Sunday, September 02, 2012
Time For Hoochie-Coochie :-)
I have to stand up and cheer when a 50-something singer from three decades back records a tune that's both awesome and unique. Hats off, then, to Gloria Estefan, who's hit a late-inning home run this year with 'Hotel Nacional,' which blends 40s swing and 90s techno into a catchy, witty, toe-tapping delight.
The tune wins me over immeidately with its curious opening call to arms: 'It's time for hoochie-coochie.' This is a wonderful wink at Charo, the scantily clad, buoyant and bosomy 60s and 70s talk-show staple who played the dumb Latin bombshell but was actually whip-smart and an accomplishment flamenco guitarist. Charo was also a teenager married to septugenarian bandleader Xavier Cugat.
Estefan racked up a #1 hit with this both in the clubs worldwide and on US Latin radio; the tune came to my attention when I caught it on Brazilian television...
Icing on the cake: the delightful video heavily spoofs 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' with slight hints of 'La Cage Aux Folles' and 'Some Like It Hot'... Enjoy!
Estefan racked up a #1 hit with this both in the clubs worldwide and on US Latin radio; the tune came to my attention when I caught it on Brazilian television...
Icing on the cake: the delightful video heavily spoofs 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' with slight hints of 'La Cage Aux Folles' and 'Some Like It Hot'... Enjoy!
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