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"Lady Marmelade" was written by
Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan and is famous for the French refrain
of "Voulez-Vous Coucher Avec Moi Se Coir?", which is a sexual
proposition that translates into English as: "Do you wanna sleep
with me tonight?" A demo of the song was first recorded by The
Eleventh Hour, a disco group made up of studio musicians fronted
by Nolan on vocals, which did not chart. But the furious version
by the funk rock group LaBelle became a massive success. Patti
LaBelle sang the lead vocals with backing vocals being
contributed by bandmates Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash. Released
on November 5, 1974, as a single from the album Nightbirds,
"Lady Marmelade" reached the top position in the United States,
Canada, and the Netherlands. |
