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"Don't Dance Like Carmen" Question
Posted: September 15, 2008 10:57 am
by fenderparrothead
OK, in the verses that begin with "She and old Cougie, my what a pair...", who/what is "Cougie". I've searched the 'net for any reference of "Cougie" with "Carmen Miranda" but all I can find is various sites listing the lyrics to this song. I can't find any connection outside the song.
Anybody have any info on this?
Thanks everyone! Cheers!
Posted: September 15, 2008 11:07 am
by LIPH
Xavier Cugat
Posted: September 15, 2008 11:27 am
by bravedave
Posted: September 15, 2008 11:32 am
by bestseller92
Cugat was a big star in oldie movies.
Of course, they weren't oldies when he made them....
Posted: September 15, 2008 11:36 am
by Snowparrot
Some of us are just so old, we know stuff (

yes, I knew it too).
Posted: September 15, 2008 11:40 am
by Dezdmona
I'd forgotten it (my Sister named a cat "
Cougie" ~ 25 yrs ago), but it took me about 5 minutes to find it with google searches.

Posted: September 15, 2008 11:41 am
by LIPH
I'm old, I'm supposed to know $h!t like that.
Posted: September 15, 2008 11:45 am
by chippewa
Larry's so much more than a HOG.
Women want him, men want to be him.

Posted: September 15, 2008 11:49 am
by LIPH
Posted: September 15, 2008 11:54 am
by Lightning Bolt
Posted: September 15, 2008 12:17 pm
by SharkOnLand
If he was drinking beer, LandShark would automatically be disqualified, in the HOG's eyes, on the basis of it not
being a beer.

Posted: September 15, 2008 12:26 pm
by big john
Snowparrot wrote:Some of us are just so old, we know stuff (

yes, I knew it too).
Yeah, I knew it too. Count me among the "oldies".
I also seem to remember the last name is prounounced "koo goe".

Posted: September 15, 2008 1:07 pm
by ph4ever
LIPH wrote:
I'm old, I'm supposed to know $h!t like that.

you beat me to it
Posted: September 15, 2008 1:14 pm
by phjrsaunt
I knew it too, although I have no idea why
I also know that Xavier Cugat was for a time married to Charo.
I know, I am incredible.

Posted: September 15, 2008 1:34 pm
by Conolulu
phjrsaunt wrote:
I knew it too, although I have no idea why
I also know that Xavier Cugat was for a time married to Charo.
I know, I am incredible.

Yep...I remember that too...
But I'm old...

Posted: September 15, 2008 1:45 pm
by LIPH
phjrsaunt wrote:I know, I am incredible.

Truer words were never spoken.

Posted: September 15, 2008 1:51 pm
by phjrsaunt
Posted: September 15, 2008 2:38 pm
by Frank4
You learn something new every day-even at BN
Posted: September 15, 2008 2:41 pm
by citcat
phjrsaunt wrote:
I knew it too, although I have no idea why
I also know that Xavier Cugat was for a time married to Charo.
I know, I am incredible.

goochie goochie goochie !!!
[citcat undulates whilst chanting the above]

Posted: September 15, 2008 2:43 pm
by Frank4
citcat wrote:phjrsaunt wrote:
I knew it too, although I have no idea why
I also know that Xavier Cugat was for a time married to Charo.
I know, I am incredible.

goochie goochie goochie !!!
[citcat undulates whilst chanting the above]

Xavier-Charo...again something I did not even know. Last time I saw Charo she was on "The Love Boat"