CONGA

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Not to be confused with CONGA FEELING.

CONGA

Song Information

Cover Version

Artist: good-cool feat. JP Miles
Composition/Lyrics: Enrique E. Garcia
Arrangement: Tatsuya Furukawa
Vocals: JP Miles
Album: Primitive Love (1985)
BPM: 122
Length: 1:55
Genre: LATIN HOUSE
Movie: VJ GYO
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 4th style
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Original Version

 
Conga's jacket.

Artist: Miami Sound Machine
Composition/Arrangement/Lyrics: Enrique E. Garcia
Vocals: Gloria Estefan
Album: Primitive Love (1985)
BPM: 122
Length: 1:52
First Music Game Appearance: DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

Cover Version

Come on, shake your body baby,
do the conga
I know you can't control yourself any longer
Come on, shake your body baby,
do the conga
I know you can't control yourself any longer.

Come on, shake your body baby,
do the conga
I know you can't control yourself any longer
Feel the rhythm of the music getting stronger
Don't you fight it till you've tried it
Do the conga beat

Everybody gather 'round now
let your body feel the heat.
Don't you worry if you can't dance
let the music move your feet.
It's the rhythm of the island
and like sugarcane, so sweet.
If you want to do the conga
you've got to listen to the beat.

Come on, shake your body baby,
do the conga
I know you can't control yourself any longer
Come on, shake your body baby,
do the conga
I know you can't control yourself any longer
Come on, shake your body baby,
do the conga
I know you can't control yourself any longer.
Feel the rhythm of the music getting stronger
Don't you fight it till you've tried it
Do the conga beat

Conga (Yeah!)
Do the conga
Come on, come on, come on now
Do the conga beat

Original Version


Come on, shake your body baby, do the conga
I know you can't control yourself any longer
Come on, shake your body baby, do the conga
I know you can't control yourself any longer

Everybody gather 'round now
Let your body feel the heat
Don't you worry if you can't dance
Let the music move your feet
It's the rhythm of the island
And like the sugar cane so sweet
If you want to do the conga
You've got to listen to the beat

Come on, shake your body baby, do the conga
I know you can't control yourself any longer
Feel the rhythm of the music getting stronger
Don't you fight it 'til you tried it, do that conga beat

Come on, shake your body baby, do the conga
I know you can't control yourself any longer
Feel the rhythm of the music getting stronger
Don't you fight it 'til you tried it, do that conga beat
Come on, shake your body baby, do the conga

Song Connections / Remixes

  • beatmania IIDX uses a cover version of CONGA, while DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3 uses the original version of the song.

Trivia

  • According to dj TAKA, both CONGA and Final Count Down(MTO CRY BABY STYLE) were originally planned for beatmania ClubMIX. However, both songs were moved to beatmania IIDX 4th style due to time restraints.
  • The dancers in CONGA's video are named Tadasuke Iwasa and Ryoko Kiuchi.
  • In DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3, CONGA is spelled as Conga.
    • It also features its music video, which eliminates any on-screen dancers.
    • Conga is the only licensed song in DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3 with any of its charts rated Level 10.

Song Production Information

good-cool

This is a cover of the 1986 Gloria Estefan (Miami Sound Machine) Mexican hit. I had great pleasure in retaining the original Latin flavor of the song while adding elements of house to it.
I hope you are pleased with the hot and exciting arrangement of this song.

Video Production Information

VJ GYO

The powerful tune of this song was arranged by good-cool, with the energy of an "activating engine", causing an uncontrollable urge to dance, as expected for something made by good-cool.
The "swift" movements of the professional dancers throughout the movie also convey this effectively.
I recommend playing the song in 2P and LIGHT7 modes with two people, so you can sense the exciting rhythm flow through your bodies (Although this may initially seem embarrassing, if you play it with your friends and forget about yourself, you will feel happier.)

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 7 in 4th style, and from 1 to 7+ in 5th style.
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2.

beatmania IIDX

Game SP Difficulty DP Difficulty
BEGINNER NORMAL HYPER ANOTHER LEGGENDARIA NORMAL HYPER ANOTHER LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts - 446 646 692 - 445 708 - -
beatmania IIDX 4th style - 4 6 N/A - 4 6 - -
beatmania IIDX 5th style - 4 6 N/A - 4 ↑7 - -
beatmania IIDX 4th style CS - 4 6 6 - 4 6 - -

DanceDanceRevolution

Game Single Double
Beginner Basic Difficult Expert Challenge Basic Difficult Expert Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows 55 / 0 166 / 7 254 / 0 392 / 16 525 / 18 / - 166 / 7 254 / 2 392 / 17 525 / 21 / -
DanceDanceRevolution UNIVERSE3 N/A 4 6 8 10 3 6 9 10