‘Lady Marmalade’ – LaBelle
This No. 1 song, which tells the story of a New Orleans streetwalker, is still in heavy rotation more than 35 years after it was released. The band’s rhythm was similar to that of New Orleans, which was diametrically opposed to the sound that producer Toussaint brought to the project with his house band, the Meters, who are well-known R&B superstars themselves. Each and every individual who has ever gone to a nightclub has almost certainly picked up at least one French phrase, thanks to the ladies of LaBelle, such as “Would you want to sleep with me?”
Lady Marmalade
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