Name that song: Maybe 10 years old, had a latino theme, was about dancing, quite popular

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Hi there,

I’m racking my brain trying to remember a song (quite popular, did very well on the charts here in Australia but the artist was not Australian), the song was (I think) about dancing, the chorus had (I think) a latino flair to it, and the film clip had (I think) an attractive lady in a red dress. The song is (I think) about 10 years old. It certainly wasn’t an obscure song when it came out - as I said, did very well on Australian singles music chart which does tend to largely mirror the US and British singles charts.

Is this ringing any bells for people :confused:

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The Macarena?
Las Ketchup?
Mambo No. 5?

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No, none of those, but thanks for the guesses.

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Bailamos?

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In These Shoes? by Kirsty MacColl?

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More of a disco song, I guess. Murder on the dancefloor, Sophie Ellis Bextor.

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Nope..

Nope..

No.

Thanks for the guesses though.

I am straining my memory to remember the film clip.. I am seeing a girl in a red dress (who I think was also the singer - I am not 100% sure whether the singer was a guy or girl but I am reasonably confident it was a girl) and I am seeing her dancing inside (not outside) on a wooden dancefloor.

Setting off any alarm bells?

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Livin’ La Vida Loca

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Nope, but thanks for trying.

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Rio, by Duran Duran?

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Nup :frowning:

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Does this list help?.

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Got it!

Debolah Morgan’s Dance With Me.

Scoured every song in the End of Year singles chart in Australia for 1999, 2000, 2001… there it was at #31 for the year 2001.

(Now runs off before people point out the “clues” I was giving that didn’t really reflect the song).

Thanks to all for your help.

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Now I have Bailamos stuck in my head… Grrr…

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I have Hernando’s Hideaway stuck in mine.

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Apologies.

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No, you probably have ‘bailamooooooooooos!’ stuck in your head.

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By “latin flair” do you mean Bosa Nova? Human by Goldfrapp.

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lambada?

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Exactly!!