THE CHA CHA CLUB

from THE CHA CHA CLUB by Jane Mangini/Rick Berlin

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During the Shelly Winters Project my friend David Berndt and I came up with a fictional club, The Cha Cha Club that we populated with oddball characters and music. A bent version of Rick's Place from Casablanca. It made us laugh. A lot. The endless, built up in joke. I wrote the song a long time ago, Nickel & Dime tried to learn it, but we never got very far. Jane rode that horse all the way to the bank.

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THE CHA CHA CLUB

At the cha cha club
In yr shiny lapels
Ya get anything ya want
And the girls don’t talk
At the cha cha club

Ai ai ai ai ai ai
Carumba

At the cha cha club
In yr cuban heels
Ya get a blow up girl
W a cherry mouth
At the cha cha club

Ai ai ai ai ai ai
Carumba

At the cha cha club
The music is cool
And the boy play cards
And the fat man drools
At the cha cha club

Ai ai ai ai ai ai
Carumba

Phone at the table
Drinks on the house
Tony plays piano
His nose like a mouse

At the cha cha club
In yr shiny lapels
Ya get anything ya want
And the girls don’t talk
At the cha cha club

Ai ai ai ai ai ai
Ai ai ai ai ai ai
Ai ai ai ai ai ai
Carumba

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from THE CHA CHA CLUB, released April 14, 2021
Jane: All instruments
Rick: Vox/Song

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Rick Berlin (now playing w/ THE NICKEL & DIME BAND) Jamaica Plain

A giant on the Boston music scene. His colorful songwriting + strong stage presence have influenced countless other artists since the early 1970s. He continues to make music w/ intelligence + integrity, building an international reputation around his knotty, singular piano playing, straight-from-the-heart singing and a style of character-based songwriting that's drawn comparisons to Waits + Cohen ... more

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