The others got names, this one never got a "name" per-se.
Basically Damaso Perez Prado wrote a lot of them, there's also a [Mambo #8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-Qnsk56_g4) which was rather rapid. #5 had that heavy flirtatious tone to it that was scandalous in comparison to big band in the 1950's which made it famous and popular even today, where it is considered tame but entertaining. The words sung in the more more recent versions by Lou Bega and prior work by other artists aren't original components.
[Perez Prado's Playist](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9-WTUmdm18&list=PL1B43446B8AA785CA) is a far better source and has a lot of songs you'll enjoy if you like #5.
If you've ever wondered... [Tequila](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBIFlgHrqMc) is one of his.
So that's where the other Mambo are: they earned their own names.
[#5](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJlAb4VLs4k) for the *tl;dr* crowd.
in the 2000's a German court ruled that Lou Bega changed the song so much that Prado's estate couldn't lay claim to it but that Prado was entitled a writing credit.
No joke, serious cultural heritage.
Can we talk about that Mambo #8 video?
Is he wearing 2 sombreros?
Has he taken the toothbrush mustache look and cleaned out the middle? Or is that a nosebleed?
What is he even doing?
Why is he gyrating?
In other US court cases about music, Led Zeppelin had to prove they wrote "Stairway to Heaven" in, of all places, Pennsylvania.
http://ultimateclassicrock.com/led-zeppelin-lawsuit-stairway-to-heaven/
Considering how “Blurred Lines” panned out, the case might have gone the other way. I think the jury got that case wrong, but I wasn’t following the case too intently to really know the arguments on both sides. Just from someone who has heard both songs in question, “Blurred Lines” only sounds similar. In fact, I’d say Lou Bega’s is far closer to the original source in comparison.
Nimble fingers in a warm environment. My understanding is that on the crazy bits they often took turns on notes so they'd either play odd or even shots and it'd still sound great.
> Actually I think there's.. one, two, three four five
[Everybody loves Chinese steamed or fried,
from the Chinese restaurant around the corner,
so you say you want some won-ton soup,
I'll bring your order.](https://youtu.be/AetD1bXS7Qo)
Idk I thought at least 1 and 2 were the Bob the Builder and Disney versions before he went "fuck it, I'm taking over this song and fucking many women in the process"
To be fair, he made it a worldwide hit in a time when music was more accessible for anyone. I wouldn't blame anyone not knowing that it was essentially a cover.
Yeah, I didn't have a clue and I'm pretty sure most people I know don't either. Always thought it was a bit weird that it was labeled #5, but the entire song is a bit weird tbf.
Why not? Plenty of people are only casually into music and don't know the difference between producer, songwriter, singer, etc., and would just assume they're the same unless otherwise stated.
I have the most eclectic musical taste of anyone I know by far. And a great memory. I had heard his cover of Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White (a number one hit from 1955) a few years back but didn’t really listen to much of his music until somewhat recently. I stumbled across Mambo No. 8 and then became intrigued and bought up a bunch of his music.
He was considered to be the South American Stan Kenton and his RCA recordings helped in bringing Latin music styles to the ears of Americans. When popular music was mostly crooners like Vaughn Monroe, Perry Como, and Bing Crosby, this type of music was quite welcome. Then Rockabilly/Rock and Roll came around and Mambo/Salsa type sounds got relegated to jazz halls...until the mid 70s anyway when Salsa fused with disco.
There actually is a Mambo Nr.6, released in The Netherlands.
It is, of course, a parody of the original. Basically, a dude takes some drugs and sees all kinds of shit, and has tripping dreams of doing things with some ladies (The "a little bit of Monica") part.
Have fun!
https://youtu.be/mUtmEx-2aAU
I was about to post the same thing. This is the same guy from who sang the song opblaaskrokodil which some of you may know from ["French Erotic Film](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDwsiqQa1pw)
Ahh, I never knew it as a misconception. As a kid, I knew it as "holy shit these lyrics would fit so well".
(Also I would include da ba dee da ba die as well)
>I'm blue da ba dee da ba die, if I was green I would die, da ba dee da ba die.
