Dr Bombay - Calcutta (Taxi, Taxi, Taxi) (HQ)

What this video is

Released in April 1998 via WEA Sweden, 'Calcutta (Taxi, Taxi, Taxi)' is the debut single of the Dr. Bombay persona — a fictional Indian taxi driver performed by Danish-Swedish musician Jonny Jakobsen. The track emerged at the commercial apex of Scandinavian Eurodance and bubblegum dance, a genre moment defined by Aqua's global breakthrough in 1997. Jakobsen, who had previously recorded without success as country…

Why it matters

A foundational text of late-1990s Scandinavian bubblegum dance, 'Calcutta (Taxi, Taxi, Taxi)' established the character-driven novelty Eurodance formula that Jakobsen would replicate with subsequent alter-egos Dr. MacDoo (faux-Scottish) and Carlito (faux-Mexican). Its chart performance validated…