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Live from Basel's popular AVO SESSION festival (now known as Baloise Session) on October 22, 2011, Portland, Oregon's "little orchestra" Pink Martini plays their cover of the Italian hit "Tuca Tuca" made famous by Raffaella Carrà in 1971, complete with its own specific "touch touch" dance that bandleader Thomas Lauderdale and lead singer Storm Large perform mid-song. Written by Gianni Boncompagni and Franco Pisano, Pink Martini's version of the song was first heard on their 2009 album "Splendor in the Grass." This live performance features Jeffrey Budin on trombone, bandleader Thomas Lauderdale on piano, and Storm Large on lead vocals.

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LYRICS (ITALIAN)

Mi piaci, ah-ah!
Mi piaci, ah-ah-ah!
Mi piaci, tanto, tanto, ah!
Sembra incredibile ma sono cotta di te

Mi piaci, ah-ah!
Mi piaci, ah-ah-ah!
Mi piace, tanto, tanto, ah!
Questo stranissimo ballo che faccio con te

Si chiama: Tuca Tuca, Tuca
L'ho inventato io
Per poterti dire:
Mi piaci, mi piaci, mi piaci, mi piaci, mi pia!

Ti voglio, ah-ah!
Ti voglio, ah-ah-ah!
E tanto bello star con te
E quando ti guardo, lo sai cosa voglio da te

Tuca Tuca... Tuca Tuca...
Non toccare
Tuca Tuca... Tuca Tuca...

Si chiama: Tuca Tuca, Tuca
L'ho inventato io
Per poterti dire:
"Mi piaci, mi piaci, mi piaci, mi piaci, mi pia!"

Mi piaci, ah-ah!
Mi piaci, ah-ah-ah!
Mi piace, tanto, tanto, ah!
E quando ti guardo, lo sai cosa voglio da te, ah-ah!
E quando ti guardo, lo sai cosa voglio da te, ah-ah!
E quando mi guardi, lo so cosa tu vuoi da me

LYRICS (ENGLISH TRANSLATION)

I like you, ah-ah!
I like you, ah-ah-ah!
I like you so much, so much, ah!
It seems incredible but I have a crush on you

I like you, ah-ah!
I like you, ah-ah-ah!
I like it so much, so much, ah!
This very strange dance I’m doing with you

It’s called: ooh! Tuca Tuca, Tuca
I made it up myself
To be able to tell you:
“I like you, I like you, I like you, I like you, darling”

I want you, ah-ah!
I want you, ah-ah-ah!
It’s so nice to be with you
And when I look at you
You know what I want from you

Tuca Tuca … Tuca Tuca … Tuca Tuca

It’s called: ooh! Tuca Tuca, Tuca
I made it up myself
To be able to tell you:
“I like you, I like you, I like you, I like you, darling”

I like you, ah-ah!
I like you, ah-ah-ah!
And when I look at you,
You know what I want from you

And when I look at you,
You know what I want from you
And when you look at me
I know what you want from me


LINEUP:
Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano and bandleader
Storm Large, lead vocals
Phil Baker, upright bass
Dan Faehnle, guitar
Nicholas Crosa, violin
Gavin Bondy, trumpet
Jeffrey Budin, trombone
Timothy Nishimoto, percussion
Derek Rieth, percussion
Brian Davis, drums
Martin Zarzar, percussion


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Jimmie Herrod sings Pink Martini party favorite, "Pata Pata" in Livermore, CA

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Happy Lunar New Year!

"Gong xi (Congratulations)" is the band's first song in Mandarin, and is a song celebrating Chinese New Year. It was first heard on Pink Martini's holiday album, "Joy to the World," and features a duet with vocalists Jimmie Herrod and Timothy Nishimoto, with guitar accompaniment by Dan Faehnle. The song was written by Chen Gexin.

English translation of the lyrics:

On every avenue and in every lane
On every person’s lips
The first thing people say when they see you is
“Congratulations, congratulations
congratulations, congratulations to you!”

Winter has reached its last,
This is really good news
A warm spring wind is about to revive the land
“Congratulations, congratulations
Congratulations, congratulations to you!”

The silvery ice will melt away
We’ll watch the plum trees blossom
When this endless night is over
We’ll hear the rooster’s crow usher in the dawn
“Congratulations, congratulations
Congratulations, congratulations to you!”

We’ve been through so much hardship
We’ve endured so many struggles
So many hearts have been longing
Longing for news of spring
“Congratulations, congratulations
Congratulations, congratulations to you!”

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Jimmie Herrod and Pink Martini perform "Pata Pata"...

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"Pata Pata" is the exuberant song written and made famous by South African singer Miriam Makeba, which was covered by Pink Martini on the band's album "Je dis oui!". This performance features Jimmie Herrod on vocals and dance moves, Achilles Liarmarkopoulos on trombone, and Dan Faehnle on guitar.

