Livin' La Vida Loca

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Livin' La Vida Loca

"Livin la Vida Loca" was Ricky Martin's first number one hit, it stayed at number one for three weeks.

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The song was remade as "GOLDFINGER '99" in Japan in 1999, sung by Hiromi Go . This version of the song is featured in Japanese comedian Masaki Sumitani 's theme song on his television program.

In 2004, a version of the song was performed by Eddie Murphy and Antonio Banderas for the movie '' Shrek 2 ''; the song appeared in both the film and on the soundtrack.

A parody of the song, by Bitter Tasting Omelette (a.k.a. Todd and Gavin Downing), is "Livin' la Vida Yoda", a reference to the Star Wars character Yoda . It is frequently misattributed to "Weird Al" Yankovic , who had nothing to do with it ( source ).

REFERENCES IN OTHER SONGS

The song's title was mentioned in The Thong Song by Sisqo .