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For the album of the same name by Blue Swede, see Hooked on a Feeling (Blue Swede album). “Hooked on a Feeling” is a 1969 pop song written by Mark James originally performed by B. J. Thomas. Featuring the sound of the electric Sitar, that version reached number five in 1969 on the Billboard Hot 100. This then had two successful covers: *In 1971, Jonathan King produced his own version, adding ooka shaka jungle chants similar to, but not exactly the same as, Johnny Preston’s “Running Bear.“ King described it as “a reggae rhythm by male voices.“ His version was a Top 30 hit throughout Europe. *In 1974 the Swedish pop group Blue Swede with Björn Skifs as lead singer did a cover, with the ooka shaka introduction, that reached number one in the USA, and was revived on the... Read on...