Lou Bega - You Wanna Be Americano (2006)

Lou Bega - You Wanna Be Americano Lyrics

You wanna be Americano
Americano, Americano
In Paris or Napoli

You wanna be Americano
Americano, Americano
In Japan or Italy

I'd like to spend my cash
I'd like to be first class
I'd like to be on top
And I never gonna stop

I started washing dishes
Now I'm flipping blue chips
I only eat delicious
Always kissing two lips

A true VIP
Tell me what's your price
You wanna sue me?
I will sue you twice!

You can be a movie star in a Cadillac
Who shot the rocket to the moon and back?
Where do you get from the bottom to the top?
And where do you shop nonstop?

You wanna be Americano
Americano, Americano
In Paris or Napoli

You wanna be Americano
Americano, Americano
In Japan or Italy

I'd like to spend my cash
I'd like to be first class
I'd like to be on top
And I never gonna stop

You wanna be Americano
Americano, Americano
In Paris or Napoli

I'd like to spend my cash
To be first class
I'd like to be on top

I patrol the streets in my AMG Benz
Now come on over, baby
Listen, I set the trends
I got a lot of shares

I multiply my money
I'm asking you who cares
My life is full of money

You can be a movie star in a Cadillac
Who shot the rocket to the moon and back?
Where do you get from the bottom to the top?
And where do you shop nonstop?

You wanna be Americano
Americano, Americano
In Paris or Napoli

You wanna be Americano
Americano, Americanananano
In Japan or Italy

I'd like to spend my cash
I want to be first class
And I never gonna stop

You wanna be Americano
Americano, Americano
I'd like to spend my cash
To be first class
I'd like to be on top

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Lou Bega - Just A Gigolo (2001)

Lou Bega - Just A Gigolo Lyrics

I 'm just a gigolo, and everywhere I go,
People know the part I'm playin'.
Pay for every dance, sellin' each romance,
Ooohh what they're sayin'.
There will come a day, when youth will pass away,
What will they say about me?
When the end comes I know, there was just a gigolo
Life goes on without me.
Chorus:
I ain't got nobody, nobody, cares for me,
Nobody, nobody, cares for me.
I'm so sad and lonely, sad and lonely, sad and lonely
Won't some sweet mama come and take a chance with me?
Cause I ain't so bad.
I'm just a gigolo, and everywhere I go,
People know the part Im playin'.
Pay for every dance, sellin' each romance (each romance),
Ooohh what they're sayin'.
There will come a day
(There will come a day),
when youth will pass away,
What will they say about me?
When the end comes I know, there was just a gigolo (just a gigolo),
Life goes on without me
(what you say'in)).
CHORUS
There will come a day, when youth will pass away,
What will they say about me?
When the end comes I know, there was just a gigolo,
Life goes on without me.(what?)
(Life goes on without me)
CHORUS

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Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5 (1999)

Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5 Lyrics

Ladies and gentlemen
This is Mambo number 5

One, two, three, four, five
Everybody in the car, so come on let's ride
To the liquor store around the corner
The boys say they want some gin and juice
But I really don't wanna
Beer bust like I had last week
I must stay deep 'cause talk is cheap
I like Angela, Pamela, Sandra and Rita
And as I continue you know they're getting sweeter
So what can I do? I really beg you, my Lord
To me flirting is just like a sport
Anything fly, it's all good let me dump it
Please set in the trumpet

A little bit of Monica in my life
A little bit of Erica by my side
A little bit of Rita's all I need
A little bit of Tina's what I see
A little bit of Sandra in the sun
A little bit of Mary all night long
A little bit of Jessica here I am
A little bit of you makes me your man

Mambo number 5 !

Jump up and down go and move it all around
Shake your head to the sound
Put your hands on the ground
Take one step left and one step right
One to the front and one to the side
Clap your hands once and clap your hands twice
And if it looks like this then you're doing it right

A little bit of Monica in my life
A little bit of Erica by my side
A little bit of Rita's all I need
A little bit of Tina's what I see
A little bit of Sandra in the sun
A little bit of Mary all night long
A little bit of Jessica here I am
A little bit of you makes me your man

Trumpet !
The trumpet !
Mambo number 5 !
(heh heh heh ha)

A little bit of Monica in my life
A little bit of Erica by my side
A little bit of Rita's all I need
A little bit of Tina's what I see
A little bit of Sandra in the sun
A little bit of Mary all night long
A little bit of Jessica here I am
A little bit of you makes me your man

I do all to
Fall in love with a girl like you
'Cause you can't run and you can't hide
You and me gonna touch the sky

Mambo number 5 !

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Lou Bega Mini Biography

David Lubega (a.k.a. Lou Bega) (born April 13, 1975, is an Italo-German and also Ugandan musician famous for his song "Mambo No. 5". This song is a remake of the Perez Prado instrumental from 1952. Bega added his own words to the song and sampled the original version extensively.

Bega's mother is from Sicily (Italy) and his father is Ugandan. His father went to Germany in 1972 to study biology at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Until age six, Bega spent the most time with his mother in Italy. Then they lived permanently in Munich, because Bega had to attend the German primary school. At age 15 he lived in Miami for one-and-a-half years. Bega also lived in Uganda for half a year. Currently he lives in Berlin.

Bega started his musical career as a rapper. At age of 13 he founded a Hip hop group with two other boys. Their first CD was released in 1990. When Bega lived in Miami he discovered Latin American music. Back in Germany, the German producer Goar Biesenkamp (better known as Goar B) recognized Bega's talent. Bega signed a recording contract to the label Lautstark.

His first single "Mambo No. 5" became an instant worldwide hit charting at #1 in most European countries including Germany, UK and France and at #3 in the United States. In France "Mambo No. 5" spent twenty weeks at #1, which is an unbroken record to date. It was also used by the British television broadcaster, Channel 4 for their coverage of Test Match cricket between 1999 and 2005.

On July 19, 1999 he released the album A Little Bit of Mambo. It peaked at #3 in the USA. In Germany, Bega's native country, it also peaked at #3. In the UK the album peaked only at #50. A Little Bit of Mambo peaked at #1 in the album charts of Austria, Canada, Finland, Hungary, the Middle East, Portugal, and Switzerland. The second single, "I Got a Girl", charted well entering the Top 10 in some European countries including France, Finland and Belgium.

Bega's second studio album Ladies and Gentlemen was released on May 28, 2001. Neither, the album nor the singles attained the great commercial success of A Little Bit of Mambo. "Baby Keep Smiling" is on this album, a duet with Compay Segundo from Buena Vista Social Club. A Little Bit of Mambo includes a version without him. Bega covered also the famous song "Just a Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody" on Ladies and Gentlemen.

In the computer game Tropico, Lou Bega is one of the characters someone can choose as their dictatorial persona. He was included as part of a licensing deal that also saw Bega's song "Club Elitaire" integrated into the German release of Tropico. [14] Also, in the Ubi Soft/Disney Interactive video game Walt Disney's The Jungle Book Rhythm n' Groove, Lou Bega participates in a challenge with his namesake. The player dances as King Louie, attempting to dance to Lou Bega's rendition of "I Wanna Be Like You". Doing so will unlock a video of him with children dancing to the aforementioned song. Bega also wrote the theme song for the French cartoon series Marsupilami.

Lou Bega works as a co-lyricist for the German Euro-Trance band Groove Coverage.

His third studio album, Lounatic, was released on May 10, 2005. The first single released was "Bachata" followed by "You Wanna Be Americano" and "Conchita".

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