Wednesday, March 29, 2006

This day in music history.

March 29, 1975, Labelle's "Lady Marmalade," all ready holding the Number One spot on the R&B chart, reaches Number One on the pop chart, where it stays for one week. It would be the groups only No.1 hit. The song has been covered many times since including by Christina Aguileral, George Michael and All Saints had a No.1 hit with the song in 1998.
Lady Marmalade by Patti Labelle
Hey Sister, Go Sister, Soul Sister, Go Sister
Hey Sister, Go Sister, Soul Sister, Go Sister
He met Marmalade down in Old New Orleans
Struttin' her stuff on the street
She said "Hello, Hey Joe, you wanna give it a go?"
Mmm, Mmm.

Itchi Gitchi Ya Ya Da Da
Itchi Gitchi Ya Ya Here
Mocha-choca-lata Ya Ya
Creole Lady Marmalade
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?
He sat in her boudoir while she freshened up
The boy drank all her magnolia-wine
On the black satin sheets where he started to freak
Itchi Gitchi Ya Ya Da Da

Itchi Gitchi Ya Ya Here
Mocha-choca-lata Ya Ya
Creole Lady Marmalade

Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi
Hey, Hey, Hey
Touching her skin feelin' silky smooth
The colour of cafe au lait
Made the savage beast inside
Roar until it cried,
More, More, More
Now he's back home doing 9 to 5
Living his grey flannel life
But when he turns off to sleep
Old memories creep,
More, More, More
Itchi Gitchi Ya Ya Da Da ...