Song: Papa Loves Mambo
Artist: Perry Como
Papa loves mamboMama loves mambo
Look at 'em sway with it
Gettin' so gay with it
Shoutin' "olé" with it
Papa loves mamboMama loves mambo
Havin' their fling again
Younger than Spring again
Feelin' that zing again
Pierino Como was an American singer and television personality. Como's appeal spanned generations and he was widely respected for both his professional standards and the conduct in his personal life. In the official RCA Records Billboard magazine memorial, his life was summed up in these few words: "50 years of music and a life well lived. An example to all." One of the many factors in his success was Como's insistence on his principles of good taste.
Mambo is a Latin dance of Cuban origin that corresponds to mambo music. Mambo music was invented during the 1930s in Havana by Cachao and his contemporaries and made popular around the world by Perez Prado and Beny Moré. In the late 1940s, Perez Prado came up with the dance for the mambo music and became the first person to market his music as "mambo". After Havana, Prado moved his music to Mexico, where his music and the dance was adopted. The original mambo dance was characterized by freedom and complicated foot-steps. An example of authentic Mambo dance can be seen in the film 'The Motorcycle Diaries'. (Source:Wikipedia)
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