La Bamba (song) performer Dusty Springfield
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In 1960, Harry Belafonte's live version of the song was released on his album Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall. His previously recorded but unreleased studio version from 1958 was included in a 2001 compilation, Very Best of Harry Belafonte, under the title "Bam Bam Bamba".
In 1965, Dusty Springfield covered the song for her second album, Ev'rything's Coming Up Dusty. It was also included on You Don't Have To Say You Love Me in 1966, which was more or less an American re-issue of the previous album.
In 1985, Canadian children's singer Charlotte Diamond released a cover of the song on her Juno Award-winning debut album 10 Carrot Diamond. The cover is perhaps best known for appearing in the children's television series Ants in Your Pants.
In 1988, "Weird Al" Yankovic performed a parody of the song titled "Lasagna" for his album Even Worse.
A song from a Bosnian pop-rock band Crvena jabuka "Sviđa mi se ova stvar" released in 1988, is heavily influenced by "La Bamba".
Texas rock band Los Lonely Boys have frequently performed "La Bamba" in concert. They cite Valens as an influence in their music.
A Star Academy 3 version of "La Bamba" reached No. 3 in France on December 13, 2003, In January 2004, it reached No. 5 in Wallonia, Belgium.
Wyclef Jean and Dora the Explorer in the 2010 Mega Music Fest on Nickelodeon.
The Belgian Electronic band "Telex", the trio who made the worldwide successful "Moskow Diskow," also created a downbeat electronic cover of it, which is the final track in their final album "How Do You Dance?".
A live recording of the song by Rory Gallagher features on the posthumously released 2003 album Meeting with the G-Man.