Spanish Stroll is a 1977 single by

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, off their debut album ''

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''. It features a spoken word section by bassist Rubén Sigüenza during the

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("¡Hey Rosita! ¿Dónde vas con mi carro, Rosita? Tú sabes que te quiero, pero usted me quita todo"), adding a Latin flavor to it. "Spanish Stroll" reached #20 on the

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; it was to be DeVille's only record ever to chart in the UK. In addition, the song went to #3 in the

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and #25 in

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. In 2000, the UK indie-pop band

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sampled the song on the title track of their album ''Oklahoma!''. In 2007, the song was featured in the American drama film ''

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''. In 2010, the song was featured in the independent video game '' Space Funeral''. In 2016, the song was featured in the made for

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''.

References

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