The tangled web that connects Depeche Mode with The Macarena
Vince Clarke was one of the founding members of Depeche Mode, and wrote “Just Can’t Get Enough,” among other songs. He ditched the band in ’81.
He’d eventaully go on to form Erasure, but first, he formed Yaz (or Yazoo in the UK) with Alison Moyet. I remember her mid-’90s solo output getting some coverage in the music press, but I couldn’t name a song of hers.
Yaz’s debut UK single was “Only You.” Its b-side, “Situation,” was released as their lead single in the US and became a minor hit. Clarke sings lead on the song; the only discernable touch of Moyet’s voice is her laugh, repeated throughout the song.
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You probably don’t want to remember “The Macarena.” But remember that sampled woman’s giggle in the beginning? That’s Moyet’s laugh from “Situation.”
WHOA. 
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