![]() 2 years later, I confronted Dan on on this accusation…and his response was “Time Will Tell.” Umm…time has told. (Note: As wrong as I was about these songs…it’s not like my friend Dan…who at one point said “Lou Bega is the future of music”. “ALRIGHT…YOU CAN STOP MAKING MUSIC…THIS IS THE BEST IT’S EVER GOING TO BE” Yes…these are the songs that at one point made me think… These “Best Song Evers” were made in haste…and some made while I was still a young music-ling. While I was on the treadmill…it dawned on me on how many of these songs were “The Best Song Ever” (except for Pearl Jam’s “Alive”…always #1…always the best song ever). Remember him for what the smash sensation he was.While running yesterday, I was listening to my “Guilty Pleasures” playlist…and yes, it’s just as terrible as you would think. If you see him today, at a café or driving down the street. She had left Lou Bega a sad pile of memories on the corner. But if anyone listened, it was only in hopes of hearing his familiar ditty from days gone by. ![]() And while he kept his spirits up by performing at record stores across the world, the ghost of hisģ:05 "I do all to fall in love with a girl like you"Ī minor comeback was attempted with an infectious, off-beat love song. Like The Village People, Lou was known primarily as a novelty act. ![]() Every time he hit the stage they cried for his one true hit, and once he played it, he'd spent his wad, and Left to a life of local fairs, mall openings and class reunions, Lou Bega was a sad man. The pressure to top himself had proven too much.Ī launch into a free-form instrumental, heavily showcasing his love of the trumpet was possibly his most impressive artistic achievement, sadly, it was also one of his least successful, commercially. Experts still had hope for hisĪs an artist, but feared he simply peaked too soon, not given himself enough time to grow as an artist. Like a sad attempt at a greatest hits record, it proved everyone's worst fears, he was a one-hit wonder. What he churned out, instead, was a rehashing of his main hit. While he remained high on the hog with success, cracks were beginning to appear. Unfortunately, the attempt toĬreate his own dance failed as miserably as Hammer's "Too Legit To Quit" hand gestures. Lou tried to turn his mega-pop hit into a mega-dance track. When you're at the top, there's nowhere to go but down, and artists will do anything to keep from falling. Meanwhile, the grooves pumpedĪt your brain, the words found themselves on the tips of your tongue and he was singing all the way to the bank.ġ:34 "Jump up and down and move it all around" He was known as the guy who loved "a little bit" of every lady. ![]() This refrain, more than anything else he would ever do, became his calling card. Ever the wholesome young lad, his message of faith and love had him on the brink of instant stardom.Īnd a star was born. Moms across the country looked up to him as a good role model for their kids, and thanked their lucky stars for the delivery of aĠ:40 "So what can I do I really beg you my Lord"īolstered by his success, Lou was not afraid to let his religious beliefs mingle in his art. Lou Bega burst onto the music scene with little fanfare, announcing his intentions and kicking up an infectious beat that reminded many of the catchy ditties of yore such as Sugar Ray's "Fly" and Losĭel Rio's "Macarena" But would Lou become a viable, bankable artist like the former, or was he destined to life as a one-hit wonder like the latter?Ġ:25 "The boys say they want some gin and juiceĪlready a rising star, Lou came out strong against alcohol abuse. Lou Bega: A Career Retrospective (3:39 of fame)Ġ:05 "Ladies and Gentlemen, this is Mambo #5" A Little Bit of Lou Bega | The Brunching Shuttlecocks
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