‘Lady Marmalade’ – LaBelle
35 years later, this No. 1 hit about a New Orleans streetwalker is still in rotation. Because of producer Toussaint and his house band, the Meters, who are legendary R&B legends, the band was from Philadelphia, but the horrible groove was straight out of New Orleans. Every disco fan now knows at least one line of French, thanks to the ladies of LaBelle: “Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?”
‘Lady Marmalade’ LaBelle
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