Popular Songs with Non-English Lyrics in the 1960s: Volare,The Lion Sleeps Tonight, Pata Pata, and Sukiyaki


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Jul 23, 2005


  • Sergio Mendes and Brazil '66 had great foreign songs, like "Mas Que Nada."
  • "Pepino, The Italian Mouse" was a no. 5 smash in 1963 by Lou Monte. This song may have been inspired by Topo Gigio, the Italian mouse puppet on Ed Sullivan. 
  • In 1963 Roy Barretto had a hit with "El Watusi," a half Spanish-spoken, half-instrumental hit (no. 17).

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