрын

@@badshotbill5001 he died in 2010 in Switzerland 😢

As an amateur DJ in Amsterdam in the late 80s Malcolm McLaren outstanding qualities were already recognized. I still enjoy it as of today. Moreover, as a schoolboy I did exercise DoubleDutch

@johnfothergill1581

4 жыл бұрын

Was it part of your sports lessens Waldo in Holland a extra after school class

Then, there was no internet, no KZread but we had fun. Real fun. Thanks malcolm. U are in a better place now

I was a kid when this was out but I remember my mom & all her friends doing this on the car park! It was epic 😂

@rumbarumba1

4 ай бұрын

My mum too We as kids done the skipping to this song when skipping was cool in the 80s my mum would blast it out the window and me and my friends done the double Dutch on a Sunday night before our bath 😂

Loved the eighties. ❤

Never ever fails to lift my spirits and always in awe of the speed and style. Just love this and this tune. Hope it’s still watched and enjoyed in 50 years time.

@JNCUSA

9 ай бұрын

It is.

terrific! brings back memories of double dutch. Could never do it well , but could turn those ropes very well. These young ladies are fantastic!

I have listene$ to this regularly for almost 40 years now. It makes me happy.

I was inspired to search for this video after seeing Malcolm McLarens RIP grave in Highgate Cemetery in London. So far ahead of his time, a true impresario.

@davidatovar

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for stopping by, MM

I’m itching to do this. WHO’s STILL WATCHING IN SUMMER 2020??? There, done it. The likes will roll in. Seriously this song now sounds even better than it did first time round, and I could watch those girls all day. The concentration! The athleticism! They look great. A fantastic life-affirming song and video. LOVE it.

@zxbn4566

4 жыл бұрын

I agree.

I now know how anyone can dislike this, as I did 30 years ago. Feeling totally humbled watching it now. Pure class !

@thedevilsadvocate5210

4 жыл бұрын

Ha you sold out in your adult age

I remember when I first saw this - never seen anything like it! Was / still am so impressed by this, and the wonderful harmony they all sing! Just beautiful, through and through!

This isn't a music video - it's a perfect documentary.

@JNCUSA

9 ай бұрын

So true.

Malcolm McLaren was such a goofy guy, but despite all the negative things, he really was an innovative impresario who brought the world great things. This is the first time I've seen this since 1983, and it's just AMAZING. Despite the negative things, I miss the 80s every single day.

@TheTibmeister

5 жыл бұрын

Roger A. Mueller sthe only band i liked in the 80s were XTC and the Strauss and opera ones mclaren bought out. And this

@mailman87120

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheTibmeister mayor of simpleton a classic.

@skipraida5497

5 жыл бұрын

Roger,The 80's were banging.Oh god I miss them.

@skipraida5497

5 жыл бұрын

@Steve ,no it was a better time.The world's got more horrible.

@Mr-Tibbster

5 жыл бұрын

@@skipraida5497 As a 25 (going on 26) year old, I agree the world is in a worse state than previous generations in terms of social, moral and political climate.

Oh how happy I am to finally discover this song. I've searched for so long and finally found it. Anyone in 2019 likes this

@JohnFekoloid

5 жыл бұрын

Hidden channels in my brain arr being reactivated. I was about 5 years old when this landed our airwaves in Nigeria.

@benbenjamin2173

4 жыл бұрын

Great song, i've listened to it more than any other song in my 51 years.

@christyler373

4 жыл бұрын

yep

@stuartdenholm7895

4 жыл бұрын

Still listening and its 2020 happy new year

@mirstation

4 жыл бұрын

@@stuartdenholm7895 like about a million of us

My brother Phil ran Leeds half marathon in 1983 this song was playing I dedicate this two my rocks Paul and Phil Johnson love you all

This is a sign of how we all got on a lot better than people. Colour never seemed to get in the way, everybody took the piss out of each other and it was never personal.

God, I remember these times! And Malcolm McLaren appreciated these girls' talents, when no one else did. He showcased them, and I was (am) fascinated!

@penfold12341

9 жыл бұрын

Completely agree,bring back 80's.

@dial-si7nb

7 жыл бұрын

l too am a fascinating person and you are correct McLaren's first name was Malcolm. What talent? some peoples can hop skip and jump.

@dial-si7nb

7 жыл бұрын

you mean bring forward the 80's.

@NormAppleton

6 жыл бұрын

I knew African music at that time but this really delivered to MTV and a broader audience. Bringing continents together oh my. While all the time staring at America's failures. Tell me you don't love Fern and Diane. Those girls are so athletic and energetic. They are Jordan and Gretzky all their own.

I have just heard Malcolm passed away today aged 67..... brilliant all round guy. RIP

@richleeson2160

8 жыл бұрын

Yer thanks Paul... face book posted anceint news yet again.

@tacticalsapper

8 жыл бұрын

+Rich Leeson lol

@misst.e.a.187

5 жыл бұрын

2010, mate

Quite catchy. I heard this on the radio recently and for several hours afterwards couldn't stop humming the words "the skip they do's the double Dutch, that's them dancing.

@warrenblain2365

4 ай бұрын

If you were humming the words wouldn't it sound more like " Mmm mmm mmm m m m m......mm mmMm mmm mmm"? Just sayin'.

A real fave song from my youth, haven't heard this extended version. Brilliant! I forgot just how insanely fit & talented the girls in the video are. Unreal.

Back in the day when all kids needed were friends; an open space and a skipping rope...

@kimberlymarai3497

4 жыл бұрын

jump rope not skipping rope.

@cwh050

4 жыл бұрын

Kimberly Marai en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skipping_rope

@baronvonmaximillionsnell2757

3 жыл бұрын

And a boxing gloves...lol

@ManojKumararch

3 жыл бұрын

And a camera...you forgot the camera

@davec8730

3 жыл бұрын

who is the comedian who says "kids today have i-pads and i-phones, all we had was eye-spy."

