Reply With QuoteEven the Spanish didn't like 'em, especially the ones who came to my disco.;-)
The sort of music that gave Disco a bad name, IMO.
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Spanish Disco Part 1: BACCARA
They certainly are not forgotten, and they sure were D.I.S.C.O
Amma so sorrryyy
"Parlez-vous Français?"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhKpE...elated&search=
"Yes Sir I Can Boogie"
But first: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd-fL...elated&search= :o
Now: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72vbC...elated&search=
"Body talk"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oczWk...elated&search=
"Darling"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDR_S...elated&search=
"Colorado"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZedHq...elated&search=
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Even the Spanish didn't like 'em, especially the ones who came to my disco.;-)
The sort of music that gave Disco a bad name, IMO.
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All the Spanish people I know are hip to Baccara, as is anyone into glamorous icons of popular culture let alone disco. Now of course only the lead singer Mayte Mateos remains of the original duo, still mispronouncing words to such a charming effect. At every change I get I will mention this fact: some 4 years ago I got invited to sip cocktails with the group. Yes, there I was, champagning the night away with BACCARA! like something out of an episode of Ali G Show's "Funkyzeit Mit Bruno", only straight, and trying to keep my eyes off Mayte's absolutely sensational legs.
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For goodness sake, forget about your own petty, drunken, English pub jukebox attitudes and look at the wider disco picture!!!Originally Written by QUINNY
Thirty years later and where is Baccara? Still touring, still beautiful, still being played and remixed every couple of years.
And where are you? A henpecked husband who has his records packed away and looks like Dick Cheney with a toupee.
IMO:lol:
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I wonder what song they're actually singing in this?
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'disco' means different things to different people. 'Yes Sir I Can Boogie' was a massive pop hit in the UK, but it was never played in the clubs here. The DJ would have been lynched. Baccarra are just considered in the same league as Joe Dolce or Ottawan. Jokey holiday records. I wouldn't know whether other European disco fans like them in a jokey way, or seriously consider that they are good. But if you asked most UK disco lovers who were around at the time about Spanish disco they would only think of Barrabas.
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:lol: ....I see what you mean....it certainly isn't Yes Sir I Can Lipsynch!
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:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
...ya gotta beat the street......
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my two cents....
I actually LIKE this record, it's not hip everywhere....but it is joyful and camp and makes people enjoy themselves
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Both, with varying degrees regarding individual tracks. "Parlez-Vous Francais" is absolutely sublime if you ask me, as perfect a pop song as you can get. Of course it's silly, cheesy and all that but that's besides the point. The emotions unleashed by the tune are too strong. "Yes Sir I Can Boogie" - certain nostalgic charm but due to overexposure in Car Wash-styled clubs catering for the funny wig&platform shoes crowd, wouldn't advise to bring that track on. "Feel Me" - how can you resist lyrics like "will this good girl be a sinner, after dinner?", and those sleazy violins. That's the way it goes with Baccara.
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I actually went to see Baccara (I'm not sure whether it was the original girlz) at a gay club here in Manchesterford in '89 & they put on a great show for the boyz! (so did I after a few drinks but that's another story!;-) ) By that time they also had in their repertoire a few good hi-nrg songs like 'Fantasy Boy' as well as the classic 70s euro-disco. I think my theme tune should be 'Sorry Im NOT a lady'!:lol:
...ya gotta beat the street......
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San,:o :o :o You're NOT a lady ???:icon_surprised:
I thought from you pic that you were a big butch les...... :lol:
Well FIRGET IT.....
Go back to Videoskooter ................Heartbreaker
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Don't get involved with me starsky, I'm just a homme fatale!:roll: Where I tread heartache follows.:lol:
...ya gotta beat the street......
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:D :D :D :D :D :D
I'll just flirt with you ...........BTW did I tell you I am a sailor :icon_arrow:
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heard and understood. I'll listen again to some of the other Baccarra tracks. I'm not averse to good cheesey things
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BIITTCCHHYYYYYYYYYY!!!!! Worth at least two de-merit points, huh, Bernie?
I'll re-iterarte. Baccarra are the type of band that ruined Disco's good name. At least most Brits would agree with me.
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I don't think you look like Dick Cheney q. More like Lon Cheney!;-) Only kidding old thing. (Is it a toupe?)
...ya gotta beat the street......
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OMG, I almost started the apocalypse with this one :D BTW, this was/is very big in our clubs, even the more alternative ones. This is a record that you also can play at a granny-party, they'll love it :D
This was camp at its best. Charming, witty, tongue-in-cheek and I honoustly don't know if it was intended that way.
But if this record would dissapear from the earth I would regret it very very mucho, coz' I simply can't resist those 2 honeys. And talking about real Disco: "Body talk" ain't that bad IMO.
And please don't attack Joe Dolce. I like him, he ALWAYS gets me in the right mood, even in very hard times ;-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1I7bXzMQyg
BTW,to all people here and present, I'm searching for Spanish Disco (meaning from Spain) but my knowledge comes short here. Who can come up with good stuff????
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If you want it to be.
BTW: You were in DORset and ya didn't look me up? I'm devastated!!!
I were in DORset the week before last wit' the missus. It was cold, wet and extremely windy.....then we went to Cornwall.:razz: :razz: :razz:
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OMG, Jussi!!!!!!!!!
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The weather in Dorset (Poole) was lovely Q for most of the week; we only got as far as Devon & that was even nicer. I always thought Dorset was a tranquil sleepy place but the day we were in quaint Bridport there was a multiple stabbing of school girls!:o What's happening in this country of ours? I left Manchester to get away from that kind of thing.
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Sorry video, I'm straying from Baccara aren't I?:oops:
...ya gotta beat the street......
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OMG: We were staying with friends in Bridport and after Cornwall (Bodmin) ended up in Brixham for a few days. Bridport, Bodmin, Brixham.....what is it with our friends and family that they end up in towns beginning with B?
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What - where did you get this ad, such a shock! Actually, I DID go to Herc as well, but THAT was not the place nor the time when I had my little tete-a-tete with Mayte and Cristina. Wouldn't have been nice for us to lounge around those premises, the ladies in their high heels might have lost their balance slipping on the gooey stuff those guys carry in the soles of their shoes, no, boots. The Hercules affair was good, but nowhere in the extraordinary league of the previous open air concert.
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I always kinda liked "Body talk" and "Yes sir, I can boogie". Not any of the rest of their stuff. There's way much better disco around.
I'd never heard "Parlez-vous Français" before, and don't regret it, except maybe for the laugh. The music sounds like "Yes sir...", and the lyrics (and the way they're sung) is grotesque.
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