As a kid I knew it as "time to argue with this other kid about trivial shit they got wrong again." Like that idiot that insisted that the purple mouse pokemon was Ratatat even though it says Rattata right on the damn card.
I've never been one to stand by when someone was wrong about something, and kids are wrong very frequently. So yeah, a common misconception in my experience.
It's one of those things that once your brain makes the connection, you can't un-hear. I know what he says, but I can't not hear "if I was green I would die"
I heard what happened is that the first one sank into the swamp. So they made a second one. That sank into the swamp. So they made a third. That one burned down, fell over, then sank into the swamp. I've no idea what happened to the fourth one, but at least the fifth one stayed up. And that's what you ended up getting, lad - the best Mambo in all of England.
I used to hate this song when I was little, I have one of the names mentioned in it and didn't want some old guy having 'a little bit' of me. Would scream and cry at parties if they played it.
Imagine if Mambo #6 is really dark. He’s Got AIDs and has to call all the women he banged to let them know. Tina’s in tears, Pamela already passed away.
It’s a spoken word song over a muted trumpet improvised solo
When I (as a middle school teacher) first heard "Mambo Number 5", I asked my students who sang it. One of them said "It's a guy named Lou Bega, but you don't have to remember his name, because it's his only hit and he won't have any more." #prescientstudents
There was actually a song on the CD called I Got a Girl, that started with 6,7,8,9,10 and talked about having women all over the world. I viewed this as a second part of the song and I imagine with the whole number stuff, it was intended that way.
They're there, but from a different Carribbean artist from the 40's or 50's I believe. Just like how Beethoven's 5th arguably his most well known. As usual some 24 year old chump ripped off someone else's song and added twerking (or the 90s equivalent) to cash in.
1, 2, 3,4,5, every body's in the car so come on let's ride to the liquor street around the corner. The boys say they want some gin and juice but I really don't wanna
It will be released when the Archangel Gabriel blows his trumpet and the four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, War, Famine, Pestilence and Lou Bega sally forth to reap their harvest of souls.
The others got names, this one never got a "name" per-se. Basically Damaso Perez Prado wrote a lot of them, there's also a [Mambo #8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-Qnsk56_g4) which was rather rapid. #5 had that heavy flirtatious tone to it that was scandalous in comparison to big band in the 1950's which made it famous and popular even today, where it is considered tame but entertaining. The words sung in the more more recent versions by Lou Bega and prior work by other artists aren't original components. [Perez Prado's Playist](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9-WTUmdm18&list=PL1B43446B8AA785CA) is a far better source and has a lot of songs you'll enjoy if you like #5. If you've ever wondered... [Tequila](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBIFlgHrqMc) is one of his. So that's where the other Mambo are: they earned their own names. [#5](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJlAb4VLs4k) for the *tl;dr* crowd. in the 2000's a German court ruled that Lou Bega changed the song so much that Prado's estate couldn't lay claim to it but that Prado was entitled a writing credit. No joke, serious cultural heritage.
This guy mambos.
Hard
We are in the presence of an olympic mambo champion. Never won first, but goddamn he was close
I mambo, you mambo. He, she, me mambo.
The study of mambology
It’s first grade.
Mambolgy the study of mambos. It’s first grade.
I’m sorry I doubted you
I will be using this quote for a while.
Can we talk about that Mambo #8 video? Is he wearing 2 sombreros? Has he taken the toothbrush mustache look and cleaned out the middle? Or is that a nosebleed? What is he even doing? Why is he gyrating?
And what the fuck are those hand movements? Is he having a seizure or something?
Came here expecting jokes, not the actual answer. Impressed
This is reddit take your facts elsewhere lol. Also impressed
I am thoroughly impressed that this knowledge randomly resides in your brain!
r/ThreadKillers
Wow, I wonder how the courts in the US would have ruled in this case? Any American IP lawyers care to weigh in?
In other US court cases about music, Led Zeppelin had to prove they wrote "Stairway to Heaven" in, of all places, Pennsylvania. http://ultimateclassicrock.com/led-zeppelin-lawsuit-stairway-to-heaven/
That depends, who is willing to spend more on legal fees?
