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"Cho Ka Ka O" or "Chaud cacao" ("Hot cocoa") is a song performed by Belgian singer Annie Cordy. The song was written by Vivien Vallay, Patrick Bousquet and Pierre Carrel.[1] The song was released in France and Belgium in 1985. The song sold more than two and a half million singles worldwide[2] In 2021, the song was criticized for being racist, a claim one of the writers, Vallay, denied.[3]
| "Cho Ka Ka O" | |
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| Single by Annie Cordy | |
| Released | 1985 |
| Recorded | 1985 |
| Length | 3:00 |
| Label | CBS Records International |
| Songwriter(s) | Vivien Vallay Patrick Bousquet Pierre Carrel |
Gummibär version
| "Cho Ka Ka O" | ||||
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| Single by Gummibär | ||||
| from the album I Am Your Gummy Bear | ||||
| Released | 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Length | 3:09 | |||
| Label | Gummybear International | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Pierre Carrel / Patrick Bousquet / Andre Charles Tabutin[4] | |||
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Composition
the song is Sung in G major and then transposes to G# major, and it is a spin-off of Annie Cordy's version except it has cartoon music rather than tropical music
Background
In 2007, German virtual singer Gummibär covered "Cho Ka Ka O (Choco Choco Choco)" for his debut album I Am Your Gummy Bear. This version peaked at number 16 on the French chart.[5]
Music video
"Cho Ka Ka O" was released in March 23, 2008 on YouTube and features Gummibär dreaming of being immersed in a tropical island virtual video game reality. As of July 2021, the song has 270 million views.
Charts
Annie Cordy version
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Gummibär version
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Covers
- In 2013, the controversial humorist Dieudonné M'bala M'bala made a cover of the song by turning the words : this new version, entitled "Shoananas" (in reference to The Holocaust), earned the comedian a sentence to a €28.000 fine for defamation, libel and incitement to hatred and racial discrimination.[8]
- In 2015, Chico & the Gypsies made a cover of the song during the show "This is Your Life Annie Cordy".
- In 2017, Lartiste song Chocolat lyrics Cho Cho Cho Chocolat, has been featured in the song.
References
- "Site officiel d'Annie Cordy : Discographie 1980". Archived from the original on 2015-04-15. Retrieved 2014-07-03.
- Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "C'est votre vie !" Annie CORDY (France 2). YouTube.
- "Cho Ka Ka O" d'Annie Cordy, une chanson raciste ? "Elle ne l'est pas et ne le sera jamais" réagit son auteur Vivien Vallay
- "Gummibär - Cho Ka Ka O Lyrics".
- "Lescharts.com - Funny Bear - Cho Ka Ka O".
- "Annie Cordy – Cho ka ka o" (in French). Les classement single.
- Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia’s Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 122.
- http://www.liberation.fr/societe/2013/11/28/shoah-nanas-dieudonne-condamne-a-28-000-euros-d-amende-en-appel_962684. Archived 2014-08-30 at the Wayback Machine
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