Tu Vuò Fà L’Americano

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This set was occasioned by my recent, belated discovery of Dragostea Din Ti (a/k/a Numa Numa a/k/a Mai Ai Hee). If you want to know how far up my 1970s-lovin’ disco ass I keep my head, consider that I had never heard the earworm of the new millennium until I saw a deep fake of the Royal Family singing it a few weeks back. I laughed myself sick and then decided I should Shazam it to see if I could get any clue as to what it was. Then I pushed it off on all my friends, who were like “Where have you been? Wait, don’t answer that.” Just prior, I stumbled on Pipppero, which I’m not sure anyone knows. I would declare it the song of the 1990s if I hadn’t already pinned that medal on Crucified. No seriously, what’s not to love? It’s delightfully sacreligous, deliciously blasphemous, it has held up better than its predecessor, It’s a Sin, and, oh, that chorus. That chorus. It never fails to slay me. And Army of Lovers—who swiped their schtick wholesale from How to Be a Zillionaire–era ABC—came when they were needed, then left just as quickly. I love that in an act, which warms me to Junior Senior (so weird, so unnecessary, so gone before they really even got here), Right Said Fred, Alcazar and Günther (who never actually got here at all). Señor Coconut is the rare novelty act that has musical chops for days. (CHEE-cago makes me laugh every time I hear it.) Patrick Hernandez and Jorge Ben (!) teaming up on (magic) Mushrooms was a stumbled upon, unexpected pleasure. Hernandez did more than his fair share with the groovy, hilariously tautology that is Born to Be Alive. I thought he’d graciously gone away after that. But oh no….

Discotheque—Bad Dreams Fancy Dress ’88 /// Love is Lost (Hello Steve Reich Mix)—David Bowie ’13 \\\ Yemenite Melody/Mashiah Hazaken/Dror Yikra—Sabra Disco ’76 /// Tu Vuò Fà L’Americano—Renato Carosone ’01 \\\ Say Something—Kylie Minogue ’20 /// Smooth Operator—Señor Coconut ’03 \\\ Midnight Is the Time I Need You—Démis Roussos ’78 /// I’m Too Sexy—Right Said Fred ’92 \\\ Sultana—Taracco ’86 /// Move Your Feet—Junior Senior ’02 \\\ Crucified—Army of Lovers ’90 /// Dragostea Din Ti—O-Zone ’03 \\\ Pipppero—Elio E Le Storie Tese ’92 /// Someone’s Stepping on My Mushrooms—Patrick Hernandez and Jorge Ben ’80 \\\ Marcia Baïla—Rita Mitsouko ’84 /// Tuttifrutti Summer Love—Günther ’06 \\\ Crying at the Discotheque—Alcazar ’00 /// What Do Ya Say—Miguel Bosé ’81 \\\ The Patience of a Saint—Electronic ’91