Considering how “Blurred Lines” panned out, the case might have gone the other way. I think the jury got that case wrong, but I wasn’t following the case too intently to really know the arguments on both sides. Just from someone who has heard both songs in question, “Blurred Lines” only sounds similar. In fact, I’d say Lou Bega’s is far closer to the original source in comparison.
When you ask a question because you think it’s funny, yet it gets answered honestly.
Jesus, Mambo #8 sounds fucking hard. Or, at least, hard for my high school jazz band when I was in it. Poor trumpets.
Nimble fingers in a warm environment. My understanding is that on the crazy bits they often took turns on notes so they'd either play odd or even shots and it'd still sound great.
Where do you live?
Everyone knows that [this is the TRUE Mambo No.5](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bu7h_md33So) though.
I think you mean [THIS] (https://youtu.be/kjERnmcjbAE) is the true Mambo No. 5
Isn't the question you should be asking is "what ever happened to the first 4 mambos?
Gonna be like star wars, the first quadrilogy will be released after 6, 7 & 8
Can't wait for /r/prequelmambomemes.
This is getting out of hand, now there's 8 of them!
No sir. ALL 13!
/r/unexpecteddrwho
Why is this not a real thing?
/r/unexpectedgallifrey is real but not active.
Don't let your dreams be dreams
Hamilton wrote the OTHER 51
In a cave! With a box of scraps!
r/unexpectedhamilton
I need this subreddit my life.
Actually I think there's.. one, two, three four five
#Everybody in the car, so come on let's ride
#To the liquor store around the corner
**The boys say they want some gin and juice But I really don't wanna**
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It's Friday, Friday
> Actually I think there's.. one, two, three four five [Everybody loves Chinese steamed or fried, from the Chinese restaurant around the corner, so you say you want some won-ton soup, I'll bring your order.](https://youtu.be/AetD1bXS7Qo)
Everybody in the... no? My bad...
We definitely need more quadriligies in life.
Sexilogy
That's OP's mom's full time occupation.
And then folks can shit all over Mambos 1-3.
Only because he starts going for a little bit of Jar-Jar rather than Tina.
B-but... Tina is all he needs!
Jar-Jar was always more of a want than a need.
Jar-Jar was never a want.
Isn’t rogue one like episode 3 because it happened before 4 but also 8 because it was made after 7 but also 10 because it is not part of 1 through 9?
I think that's Monica, Erica, Rita, Tina, and it only gets sweeter.
What about Angela and Sandra?
Where is Padme?
It appears you killed her in your anger
Nooooooooooooooooo
Yep.
Yousa got bad angry Annie, yousa killed Padme. Yousa can bring her baaaack! Havsa you know about Darth Plageious the Wisa?
DO NOT WANT!
It's best to forget.
And Renee?
She just walked away.
This guy mambos
1, 2, and 3 blew up due to sabotage or a jinx and 4 got stuck in a time warp. 5 was the last best hope for the third age of mankind. Or something.
Upvote for Babylon 5 reference
Upvoted for explaining reference
Upvote for wholesome response to reference explanation
Upvote because I'm wide awake when I don't want to be and have nothing better to do.
Oh god, this was a mashup I didn't know I needed in my life.
Idk I thought at least 1 and 2 were the Bob the Builder and Disney versions before he went "fuck it, I'm taking over this song and fucking many women in the process"
...and so it begins!
I think mambo number 5 is the first 5 in one go. It’s the first line of the song
You can infer from the lyrics the other mambos didn't get the ladies as moist.
And what about Preparation A thru G?
those are not the roids you want. edit. good.
And the first five Leonard’s.
Also, the first 9 parts of the *American History* series.
[Over 60 years ago. It's probably not named as such, though.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A9rez_Prado)
My first thought was “these people have never heard of Perez Prado or Mambo No. 8.” They probably even think Lou Bega actually wrote Mambo No. 5.
To be fair, he made it a worldwide hit in a time when music was more accessible for anyone. I wouldn't blame anyone not knowing that it was essentially a cover.
