Bert Kaempfert - Mexican Road

[ovni4036]

Sorry MR. Kaempfert; but 200 years++++earlier, there was already a song with this tune: "La Bamba". La bamba is such a catchy tune that MANY have used its base to create their "own" music: Neil Diamond's "Cherry Cherry" and a lot more...

[MaxAndTheTatraplan]

TOP !!!

greetings to BREMEN

max

(I think he is born in Bremen/Germany)

[sparkescadman]

Just plain fun. I love this!

[heartsburger]

Les lavandières du Portugal , un ancien morceau très connu par les - poivres et sel - est aussi une composition de Bert.

[MrMprinz]

Kaum Unterschied zu african beat - aber auch gut!! VG aus Köln

[wastl700]

@MrMprinz Jo klar... aber trotzdem guter Big Band Sound, oder??

[bvb7589]

PART 1.) "La Bamba" the original: many others copies. Sherry sherry by neil diamond, mexican road by kaempfert, twist and shout by the beatles, guantanamera by some pagiarious cuban (What else?). and many more; la bamba is a very catchy tune and many take advantage of the song being a public domain (no known composer) to make an almost copy of it.

[bvb7589]

@bvb7589 PART 2.) I'd like to call all of the attemps GROSS copies, but to be honest, the tune is so appealing, that no copy of la bamba has been a total disgrace. I think i'll write my own version, but to be a little discreet, i'll name it "Abmabal" lol....lol....lol.....

[HunterMann]

@bvb7589 Great idea!! I prefer singing with live music, but sometimes when I'm on the road, I'll go into the hotel's lounge where they are having karaoke night. I'll request "Twist and Shout', but when I start to sing, I sing "La Bamba". Most people like the surprise. I also will request "The Girl From Ipanema", and then sing it in Brazilian Portugese(the original version). It's always interesting to see the reaction from an audience.

[wannawatchu66]

@bvb7589 "Twist and Shout" was originally done by the Isley Bros. in 1959. You saying they plagiarized "La Bamba?" You make it sound like every song is a rip off of "La Bamba."

[HunterMann]

@wannawatchu66 I think this happens a lot with blues songs, because so many follow the same chord progression and rhythm. I heard a blues band one night playing mostly 12-bar blues. After their break I asked to sing a tune with them. They said "Sure, what tune?" I said "Route 66'. The reply "Oh, that's a great tune, but we don;t know that one." I said "Really?! You've been playing it all night!"

[wannawatchu66]

@HunterMann Funny! You're talking about the Bobby Troup number, not the Nelson Riddle TV show theme?

[HunterMann]

@wannawatchu66 Great comment! Indeed, which came first, the Route 66 TV theme song or the Route 66 popular music hit by Bobby Troupe? I don't know, but the first version I ever heard was by Nat "King" Cole. He recorded a few versions. One ends with "on route sixty six" and the other ends with "on route six-six." Is that worth a cup of coffee? (if so, that'll be 4 bucks!)

[wannawatchu66]

@HunterMann The Troup number's the one you're talking about, and I'd say it was the first one "(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66." The story goes that Troup (no "e") composed it while driving west to LA in 1946 (whether he was actually on Route 66, I don't know, but doesn't it make for a nice story?). Anyway, he credits his then-wife for leaning over and uttering the immortal phrase "get your kicks" while en route to LA. The TV show "Route 66" debuted in the fall of 1960.

[ChillaBoy1956]

cool ;-) !

[rvz77]

la la bamba

[qazmatron]

it's almost "La Bamba" by Ritchie Valens. similar structure, simplified melody motif.

[mechels123]

Nice! Seems like an "African Beat" Trial ...

[MrLuigims]

Isso é lindo! Agradeço a Deus pelas pessoas que ele mandou e que criam, cada uma, sua contribuição para nosso mundo, como esta música!

[sebastiaobarros1]

mui classico!

[LYNXVAL]

Great! I remember this in the 60s!

[generationll]

He has a sound of his own.

[mcfrdmn]

Excellent rendition of Mexican Road

[2003mallia]

gooood

[mcfrdmn]

Excellent video

[10nus58]

Among good songs, this is nothing compared to African Beat or Living It Up. It sounds like a copy of 10 other songs.

[chkjns]

Grazie mille Elvano! Ci piace la stessa musica!

[psjee1]

It Very Much sounds Like A mexican la bamba

[CeeCeeable]

Yeah, I agree. Sounds like La Bamba with some touch of Happy Trumpet...

[johnthevanner]

Actually from what I remember Happy Trumpeter may have been on the 'B' side.

[Jaydublus]

Remember hearing this song at the drive in waiting for the movie to start. Thanks for posting it!

[party1beast]

this sounds a bit like afrikaan beat ;)

[DrGonzeaux123]

@party1beast

It is Afrikaan beat :)

[Ethlinn]

@DrGonzeaux123 No it's not :P

[pladahitz2]

la bamba gracias

[franklindavid]

Bert's music can take you South of the border for a good time.

[QuarterFaceCreations]

Go across the border to Mexico, you might see me there ;)

[sh33sha]

read the cover... it says:

"mexican road - happy trumpet"

[1204944]

"Mexican road - Happy trumpeter" (non trumpet)

[sh33sha]

thx ;)

[yellostoneful]

@sh33sha vrai tompette très bonne joyeuse

[Labaron26]

Sounds the same as "Happy Trumpet" to me.

[annie482000]

I agree

[bgdisbrow]

It sounds more like a variation on "La Bamba" to me. There is only a slight resemblance to the "Happy Trumpet".

[mikeshumaker]

This sounds like a slightly different version of Afrikaan Beat doesn't it?

[iworkforme]

similar in ways for sure.

[vigrot]

An excellent piece of work .I wonder why this kind of good composition has got wiped out.

[themaytagrepairman]

@vigrot because people these days have no taste what so ever!