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Babe Ruth
Babe Ruth (70s Rock)
Babe Ruth was a progressive rock outfit that scored in the early days of Disco with the Mexican, whcih was later covered by the Disco group the Bombers and later by John Jellybean Benitez in the 80s.
Mexican
Elusive
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Babe Ruth is who i heard "The Mexican" for the first time. To me it's still the best version of the song.
"The Mexican" was one of the original B-Boy anthems in the Bronx before hip-hop had a name. It caught fire basically because of the instrumental break, which was a rarity at the time.
Original Brooklyn Uprockers were dancing to "The Mexican" in long before the birth "Bboying" [Breakdance]. It is one of the great Rockers / Freestylers anthems.
At the end of 1975 they also charted on Billboard's Disco charts with "Elusive" taken from the "Stealin' home" Album, this cut was also listed on the Disc-o-la fortune 500 Discotheques songs of the 70's at # 472.
The Mexican was sample for Sugar Rays-I just want to Fly, its heard in the mid Break of the song.
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