# Help Me ID a Pop Song (c. early 2000's, I WAG)

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 18, 2016, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-a-pop-song-c-early-2000s-i-wag/757708 "2016-06-18T17:23:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2016, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-a-pop-song-c-early-2000s-i-wag/757708/1 "2016-06-18T17:23:47Z")

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So many songs sound alike. I don’t know the words, so i cannot Google this. But, please name some songs that sound like (or, along the lines of) Ricky Martin’s “Livin’ La Viva Loca”? I want to say this song reminds me of a blend of “Livin’ La Viva Loca” and Madonna’s “La Isle Bonita”. Any guesses? All reasonable WAGs welcome. One hint: No, it is NOT Duran Duran! …a running joke on SD 😉

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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2016, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-a-pop-song-c-early-2000s-i-wag/757708/2 "2016-06-18T17:35:59Z")

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Mambo Number 5 was a huge hit around 1999-2000.

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/EK_LN3XEcnw/maxresdefault.jpg "Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK_LN3XEcnw)

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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2016, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-a-pop-song-c-early-2000s-i-wag/757708/3 "2016-06-19T02:19:14Z")

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[Bailamos](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixqOgtNERAQ)by Enrique Iglesias? (or, its proper name, “Bailamooooooooooooooooss!!!”)

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**Author:** ![Nuveena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a587f6/32.png) [@Nuveena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nuveena)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2016, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-id-a-pop-song-c-early-2000s-i-wag/757708/4 "2016-06-20T18:06:18Z")

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Cup of Life by Ricky Martin

[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Ms3s4Boo_3E/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AHeA4ACkAKKAgwIABABGGUgSShOMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBggZNR1Xp3fCEiOZESoqZKyvhe3Q "Ricky Martin - The Cup Of Life (Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms3s4Boo_3E)