40 years later and still awesome

This is such a cool memory. Thanks to Malcolm M and Ebonettes! The world might have missed this ❤

This predates Paul Simon’s Graceland, usually claimed to bringing African beats to the rest of the world by around 3-4 years. Say what you like about Malcolm, he knew a good sound when he heard it.

@carlharris8866

Жыл бұрын

The difference is Paul Simon had the actual musicians playing on the record, McClaren just stole the samples. Pirate.

@mikemiller1208

Жыл бұрын

@@carlharris8866 Total nonsense. Double Dutch doesn't sample the track from which the original melody was taken. It's a complete re-recording. Go and listen to Puleng, yes - it's the source of the melody, but no, it was not sampled, but re-arranged and re-recorded. Doh.

@carlharris8866

Жыл бұрын

@@mikemiller1208 Fair enough but I was actually thinking of the very obvious Mahlathini vocals...

@user-gh8wt2zi2n

11 ай бұрын

Totally ridiculous statement when Rock and Roll is from African beats and rhythms, theres also Jazz, Blues, R&B etc... Most American music has major African influences from the beginning. Even Bluegrass and such. For instance the banjo was first created by African Americans based on an African instrument. I could go onand on... Study some music history....

@CosmicCompassionQuest

10 ай бұрын

​@carlharris8866 100% agree with your comment. As a South African it angers me that McLaren brazenly profited with this OBVIOUS PLAGIARISM. Those of us who grew up with mbaqanqa and mahlatini can tell only too well. Which is why he ultimately settled out of court with the boyoyo boys. Without them McLaren would never have been able to conceive of a sound like this, let alone "compose" this. Respect to paul simon who actually honored South African musicians and brought them to the world stage, combining with it his immense song writing talent.

Malcolm Mclaren may you RIP. You have brought so much colour to the world. You're an enigma and a later day creative genius...I can't thank you enough..

I just think this is a fantastic track and a fascinating insight into a sport I never knew existed. The skills shown are jaw dropping and the driving beat of the track compliments this entirely.

If breakdancing or whatever is to be in the Olympics then this also deserves to be there.

@johnpauladams

3 жыл бұрын

The Jamaica teams there🌻

@JNCUSA

Жыл бұрын

They're getting very close to recognizing the sport. It's very popular in Japan and many other countries. Perhaps it will be part of the next Olympics

@Three_Random_Words

5 ай бұрын

​@@JNCUSA Paris is this Summer 2024 Games, after that iirc is Los Angelos, 2028. Host countries get to introduce new sports.

Beautiful music, video, athletes and memories. Thanks to Malcolm McLaren.

I really liked this record when it first cam out and am enjoying it all over again. The girl skippers are just amazing and so talented. Well done girls.

@stevengrimes3723

5 жыл бұрын

Hey Alex, I'm with u ! I saw his creation (back in the day, sex pistols

@Tisebobo

4 жыл бұрын

shut up, were you born you think you can lie and you don't even know how to spell

I love how they kept the whistle of the ropes in this soundtrack 😍

Amazing childhood memories of my dad playing this on repeat on VHS and absolutely love this. What a tune and amazing vid.

@deadskinrippers

Жыл бұрын

Same here....here's to great dads and their taste in music!

I just have NO words! And here they are, lol!: Wholesomeness, the likes we will probably never see again. Learning skills of coordination while getting is shape and having fun. Hair styles far better than we have ever seen since. These girls were obviously raised properly. That is a rarity today, though I do see it happening. Just looking at them in this video, I can tell they went on to success in their lives, and they no doubt, look back on those times longingly. Now for the music: More Malcolm brilliance that brings back memories of my breakdancing days of the early 80's. SO nostalgic! "Moonwalking" (backstriding), 4 years before M.J. ever did it.

@JNCUSA

Жыл бұрын

Yes, they're all doing well. I coached the girls in the red and white uniforms. Decades later, we still stay in touch thanks to FB

@tubester4567

Жыл бұрын

This looks like the early 80's because everyone is slim. Today half the girls are overweight or obese.

enjoyed this in my twenties, and just stumbled across it again, what a cheerful song, and everyone in the video is obviously enjoying themselves, this should be an Olympic sport !!

The group in red and white are the double dutch dynamites. They were the first of many teams that Larry Adelson coached to championships. Among the teams were the JUMPERS IN COMMAND, the team that dominated the sport for a decade or more, during the 80's and 90;s. They won more world championships that were held at the Apollo Theater, than any other group. The only American team to win and beat the Japanese teams during their dominance of the sport.They have been featured in many videos including Gold Dust's video of a few years ago.

@TheTibmeister

5 жыл бұрын

Marina Ragoo this should be spread all over the net. Get those lazy kids off their arses and screens and phones and do THIS and prolong your lives

@skipraida5497

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheTibmeister ,Jane. Definitely,this is absolutely brilliant.I never appreciated it when it was out but can't stop watching it now.

@richardglinehan6353

2 жыл бұрын

Wonder what the 4th girls name is , Collette , Fern , Diane , ?

@JNCUSA

Жыл бұрын

Colleen, Fern, Stacey and Diane. The Double Dutch Dynamites. Decades after, they're still friends.

@jamespaterson2084

8 ай бұрын

@@JNCUSA credit to you for this amazing sport

Awesome music by Malcolm and equally brilliant skipping by all of you wonderful American girls. Thanks for adding flavour to our sometimes so boring soulless world.

Still love this as much as the first time I saw it. We have lost so much with Malcolm's premature departure.

I Remember actually skipping to this music with Lisa Stansfield in 1983.