Mambo No. 5 - Lou Bega (1999)

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[1995-1999 Best Songs]

Billboard Top 100 - 1999, #42                                                          



I've always wondered: if you're a woman, are you happier if your name was in this song, or if it wasn't?

In 1999, Lou Bega caught lightning in a bottle remaking the classic Perez Prado Mambo No. 5, adding a little bit of, well, you know.

Bega, an Italian-Ugandan from Germany (really!) infused some girl-crazy hip-hop and made big-band horns cool again. Also, dude could rock a hat.