Dance Like This
Claudette Ortiz / Wyclef Jean Lyrics
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I ain't come to fight tonight
Too many ladies up in here tonight
(Everybody report to the dance floor please! Grab a girl!)
[Wyclef]
I never really knew that you could dance like this
Como se llama, Bonita? Mi casa, Su casa
[Claudette]
The way you move, you've got me hypnotized
Especially when I look into his eyes
Hey Papi, I want to see you do the dance to the conga
[Wyclef]
Hey girl, I can see your body movin' and it's driving me crazy
And I did not [unknown] until I saw you dancin'
The way you walk up on the dance floor
Noobody could ignore the way you move your body, girl
And everything so unexpected the way you right and left it
So you could keep on digging it
Baila la baile de noche
Baila la baile de dýa
Baila la baile de noche
Baila la baile de dýa
[Chorus]
[Claudette]
Hey boy, now that I see your new rhythm
I'm in a state of shock now
The way I can see your body movin'
And I don't want you to stop now
I like the way you approach me so sensually
You got me in a daze, boy
I can't ignore the way you're dancin'
You got me in a trance and I can't explain it
Baila la baile de noche
Baila la baile de dýa
Baila la baile de noche
Baila la baile de dýa
[Chorus]
[Wyclef]
Senorita, feel the conga
Let me see you move like you come from Havana
[Claudette:]
Ohhh, I didn't know you did it like that
Hey, you Papi, don't you stop it
I want to see you move your body
Ohhh, I didn't know you did it like that
Baila la baile de noche
Baila la baile de dýa
Baila la baile de noche
Baila la baile de dýa
[Chorus]
Baila la baile de noche
Baila la baile de dýa
Baila la baile de noche
Baila la baile de dýa
[Chorus: x 2]
The song "Dance Like This" is about the irresistible nature of dancing and the pleasure of simply letting yourself go on the dance floor. Wyclef Jean opens the song by exclaiming that he's not there to fight, he's there to dance, because there are too many ladies in the club tonight. He then expresses his surprise at the dancing skills of Claudette Ortiz, the lead vocalist, telling her he never knew she could dance like this. The Spanish phrases "como se llama, bonita" and "mi casa, su casa" indicate that he's asking for her name and telling her she's welcome in his home.
Claudette responds to Wyclef by telling him that his movements have hypnotized her, especially when she looks into his eyes. She wants to see him dance on the conga beat and is impressed by the unexpected movements of his dance. Both of them enjoy each other's company and find pleasure in dancing together.
The chorus consists of the repeated phrase "Baila la baile de noche, Baila la baile de día" which means, "Dance at night, Dance in the day." The song is about the joy of dancing, wherever and whenever.
Line by Line Meaning
I ain't come to fight tonight
I didn't come to argue or fight tonight
Too many ladies up in here tonight
There are many girls here tonight
I never really knew that you could dance like this
I didn't know you could dance so well
She makes her man want to ??
She makes her man feel something (song is vague)
Como se llama, Bonita? Mi casa, Su casa
What's your name, pretty girl? My house is your house
The way you move, you've got me hypnotized
Your movements have captured my attention completely
Especially when I look into his eyes
Especially when I gaze into his eyes
Hey Papi, I want to see you do the dance to the conga
Hey handsome, I want to see you dance to the conga
Hey girl, I can see your body movin' and it's driving me crazy
Hey girl, I can see you dancing and it's making me feel crazy
And I did not [unknown] until I saw you dancin'
And I didn't know what I was missing until I saw you dancing
The way you walk up on the dance floor
The way you approach the dance floor
Noobody could ignore the way you move your body, girl
Nobody could overlook the way you move your body, girl
And everything so unexpected the way you right and left it
Everything so surprising the way you move from side to side
So you could keep on digging it
So you could continue enjoying the dancing
Baila la baile de noche
Dance the night away
Baila la baile de día
Dance during the day
Hey boy, now that I see your new rhythm
Now that I see the way you're moving
I'm in a state of shock now
I'm surprised or shocked
And I don't want you to stop now
And I don't want you to stop dancing
You got me in a daze, boy
You're making me feel confused or dazed, boy
You got me in a trance and I can't explain it
You've put me in a trance and I can't describe how I feel
Senorita, feel the conga
Lady, feel the rhythm of the conga
Let me see you move like you come from Havana
Let me see you dance like you're from Havana
Ohhh, I didn't know you did it like that
Oh, I didn't know you could dance like that
Hey, you Papi, don't you stop it
Hey, handsome, don't stop dancing
I want to see you move your body
I want to see you dance and move your body
[Chorus]
Repeating the refrain of the song
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: WYCLEF JEAN, JERRY DUPLESSIS, OMAR ALFANNO, LATAVIA PARKER, LUIZ DIAZ
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@krimiarchiv
Def love this original version way better, Claudette is such an underrated artist, love her voice
@andycastro2100
I prefer Shakira, she gives it more rhythm with her hip movement
@jpa6265
Shakira covered it, in order to save the flop of her English Album ! The same old story with Waka Waka !
@andrewallan4542
@J Pa obsessed with shakira babe xxx
@six.elev3stn738
@J Pa So what? In both cases she was hugely successful.
@nickyjansevanrensburg3424
Exactly, Claudette’s version is 1000000times better than Shakira version
@Nainz87
This version is so much better than Hips Don't Like but so many people don't even know that this song exist!
@averageperson4703
Nah, Shakira is better.
@BakerTarah
Dices que la mejor versión es está cuando tú misma dices que mucha gente ni sabe que existe, no como Shakira, a y además está también es copia de otra canción, la de Jerry rivera.
@sarahdark9680
I watched this movie when it first came out and I didn't even the remember this song until shakira brought it up years later. The girl's voice seem a bit plain , just like any other singer. Shakira gave it taste.