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Mindblowing realisation about 'The Ketchup Song' is leaving people stunned

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Updated 17:56 16 Feb 2023 GMTPublished 17:37 16 Feb 2023 GMT

Mindblowing realisation about 'The Ketchup Song' is leaving people stunned

It seems like just another cheesy noughties song, but people are in shock after translating 'The Ketchup Song'.

Katherine Sidnell

Katherine Sidnell

It seems like just another cheesy noughties song, but people are in shock after translating 'The Ketchup Song' by Las Ketchup.

Like the other classic party anthem the 'Macarena', the song’s meaning has remained a mystery for those who aren’t Spanish speakers.

However, some listeners have cracked the code and revealed that the chorus of 'The Ketchup Song', is in fact a mash-up of another song.

Instead of being about red sauce, the track’s chorus is actually a Span-glish version of 'Rapper’s Delight' by 80s band, The Sugarhill Gang.

Surprisingly, very little has been changed from the original track despite being translated into an entirely new language.

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In fact, the only real difference is that the noughties song is sung from the perspective of a man named Diego, who was 'under the influence', shall we say.

As 'The Ketchup Song' reaches its chorus, Diego struggles remember the words to 'Rapper’s Delight' as he sings it in a local nightclub at midnight.

But don’t feel bad if you didn’t realise, we didn’t either.

Despite being everywhere during the early 2000s, many people hadn’t realised the connection and have taken to social media to share their thoughts on the revelation.

The song is based on 'Rapper's Delight' by The Sugarhill Gang.
Pictorial Press Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo

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This included TikTok creator @louis.ripitup who posted his reaction in a short clip, writing that he was unable to ‘unhear’ 'Rapper’s Delight' whilst listening to 'The Ketchup Song'.

In the caption, he wrote: “…why have they been keeping this from me?”

On Twitter, one person wrote a lengthy post about 'The Ketchup Song' which said: “As a spanish speaker i've only just now realized that las ketchup chorus is diego not knowing the actual english words so he's just sounding them out."

They continued: “Diego's z**ted a** song was rappers delight by sugarhill gang. u learn sum new everyday.”

Despite being everywhere during the early 2000s, many people hadn’t realised the connection.
REUTERS / Alamy Stock Photo

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Even more surprisingly, 'The Ketchup Song’s' Spanish name, 'Aserejé', also comes from the classic 80s track.

Weirdly, the word has no meaning and was made up specifically by The Sugarhill Gang (the more you know, eh?).

While the group never sued over the use of their track, Las Ketchup did face a backlash for referencing 'Rapper’s Delight' so heavily throughout their 2002 song.

More than two decades on, the girl band are still receiving criticising with one former person joking on Twitter: “It's not only the Sugarhill Gang. Las Ketchup's debut album reworks lyrics by De La Soul, Curtis Blow, Tone Loc and Cypress Hill."

Featured Image Credit: Altra Moda Music TikTok/Louis Rip It Up

Topics: Music, Celebrity, TikTok

Katherine Sidnell
Katherine Sidnell

Katherine is an entertainment journalist with a love of all things nerdy. Starting out writing Doctor Who fan fiction as a kid, she has gone on to interview the likes of Matt Damon, James May and Dua Lipa to name a few. Published in The Sun, The Daily Mail and Evening Standard - she now joins Ladbible as resident nerd in chief.

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