• Track: Bossa Nova Baby (Viva Mix)
• Artist: Elvis Presley
• Album: Bossa Nova Baby: The Ultimate Elvis Presley Party Album
• Year: 2014

Lyrics:

I said, “Take it easy, baby
I worked all day and my feet feel just like lead
You got my shirt tails flyin’ all over the place
And the sweat poppin’ out of my head”

She said, “Hey, bossa nova baby
Keep on workin’ for this ain’t no time to quit”
She said, “Go, bossa nova baby keep on dancin’
I’m about to have myself a fit”
Bossa nova, bossa nova

I said, “Take it easy, baby
I worked all day and my feet feel just like lead
You got my shirt tails flyin’ all over the place
And the sweat poppin’ out of my head”

I said, “Hey little mama, let’s sit down
Have a drink and dig the band”
She said, “Drink, drink, drink oh, fiddle-de-dink
I can dance with a drink in my hand”

She said, “Hey bossa nova baby
Keep on workin’ for this ain’t no time to drink”
She said, “Go bossa nova baby
Keep on dancin’, ’cause I ain’t got time to think”
Bossa nova, bossa nova

I said, “Come on baby, it’s hot in here
And it’s oh so cool outside
If you lend me a dollar, I can buy some gas
And we can go for a little ride”

She said, “Hey bossa nova baby
Keep on workin’ for I ain’t got time for that”
She said, “Go bossa nova baby
Keep on dancin’ or I’ll find myself another cat”
Bossa nova, bossa nova
Bossa nova, bossa nova
Bossa nova, bossa nova

Today on Dances with Bass Radio, we are switching gears entirely. How can we go from Alice in Chains one day to Elvis the next, you ask? Multiple personalities. That’s how.

Seriously, The King needs no introduction and the music curators here at DWB Radio offer no excuses (that was a play on yesterday’s track, by the way). This groovy version of Bossa Nova Baby was remixed and remastered in 2014 and was used in Heineken television advertisements that same year. And for what it’s worth, good golly, miss molly, did Elvis have liquid hips. I’d try it myself, but I’m *this close* to needed dual hip replacements as it is, so I’ll leave the hip swirls to Elvis, thank you.

Bossa Nova Baby was written and originally released by Tippie and the Clovers in 1962. In 1963, Presley’s version reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart and number 20 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart.

Video:

Here is the video for Elvis Presley’s Bossa Nova Baby (Viva Mix). The track has been remixed, remastered, and set to a new video using footage from Presley’s 1963 movie, Fun in Acapulco.

And because I am a giver, I have also included audio from another remixed Elvis track, A Little Less Conversation (JXL Remix), also from The Ultimate Elvis Presley Party Album.

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