PLEASE PLEASE get this song out of my head!!!!!

It has one of those annoyingly pleasant melody lines, that wont go away......and makes you think 'I normally hate this sort of thing, why does it sound good'.

It doesnt sound good, its the most terrible song I have heard for some time.

Yes..but you still cant get the damn thing out of ya head.
It will be number one when its released and drive everyone mad

sigh. It's number 1 on Sunday and it makes DJ Otzi seem like a masterpiece.

Its going to be number 1? Thats terrible, shows what people are saying about the singles chart is true, its in an awful state. And I can get the song out of m head cos I've only heard it a couple of times, not enough so I can remember it, but enough to know I absolutely hate it! If its on the telly I switch it off, and I dont listen to commercial radio if I can help it so I havent heard it thank God!

Well if it beats S Club Juniors, then its gotta b good news !

The thing about soings like these, is that they are perfect examples of 'pop'. If you hate pop then youll hate this. But its a very well constructed pop song, drawing on influences as wide apart as garage and fifties style 'los lobos'...(think of the theme song in 'pulp fiction'.) It has an instantly catchy chorus, it has a dance routine that kids can copy, and its good to dance to.

there are thousands of songs released every year, that try to do the same thing, very very few succeed. yes..everyone will hate it, but it will sell truckloads. LIke 'the birdy song' and 'Agadoo'.

Just a shame you can't understand a word of the lyrics. It's all in El Español

the original version was in spanish, but the uk version is in english, sung, however, in a very strong spanish accent.
the chrous lyrics are....(yes I know, I know )

“I said a hip hop the hippie the hippie / to the hip hip hop, a you don’t stop / the rock it to the bang bang boogie / say up jumped the boogie / to the rhythm of the boogie, the beat.”

I dont think Bob Dylan has anything to worry about

the only reason its going number 1 is because theres more kids buying music than there older ppl i.e 16+ whol like decent music

and we al know how kids are suckers to party pop music and how young teenage girls only buy westlife because they fancy the blokes...........sorry got a bit carried away there

true though

No. The reason it went to number one, is because its a higly listenable, catchy song, with a great hook, and a well constructed chorus.
I liked it the first time I heard it, and I'm a 49 year old rock fan.
I love anything that makes me listen and is interesting, this song is , as I said in another post, a perfect example of a pop song.
I love all sorts of music. The Beatles, Black sabbath, Abba, the carpenters, Led zeppelin,Metallica, Oasis, Pink Floyd, Ottawan, Chuck Berry, BRMC, Nirvana, Beethoven, Charlotte Church, Will Young ....in fact..anything that sounds good to my ears. This song(Ketchup) sounds good to my ears, I dont care how twee it is

ask anyone what their idea of 'decent music' is, and youll get 10 different answers from 10 different people.....

oh dear............but it did make me laugh, are lyrics important in songs anymore, are there no more messages that people want to get across??

Just one small question though : Why the bloody hell is it called The Ketchup Song???

You mean you can't work it out??! LOL!!

i agree, its not good, but i like it anyway!

And it is quite clever in the chorus... i dunno if the girls singing it are masterminds, or whether its done with computer effects, but each repitition of the chorus goes down a note, and gives it really unique sound.

Their accents must be very strong, because these are actually the lyrics to Rappers Delight by the Sugarhill Gang...

Im glad I wasnt the only one who noticed this.
what they are doing, is in fact changing the key each time.
eg say you have a chord seqeunce that goes, am g f e.(Key C major)
Youd normally sing a melody that utilises they key of c(ie the white notes ). However, this song, tranposes the melody, as if the key was the chord!. eg in my example, the melody would be transposed to the key of am, then f, then g, then e.

Its probabaly why the hook in the chorus is so catchy, because its unexpected, yet familiar, one of the key aspects of a succesfull song.

Ah, you beat me to it mate, that song kicks ass (Rappers Delight)

I had to post a reply its the best song this year hehe. Well done girls. If you want the Spanglish words i have them on my website, plus you can download the tacky Karoke video with dance moves on Kazaa

firstly i just want to say that i do love the song and have done since i first heard it in spain months ago

secondly you have to admit that charts are run by looks theese days with young girls buying the likes of will young gareth gates westlife etc ok cant complain to much i have done that in the past for kylie minogue and a few others

thirdly apparently the song is about a gypsie rastaferian

Because little kiddies wouldn't be able to pronounce the Spanish name of the song. The Spanish version is called "Asereje" (Pronounced = "Ass-say-rah-hay"). The word's in the chorus.

People keep saying that and I don't agree, it hasn't got that strong a melody

The last song I couldn't get out of my head was

'can't get you out of my head' by Kylie Minogue

I've done some searching, here are the Lyrics. Actually a mix of English & Spanish:

Las Ketchup- Asereje (Ketchup Song):

Friday night it's party time
feeling ready looking fine,
viene diego rumbeando,
with the magic in his eyes
checking every girl in sight,
grooving like he does the mambo
he's the man alli en la disco,
playing sexy felling hotter,
he's the king bailando et ritmo ragatanga,
and the dj that he knows well,
on the spot always around twelve,
plays the mix that diego mezcla con la salsa,
y la baila and he dances y la canta

aserejè ja de jè de jebe tu de jebere seibiunouva,
majavi an de bugui an de buididipi,
aserejè ja de jè de jebe tu de jebere seibiunouva,
majavi an de bugui an de buididipi

many think its brujeria,
how he comes and disappears,
every move will hypnotize you,
some will call it chuleria,
others say that its the real,
rastafari afrogitano

he's the man alli en la disco,
playing sexy felling hotter,
he's the king bailando et ritmo ragatanga,
and the dj that he knows well,
on the spot always around twelve,
plays the mix that diego mezcla con la salsa,
y la baila and he dances y la canta

aserejè ja de jè de jebe tu de jebere seibiunouva,
majavi an de bugui an de buididipi,
aserejè ja de jè de jebe tu de jebere seibiunouva,
majavi an de bugui an de buididipi

aserejè ja de jè de jebe tu de jebere seibiunouva,
majavi an de bugui an de buididipi,
aserejè ja de jè de jebe tu de jebere seibiunouva,
majavi an de bugui an de buididipi

aserejè ja de jè de jebe tu de jebere seibiunouva,
majavi an de bugui an de buididipi,
aserejè ja de jè de jebe tu de jebere seibiunouva,
majavi an de bugui an de buididipi

I think my brain just exploded!!