The Manuelo Tarantel

The Manuelo Tarantel is an Italian-American song written by Carl Sigman and Peter de Rose, recorded in November 1949 by Louis Prima. It was originally recorded on Mercury 78 RPM Single 5339.^[1] It can now be found on the compilation CD "Beepin' & Boppin'" released May 18, 1999.

The tempo is lively and upbeat. The song tells a story of a small, hard-working Italian village. Every Saturday night they have a dance in the town square and they wait for Manuelo to show up for the party to begin. According to the good humored lyrics: "He won't dance with a single girl, only the married ones".

References

^ Cannatella, Ron (2010). "Louis Prima Sessionography / Discography 1933-1975". louisprima.com. Archived from the original on 2010-10-11. Retrieved 2021-12-13.

[1] Cannatella, Ron (2010). "Louis Prima Sessionography / Discography 1933-1975". louisprima.com. Archived from the original on 2010-10-11. Retrieved 2021-12-13.

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v t e Louis Prima
Studio albums	Breaking It Up! (1953) The Wildest! (1956)
Songs	"Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)" "A Sunday Kind of Love" "The Manuelo Tarantel" "Yeah Yeah Yeah" "Just a Gigolo" "Jump, Jive an' Wail" "I Wan'na Be Like You" "4th Dimension"