This is the only reference I can find to said connection anywhere, so I’d put this squarely in the rumor category. Further, none of the names in Mambo No. 5 match the names any of Clinton’s accusers, only Monica.
Lyrics turned out to be a problem in choosing the convention theme song. Convention producers had selected Lou Bega’s “Mambo No. 5” because it was up-tempo and popular, like “The Macarena,” the Democrats’ convention theme in 1996.
But the chorus of “Mambo No. 5” refers to a girl named Monica.
Convention planners initially thought they could just rewrite the lyric, but late on the eve of the convention, they re-thought the whole idea.
“That’s out now,” said Wheeler, whose orchestra rehearsed the song. “That will not be played at all.”
Convention producers are now looking for another song - one just as catchy, but without a catch - that will rally the party faithful, inspire the crowd and get the campaign off on the right note.
Holy shit, even in the 90s, Dems were already doing shit like resting their hopes on a catchy theme song being enough to “rally the party faithful, inspire the crowd and get the campaign off on the right note.”
Man, if only Kamala had known that all she had to do was play Despacito at all her rallies, the world today could be a different place… 🙄
I was gonna say wasn’t Mambo number 6 about Bill Clinton, apparently that was Bimbo number 5. I couldn’t remember the lyrics
God, America really did Monica Lewinsky dirty with how she was treated in popular culture for decades afterwards.
To think there was a time when a president was ousted for lying about a blowjob from a consenting adult
If I remember correctly, the names used in Mambo #5 were all the names of women Bill Clinton had affairs with.
Allegedly. Air quotes. Wink, wink.
This is the only reference I can find to said connection anywhere, so I’d put this squarely in the rumor category. Further, none of the names in Mambo No. 5 match the names any of Clinton’s accusers, only Monica.
https://web.archive.org/web/20000815061133/http://www.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/08/14/convention.music/index.html
Holy shit, even in the 90s, Dems were already doing shit like resting their hopes on a catchy theme song being enough to “rally the party faithful, inspire the crowd and get the campaign off on the right note.”
Man, if only Kamala had known that all she had to do was play Despacito at all her rallies, the world today could be a different place… 🙄
I remember that Flash animation.