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"'''Speedy Gonzales'''" is a 1961 song by [[David Hess]] (RCA 8056),<ref name=dot>{{cite web|url=http://www.bsnpubs.com/dot/dotstoryc.html |title=Dot Records Story, Part 3 |website=Bsnpubs.com |date=1999-11-10 |access-date=2016-09-26}}</ref> who recorded it under the name '''David Dante''', about [[Speedy Gonzales]], "the fastest mouse in all [[Mexico]]". It was written by [[Buddy Kaye]], [[Ethel Lee]] and Dante/Hess. The David Dante original version briefly entered the U.S. Music Vendor chart in April 1961.
"'''Speedy Gonzales'''" is a 1961 song by [[David Hess]] (RCA 8056),<ref name=dot>{{cite web|url=http://www.bsnpubs.com/dot/dotstoryc.html |title=Dot Records Story, Part 3 |website=Bsnpubs.com |date=1999-11-10 |access-date=2016-09-26}}</ref> who recorded it under the name '''David Dante''', about [[Speedy Gonzales]], "the fastest mouse in all [[Mexico]]". It was written by [[Buddy Kaye]], [[Ethel Lee]] and Dante/Hess. The David Dante original version briefly entered the U.S. Music Vendor chart in April 1961.

A totalt different song with the same title was made in 1973 by the Swedish left wing prog group [[Nationalteatern]] (written by Anders Melander).(Source CD ''Nationalteaterns Greatest Hits'' MNW MNWCD-168).


==Pat Boone version==
==Pat Boone version==
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| album = [[Pat Boone's Golden Hits Featuring Speedy Gonzales]]
| album = [[Pat Boone's Golden Hits Featuring Speedy Gonzales]]
| B-side = The Locket
| B-side = The Locket
| released = 1962
| released = May 19, 1962
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| recorded = 1962
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* Covered by [[The Wurzels]] on their 1975 album ''[[The Wurzels Are Scrumptious]]'' and later featured as a B-Side to their single ''[[Confessions from a Holiday Camp|Give Me England]]'' in 1977.
* Recorded by [[The Wurzels]] on their 1975 album ''[[The Wurzels Are Scrumptious]]'' and later featured as a B-Side to their single ''[[Confessions from a Holiday Camp|Give Me England]]'' in 1977.
* In 1977, [[Charo]] and the [[Salsoul Orchestra]] made a cover on the album ''Cuchi Cuchi''
* In 1977, [[Charo]] and the [[Salsoul Orchestra]] included the song on the album ''Cuchi Cuchi''
* In 1980, [[Lena Zavaroni]] covered the song on her album ''Songs Are Such Good Things''
* In 1980, [[Lena Zavaroni]] included the song on her album ''Songs Are Such Good Things''
* In 2002, the Belgian band [[Swoop (Belgian band)|Swoop]] had a hit with a cover version.
* In 2002, the Belgian band [[Swoop (Belgian band)|Swoop]] had a hit with their version.
* In 2014, the [[Ubisoft]]-based band Los Pimientos Locos covered this song for the game [[Just Dance 2015]].
* In 2014, the [[Ubisoft]]-based band Los Pimientos Locos recorded this song for the game [[Just Dance 2015]].


=== Other-language versions ===
=== Other-language versions ===
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* In Estonian: "Viimane vaatus" ("Last act") by Anne Veski (1983)
* In Estonian: "Viimane vaatus" ("Last act") by Anne Veski (1983)
* In Czech: "Speedy Gonzales" Hana Ulrychová (1971)
* In Czech: "Speedy Gonzales" Hana Ulrychová (1971)
* In Finnish: "Hiiri Gonzales" by Erkki Liikanen (1962)


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Crocodile Rock]] (a song by [[Elton John]] with a similar chorus)
* [[Crocodile Rock]] (a song by [[Elton John]] with a similar chorus)
* Blue Jeans (a song recorded in 1996 by German eurodance group [[Squeezer]] with a similar chorus)
* [[Putin khuilo!]] (a Russian/Ukrainian [[football chant]], as assumed by [[Artemy Troitsky]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://echo.msk.ru/programs/personalno/1342200-echo/ |title=Особое мнение: Артемий Троицкий |language=ru |trans-title=Special opinion: Artemy Troitsky (An interview with Artemy Troitsky) |publisher=[[Echo of Moscow]] |author=Ольга Бычкова |date=June 18, 2014 |access-date=April 6, 2015 |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714205408/http://echo.msk.ru/programs/personalno/1342200-echo/ }}</ref> inspired by "Speedy Gonzales" chorus)
* [[Putin khuilo!]] (a Russian/Ukrainian [[football chant]], as assumed by [[Artemy Troitsky]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://echo.msk.ru/programs/personalno/1342200-echo/ |title=Особое мнение: Артемий Троицкий |language=ru |trans-title=Special opinion: Artemy Troitsky (An interview with Artemy Troitsky) |publisher=[[Echo of Moscow]] |author=Ольга Бычкова |date=June 18, 2014 |access-date=April 6, 2015 |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714205408/http://echo.msk.ru/programs/personalno/1342200-echo/ }}</ref> inspired by "Speedy Gonzales" chorus)


