Conga

She started with Mi Tierra, Oye Mi Canto, Cuba Libre, and then Mi Tierra, a reprise of Mi Tierra.

And then there was another medley, the Miami Sound Machine Megamix, Conga, 1, 2, 3, Get On Your Feet, Dr.

Beat, Rhythm Is Gonna Get You, and then Conga.

And then it went into Oye, and then the encore medley was 40 Time, Higher, and Tradición.

So by the time that party time came on, my friends and I, so we were in the front row.

Yeah.

Since, because I went there by myself.

And there's a Conga member.

It was written in Holland.

And then it started with Conga.

And then she got very famous.

But from Spanish music, she's not famous here.

I didn't know too much more about Gloria at that point.

I had mentioned Dr.

Beat and Conga, because anybody who knows me, how much I love Conga and that show.

And the next thing in the new year, I got two cassettes from my pen pal, which was Eyes of Innocence and Primitive Love and Cassette.

Disco Inferno by The Tramps.

Conga, Gloria Estevan and the Miami Sound Machine.

There's Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears.

There's I Ran So Far Away, A Flock of Seagulls.

As such, they went about finding a new lead vocalist, eventually landing on Brian Johnson, who Bon Scott himself had once hailed as, quote, "a great rock 'n' roll singer in the style of Little Richard." In 1985, thanks to an innovative video that took place inside of a comic book, Take on Me gave the Norwegian group A-ha a number one hit in America.

In 1985, Miami Sound Machine made the Hot 100 for the first time with Conga, a song that opens the doors for Latin pop and introduces America to lead singer Gloria Estefan, married to group leader Emilio Estefan.

The song also brings conga lines to the fore when it becomes a staple of weddings and other celebrations.

In 1991, at a gig in Texas, Nirvana's Kurt Cobain got into a fight with a bouncer.

Or they know the last name of the artist, but they don't know the first name of the artist.

Or with Conga, they'll say Gloria Estefan instead of Miami Sound Machine.

Which I always get right.

Right.

And now I know it's not Gloria Estefan.

It is Miami Sound Machine.

If you ever get asked that question of who the who the group or artist is for Conga.

So fans of Guardians of the Galaxy will know exactly what we're talking about.

Listen, when are we going to...

I'm everything

for

you.

Gloria Estefan live or like, like not one night only, but build like that.

Yeah.

So I think everything was, you know, under the umbrella of the unofficial knowing the Mia's tour.

Right.

Tell me do the music of my heart.

No, no. Conga.

You know why? And-

The song she did with NSYNC

It's a great song

...

the Guardians of the Galaxy ride, uh, at Disney World, my song was Conga.

Oh, okay.

...

they, yeah, they sing Conga.

Mm-hmm, which makes me think of Disney World [laughs] and Guardians of the Galaxy.

Oh, yes, yes.

[laughs]

Oh.

Where it's like it's literally Gloria Estefan singing Conga.

[laughs]

That's, comes forth.

Uh, Conga by Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine.

[laughs]

That's good, too.