Vamos a la playa (Righeira song)
| "Vamos a la playa" |
| Single by Righeira |
| Released |
July 1983 |
| Writer(s) |
Angelo la Bionda, Carmelo la Bionda, Stefano Righi |
| Righeira singles chronology |
"Bianca surf"
(1981) |
"Vamos a la playa"
(1983) |
"No tengo dinero"
(1984) |
|
"Vamos a la playa" ("Let's go to the beach") isthe title of a song recorded by Italian disco duo Righeira in 1983. The song, whose lyrics are in Spanish, was composed together with Carmelo and Michelangelo La Bionda[1]. The track reached number 53 in the UK Singles Chart.[2]
Meaning of the song
Due to the meaning of its title and its lighthearted melody, Vamos a la playa has become a summer and holiday anthem in many countries. However, the song deals with the explosion of a nuclear bomb in the ocean. The people in the song all wear "a sombrero" to prevent the "radioactive wind" from "messing up their hair". The singer states that finally "the sea is clean," and instead of fish there is now "fluorescent water".
Chart performance
| Chart (1983) |
Position |
| Austrian Singles Chart |
11 |
| Dutch Singles Chart |
6 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart |
6 |
| Swiss Singles Chart |
1 |
Notes
- ^ (Italian)Righeira - Samigo.it
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 463. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.