You Wanna Be Americano
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"You Wanna Be Americano" is a song by Lou Bega
. It is a cover version
of the Italian
song Tu vuò fà l'americano
by Renato Carosone
. Bega's version starts with an excerpt from The Star-Spangled Banner
. You Wanna Be Americano peaked at #38 on the Italian Singles Chart.
Maxi singleĮđ
Lou Bega
David Lubega , also known as Lou Bega, is a German musician of Italian and Ugandan descent, and is famous for his song "Mambo No. 5 ". This song is a remake of the Perez Prado instrumental from 1949...
. It is a cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of the Italian
Italy
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song Tu vuò fà l'americano
Tu vuò fà l'americano
"Tu vuò fà l'americano" is a Neapolitan language song by Italian singer Renato Carosone....
by Renato Carosone
Renato Carosone
Renato Carosone , born Renato Carusone, was among the greatest figures of Italian music scene in the second half of the 20th century. He was also a modern performer of the so-called canzone napoletana, Naples' song tradition.-Beginnings:Carosone was born in Naples...
. Bega's version starts with an excerpt from The Star-Spangled Banner
The Star-Spangled Banner
"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States of America. The lyrics come from "Defence of Fort McHenry", a poem written in 1814 by the 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet, Francis Scott Key, after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by the British Royal Navy ships...
. You Wanna Be Americano peaked at #38 on the Italian Singles Chart.
Track listing
CD single- "You Wanna Be Americano" - 3:11
- "Return of "A Little Bit"" - 3:49
Maxi singleĮđ
- "You Wanna Be Americano" (Album Version) - 20:12
- "You Wanna Be Americano" (Danny Labana Remix) - 3:11
- "You Wanna Be Americano" (Tommy Gunn Remix) - 3:00
- "Bachata" (Tommy Gunn - Raggatone Remix) - 13:37
- "Call Your Name" - 2:52