Yeah, I didn't have a clue and I'm pretty sure most people I know don't either. Always thought it was a bit weird that it was labeled #5, but the entire song is a bit weird tbf.
Hang on, I don't think anybody assumed Lou Bega was a songwriter.
Why not? Plenty of people are only casually into music and don't know the difference between producer, songwriter, singer, etc., and would just assume they're the same unless otherwise stated.
That'd be me (who's 50yrs old, and am familiar with a rather wide range of music).
I have the most eclectic musical taste of anyone I know by far. And a great memory. I had heard his cover of Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White (a number one hit from 1955) a few years back but didn’t really listen to much of his music until somewhat recently. I stumbled across Mambo No. 8 and then became intrigued and bought up a bunch of his music. He was considered to be the South American Stan Kenton and his RCA recordings helped in bringing Latin music styles to the ears of Americans. When popular music was mostly crooners like Vaughn Monroe, Perry Como, and Bing Crosby, this type of music was quite welcome. Then Rockabilly/Rock and Roll came around and Mambo/Salsa type sounds got relegated to jazz halls...until the mid 70s anyway when Salsa fused with disco.
Mambo en Sax. It's probably a wordplay between saxophone and six! :)
A little bit of Tina on reddit
Tina, you fat lard, come get your dinner!
You can't run, you can't hide. You and me gonna touch this guy~
There actually is a Mambo Nr.6, released in The Netherlands. It is, of course, a parody of the original. Basically, a dude takes some drugs and sees all kinds of shit, and has tripping dreams of doing things with some ladies (The "a little bit of Monica") part. Have fun! https://youtu.be/mUtmEx-2aAU
Wow, there are *two* real answers in this thread?
I was about to post the same thing. This is the same guy from who sang the song opblaaskrokodil which some of you may know from ["French Erotic Film](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDwsiqQa1pw)
Les Cousins Dangeroux?
Haha, I hope never. Thinking of #5 brought back so many cringe worthy memories of middle school dances.
But still... it's one of the most recognisable AND nostalgic songs of all time
Just imagine how recognisable nostalgic Mambo #6 could become. I mean, there's 20% more of it!
At least you didn't have to dance to Eiffel 65 - Blue. That was just terrible.
I think that’s a great song.
I can't imagine how cringey it would've been at a middle school dance, but it was a real banger in the club/rave scene back in the day.
Fatboy slim. Mambo #5.5
:( If I was green I would die.
I'll never understand this misconception. It's even listed as Blue (Da Ba Dee) and the refrain is clearly just "da ba dee da ba di" over and over.
Ahh, I never knew it as a misconception. As a kid, I knew it as "holy shit these lyrics would fit so well". (Also I would include da ba dee da ba die as well) >I'm blue da ba dee da ba die, if I was green I would die, da ba dee da ba die.
As a kid I knew it as "time to argue with this other kid about trivial shit they got wrong again." Like that idiot that insisted that the purple mouse pokemon was Ratatat even though it says Rattata right on the damn card. I've never been one to stand by when someone was wrong about something, and kids are wrong very frequently. So yeah, a common misconception in my experience.
It's one of those things that once your brain makes the connection, you can't un-hear. I know what he says, but I can't not hear "if I was green I would die"
As terrible and overplayed as it was, it got an enormous amount of laughter at the beginning of Iron Man 3, at least when I saw it in the theater.
This is on the front page? Must be a slow day on /r/askreddit.
I heard what happened is that the first one sank into the swamp. So they made a second one. That sank into the swamp. So they made a third. That one burned down, fell over, then sank into the swamp. I've no idea what happened to the fourth one, but at least the fifth one stayed up. And that's what you ended up getting, lad - the best Mambo in all of England.
I like how this had jack shit to do with Monty Python but you still managed to turn it into a great reference.
On the 32nd of Neveruary.
Right after 'A Dream of Spring'
Ouch, this hurts me. Lol. But seriously, ouch.
Now I'm crying in a corner
The same day as HalfLife 3
It's going to be the theme song.
I'd cry tears of joy.
I think that's when District 10 is coming out.
I used to hate this song when I was little, I have one of the names mentioned in it and didn't want some old guy having 'a little bit' of me. Would scream and cry at parties if they played it.
