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.

Up On The Roof
Perez Prado and His Orchestra Lyrics

We have lyrics for 'Up On The Roof' by these artists:

Acelsia I won't make the same mistakes. I try to learn…
Andrea Burns When this old world starts getting me down And people are…
Beatsteaks Sugar now I'm gonna do anything Whatever it takes I'm gonna…
Ben E King When this old world starts getting me down And people are…
Ben E. King When this old world starts getting me down And people are…
Ben E. King & The Drifters When this old world starts getting me down And people are…
Billy Joe Royal When the sun beats down And burns the tar up on…
Blue Man Group feat. Tracy Bonham All I see it's not for me What I want you…
Boyz II Men When this old world starts getting me down And people are…

Carley Simon & James Taylor When this old world starts a getting me down And people…
Carole King When this old world starts getting me down And people are…
Carole King / James Taylor When this old world starts a getting me down And people…
Carole King;James Taylor When this old world starts a getting me down And people…
Clyde McPhatter/The Drifters When this old world starts getting me down And people are…
Drifters When this old world starts getting me down And people are…
E. Clayton Cornelious Douglas Lyons & Alan Wiggins When this old world starts getting me down And people are…
E. Clayton Cornelious James Harkness Douglas Lyons & Alan Wiggins When this old world starts getting me down And people are…
E. Clayton Cornelious James Harkness Douglas Lyons Alan Wiggins When this old world starts getting me down And people are…
II D Extreme When this old world (this old world), starts getting me…
James Taylor When this old world starts a getting me down And people…
Julie Grant When this old world starts getting me down And people are…
Kenny Lynch When this whole world starts getting me down And people are…
Kenny Rankin When this old world starts getting me down And people are…
King Ben E.& The Drifters When this old world starts getting me down And people are…
King Carole When this old world starts getting me down And people are…
Laura Nyro When this old world starts getting me down And people are…
Les Claypool The jones comes in late at night It huts with a…
Les Claypool & The Dead Kenny G's The jones comes in late at night It hits with a…
Les Claypool & The Fancy Trio The jones comes in late at night It huts with a…
Les Claypool and his Fancy Band The jones comes in late at night It hits with a…
Les Claypool's Frog Brigade The jones comes in late at night It huts with a…
MC6 A Cappella When this old world starts getting me down And people are…
Micky Dolenz When this old world starts getting me down And people are…
muddy river revue Малая в Америке зовёт меня Игорь Игорь крутой, Игорь Крутой …
Neil Diamond When this old world starts getting me down And people are…
Nylons - (Acappella) Singing, singing, singing, singing, yeah One more time, boy …
Palolo When this old world starts getting me down And people are…
Peter Cincotti When this old world starts a getting me down And people…
Rachael MacFarlane When this old world starts gettin' me down And people are…
Ralfi Pagan When this old world starts getting me down And people are…
Robson & Jerome Up on the roof Up on the roof When this old world…
Sutton Foster When this old world starts getting me down And people are…
The Cover Girls When this old world starts getting me down And people are…
The Cryan' Shames Goffin-King When this old world starts a getting me down …
The Drifters When this old world starts getting me down And people are…
The Get Up Kids Sometimes these fantasies come true, and now the whole thing…
The Jackson 5 When this old world starts getting me down And people are…
The Les Claypool Frog Brigade The jones comes in late at night It huts with a…
The Nylons Singing, singing, singing, singing, yeah One more time, boy …
The Persuasions When this old world starts getting me down And people are…
The Platters & The Drifters When this old world starts getting me down And people are…
Tuck & Patti When this old world starts Getting me down And people are ju…
Viola Wills When this old world starts getting me down And people are…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Perez Prado and His Orchestra:

Adios cdios muchachos, compañeros de mi vida, Barra querida de aqu…
Always In My Heart I left my heart in San Francisco. High on a hill…
America Up here in the land of the hot-dog stand The atom…
Aquello Ojos Verdes cquellos ojos verdes cquellos ojos verdes, De mirada serena…
Autumn Leaves The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of…
Baia Oh! Baia-yah When twilight is deep in the sky, Baia-yah! Som…
Carioca Ela é carioca, ela é carioca Basta o jeitinho dela andar Nem…
Cerezo Rosa It's cherry pink and apple blossom white When your true lov…
Ciribiribin When the moon hangs low in Napoli There's a handsome gondoli…
Come Closer To Me Come closer to me so I can see heaven in your eyes Come…
Diamonds Diamonds are forever, they are all I need to please…
Don't Be Cruel Must be jelly 'cause jam don't shake like that Must be…
Dream Dream Dream Let me dream, while my heart is large As the moon,…
Flight Of The Bumble Bee Be my little baby bumble bee (Buzz around, buzz around Keep …
Frenesi Some time ago I wandered down into old mexico While I was…
Go Go Mambo Perry, doesn't the moon look beautiful tonight? Yeah, it's …
Granada Granada, I'm falling under your spell, And if you could spea…
Green Eyes La la la la la la la La la la…
Guaglione Bambino Bambino Ne pleure pas, Bambino Les yeux battus,…
Historia De Un Amor Mon histoire see'est l'histoire d'un amour Ma complainte se…
I Can't Get Started I've been around the world in a plane Settled revolutions in…
In A Little Spanish Town Evenings are crowded with memories Thrilling me again Like t…
In the Mood I'm in the mood for love Simply because you're near me. Funn…
Jazz Me Blues There are blues that you get from worry. There are blues…
Just a Gigolo Was in a Paris cafe that first I found him He…
Kiss Me Honey Honey The bachelor population of Trinidad Say the situation is ver…
Let's Dance There may be trouble ahead But while there's moonlight and m…
Lonely You're lonely and I'm lonely, So why can't we be lonely…
Lupita Qué le pasa a Lupita, (no sé) Qué le pasa a…
Mack The Knife Oh, the shark, babe, has such teeth, dear And it shows…
Mambo Jambo Do the mambo, do the mambo Mambo, jambo, mambo jambo Do the…
Oh! Oh gee, oh gosh Oh joy, oh golly Oh gee I'm happy…
One Night I heard you cried last night and I know why I…
Paris I never knew the charm of spring I never met it…
Peanut Vendor (Peanut do bop do bop) (Peanut do bop do bop) In Cuba…
Perfidia To you my heart cries out "Perfidia," For I found you,…
Que Es Amor? Tu, yo, la luna, el sol. Ella, él, la rosa, el clavel . Prim…
Skokiaan Skokiaan, Oh- far away in Africa Happy happy…
St. Louis Blues Mambo I hate to see that evening sun go down I hate…
Sway When marimba rhythms start to play Dance with me Make me swa…
Taking A Chance On Love Here I go again, I hear those trumpets blow again All…
The Lady Is A Tramp She gets too hungry for dinner at eight She like the…
The Peanut Vendor (Peanut do bop do bop) (Peanut do bop do bop) In Cuba…
The Third Man Theme When a zither starts to play You'll remember yesterday In it…

You Belong to My Heart You belong to my heart Now and forever And our love had…

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