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Genre: Music
Date of upload: Oct 24, 2009 ^^
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This song was originally done in 1952 by the Cuban-Mexican bandleader Perez Prado. Known as the "King of the Mambo," Prado recorded numerous mambos, and when he ran out of inspiration, he would simply number them. "Mambo No 5" was one of a series of eight.
Perez Prado's version was instrumental. In 1999, the German pop musician Lou Bega added lyrics to it, transforming it into a love song for several women, namely Angela, Pamela, Sandra, Rita, Monica, Erica, Tina, Mary and Jessica. It was reported that the girls he mentioned were all Lou's former girlfriends, but it is probably beyond coincidence that eight of the girls in the song have names that end in "A," making them quite singable.
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@gingerweiland7925
7 months ago
My dad was deaf as a stump & could not hear songs for 30 years. He could hear the beat on this one & was SO excited to hear music again. He LOVED this song. We are spreading his ashes today & I am going to play this for him.
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