I mentioned that it was bad news for Mourir Sur Scène stans for my block a while back…..
I lost Michel, Demis and Manau - so I am safe (
or am I?)
Sprocket lost Michel and Zucchero, will he suffer another blow?
If You Go said goodbye to both Demis, Manau and Nathalie - has she suffered enough?
Let’s turn to the two who suffered the most - Maki and Ana Raquel both lost their 11, is it one of them who takes another blow?
Well……
It’s both! :(
#40
Carrapicho - Tic Tic Tac
Picked By: Berserkboi
Credentials: #1 France (3 Weeks), 29 Weeks On Chart, First Song To Be Certified DIAMOND in France, 98th Best Selling Single Of All Time In France, 1000000 Units SOLD, 2nd Best Selling Single of 1996 in France, #2 Belgium, Austria, #3 Spain, #2 Song Of The Year 1996 in Mauritius (not that this one matters much ddd)
Average Score: 7.2568
Highest Score: 10
@Ana Raquel @Maki
Lowest Score: 4
@If You Go
Here’s a song I wasn’t expecting to see go so soon. Sadly for Tic Tic Tac - despite getting decent scores throughout voting, it also received fairly average ones causing any gain it made on the leaderboard (at one point in the Top 30) to crash back towards the low 30s. We have the song here as it truly is a song that reminds me of my late childhood in a visual way. Similar to Lambada when we discussed it, Tic Tic Tac having a dance routine made my life back then - and I have many happy memories of my cousins and me dancing to it together. We loved it so much back on the island that it looked poised to dethrone Macarena on our yearly Song Of The Year countdown, but it was not to be.
Very much a Lost Classic - Tic Tic Tac was mentioned by both
@soratami and Maki as a song they’ve known their whole life, though never one they knew the name of - so it brings me great pleasure that they now know it forever!
The song was originally produced for the Folkloric Festival of Parintins in 1992. This festival is one of the largest annual celebrations in Brazil and takes place during 3 days in late June. The festival itself celebrates a local legend about a resurrected ox, where two teams Garantido and Caprichoso compete in extended retellings of the story with flamboyant dances, singing and parade floats. Each nightly performance is based on local Amazonian folklore and indigenous culture, incorporating Brazilian rhythms and themes.
Despite the importance of the festival to the Amazonas region of Brazil - it only became widely known after the release of Tic Tic Tac! The lyrics of Tic Tic Tac are all about the greatness and strength of the Amazon River, a song of praise in many ways. It was only in 1994 that Carrapicho (music group from the Amazon region) recorded the music in a ‘solo’ version (I’d say in this instance solo would refer to the act’s instrumentation and vocals only) and were discovered by Patrick Bruel (more on him later). TF1 decided to sponsor the song (like they would do 2 years later with Yakalelo) - turning it into one of the major summer hits that year leading to all the credentials above!
Carrapicho was created in 1980 in Manaus, featuring natives of the Amazonas state in Brazil. They worked regionally for 15 years before their big break with Tic Tic Tac and are credited with selling 15 million records around the world. I would suspect more of their output to be PJ Retro eligible so I look forward to hearing them there soon!
@jtm (7) also has memories with this one - This seemed very familiar. Google reveals there‘s a Frank Farian produced cover version by ‚Chili feat Carrapicho‘ which must be the one I knew.
@TéléDex (5) brings me a title I am not familiar with, nor can I find the track in question, feel free to link when you get a chance, I’d love to know a song I’d give points to! - Nothing that is extraordinary, unlike Carmen, which I’m glad (to assume) that
@berserkboi would give that song points. The melody was just loopy here.
@WowWowWowWow (7.5) appreciates, though I expected a higher score when I added this to the playlist I must admit! Ddd - Entirely acceptable!
@Filippa (7) gets right to it, and yes considering how much the Amazon River gives - entirely deserved! - This is pure joie de vivre!
@Ana Raquel (10) is me when I heard it again after a few years! - OMG THISSSSSSS it has been so loooong since I've listened to it!!!
@DominoDancing (6.5) is still not as fond of my picks as I was hoping! Dddd - Passable I guess. Although I at least prefer this version over the Chili version, which sounded too desperate.
@saviodxl (9) is learning a lot today, and let me tell you, to me it was not just a hit, it was a massive Pop Culture moment when I grew up! - I literally had no idea this was a hit outside my homeland. I still see this track as a joke and whenever it is played at parties it is along the "joke" acts that shouldn't be taken too seriously or even when the DJ is playing kids music. That's its charm! I learnt how to appreciate it and its easily reproducible choreography, so it's not a 10 'cause this song has certain moments when it's suitable, but certainly lots of moments when it's not!
@daninternational (7) is another in the Chilli corner - this sounds incredibly familiar but from a different song I can't place. That version is better :p
@MilesAngel (6.5) is somewhat into it! - This is a bit repetitive which I get is the point, but it's better to dance to then just listen to. @berserkboi’s (9.6) original commentary - A song so huge in Mauritius, it was thought it could dislodge Macarena from the Top Spot of Song Of The Year! Listening to it now, I enjoy just as much as before but there is stronger music here so a 10 is not possible!
30 Years On, and still amazing!
The version with Chilli a lot of you knew!
Can't say I am a fan, it sounds like the song put through a Macarena mixer dddd
A track by Carrapicho I enjoyed discovering!
I mentioned Patrick Bruel discovering Carrapicho, and he is an important figure of French music. I initially thought of including him in the rate but he seemed a lot more an album artist than a 'single' one - with his bigger hits not really reaching the sales threshold I was after for inclusion. Here are a couple of his big hits for you! Both made #3 in France!
