Dear mickey_one,
You are definitely right, the song you remember does really exist. It
was the title theme of the British secret agent TV series, "Top
Secret", which was broadcast in the USA in 1961 and 1962. The action
took place in Argentina, thus the South American flavored theme.
The title theme's original name was "Sucu Sucu", composed by Tarateno
Rojas and René Jan Van Hoogten. The English vocal version had the
title "Step Right Up (And Say You Love Me)", though it is known as
"Sucu Sucu"; the British lyricists were Ray Maxwell and Phil Belmonte.
It was played by the Laurie Johnson and his Orchestra, the same who
later also did the famous title theme for the British TV series "The
Avengers". The single became a 1961 Top 10 hit in the UK, peaking at
#9 on 30 Sep 1961.
I transcribed the lyrics for you from a recording of the song as good
as possible:
(Male singer, spoken:)
- Come and do the Sucu Sucu!
(Male singer:)
Ay ay ay the beat is crazy,
Sucu Sucu is everywhere.
Ayay ay ay I feel so hazy,
Sucu Sucu I do not care.
It is becoming the moda,
In every big capital.
From Buenos Aires to Paris,
From Rajastan to Nepal.
Ay ay ay the beat is crazy,
Sucu Sucu is everywhere.
Ayay ay ay I feel so hazy,
Sucu Sucu I do not care.
Please come with me to (?)
This thing is most popular.
I hope you come by my side,
How Sucu Sucu you are.
Ay ay ay the beat is crazy,
Sucu Sucu is everywhere.
Ayay ay ay I feel so hazy,
Sucu Sucu I do not care.
(Spoken:)
- Excuse me, please?
- Yes, miss?
- What is the Sucu Sucu?
- Sucu Sucu is most complicated. If you comprende Sucu Sucu, you can
feel it. But if you don't have Sucu Sucu, it is nothing.
- Oh!
- Sucu Sucu!
(Male and female singer in duet:)
Ay ay ay the beat is crazy,
Sucu Sucu is everywhere.
Ayay ay ay I feel so hazy,
Sucu Sucu I do not care.
(Female singer:)
I am beginning to feel it,
Something is making me high.
Everything seems to be giggit,
Everything's so me oh my!
(Male and female singer in duet:)
Ay ay ay the beat is crazy,
Sucu Sucu is everywhere.
Ayay ay ay I feel so hazy,
Sucu Sucu I do not care.
(Male singer, spoken:)
- Sucu Sucu!
(Male and female singer in duet:)
Ay ay ay the beat is crazy,
Sucu Sucu is everywhere.
Ayay ay ay I feel so hazy,
Sucu Sucu I do not care.
In case you are interested in getting this song: The original Laurie
Johnson version is included in the double-CD "The Avengers & other
60's TV Themes", which you can purchase for example from Amazon.com
for $21.98:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005Y1MW/ref=pd_bxgy_text_1/103-4416141-5095819?v=glance&s=music
Sources:
John Whitham, "Re: Where is the FAQ?" Online posting (1999/11/15).
<uk.rec.sheds> via Google Groups.
http://groups.google.de/groups?q=%22the+beat+is+crazy%22+everywhere&hl=de&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&newwindow=1&selm=x1%25X3.707%247T2.48244%40nnrp3.clara.net&rnum=3
Classicthemes.com: Top Secret [British]
http://www.classicthemes.com/50sTVThemes/themePages/topSecret.html
Action TV Online: Top Secret Episode Guide
http://www.btinternet.com/~screeny/guides/topsecret.htm
Offshore Radio Themes: Deejay themes a-B
http://www.offshoreechos.com/offshorethemes/deejays%20A-B.htm
Chartwatch UK: Laurie Johnson
http://www.chartwatch.co.uk/TopTen/acts/ACT01194.htm
Search terms used:
"the beat is crazy" everywhere (in Google Groups!)
http://groups.google.de/groups?hl=de&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&newwindow=1&q=%22the+beat+is+crazy%22+everywhere&sa=N&tab=wg&meta=
"William Franklyn" "top secret" theme
://www.google.de/search?hl=de&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&newwindow=1&q=%22William+Franklyn%22+%22top+secret%22+theme&meta=
"top secret" "laurie johnson"
://www.google.de/search?q=%22top+secret%22+%22laurie+johnson%22&hl=de&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&newwindow=1&start=30&sa=N
Hope this answers your question!
Best regards,
Scriptor |
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