Copacabana (song)
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Copacabana is a 1978 disco song by Barry Manilow. It is also known as At the Copa after the first few words of the refrain. The song is named after its setting, the New York City nightclub Copacabana. In 1985, Manilow starred in a CBS television special virtually bringing the song to life as a musical. It was recently revived on Broadway.
The song tells the tragic story of Lola, a showgirl, and her lover Tony, a barman at the club.
Cover Versions
A parody cover version by the name of Star Wars Cantina was performed by Mark Jonathan Davis (often confused with Weird Al Yankovic).
A parody cover version by the name of His Name Is Lancelot was performed in the 2005 musical Spamalot.
A Jamaican steel drum band that only knew how to play Copacabana made a number of appearances on The Super Dave Osborne Show, always replacing the never seen "Super Dave Band", who were always at a bar mitzvah on their scheduled day to appear on the show.
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