Conchita Marquita Lolita Pepita Rosita Juanita Lopez
Conchita Marquita Lolita Pepita Rosita Juanita Lopez is a 1942 novelty song first recorded by the Glenn Miller Orchestra and later by Bing Crosby with the Vic Schoen Orchestra, Tommy Tucker and his Orchestra and the Royal Air Force Dance Orchestra. The Glenn Miller Orchestra recorded the song June 17 of that year on RCA Records with vocals by Tex Beneke, Marion Hutton and The Modernaires.
The song, written by Jule Styne with lyrics by Herbert Magidson and featured in the movie Priorities on Parade, tells of the culturally improbable love affair between a "handsome young Irish lad" and his "Mexican beauty."
The Irish lad fell in love with the "rose of Juarez" during a moonlight dance. His first thought during their first kiss was, "New Jersey was never like this!" In a play on the accent prevalent in the northeastern United States, Crosby's version has him humorously pronouncing the name as "New Joisey."
Their marriage and eventual settlement in Hoboken would be a happy one, resulting in thirteen children with both Irish and Spanish names. It also resulted in the unlikely married name of the woman in the title: Conchita Marquita Lolita Pepita Rosita Juanita O'Toole.[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ http://www.nefkom.net/al-foster/c-titles.htm Lyrics and recording information at Nefkom.net
- ↑ http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/c/conchitamarquitalolitapepitarositajuanitalopez.shtml Lyrics and additional information at Lyricsplayground.com
- ↑ http://www.archive.org/details/ConchitaMarquitaLolitaPepitaRositaJuanitaLopez1942 Link to streaming and mp3 of the Bing Crosby version of the song at Archive.org
