Universally known as the King of the Mambo, Pérez Prado was the single most… Read Full Bio ↴Universally known as the King of the Mambo, Pérez Prado was the single most important musician involved in the hugely popular Latin dance craze. Whether he actually created the rhythm is somewhat disputed, but it's abundantly clear that Prado developed it into a bright, swinging style with massive appeal for dancers of all backgrounds and classes. Prado's mambo was filled with piercing high-register trumpets, undulating saxophone counterpoint, atmospheric organ (later on), and harmonic ideas borrowed from jazz. While his tight percussion arrangements allowed for little improvisation, they were dense and sharply focused, keeping the underlying syncopations easy for dancers to follow. Prado played the piano, but was often more in his element as the focal point of the audience's excitement; he leaped, kicked, danced, shouted, grunted, and exhorted his musicians with a dynamic stage presence that put many more sedate conductors and bandleaders to shame. With this blueprint, Prado brought mambo all the way into the pop mainstream, inspiring countless imitators and scoring two number one singles on the pop charts (albeit in a smoother vein than the fare that first made his name) as the fad snowballed. He was a star throughout most of the Western Hemisphere during the '50s, and even after his popularity waned in the United States, he remained a widely respected figure in many Latin countries, especially his adopted home of Mexico. Prado is often best remembered for his softer, more commercial work, which has an undeniable kitschiness that plays well with modern-day lounge-revival hipsters. Unfortunately, that has served to obscure his very real credentials in the realm of authentic, unadulterated Latin dance music, and to this day he remains somewhat underappreciated.
Just a Gigolo
Perez Prado and His Orchestra Lyrics
Was in a Paris cafe that first I found him
He was a Frenchman, a hero of the war
But war was over
And here's how peace had crowned him
A few cheap medals to wear and nothing more
Now every night in the same cafe he shows up
And as he strolls by ladies hear him say
If you admire me, hire me
A gigolo who knew a better day
Just a gigolo, everywhere I go
People know the part I'm playing
Paid for every dance
Selling each romance
Every night some heart betraying
There will come a day
Youth will pass away
Then what will they say about me
When the end comes I know
They'll say just a gigolo
As life goes on without me
Just a gigolo, everywhere I go
People know the part I'm playing
Paid for every dance
Selling each romance
Every night some heart betraying
There will come a day
Youth will pass away
Then what will they say about me
When the end comes I know
They'll say just a gigolo
As life goes on without me
He was a Frenchman, a hero of the war
But war was over
And here's how peace had crowned him
A few cheap medals to wear and nothing more
Now every night in the same cafe he shows up
And as he strolls by ladies hear him say
If you admire me, hire me
A gigolo who knew a better day
People know the part I'm playing
Paid for every dance
Selling each romance
Every night some heart betraying
There will come a day
Youth will pass away
Then what will they say about me
When the end comes I know
They'll say just a gigolo
As life goes on without me
Just a gigolo, everywhere I go
People know the part I'm playing
Paid for every dance
Selling each romance
Every night some heart betraying
There will come a day
Youth will pass away
Then what will they say about me
When the end comes I know
They'll say just a gigolo
As life goes on without me
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Leonello Casucci, Julius Brammer, Irving Caesar
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@sabinaramazanova2358
I'm just a gigolo and everywhere I go
People know the part I'm playing
Paid for every dance, selling each romance
Ooh, what they're saying
There will come a day and youth will pass away
What, what will they say about me
When the end comes I know there's a just a gigolo's
Life goes on without me
I'm just a gigolo everywhere I go
People know the part I'm playing
Paid for every dance, selling each romance
Ooh, what they're saying
And there will come a day and youth will pass away
What will they say about me
When the end comes I know there's a just a gigolo's
Life goes on without me
'Cause I ain't got nobody
Oh and there's nobody that cares for me
There's nobody that 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
Sing on, pretty love song, all of the time
She will only be, only be
I ain't got nobody
Oh and there's nobody that cares for me
There's nobody that cares for me
Nobody that cares for me
Nobody that cares for me
I ain't got nobody, nobody
Nobody that cares for me
There's nobody that cares for me
I'm so sad and lonely
Oh lonely, oh lonely
Won't some sweet mama
Come and rescue me
'Cause I ain't so bad
And I'll sing her three love songs all of the time
'Cause she will only be, only, only, only, only, only, only be my baby
Come on, sugar, darling, honey
[Incomprehensible]
And there's nobody, there's nobody
There's nobody, there's nobody
There's no one, there's no one
[Incomprehensible]
Nobody, no, no one
Nobody, nobody
Nobody, nobody
Nobody cares for me
@Momo_Kawashima
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
@darioiglesias
I love this guy. Great singer, good musical taste always. We need This kind of thing nowadays...
@123Deni
I've loved this song forever, but even more now with this awesome video! Good job!
Thank you.
💕
@sabinaramazanova2358
I'm just a gigolo and everywhere I go
People know the part I'm playing
Paid for every dance, selling each romance
Ooh, what they're saying
There will come a day and youth will pass away
What, what will they say about me
When the end comes I know there's a just a gigolo's
Life goes on without me
I'm just a gigolo everywhere I go
People know the part I'm playing
Paid for every dance, selling each romance
Ooh, what they're saying
And there will come a day and youth will pass away
What will they say about me
When the end comes I know there's a just a gigolo's
Life goes on without me
'Cause I ain't got nobody
Oh and there's nobody that cares for me
There's nobody that 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
Sing on, pretty love song, all of the time
She will only be, only be
I ain't got nobody
Oh and there's nobody that cares for me
There's nobody that cares for me
Nobody that cares for me
Nobody that cares for me
I ain't got nobody, nobody
Nobody that cares for me
There's nobody that cares for me
I'm so sad and lonely
Oh lonely, oh lonely
Won't some sweet mama
Come and rescue me
'Cause I ain't so bad
And I'll sing her three love songs all of the time
'Cause she will only be, only, only, only, only, only, only be my baby
Come on, sugar, darling, honey
[Incomprehensible]
And there's nobody, there's nobody
There's nobody, there's nobody
There's no one, there's no one
[Incomprehensible]
Nobody, no, no one
Nobody, nobody
Nobody, nobody
Nobody cares for me
@valerieselau7384
That's my favorite party banger but also a greatest song of all-time. 😊
@nadroid9740
i love the song :)
@michelesanchez6586
J'adore. Vraiment trop fort 🙋♂️😅😅😅😅🤩
@Keker_3p3
La mejor canción
@nnnsss4330
очень оригинально!!!!!!!))))) мне понравилось.... хотя, оригинал- вне всяких....
@user-gt1fc1tm1v
Louのバージョンが一番良いですね。最高。
@alfonsolopesdelrio
I thought the vid was okay. The fact that Lou Bega is a cartoon cat is great and so is the song itself!