Comments on: Lost in the ’80s: Frankie Smith, “Double Dutch Bus” http://popdose.com/lost-in-the-80s-frankie-smith-double-dutch-bus/ your daily dose of pop culture Fri, 25 May 2012 17:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Haystackhttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-80s-frankie-smith-double-dutch-bus/comment-page-1/#comment-53819 Haystack Sat, 27 Sep 2008 10:15:59 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=5886#comment-53819 You forgot to include that due to the sleaze factor of the record business and because he was on a local label run by a crook, Frankie hardly saw a dime for a song that was on the charts for a good part of 1980 and had to sue to get what he did... You forgot to include that due to the sleaze factor of the record business and because he was on a local label run by a crook, Frankie hardly saw a dime for a song that was on the charts for a good part of 1980 and had to sue to get what he did…

]]> By: Haystackhttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-80s-frankie-smith-double-dutch-bus/comment-page-1/#comment-41172 Haystack Sat, 27 Sep 2008 06:15:59 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=5886#comment-41172 You forgot to include that due to the sleaze factor of the record business and because he was on a local label run by a crook, Frankie hardly saw a dime for a song that was on the charts for a good part of 1980 and had to sue to get what he did... You forgot to include that due to the sleaze factor of the record business and because he was on a local label run by a crook, Frankie hardly saw a dime for a song that was on the charts for a good part of 1980 and had to sue to get what he did…

]]> By: Haystackhttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-80s-frankie-smith-double-dutch-bus/comment-page-1/#comment-17482 Haystack Sat, 27 Sep 2008 05:15:59 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=5886#comment-17482 You forgot to include that due to the sleaze factor of the record business and because he was on a local label run by a crook, Frankie hardly saw a dime for a song that was on the charts for a good part of 1980 and had to sue to get what he did... You forgot to include that due to the sleaze factor of the record business and because he was on a local label run by a crook, Frankie hardly saw a dime for a song that was on the charts for a good part of 1980 and had to sue to get what he did…

]]> By: mojohttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-80s-frankie-smith-double-dutch-bus/comment-page-1/#comment-17481 mojo Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:48:30 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=5886#comment-17481 Oh also, a propos of this discussion, I submit and oldie but goodie link: Gizoogle! I love this site.<br><br><a href="http://www.gizoogle.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.gizoogle.com/</a><br><br>Put a CNN story through that thing and it makes a lot more sense. Oh also, a propos of this discussion, I submit and oldie but goodie link: Gizoogle! I love this site.

http://www.gizoogle.com/

Put a CNN story through that thing and it makes a lot more sense.

]]> By: mojohttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-80s-frankie-smith-double-dutch-bus/comment-page-1/#comment-17480 mojo Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:47:06 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=5886#comment-17480 Thanks for tracking down the origins of this linguistic buzzleshizz. Thanks for tracking down the origins of this linguistic buzzleshizz.

]]> By: Tedhttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-80s-frankie-smith-double-dutch-bus/comment-page-1/#comment-17479 Ted Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:29:08 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=5886#comment-17479 This song was in such high rotation on KFRC in San Francisco (Top 40 station) back in the day that I'm shocked it only peaked at #30. This song was in such high rotation on KFRC in San Francisco (Top 40 station) back in the day that I'm shocked it only peaked at #30.

]]> By: Beauhttp://popdose.com/lost-in-the-80s-frankie-smith-double-dutch-bus/comment-page-1/#comment-17478 Beau Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:22:14 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=5886#comment-17478 Nice to see he lived to see Double Dutch become a high school sport in New York. Nice to see he lived to see Double Dutch become a high school sport in New York.

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