Wanted Dead Or Alive (Bang! Bang! Push, Push, Push) cover

Wanted Dead Or Alive (Bang! Bang! Push, Push, Push)

Released

Few groups benefited from the popularity of Latin boogaloo as much as the Joe Cuba Sextet. They had already recorded half a dozen LPs since the early ‘60s but when singer Jimmy Sabater came up with using “beep beep” as a call-and-response hook, the group minted one of the biggest boogaloo hits of all time with “Bang Bang.” The song became a template of sorts for the newly emerging Latin dance style, mixing together vague, non-sequitur English lyrics with an irresistible montuno piano riff. The same formula is heard on the LP’s other big single, “Push Push Push.” Wanted Dead Or Alive isn’t one note though as the Sextet also mixes in jazz mambos, boleros and cha-cha-cha songs to round out the tempos and moods.

Oliver Wang

Recommended by

Suggestions
El Malo cover

El Malo

Willie Colón
Acid cover

Acid

Ray Barretto
Hey Leroy cover

Hey Leroy

Jimmy Castor
Champagne cover

Champagne

Eddie Palmieri
Ritmo Caliente cover

Ritmo Caliente

Eddie Palmieri
Take a Trip Pussycat cover

Take a Trip Pussycat

Luis Aviles, The Latin Blues Band
Hey Sister cover

Hey Sister

Monguito Santamaría
Gypsy Woman cover

Gypsy Woman

Joe Bataan
Yo Traigo Boogaloo cover

Yo Traigo Boogaloo

Alfredo Linares
Palmas cover

Palmas

Eddie Palmieri