"The Song Witch Doctor" "The Song Witch Doctor" is a novelty song that was recorded by David Seville and The Chipmunks in 1958. It became a huge hit, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song is known for its catchy melody and playful lyrics. The song tells the story of a man who is in love with a girl that is not returning his affection. He seeks the help of a Witch Doctor to cast a love spell on her. The Witch Doctor advises him to chant "Oo ee oo ah ah, ting tang walla walla bing bang" as part of the spell.
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My only guess as to the reason for this is that my truck has wireless carplay already and the Magic Box was constantly fighting my phone when re-started since it would try to connect to it 1st even though it was not plugged in. Both Android Auto and Apple Carplay work by connecting over BT, and then opening a backchannel peer-to-peer WiFi connection between the phone and the box.
The Witch Doctor advises him to chant "Oo ee oo ah ah, ting tang walla walla bing bang" as part of the spell. The man follows the Witch Doctor's advice and hopes that it will make the girl fall in love with him. "The Song Witch Doctor" is known for its unique and distinctive sound.
Review of "The Magic Box" AA/Carplay dongle
First off- not in any way affiliated with the company. I haven't seen any other reviews (or any info at all, really), so though I would write down some thoughts. This is for a wireless AA/Carplay dongle (sorry, should have said that in the title).
This went into a 2021 Rav4 Prime, which supports wired AA/Carplay. My wife is an Apple fan and uses Carplay, I'm an Android guy using Android auto (Oneplus 8T). I previously used a GiWiOS wireless adapter, which was about $80 on Amazon, and seemed to work well enough, but switching between AA and Carplay required rebooting, and about 50% of the time it wouldn't reconnect cleanly to the car without unplugging/plugging USB to the dongle. I figured I would try something else to see if it did a better job switching between wireless AA and Carplay.
I bought The Magic Box and The Magic Remote for about $400 total. Yeah, this thing is expensive. The box itself at a high level is fundamentally a small Android device with 4GB RAM and 64GB Flash running Android 11. It can connect to a car over a USB cable and (I think) talks Carplay with your car; which is weird, because it's running Android internally, but go figure. The touchscreen in the car works well enough with it. It also has an HDMI output, so I imagine you can use it like a FireTV dongle when travelling.
When booted up, it shows an Android UI with a bunch of app icons (I'll call this the "streaming UI"). The first thing to do is click the settings icon and connect to a WiFi AP. Where do you get a WiFi AP? Here's the first hitch- you either need your car to provide an in-car WiFi connection, or you need to turn on hotspot mode on your phone and use your phone as an AP.
Once you have WiFi configured, you can then login with your Google account, go to the Google Play Store, and install whatever other apps you like, including Netflix, Paramount, Disney, whatever.
The UI also has some special icons. One icon launches wireless Android Auto; another launches wireless Apple Carplay. You can then pair your phone (Android or Apple, respectively) with the Magic Box BT connection. I got Android Auto working fine, haven't gotten my wife's Apple Carplay working (but haven't tried much yet).
However, here's where the Magic kindof goes off the rails. Both Android Auto and Apple Carplay work by connecting over BT, and then opening a backchannel peer-to-peer WiFi connection between the phone and the box. But remember how earlier we had to pair the Magic box to an AP (either in-car or your phone hotspot)?- this is a different WiFi connection than that one, and neither the phone nor the Magic Box can use both concurrently.
Your phone can typically either use Android Auto or be in hotspot mode, but not both at the same time. So switching between the Magic Box streaming API and Android Auto required me to manually turn my phone's hotspot mode on and off to switch between the two.
Luckily, my car also supports in-car WiFi (as long as I pay ATT $16/month), so I figured I would try using that as my AP with The Magic Box. But it turns out the Magic Box also isn't smart enough to share its own WiFi connection between streaming and Android Auto. Pairing my phone over Android Auto worked fine, but whenever I returned to the streaming UI, I had to go into the settings app and manually turn WiFi back on. It works, but not at all seamlessly. At the very least, The Magic Box could be smart enough to automatically enable WiFi when switching back to it's UI. Even better would be if it could have implemented two WiFi channels (one for its AP connection, and one for Android Auto), and allowed them to remain connected concurrently.
I had hoped that the Android Auto integration was smart enough to somehow piggy-back on the peer-to-peer connection to my phone to use that as its access point to the internet, but it doesn't work that way. So it works, but switching between streaming apps and Android Auto requires quite a bit of manual reconfiguration.
Some other observations:
- The Magic Remote works fine, and makes it easy to type or select. I can see the value of this if I were using this thing as a fireTV-like device without a touchscreen. However, someone made the decision that the secondary key Fn values (e.g. all punctation/numbers) are shown as blue on black keys with no backlighting, so it's basically impossible to read if you're not in direct sunlight. I'm also surprised that the USB dongle that plugs into The Magic Box to connect to the remote sticks out quite far. I've seen BT dongles that were much smaller.
- One other annoyance: the car's steering wheel controls (skip forward/back) appear to not work when using Android Auto. This is pretty bad, and even the GiWiOS box could handle this correctly.
Edit: Sorry for the multiple postings. I've removed the dupes.
Edit 2: I ended up sending it back. There were just too many compromises given the price tag.
However, here's where the Magic kindof goes off the rails. Both Android Auto and Apple Carplay work by connecting over BT, and then opening a backchannel peer-to-peer WiFi connection between the phone and the box. But remember how earlier we had to pair the Magic box to an AP (either in-car or your phone hotspot)?- this is a different WiFi connection than that one, and neither the phone nor the Magic Box can use both concurrently.
David Seville used a recording technique called "chipmunking" to create the voices of The Chipmunks. This involved recording the vocals at a slower speed and then speeding up the playback to create the high-pitched voices of the Chipmunks. The song's popularity led to the creation of The Chipmunks as a musical group. David Seville, whose real name was Ross Bagdasarian Sr., continued to record and release music under the Chipmunks' name. The Chipmunks went on to release numerous albums and even starred in their own animated television series and movies. "The Song Witch Doctor" remains a classic and beloved song to this day. It has been covered and referenced in various forms of popular culture. The catchy chorus and playful lyrics continue to entertain audiences of all ages..
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1. John Smith - 2 stars - I have to say, I really did not enjoy "The Song Witch Doctor". The repetitive lyrics and catchy melody just did not appeal to me. It felt like a mindless tune that lacked substance. I found myself quickly growing tired of hearing it on the radio. Overall, not my cup of tea.
2. Emily Johnson - 1 star - I could not stand "The Song Witch Doctor". The repetitive chorus and annoying beats were enough to drive me crazy. I found myself changing the station every time it came on. It felt like a cheap attempt at creating a catchy song without any depth or originality. I was thoroughly disappointed by this track.
3. Michael Brown - 2 stars - "The Song Witch Doctor" was a major letdown for me. The lyrics were childish and lacked any meaningful message. It felt like a song that was made solely for commercial success, without any artistic value. The repetitive nature of the song quickly became grating, and I found myself growing irritated every time it played. Overall, I would not recommend this song to anyone looking for quality music.
4. Laura Thompson - 1 star - I really did not enjoy "The Song Witch Doctor". It felt like a mindless and annoying tune that lacked any substance. The lyrics were repetitive and didn't resonate with me at all. I found myself cringing every time it played on the radio. It's a song I would prefer to avoid in the future.