Bang! Bang!
Joe Cuba Sextet Lyrics
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Bang bang bang
Is it the way that you're movin'
The way that you're makin' my heart beat
Is it the sound of your voice
The way that you're talkin' to me
Is it the scent of your hairThe look of your smile,Idon't know
Is it the way that you're dressed
You believed you're the best
No,I thing it's the look in your eyes
Bang,bang,bangYou drive me insane,sane,sane
Bang,bang,bang
Bang,bang,bang,insane,sane,sane
Bang,Bang
Na,na
Bang,bang
It it the look of your face
I'm Losin' my base (can't see you)
Is it the style of your walk
Or the way you talk,I don't know
Is it the way that you're dressed,That you believe you're the best
No,I thing it's the look in your eyes
Like bang,bang,bang
Bang,bang,bang,insane,sane,sane
Bang,Bang
The lyrics of Joe Cuba's "Bang! Bang!" describe the effect that a person has on the singer. The lyrics start with "Bang! Bang! Bang!" as if to indicate the intensity of the feeling, and then go on to list all of the different things that might be contributing to that feeling. The singer has trouble pinpointing exactly what it is that is causing this effect - is it the way the person is dressed, the sound of their voice, the scent of their hair, the look of their smile, or something else entirely? The singer is overwhelmed by the intensity of their attraction, and the repeated use of the word "insane" indicates that this person is driving them crazy.
Overall, the song expresses the idea that sometimes, it's hard to explain why we feel the way we do about someone. There is a sense of helplessness in the lyrics, as if the singer is powerless to resist this person's charm. The use of repetition - "Bang! Bang! Bang!" - reinforces this idea, and helps to convey the sense of urgency and intensity that the singer is feeling.
Line by Line Meaning
Bang bang bang
The repetitive sound of a gun going off.
Is it the way that you're movin'
Asking if the way someone is physically moving is causing the singer's heart to beat faster.
The way that you're makin' my heart beat
Acknowledging that someone is making the singer's heart beat faster.
Is it the sound of your voice
Questioning if the sound of someone's voice is causing the artist to feel a certain way.
The way that you're talkin' to me
Acknowledging that the way someone is speaking to the artist is affecting them.
Is it the scent of your hair
Asking if the smell of someone's hair is affecting the singer.
The look of your smile,Idon't know
Uncertain about whether the look of someone's smile is having an effect on the singer.
Is it the way that you're dressed
Questioning if the way someone is dressed is affecting the artist.
You believed you're the best
Implying that someone is dressed like they believe they are the best.
No,I thing it's the look in your eyes
Declaring that it is actually the look in someone's eyes that is having an effect on the artist.
Bang,bang,bang
Reiterating the sound of a gun going off.
You drive me insane,sane,sane
Implying that the effect someone has on the artist is making them feel crazy.
Is it the look of your face
Asking if the way someone's face looks is having an effect on the singer.
I'm Losin' my base (can't see you)
Implies that something is happening to the singer and they aren't able to see the subject of the song anymore.
Is it the style of your walk
Asking if someone's walk is affecting the singer.
Or the way you talk,I don't know
Uncertain about whether someone's speaking style is affecting the artist.
Bang,bang,bang
Reiterating the sound of a gun going off.
Like bang,bang,bang
Referencing the sound of a gun going off as a metaphor for the effect someone is having on the singer.
Bang,bang,bang,insane,sane,sane
Reiterating that the effect someone is having is making the singer feel crazy.
Bang,Bang
Reiterating the sound of a gun going off.
Na,na
Vocalization that has no specific meaning in this context.
Bang,bang
Reiterating the sound of a gun going off.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JIMMY SABATER, JOE CUBA
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@tonycortina4624
This was the first song I ever heard. Born in Manhattan than lived near Yankee Stadium in the 60’s. Lots of Puerto Rican/Spanish/ and Black Folks mixed with us Jewish Kids. And I love this song. Times were so much happier than and different. Now my kids listen to it. Beep Beep
@jrs33615
This reminds me of the Bronx, when the graffitti was on walls, trains, handball courts and even the 42nd Precinct! lol! This song would play, at some point, from someone's window, car, barber shop or bodega every summer! Memories of piraguas, coquito's, local slice and soda specials, and bodega runs for chico sticks and quarter waters, just before we hit the ghetto water park (aka: open fire hydrant) flash in my minds eye! I miss those days... and now I officially feel old AF!!!
@RichieALevy
Está canción està muy chévere. Siempre me encantaba Joe Cuba y su Orchestra. Ha salido tantas buenas y sabrosas canciones. Descanse en Paz Hermano Joe Cuba !!!!
@ClaudiaUrrego-qb8bg
😊, mi
@emmielaure2288
PBS special on tonight celebrating Hispanic culture & I here "ah, beep beep-bang bang"! oh the memories...brought me right back to N.Y. city projects with all the boogaloo street music The steel drums, maracas, & the bare foot dancing! I feel privileged to have grown up in that time. Ordered the cd tonight-will be dancing on my street soon!
@trymints3657
Man, it took a long time to find this song, use to listen it to it when I was a kid, I keep asking my folks if they remembered it, cause they had it on a recorded 8 track, for awhile nothing then my mom said a few ideas & boom 1 was right. Brings back memories.
@cathy5072
Try Mints oh yes!
@kokoky323
You Never lied !!!!!! It took Me a long time too!
@elicampeona
Un gran clásico para todos los bailadores del mundo 🎶🎶🎉🎉🎉❤️❤️❤️
@CHOMPSREVOLUCION
Suena muy bien esta canción 🎧