Our college team won! Out of big surprise! Our preserved, calm, stonefaced, stiff lady president did her "Los del Rio - Macarena" dancing and singing in front of all of us, even camera spot light on her! How hilarious!
If you can't picture it, you can read and view the video clip - magnificient!
Macarena (song)
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One of 1993 early releases
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| Single by Los del Río | ||||
| from the album A mí me gusta and Fiesta Macarena | ||||
| Released | August 15, 1995 (U.S.) | |||
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| Recorded | 1992 | |||
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| Length | 3:51 (Bayside Boys Mix) | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
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| Producer(s) | Los del Río | |||
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"Macarena" (Spanish pronunciation: [maka??ena]) is a Spanish dance song by Los del Río about a woman of the same name. Appearing on the 1994 album A mí me gusta, it was an international hit in 1995, 1996, and 1997, and continues to have a cult following. One of the most iconic examples of 1990s dance music, it was ranked the "#1 Greatest One-Hit Wonder of all Time" by VH1 in 2002.
The song uses a type of clave rhythm. The song ranks at No. 7 on Billboard's All Time Top 100. It also ranks at No. 1 on Billboard's All Time Latin Songs.[2][3] It is also Billboard's No. 1 dance song and one of six foreign language songs to hit No. 1 since 1955's rock era began.[citation needed]
1996 Democratic Convention[edit]
In the United States, the song, and its corresponding Macarena dance, became popular during the same week as the 1996 Democratic National Convention. The song was frequently played between activities, and large groups of delegates and other attendants would be seen doing the Macarena dance. The song and dance became such a part of the convention that Vice President Al Gore, having a reputation for stiffness, made a joke about doing the Macarena dance during his speech. He said, "I would like to demonstrate for you the Al Gore version of the Macarena", then remained motionless for a few seconds, and eventually asked, "Would you like to see it again?"
Music videos[edit]
There are two different music videos. The most common one, based on the Bayside Boys Mix and directed by French director Vincent Calvet, was created in 1996, featuring Los del Rio performing on a white backdrop. Ten women are also seen dancing with the band. Among them are Mia Frye, who choreographed the video, as well as a then unknown Tracee Ellis Ross. This version, where nine of the ten women lip sync the English lyrics, samples a line from The Graduate ("I am not trying to seduce you!") which was later removed due to possible copyright issues. The other, similar version of the music video was in black and white and was more instructional in that the women and men are clearly shown performing the specific dance moves. The origin of the dance moves cannot be confirmed as coming from these videos. Some of the moves, in the correct order, are seen at 2.03 in the video of Big Audio Dynamite's song Rush, released in 1991, which features dancers at the Ibiza club Amnesia (nightclub) at the opening party in 1990.[12][13]
Christmas version: "Macarena Christmas"[edit]
Due to the overwhelming success of the song, a Christmas version of the song was created for the 1996 Christmas Season. It involved the original song with short lines from classic Christmas carols (specifically incorporating: "Joy to the World," "Jingle Bells," "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "White Christmas", and "Auld Lang Syne") in between the popular verses.
In the music video, the young female dancers wear Christmas colored attire but there are eight of them compared to the ten dancers in the original. For the sequence featuring a new routine (the one being commonly used today), eight of them are shown with one of them being switched with a fifth or fourth dancer at times throughout the chorus.[14]
