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Darkoshi ([personal profile] darkoshi) wrote2015-01-24 03:22 pm

hey ha ketchup ho

I was enjoying the upbeat background music in a video; a song I've heard before but couldn't place. It sounded Spanish, but the foreground noise in the video made it difficult to hear the lyrics. All I could make out was "I say hey ha...", and supposed that searching on that would give a ton of unrelated results. But I did the search anyway, and after only a few clicks I found the song (much to my surprise).

Aserejé aka The Ketchup Song, which according to Wikipedia was an international hit in 2002. The part of the lyrics I heard were really "Aserejé ja de je de jebe..." which isn't actually Spanish but rather a non-sensical translation of a line from "Rapper's Delight".

The actual song, while still fun-sounding, didn't sound upbeat as the one in the video, so I thought that maybe it was a remix. But after comparing them again, they are the same version. The distracting foreground noise in the video - excited young people screaming/cheering on a group of dancers - affected my impression of the song, making it seem more exciting and cheerful.

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