# Name that song: Maybe 10 years old, had a latino theme, was about dancing, quite popular **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 28, 2010, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song-maybe-10-years-old-had-a-latino-theme-was-about-dancing-quite-popular/551778 "2010-08-28T09:26:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KellyCriterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b3f665/32.png) [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song-maybe-10-years-old-had-a-latino-theme-was-about-dancing-quite-popular/551778/1 "2010-08-28T09:26:34Z")
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 😕 ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song-maybe-10-years-old-had-a-latino-theme-was-about-dancing-quite-popular/551778/2 "2010-08-28T09:27:34Z")
The Macarena? Las Ketchup? Mambo No. 5? ---
**Author:** ![KellyCriterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b3f665/32.png) [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song-maybe-10-years-old-had-a-latino-theme-was-about-dancing-quite-popular/551778/3 "2010-08-28T09:32:35Z")
No, none of those, but thanks for the guesses. ---
**Author:** ![Anduinel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Anduinel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anduinel)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song-maybe-10-years-old-had-a-latino-theme-was-about-dancing-quite-popular/551778/4 "2010-08-28T09:35:09Z")
Bailamos? ---
**Author:** ![WotNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19b73/32.png) [@WotNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WotNot)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song-maybe-10-years-old-had-a-latino-theme-was-about-dancing-quite-popular/551778/5 "2010-08-28T09:44:01Z")
[_In These Shoes?_](http://www.last.fm/music/Kirsty+MacColl/_/In+These+Shoes) by Kirsty MacColl? ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song-maybe-10-years-old-had-a-latino-theme-was-about-dancing-quite-popular/551778/6 "2010-08-28T09:49:39Z")
More of a disco song, I guess. [Murder on the dancefloor, Sophie Ellis Bextor](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsISfQAXE60). ---
**Author:** ![KellyCriterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b3f665/32.png) [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song-maybe-10-years-old-had-a-latino-theme-was-about-dancing-quite-popular/551778/7 "2010-08-28T09:55:45Z")
> [@Anduinel](#): > > Bailamos? Nope.. > [@](#): > > In These Shoes? by Kirsty MacColl? Nope.. > [@](#): > > Murder on the dancefloor, Sophie Ellis Bextor. 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? ---
**Author:** ![ShadiRoxan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@ShadiRoxan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadiRoxan)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song-maybe-10-years-old-had-a-latino-theme-was-about-dancing-quite-popular/551778/8 "2010-08-28T10:33:51Z")
Livin’ La Vida Loca ---
**Author:** ![KellyCriterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b3f665/32.png) [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song-maybe-10-years-old-had-a-latino-theme-was-about-dancing-quite-popular/551778/9 "2010-08-28T10:35:46Z")
> [@ShadiRoxan](#): > > Livin’ La Vida Loca Nope, but thanks for trying. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song-maybe-10-years-old-had-a-latino-theme-was-about-dancing-quite-popular/551778/10 "2010-08-28T10:52:10Z")
_Rio_, by Duran Duran? ---
**Author:** ![KellyCriterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b3f665/32.png) [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song-maybe-10-years-old-had-a-latino-theme-was-about-dancing-quite-popular/551778/11 "2010-08-28T10:55:16Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > _Rio_, by Duran Duran? Nup ☹ ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song-maybe-10-years-old-had-a-latino-theme-was-about-dancing-quite-popular/551778/12 "2010-08-28T11:05:07Z")
[Does this list help?](http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Latin_Songs?wasRedirected=true). ---
**Author:** ![KellyCriterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b3f665/32.png) [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song-maybe-10-years-old-had-a-latino-theme-was-about-dancing-quite-popular/551778/13 "2010-08-28T11:46:52Z")
Got it! [Debolah Morgan’s Dance With Me](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxQ1nPwfj-4). 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. ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song-maybe-10-years-old-had-a-latino-theme-was-about-dancing-quite-popular/551778/14 "2010-08-28T19:44:02Z")
Now I have Bailamos stuck in my head… Grrr… ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song-maybe-10-years-old-had-a-latino-theme-was-about-dancing-quite-popular/551778/15 "2010-08-28T20:13:02Z")
I have [Hernando’s Hideaway](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLuwyTzAQH8) stuck in mine. ---
**Author:** ![Anduinel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Anduinel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anduinel)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song-maybe-10-years-old-had-a-latino-theme-was-about-dancing-quite-popular/551778/16 "2010-08-28T22:34:24Z")
> [@Serenata67](#): > > Now I have Bailamos stuck in my head… Grrr… Apologies. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2010, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song-maybe-10-years-old-had-a-latino-theme-was-about-dancing-quite-popular/551778/17 "2010-08-28T23:16:29Z")
> [@Serenata67](#): > > Now I have Bailamos stuck in my head… Grrr… No, you probably have ‘bailamooooooooooos!’ stuck in your head. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song-maybe-10-years-old-had-a-latino-theme-was-about-dancing-quite-popular/551778/18 "2010-08-28T23:43:57Z")
By “latin flair” do you mean Bosa Nova? _Human_ by Goldfrapp. ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song-maybe-10-years-old-had-a-latino-theme-was-about-dancing-quite-popular/551778/19 "2010-08-28T23:55:03Z")
lambada? ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2010, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song-maybe-10-years-old-had-a-latino-theme-was-about-dancing-quite-popular/551778/20 "2010-08-29T14:46:02Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > > [@Serenata67](#): > > > > Now I have Bailamos stuck in my head… Grrr… > > No, you probably have ‘bailamooooooooooos!’ stuck in your head. Exactly!! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-song-maybe-10-years-old-had-a-latino-theme-was-about-dancing-quite-popular/551778.md?page=2)