VIENS DANSER LA BOSTELLA

Created on 14/02/2008
Latest update on 17/10/2011

Artist: Esperanza Gustino
Author: Perez Pilar
Label: Bel Air
Year: 1964

Perez Pilar and Esperanza Gustino are an alias for Gerard Gustin. Also on that EP: La Bostella du tiercé, Dansons la Bostella and Ding dong Bostella. Honoré Bostel, co-author of Dansons la Bostella, gave his name to this polonaise.

Covers:

1964:

Gontrand de Mortemare et ses Bostelliens

1964:

Jaakka Lasanen & Trumpet Boy

1965:

Club Carlos de Puntella [as Bostella craze in Germany]

1965:

Claus Ogerman

1965:

Aimable

1965:

Bob Azzam [as Wir tanzen Bostella]

1965:

Enoch Light

1965:

Hazy Osterwald Sextett

1965:

Buddy Morrow

1966:

Ernest Ranglin

1966:

Soul Brothers [as Ska Bostella, crediting Coxsone Dodd]

1967:

Bloaskapel De Heikneuters [as Bostella]

1967:

Johnny Kraaykamp & Rijk de Gooyer [n°1 NL as De Bostella]

1967:

Wilmari's [along with Johnny Hoes as We Dansen Samen De Bostella]

1967:

Karin Kent

1967:

James Last

1969:

Dorus

1995:

Sjonnies

In June 2000 a few versions appeared in the Edouard Baer film La Bostella. In the film What's New Pussycat Romy Schneider and Peter O'Toole dance to something similar. See: Marriage, French Style. Raymond Van het Groenewoud's song on Intiem ('88) is his own.

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