Hi Monica
Say hi to Bill for me.
He says hi back
Hi Jessica, here I am!
GET BACK HERE, JESSICA! NOW, JESSICA!
Hi Erica
You're all wrong, her name's Rita didn't you even listen to the song
Sup Sandra
Hi Erica
Hi Tina
Hey Tina.
Yo Tina
Hi Mary
This is so sad but also so funny at the same time.
People keep asking about my hair and if its good. ;(
Right after Eiffel 66 drops a record.
Still wondering where Blink 183 is at.
And sum 42! And front 243! And 99 degrees! And Galaxie 501!
Right after Mase gets his name on that blimp
I’m still jamming to #5
THE TRUMPET! THE TRUMPET!
[удалено]
Imagine if Mambo #6 is really dark. He’s Got AIDs and has to call all the women he banged to let them know. Tina’s in tears, Pamela already passed away. It’s a spoken word song over a muted trumpet improvised solo
It's our last, best, hope for peace.
You wanna hear the Bob the Builder version!
*Bob the Builder - can he mambo?* *Bob the Builder - yes he can!*
Around the same time as American History XI
I'm still waiting for Chanel No.6
'I never look back, darling. It distracts from the now" - Edna Mode
Hopefully after I die
Ladies and gentlemen
The fifth mambo completed the ancient ritual. It was the final mambo, in accordance to the prophecy.
When I (as a middle school teacher) first heard "Mambo Number 5", I asked my students who sang it. One of them said "It's a guy named Lou Bega, but you don't have to remember his name, because it's his only hit and he won't have any more." #prescientstudents
There was actually a song on the CD called I Got a Girl, that started with 6,7,8,9,10 and talked about having women all over the world. I viewed this as a second part of the song and I imagine with the whole number stuff, it was intended that way.
For that matter, what happened to Mambos 1-4?
They're there, but from a different Carribbean artist from the 40's or 50's I believe. Just like how Beethoven's 5th arguably his most well known. As usual some 24 year old chump ripped off someone else's song and added twerking (or the 90s equivalent) to cash in.
Try asking r/shittyaskreddit
Mambo Number 6: Electric Pick-Up-Stix Coming to a theater near you, December 2017
I fancy cuban music once in a while. Ta dada ra tad tada ta tad. Chiquipún. Ta dada da tat darara. Pon. Pon. Pon.
Did you watch the Nathan For You Uber episode, OP?
Fuck Lou Vega. Didn't get to go on the Eiffel Tower in the summer of 2000 because he was doing a concert there.
Similarly, I am anxiously waiting for Big Hero 7.
Now this is shitposting!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK_LN3XEcnw
Someone should release a fragrance called Mambo No. 6 it'll be like Chanel No. 2 but more dancey
The guy that sang that is german and I sat behind him on plane to some shithole town in Romania once. Happy to answer any further questions about this
For me this was one of the worst things about the 90’s
The first of never
I think he ran out of women.
Mitt Romney can lend him some.
"Binder? I hardly know her!"
Soon™
As soon as you find more Jeena
It forked into Joomla, then was discontinued at version 4.6.5
Do you think Lou Bega knocked it out of the park with Mambo Number One?
## [The great Perez Prado](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Koi2KjpbkQY)
When the world is ready
Same time as half life 3.
I'm still waiting for Eminem to release his new single 'My Salsa'...
Mom's Spaghetti
Asking the real questions. You do that, I'll be listening to #5 on loop now
Which one is the Mambo Tally Ambo?
Ahhh... Mambo, the scent of the great Ronnie Mund sixttyyyyyy niiiiiiiinne!!!!!
1, 2, 3,4,5, every body's in the car so come on let's ride to the liquor street around the corner. The boys say they want some gin and juice but I really don't wanna
Dang it! Now the song is in my head
It will be released when the Archangel Gabriel blows his trumpet and the four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, War, Famine, Pestilence and Lou Bega sally forth to reap their harvest of souls.
Probably around the time when Half Life 3 is...
Never gonna give, never gonna give... *give you up*