- Papa Loves Mambo
"Papa Loves Mambo" is a popular
song written byAl Hoffman ,Dick Manning , andBix Reichner and published in 1954.The best-known version was recorded by
Perry Como onAugust 31 ,1954 . It peaked at #4 on the Billboard chart in that same year.In the media
*Played in the 1989 movie "
Back to the Future Part II "
*Played in an episode of "Malcolm in the Middle "
*Played in the 2001 movie "Ocean's Eleven"
*Played in the 2003 movie "Bad Santa "
*Played in the 2004 Nike football ad: Portugal vs. Brazil
*Played in an episode of "Lost"
*Played in the 2006 movie, "Stick It ", when the judge does the gymnast's routine
*Played in the 2007 video game "BioShock ," both as background music and played when the player interacts with jukeboxes
*Played in the TVB series "Steps"
*Played in the 2005 "TBS (TV network) ," "Come Away Home"
*Played in the 2006 movie Boynton Beach ClubPopular Culture
The song remains a fan favorite at Minor League
Vero Beach Devil Rays Baseball games. It can be heard regularly inHolman Stadium , played by R.J. the DJ.It was also heard briefly heard on a jukebox in the 2007
video game Bioshock External links
* [http://kokomo.ca/early_years/papa_loves_mambo_story.htm The Story of "Papa Loves Mambo"]
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