Lou Bega had the No. It was the year Britney Spears, in her twin pigtails and baby voice, had her first hit single in … Baby One More Time. It was the year Cher asked us all to Believe, the year Shania Twain wasn't impressed by either Brad Pitt or rocket scientists.
Christina Aguilera was a Genie in a Bottle who just needed to be rubbed the, er, right way, and T. C were desperately trying to avoid scrubs. Like I said: a vintage year for pop music. But not one of these songs was the most popular single of that year in Australia, and nor was anything by Ronan Keating, S Club 7 or Five.
The number one single of , with eight weeks at the top of the charts, was a little track by German musician Lou Bega called Mambo No. You know the one we're talking about, right? Bega took just 30 seconds of that original song, composing a set of brand new, catchy lyrics "everybody in the car so c'mon let's ride" for his brand new, catchy track.
The only problem was in the eyes of the Prado estate Mambo No. It was a violation of Prado's original composition and his intellectual property.
And so began a torturous legal battle between Bega and the Prado estate that would sour the legacy of the hit song forever. The original Mambo No. Bega's Mambo No. This is where Bega, or David Lubega as he was then known, was living and working and where he met music producer Goar Biesenkamp, a German music producer.
To me, flirting is just like a sport. The song is a well-earned karaoke staple, a wedding dance floor energizer, arguably the most notable innovation on how to count to five since the abacus. View Iframe URL. A little bit of Mary all night long. It has a cuteness about it. But what can he do? Bega is not bitter, at least not in an interview setting. Jump up and down and move it all around Shake your head to the sound Put your hand on the ground Take one step left and one step right One to the front and one to the side Clap your hand once and clap your hands twice And if it looks like this then you doing it right A little bit of Monica in my life A little bit of Erica by my side A little bit of Rita all I need A little bit of Tina what I see A little bit of Sandra in the sun A little bit of Mary all night long A little bit of Jessica, here I am A little bit of you makes me your man Ahhhh!!!
Trumpet, the trumpet! A little bit of Monica in my life A little bit of Erica by my side A little bit of Rita all I need A little bit of Tina what I see A little bit of Sandra in the sun A little bit of Mary all night long A little bit of Jessica, here I am A little bit of you makes me your man I do all to fall in love with a girl like you 'Cause you can't run and you can't hide You and me gonna touch the sky Mambo No.
One, two, three, four, five Everybody in the car so come on let's ride To the candy-store around the corner The boys say they want some ice-cream But I really don't wanna Let's dance till we all fall down We'll really party hearty to the mambo sound I like Minnie, Goofy, Pluto, and Daisy And as I continue, the gang is goin' crazy So what can I do, I really beg you my lord To me dancing is just like a sport Anything fly it's all good let me dump it Please send in the trumpet A little bit of Minnie in my life A little bit of Mickey by her side A little bit of Donald all I need A little bit of Daisy what I see A little bit of Pluto in the sun Huey, Dewey, Louie can't go wrong A little bit of Goofy everyone!
A little bit of him makes life so fun Ahhhh!!! Jump up and down and move it all around Shake your head to the sound Put your hands on the ground Take one step left and one step right One to the front and one to the side Clap your hands once and clap your hands twice And if it looks like this then you doin' it right A little bit of Minnie in my life A little bit of Mickey by her side A little bit of Donald all I need A little bit of Daisy what I see A little bit of Pluto in the sun Huey, Dewey, Louie can't go wrong A little bit of Goofy everyone!
A little bit of him makes life so fun I do all to fall in love with a girl like you Coz you can't run, you can't hide, you and me gonna touch the sky Mambo No. It's older than you think.
The song that went to trial After being sampled by Lou Bega in his song of the same name, 'Mambo No. A Grammy But it's not what you think!
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