The lyrics of Lou Bega’s “Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of … )” mention a woman named Monica. This led to speculation the song was about Monica Lewinsky. During interviews, Bega discussed whether coverage ...

Sometimes, you make a good investment without knowing it. For a struggling songwriter named Lou Bega, it happened in 1998 when he borrowed a few riffs from a long-forgotten tune by Cuban bandleader ...

“Mambo No. 5,” by the way, dates back to 1949; it was originally written by Cuban bandleader, musician, and composer Damaso Perez Prado, AKA “The King of Mambo.” Lou Bega’s version popularized it for ...

Look, writing can be a lonely, isolating process, but that’s no excuse to torture your loved ones while you’re at it. If anyone should innately understand this it’s Stephen King, who wrote Misery ...

“Mambo No. 5” was a 1950 song that was released by Pérez Prado. The recording was preserved in the National Recording Registry after being selected by the Library of Congress in 2026. The song was ...