Baccara - Yes Sir, I Can Boogie
Baccara are María Mendiola and Mayte Mateos and they had a massive hit with their debut single, "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" in 1978. Fueled by Eurovision (representing Luxembourg), this song became the staple of Eurodisco for years to come.
Their subsequent releases never really capture the popularity of their boogie song and by 1983, the duo broke up to pursue solo careers.
Mayte Mateos went back to the Baccara name, this time, teaming up with Marisa Pérez. Although I don't think they released any albums from this team-up, some of their songs would later appear on their Our Very Best (1994).
This is where it starts to get weird, Pérez (who wasn't originally part of the duo) wound with the other original girl, María Mendiola, to form New Baccara! The "New" part was quickly dropped and they were soon known as regular Baccara. This team-up was a little more successful and had a few minor hits, including "Call Me Up" and "Fantasy Boy".
Since the song was so influencial, there's been a few cover songs of course.
Goldfrapp recorded "Yes Sir" (note the absent of the dated word "Boogie") on their single "Twist". The b-side made it on as a bonus disc for their Black Cherry (2003) album.
I found out that they are releasing a 4th album, Seventh Tree for February 25, 2008, according to Deer's official myspace blog. The post was published yesterday, November 9th, and contains all the track listing.
Sophie Ellis-Bextor also covered "Yes Sir I Can Boogie", a b-side off I Can't Change You. This version is a little more faithful, but lack the charm of an Spanish accent.
She started her career as an actress, but then joined Theaudience[W♥M] in 1997. The band quickly split after only staying together for a year.
By 2000, Ellis-Bextor lent her vocals on Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) and topped the UK charts. She decided to put her novel-writing career on the backburner to concentrate on her music - and by 2001 she's released her debut album Read My Lips.
Incidentally, she was recently in the news when someone posted that she was murdered last month. You would've easily spotted the prank when you read the punchline: "[she was] murder on [Zinadine] Zidane's floor".
11/10/2007 15:27:39
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I heard the Goldfrapp cover before the original, but I like them both. Thanks for posting this, I always said I would find the who the orginal song was by and hear the full song but never did.