LYRICS

Saguquka sathi ‘bheka’
Nants’ iPata Pata
Saguquka sathi ‘bheka’
Nants’ iPata Pata

Yiyo mama, yiyo mama
Nants’ iPata Pata
Yiyo mama, yiyo mama
Nants’ iPata Pata

Pata Pata is the name of the dance
We do down Johannesburg where
And everybody starts to move
As soon as Pata Pata starts to play

Saguquka sathi ‘bheka’
Nants’ iPata Pata
Saguquka sathi ‘bheka’
Nants’ iPata Pata

Yiyo mama, yiyo mama
Nants’ iPata Pata
Yiyo mama, yiyo mama
Nants’ iPata Pata

Every Friday and Saturday Night
It’s Pata Pata time!
The dance keeps going all night long
Til’ the morning sun begins to shine!

Saguquka sathi ‘bheka’
Nants’ iPata Pata
Saguquka sathi ‘bheka’
Nants’ iPata Pata

Yiyo mama, yiyo mama
Nants’ iPata Pata
Yiyo mama, yiyo mama
Nants’ iPata Pata

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English Translation:

So we grooved and said: "Check it out!"
This is the Pata Pata...
So we grooved and said: "Check it out!"
This is the Pata Pata...

That’s it, lady!
This is the Pata Pata…
That’s it, lady!
This is the Pata Pata…

Pata Pata is the name of the dance
We do down Johannesburg where
And everybody starts to move
As soon as Pata Pata starts to play

So we grooved and said: "Check it out!"
This is the Pata Pata...
So we grooved and said: "Check it out!"
This is the Pata Pata...

That’s it, lady!
This is the Pata Pata…
That’s it, lady!
This is the Pata Pata…

Every Friday and Saturday Night
It’s Pata Pata time!
The dance keeps going all night long
Til’ the morning sun begins to shine!

So we grooved and said: "Check it out!"
This is the Pata Pata...
So we grooved and said: "Check it out!"
This is the Pata Pata...

That’s it, lady!
This is the Pata Pata…
That’s it, lady!
This is the Pata Pata…


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Pink Martini and Storm Large are on tour!

Released in 2013, Get Happy finally marked the recording debut for the one and only Storm Large, our already beloved co-lead singer and frequent live show guest at the time. This performance was recorded on September 2011 at the beautiful Chateau Ste. Michelle in Washington state.



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See Pink Martini live! Check our upcoming shows at http://pinkmartini.com/tour. And get tickets to see Edna live at https://ednavazquez.com/#shows!

"Sola Soy" is an original song, written and performed her by regular Pink Martini guest singer, Edna Vazquez. Born in Veracruz, Mexico, Edna Vazquez has been touring with Pink Martini since 2017. This performance also features Dan Faehnle on electric guitar, and bandleader Thomas Lauderdale on piano.

LYRICS (Spanish)

Sola, sola he quedado
Para enfrentarme sólo a mi
Con mis demonios, santos
Que me bloquean esta esencia que no se quién es

Sola voy caminando
Sola he venido

Sola me voy
Viento de las esencias
Guía mi vida

A ser quien soy

Déjame, ser lo que sea
No pongo resistencia
Dime, háblame suave
Ya quiero oírme/oírte
Vuelve


LYRICS (English)

Alone, alone I remain
To face only myself
With my demon-saints
That block my essence
That I still don’t know

Alone, I walk
I came here alone
And alone I will leave
Winds of our nature
Guide my life
To be who I am

Let me be what I will
I will not resist
Tell me, speak to me softly
I want to hear you already
Return! 

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Pink Martini is on tour! Tickets are on sale now at pinkmartini.com/tour!

Excerpted from Pink Martini's October 8, 2025 concert at the picturesque Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport, Massachusetts, this song is always a highlight of the night! Featuring Storm Large, Ari Shapiro, Jimmie Herrod, and Edna Vazquez on vocals, "Brasil" is the classic Pink Martini concert encore. The song, written by Ary Barroso in 1939, has closed nearly every concert the band has ever performed, and fans of the band know that its opening notes are the cue to start a conga line through the concert hall or arena. Pink Martini's studio version of the song first appeared on the band's debut album "Sympathique."

LYRICS

Brasil - where hearts were entertaining June
We stood beneath an amber moon
And softly murmured “someday soon”
We kissed and clung together

Then tomorrow was another day
The morning found us miles away
With still a million things to say

And now when twilight dims the skies above
Recalling thrills of our love
There’s one thing I am certain of
Return, I will, to old Brasil

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Pink Martini is on tour! Tickets are on sale now at pinkmartini.com/tour/

Excerpted from Pink Martini's live concert at SFJAZZ in San Francisco, the band's inimitable arrangement of Ravel's famous "Bolero" was featured on the band's debut album "Sympathique," and has long been an audience favorite in concert.



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