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[[Category:Songs written by David Hess]]
[[Category:Songs written by David Hess]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by A. B. Quintanilla]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by A.B. Quintanilla]]
[[Category:Songs about mice and rats]]
[[Category:Songs about mice and rats]]
[[Category:Songs about comics]]
[[Category:Songs about comics]]

Latest revision as of 20:40, 9 November 2024

This article is about the song. For the cartoon character, see Speedy Gonzales. For other uses, see Speedy Gonzales (disambiguation).
"Speedy Gonzales"
Single by David Dante
B-side"K-K-K-Katy"
ReleasedApril 1961
Recorded1961
GenrePop
Length2:28
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Buddy Kaye, Ethel Lee, David Hill
Producer(s)Hugo & Luigi

"Speedy Gonzales" is a 1961 song by David Hess (RCA 8056),[1] who recorded it under the name David Dante, about Speedy Gonzales, "the fastest mouse in all Mexico". It was written by Buddy Kaye, Ethel Lee and Dante/Hess. The David Dante original version briefly entered the U.S. Music Vendor chart in April 1961.

Pat Boone version

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"Speedy Gonzales"
Single by Pat Boone
from the album Pat Boone's Golden Hits Featuring Speedy Gonzales
B-side"The Locket"
ReleasedMay 19, 1962
Recorded1962
GenrePop
Length2:30
LabelDot
Songwriter(s)Buddy Kaye, Ethel Lee, David Hill
Producer(s)Randy Wood

The song was popularized in the United States as a 1962 single by Pat Boone.[2] The Boone version peaked at the No. 6 Billboard Hot 100 position in 1962 during a total chart run of 13 weeks, doing better in many national charts in Europe, where it sold a million copies.[3] The female voice ("La-la-la...") on this song was of Robin Ward.[3] It also incorporated Mel Blanc voicing Speedy Gonzales as he did in the Warner Brothers cartoons.

Dante's version details a demand from a girl named Consuela to Speedy to stop roving about and take care of his neglected household. Boone's song adds a spoken introduction stating that he was wandering between some old adobe haciendas on a moonlit night in Mexico, where he heard the voice of a Mexican girl calling to Speedy, and Mel Blanc's inserts replace a recurring line from Dante's lyrics.

Warner Bros. Pictures sued Boone and Dot Records for $850,000 over Blanc's performance of Speedy's voice on Boone's record without their authorization. The case was later dropped.

Charts

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Pat Boone version

Chart (1962) Peak
position
Argentina[4] 1
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5][deprecated source] 3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7] 7
France (IFOP)[8] 8
Ireland (Evening Herald)[9] 4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 1
Norway (VG-lista)[11] 1
Sweden (Kvällstoppen)[12] 1
Sweden (Tio i Topp)[13] 1
UK Singles (OCC)[14] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 6
West Germany (GfK)[16] 1

Kumbia All Starz version

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"Speedy Gonzales"
Single by A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia All Starz
from the album Ayer Fue Kumbia Kings, Hoy Es Kumbia All Starz
ReleasedJune 22, 2007
Recorded2006
GenreCumbia
Length3:24
LabelEMI Latin
Songwriter(s)Buddy Kaye, David Hess, Ethel Lee
Producer(s)A.B. Quintanilla
A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia All Starz singles chronology
"Parece Que Va a Llover"
(2007) 		"Speedy Gonzales"
(2007) 		"Mami/Anoche No Dormí"
(2007)

"Speedy Gonzales" by A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia All Starz is the third single from the album Ayer Fue Kumbia Kings, Hoy Es Kumbia All Starz. The song was covered in Spanish.

