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Breeze · 07-17-2019, 07:05 AM

8. Los del Rio - Macarena (1996)

Total Points – 298
Charts – 4
Top 40 – 0
Top 20 – 0
Top 10 – 3
Total Ranking – 1, 2, 6, 65, NR, NR

This is the 5th of the 6 songs to receive a #1 ranking by the seeding lists. It is also the first song to have an overall score below 300 and to be ranked in the top 10 of three separate lists. The Spanish Pop duo formed in 1962, and they are so popular in their hometown that the music hall was renamed in their honor. This song appeared on a 1993 album and was a huge international hit and dance craze in ’95, ’96, ’97, and ’98. Apparently, the inspiration for this song came when the duo’s lounge act went on the road to South America. While in Venezuela, they were invited to be part of a party held by empresario Gustavo Cisneros. During the party, a flamenco dancer did a performance, which caused one of the duo to spontaneously say "Give your body some joy, Magdalene, 'cause your body is for giving joy and good things to it", which ultimately became the chorus. The Magdalena label in Andalusian culture is associated with Mary Magdalene’s alleged seedy past at worst, and minimally describes a woman as sassy or sensuous, so the name was changed to its current title. The song musically matches "'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)", written by Melvin "Sy" Oliver and James "Trummy" Young, first recorded in 1939. The similarity is particularly apparent in remakes done by the Fun Boy Three and Bananarama. The woman's laugh at the beginning of the song was a sample from Yaz's song "Situation". This song is actually the Bayside Boys Mix version which reached #1 on the Hot 100. A month later the basic Macarena version was released and it made it to #23 on the chart as well. Oh, and for good measure, in December the Macarena Christmas song also charted, peaking at #57.

07-17-2019, 07:05 AM	#203
Breeze Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Northern Suburbs of ATL	8. Los del Rio - Macarena (1996) Total Points – 298 Charts – 4 Top 40 – 0 Top 20 – 0 Top 10 – 3 Total Ranking – 1, 2, 6, 65, NR, NR This is the 5th of the 6 songs to receive a #1 ranking by the seeding lists. It is also the first song to have an overall score below 300 and to be ranked in the top 10 of three separate lists. The Spanish Pop duo formed in 1962, and they are so popular in their hometown that the music hall was renamed in their honor. This song appeared on a 1993 album and was a huge international hit and dance craze in ’95, ’96, ’97, and ’98. Apparently, the inspiration for this song came when the duo’s lounge act went on the road to South America. While in Venezuela, they were invited to be part of a party held by empresario Gustavo Cisneros. During the party, a flamenco dancer did a performance, which caused one of the duo to spontaneously say "Give your body some joy, Magdalene, 'cause your body is for giving joy and good things to it", which ultimately became the chorus. The Magdalena label in Andalusian culture is associated with Mary Magdalene’s alleged seedy past at worst, and minimally describes a woman as sassy or sensuous, so the name was changed to its current title. The song musically matches "'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)", written by Melvin "Sy" Oliver and James "Trummy" Young, first recorded in 1939. The similarity is particularly apparent in remakes done by the Fun Boy Three and Bananarama. The woman's laugh at the beginning of the song was a sample from Yaz's song "Situation". This song is actually the Bayside Boys Mix version which reached #1 on the Hot 100. A month later the basic Macarena version was released and it made it to #23 on the chart as well. Oh, and for good measure, in December the Macarena Christmas song also charted, peaking at #57.