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1983 single by Righeira
"Vamos a la playa " (Spanish for "Let's go to the beach") is a song recorded by Italian duo Righeira in 1983. The song, whose lyrics are in Spanish, was composed by Stefano Righi together with Carmelo la Bionda .[ 2] The track was a big hit all over Europe in the summer of 1983. It reached number 53 in the UK Singles Chart .[ 3] Despite its ostensibly innocuous beach theme, the song actually talks about the explosion of an atomic bomb.[ 4]
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References
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^ "Righeira" (in Italian). Samigo.com. Retrieved 18 January 2014 .
^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 18 January 2014.
^ Conze, Eckart; Klimke, Martin; Varon, Jeremy, eds. (2017). Nuclear Threats, Nuclear Fear and the Cold War of the 1980s . Cambridge University Press . p. 120. ISBN 978-1-107-13628-1 .
^ "Righeira – Vamos a la playa" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40 . Retrieved 18 January 2014.
^ "Righeira – Vamos a la playa" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50 . Retrieved 18 January 2014.
^ "Radio 2 Top 30 : 24 september 1983" (in Dutch). Top 30 . Retrieved 18 January 2014 .
^ "Le Détail par Artiste" (in French). InfoDisc. Select "Righeira" from the artist drop-down menu. Retrieved 3 July 2016 .
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Vamos a la playa" . Irish Singles Chart . Retrieved 18 January 2014.
^ "SINGOLI – I NUMERI UNO (1959–2006) (parte 3: 1980–1990)" (in Italian). It-charts.150m.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2014 .
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 37, 1983 " (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved 3 July 2016.
^ "Righeira – Vamos a la playa" (in Dutch). Single Top 100 . Retrieved 18 January 2014.
^ "Righeira – Vamos a la playa" . VG-lista . Retrieved 18 January 2014.
^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2 .
^ "Righeira – Vamos a la playa" . Swiss Singles Chart . Retrieved 18 January 2014.
^ "Jaaroverzichten 1983" (in Dutch). Ultratop . Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 January 2014 .
^ "Jahrescharts – 1983" . Offiziellecharts.de. GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 July 2016 .
^ "I singoli più venduti del 1983" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons . Retrieved 18 January 2014 .
^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1983" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved 18 January 2014 .
^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1983" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 January 2014 .