Personnel

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Other versions

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English-language versions

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  • In 1965, Soupy Sales recorded the song on his album "Soupy Sales Sez Do The Mouse"
  • Recorded in English, but with a Cantonese spoken section: "墨西哥女郎" ("Mexican Girl") by The Fabulous Echoes featuring Tang Kei Chan (鄧寄塵) (Hong Kong, 1965)
  • In 1969, the song was recorded by the Hep Stars and became their last single[17]
  • In 1973, the song was recorded by the Navajo Sundowners on their album "Navajo Sundowners, Volume 3, and re-released in 1974 on Volume 8.[18][19]
  • Recorded by The Wurzels on their 1975 album The Wurzels Are Scrumptious and later featured as a B-Side to their single Give Me England in 1977.
  • In 1977, Charo and the Salsoul Orchestra included the song on the album Cuchi Cuchi
  • In 1980, Lena Zavaroni included the song on her album Songs Are Such Good Things
  • In 2002, the Belgian band Swoop had a hit with their version.
  • In 2014, the Ubisoft-based band Los Pimientos Locos recorded this song for the game Just Dance 2015.

Other-language versions

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  • In Spanish: Manolo Muñoz, The Sacados
  • In Spanish: Klasse (Venezuelan band) (1987)[20]
  • In German ("Kleiner Gonzales"): Rex Gildo, Caterina Valente with her brother Silvio Francesco, Dalida, and Lou van Burg
  • In French ("Le Petit Gonzales"): Danyel Gérard, Dalida, Jean Chabrier and Pierre Lalonde
  • In Serbo-Croatian ("Mali Gonzales"): Dušan Jakšić (1963)
  • In Italian: Johnny Dorelli, Peppino Di Capri, Catullo e gli Enigmisti (Nuova Enigmistica Tascabile, N. 424) (1962)
  • In Greek: "Kakosalesi" by Yannis Miliokas (1986)
  • In Norwegian: "Fisking i Valdres" (Fishing in Valdres) by Viggo Sandvik (1988)
  • In Hungarian: János Koós
  • In Korean: 바람둥이 아가씨 by The Key Boys (1964)
  • In Estonian: "Viimane vaatus" ("Last act") by Anne Veski (1983)
  • In Czech: "Speedy Gonzales" Hana Ulrychová (1971)
  • In Finnish: "Hiiri Gonzales" by Erkki Liikanen (1962)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Dot Records Story, Part 3". Bsnpubs.com. 1999-11-10. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
  2. ^ Norwegiancharts.com Pat Boone
  3. ^ a b "Pat Boone". Archived from the original on 2008-04-24. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
  4. ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 17 November 1962. p. 30. ISSN 0006-2510.
  5. ^ "4BC Official Top 40 - 19 August 1962 - Brisbane QLD Australia - RYM/Sonemic".
  6. ^ "Pat Boone – Speedy Gonzales" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  7. ^ "Pat Boone – Speedy Gonzales" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  8. ^ "InfoDisc : Les Chansons (Auteur, Compositeur, Classements, Ventes, Certifications, les Tops, les N° 1...)".
  9. ^ "Irish Top Ten 1959-1962". UKMIX Forums. 7 March 2006.
  10. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Pat Boone" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  11. ^ "Pat Boone – Speedy Gonzales". VG-lista.
  12. ^ Hallberg, Eric (1993). Eric Hallberg presenterar Kvällstoppen i P 3: Sveriges radios topplista över veckans 20 mest sålda skivor 10. 7. 1962 - 19. 8. 1975. Drift Musik. p. 243. ISBN 9163021404.
  13. ^ Hallberg, Eric; Henningsson, Ulf (1998). Eric Hallberg, Ulf Henningsson presenterar Tio i topp med de utslagna på försök: 1961 - 74. Premium Publishing. p. 313. ISBN 919727125X.
  14. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  15. ^ "Pat Boone Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Pat Boone – Speedy Gonzales" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see peak chart position, click "TITEL VON Pat Boone"
  17. ^ Oldham, A, Calder, T & Irvin, C: "ABBA: The Name of the Game", page 227. Sidgwick & Jackson, 1995
  18. ^ Navajo Sundowners (1973). Navajo Sundowners, Volume 3 (compact cassette). Canyon Records Productions. OCLC 43190235.
  19. ^ Navajo Sundowners (1974). Navajo Sundowners, Volume 8 (compact cassette). Canyon Records Productions. OCLC 39281030.
  20. ^ "Klasse". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
  21. ^ Ольга Бычкова (June 18, 2014). "Особое мнение: Артемий Троицкий" [Special opinion: Artemy Troitsky (An interview with Artemy Troitsky)] (in Russian). Echo of Moscow. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
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